Realistic portraits of Egyptians (probably) from the time of the Roman occupation — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayum_mummy_portraits
Is this the most beautiful song never officially released? I think so.
Bob Dylan - Moonshiner: http://cl.ly/45e33e13a2dc44fe60ec (mp3)
Good morning all. Remember:
“Saying ‘I Love You’ is like firing first in a duel; if you miss, you’re fucked!” - Mark, from “Peep Show”.
Attempting to get 4 days work done in 1 day as #FM2011 comes out at midnight tonight and I plan on spending the rest of the week playing it.
#OddLaws: No man may simultaneously eat peanuts and walk backward while a concert is being performed. [Grenne, New York]
#OddLaws: No fireman may rescue a woman who is wearing a nightgown. If a woman wants to be rescued she must be fully clothed. [St Louis, MO]
#OddLaws: No child may burp during a church service. Failure to comply may result in a parent’s arrest. [Omaha, Nebraska, USA]
This is what an earthquake does to railway lines: http://cl.ly/90f44703e5f5e742e9b6 (images)
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010 - winning pictures: http://bit.ly/aRTAZo
This is how I greet trick-or-treaters: ‘Well tally-ho, with a bing and a bong and a buzz, buzz, buzz!’
The traditional English way.
You folks do realise Halloween is just for Scottish peasants, right? It’s for gutter-dwellers and coked-up-storytellers.
Jez: Crunchy Nut Cornflakes are just Frosties for wankers. Mark: Frosties are just Cornflakes for people who can’t face reality. #PeepShow
Americans. One of the best British TV comedies of the last decade is now on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/peep-show
#FF: @iA. He has impeccable taste in everything he turns his attention to and has created many fine things: http://informationarchitects.jp
Ironically, Follow Friday is when I unfollow the most amount of people. Nothing more intimidating or frightening than a tweet full of names.
Simply stunning libraries and bookshelves from around the world: http://cl.ly/022ad8fb426b0bed7469 (images | image heavy | in Japanese)
Anyone else think self-harm boxing is a good idea? Two people enter a ring. First one to knock THEMSELVES out wins!
Mothers, here’s a genius way to get your son to tuck his shirt in: http://cl.ly/b2702784c81a7c40b3c9 (image)
This is my favourite passage from any book I’ve ever read. Some may view it as corny, but it’s undoubtedly beautiful: http://tl.gd/6mbbk8
Ridiculously tall climbing wall in Groningen, Netherlands: http://flic.kr/p/6ZTqDT (image) /cc @bmcnely
Husband confronts abortion protesters: http://salon.com/a/slRgfAA (video)
I swear half of football sponsors are made-up companies. I mean WTF are Aon, Elf, Etihad, Etisalat, & Aabar.
I saw all those in two games.
It’s taken me three attempts over several years, but I’ve finally fallen in love with @evernote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_most_expensive_single_objects
200 years ago a man pulled off the greatest version of “order pizza to a stranger’s house” prank ever: http://bit.ly/dw9d1Z (as seen on QI)
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad he made various remarks about how awful netbooks are.
What has he just introduced? A NETBOOK.
Amazing mash-up/remix of Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic” and Daft Punk’s “Robot Rock”: http://youtu.be/DUw8qJOlavQ (w/ free mp3 download link)
“Cole once hosted a party in which the attendees discovered that they all had the word “bottom” in their surname.”
out an expletive when viewed from the balcony." Brilliant!
“The prankster at one point gave theatre tickets to each of his bald friends, strategically placing them so that their heads spelled (cont)