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How much Hipster can you put into a Jazz?

Working from my local [hipster] coffee shop this morning. This fits well.

Also of note, it seems BG got a new website. Shame, a step back visually from what they had.

Andy Murray Tennis Street Magic in London

My wife has started playing tennis a couple of times a week, looking forward to the day she can do things like this. Crazy.

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Charity: Water

The story behind Charity: Water

I’ve gotta ask, any change in plans for your next birthday celebration?

Charity: Water September Campaign | Charitiy: Water website

6th day

End of week internet goodness for 10/09/09

Image heavy post today. View all past 6th Days here.

Life Magazine’s 30 Dumb Inventions show that ingenuity doesn’t have to correlate with common sense. I bet there were a couple of Darwin Award winners in the bunch. A few of my favorites:

Dog Restrainer, 1940
We played with plastic toys like this as kids. Usually to pick up candy on the floor or to pinch your little brother. Never did I think, “I wonder if this will save me from a pit bull attack.”

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They Might Be Giants – The Elements

You might have done better in chemistry class in school if they had videos like TMBG’s take on the periodic table called The Elements.

The final piece will be included on a DVD called “Here Comes Science” by Feel Good Anyway.

Update: The DVD was actually released yesterday, you can pick it up on Amazon.

And on the 6th day… 9/11/09

A day for poor grammatical spacing and even worse Photoshop-ing all under the oft-used Fail theme. I’m Ron Burgundy?

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And on the 6th day… 9/4/09

Possible supporting evidence for seat belts on school buses? Ouch.

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And on the 6th day… 8/21/09

This is the result of forty years of really poor, poor decision making.

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