Pirolette

A Pirolette is a lathe-turned piece of wood that has a profile that matches the person for whom it was made. They're made by Tom Beshara

You simply submit a picture of the subject's profile, with a blank piece of paper nearby for reference. They turn the pirolette and send it to you. Cost? $249.95 USD plus shipping and handling.

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An example of the new, more helpful messages in MS Outlook.

Mapvertising

This is part of an advertising campaign for BBC World. Can you see what they're trying to show in this picture?

There are more here.

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Go here and look at the picture. Looks normal, right?

Then read the explanation below it.

Wholesome Swimwear

Wholesome Swimwear sells swimwear that highlights the face, not the body. They do it by using bright colors around the neck and shoulders to draw attention to the face. Oh, and they cover everything else up.

I don't think I'd get Lynne anything from here, but I'll be back to this link when my daughter hits puberty.

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In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.

The elephant seemed distressed so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant’s foot, and found a large thorn deeply embedded in it.

As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the thorn out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.

The elephant turned to face the man and with a rather stern look on its face, stared at him. For several tense moments Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and walked away.

Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later he was walking through a zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe and lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn’t help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. Suddenly the elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of the man’s legs and swung him wildly back and forth along the railing, killing him.

Probably wasn’t the same elephant.

Stone Forest

Stone Forest creates hand-carved granite sculptures. Since much of the carving is done by hand, the inspiration of each artist can be seen in each piece. Check out the bathtubs - I doubt my floor would support them, but they sure are impressive.


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Zaky

You know the drill. You’re putting your little one in his crib. He’s asleep – or ALMOST asleep – and you’re gently stroking his stomach or patting his bottom. You slowly stroke his tummy with your hand and rest your hand gently on his body until you feel the gentle breathing of him sleeping…Then…you move your hand ever so slightly, trying to move as slowly as possible so that you don’t wake your sleeping angel, and suddenly – no matter how slowly or carefully you move -- wail!!! He wakes up…
If you’ve ever wished for a “hand” to leave behind so that your baby would feel as if you’ve never left the room, your prayers have been answered with the Zaky.

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Where the heck is my blankie?

Fake Model Photography

This article at Receding Hairline shows how to use photoshop to make a photo look like it's a miniature model.

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And he does pinstriping too.