Monday, May 26, 2008

What People Thought The Future Would Look Like, 100 Years Ago


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Hippo Spa

Cat Hired As Station Chief Brings Passengers Back

"A money-losing Japanese train company has found the purr-fect pet mascot to draw crowds and bring back business — tabby Tama. All the 9-year-old female cat does is sit by the entrance of Kishi Station in western Japan, wearing a black uniform cap and posing for photos for the tourists who are now flocking in droves from across the nation."

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If $4 Gas Is Bad, Just Wait

"If oil hits $200 a barrel, which is the upper end of Goldman Sach's prediction for prices over the next six months to two years, the gasoline picture changes quite dramatically. At $200 a barrel, crude alone would cost $4.76 a gallon. Add on the costs of refining and distributing as well as taxes, and pump prices could rise to a range of $6 to $7 a gallon."

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Quest For Every Beard Type

"I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types. Listed below are descriptions of the 34 facial hair types from the chart, including examples of the 19 24 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far."

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Sunday's Links

Fake TV Burglar Deterrent Device

Top 50 Atheism Quotes

Fix A Stripped Screw Hole With A Golf Tee


Starving May Fend Off Jet Lag

The Possible Inspiration Behind The Movie, "The Strangers"