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Entries Tagged as 'Serendipitous'

Support the Atheist Bus Campaign

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Going underground, Serendipitous, The truth is out there

Sick of being threatened with eternal damnation on your daily commute? Here’s your opportunity to strike back…

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Lolcats: spy-fi TV edition

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Big damn heroes, sir, Lulz, Serendipitous

Calling all Alias fans. Think of this as Lolcats: Jack and Sydney Bristow edition.

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A balloon race long since run

August 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Serendipitous, The great outdoors

Found this today while out geocaching, caught in the hedgerow in a farmer’s field just south of Cottered in Hertfordshire. The balloon (which had been yellow) was in shreds but still attached.

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Here’s to August 8 2008

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Serendipitous

Today we are celebrating a momentous date - it’s 08/08/08, an occurrence we could not let pass unremarked. And it has the added advantage of working out whether you’re using the civilised British formula or the utterly counterintuitive American one ;- ))

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A new steam locomotive for British railways

August 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Serendipitous

Here’s a thing of wonder: the launch of a brand-new A1 Pacific steam locomotive built and paid for by enthusiasts, equipped to run on the mainline tracks, and reported on by The Independent.

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Mall life: living the dream

July 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Bizarre news, But is it Art?, Serendipitous, Speechless, Weird and wonderful

Artists Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto, and six of their friends, noticed an architectural anomaly in the giant shopping mall being built in their town - Providence, Rhode Island, USA. As the project progressed, it became clear that this added up to “750 square feet of underutilized space inside of the mall.”

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More than a load of old rubbish

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · But is it Art?, Serendipitous

Robert Rauschenberg, an immensely influential American artist and arguably the father of the modern trend towards making installations, has died.

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Game of scrabble, anyone?

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Serendipitous, The Queen's English

Today’s Wikitionary’s Word of the Day, which I found very pleasing.

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Found object: the online path to enlightenment

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Serendipitous

Having a bit of a clear-out today, trying to regain control over the loft. Control was lost while moving: “Oh, just bung that upstairs.” As a result the loft is completely full, everything in it is inaccessible and possibly there are mice living in there, nesting in my shredded comics collection. Clearly urgent action is needed.

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Get your artistic licence here…

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Serendipitous

Just found this on The World Is Not Yellow blog - an opportunity to apply for your very own artistic licence.

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