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japanese manhole covers or superb works of art

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:27:12 GMT

clipped by: qrius2noall

Manholes of Japan

"Japanese manhole covers, which come in a variety of designs depending on locality, utility type and the manufacturer of the manhole cover, have caught the imagination of a growing number of "drainspotters" from around the world."

Tags: art, manhole covers

Aren’t older women great?

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:35:06 GMT

clipped by: Rashid Malik
clipper's remarks: Poor man! Got nothing in the end.

Clip Source: jo-kes.blogspot.com

When I was married 25 years, I took a look at my wife one day and said, ‘honey, 25 years ago we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25-year-old blonde.’

Now we have a $500,000.00 Home, a $45,000.00 Car, nice big bed and plasma screen TV, but I’m sleeping with a 50-year-old woman. It seems to me that you are not holding up your side of things.’

My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out & find a hot 25-year-old blonde, and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car, sleeping on a sofa bed and watching a 10-inch black and white TV.

Aren’t older women great? They really know how to solve your mid-life crisis!

Tags: men vs women jokes, jokes, humor

X-ray to unravel Dead Sea Scrolls

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:58:52 GMT

clipped by: arifsali

Clip Source: newsvote.bbc.co.uk

Super-powerful X-rays could peer beneath the skin of manuscripts
Animation: How synchrotron light unravels the text

The hidden content in ancient works could be illuminated by a light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun.

The technique employs Britain's new facility, the Diamond synchrotron, and could be used on works such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or musical scores by Bach.

Intense light beams will enable scientists to uncover the text in scrolls and books without having to open - and potentially damage - them.

The research was presented at the British Association science festival.

Tags: religion, science, discovery, scriptures

50+ Sites for Book Lovers

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:05 GMT

clipped by: frogtuxedo

Clip Source: mashable.com

Book Reviews

Whatshouldireadnext.com

Book Communities

Facebook.com Favoritebooks

Publishing

Book Search & Exchange

Whatshoulditreadnext.com

Others

Tags: books, reading, literature

The abandoned monkey who has found love with a pigeon

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:44:37 GMT

clipped by: michellezm
clipper's remarks: The picture says it all. OMG, how I adore animals ....

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

They're an odd couple in every sense but a monkey and a pigeon have become inseparable at an animal sanctuary in China.

The 12-week-old macaque - who was abandoned by his mother - was close to death when it was rescued on Neilingding Island, in Goangdong Province.

After being taken to an animal hospital his health began to improve but he seemed spiritless - until he developed a friendship with a white pigeon.

The blossoming relationship helped to revive the macaque who has developed a new lease of life, say staff at the sanctuary.

Now the unlikely duo are never far from each other's side, but they aren't the only ones to strike up an unusual friendship.

Earlier this year a pig adopted a tiger cub and raised him along with her piglets because his mother couldn't feed him.

And in 2005 a baby dear named Mi-Lu befriended lurcher Geoffrey at the Knowsley Animal Park in Merseyside after she was rejected by her mother.

Tags: pigeon, bird, monkey, macaque, friendship, animals, fauna

No Exit, No Stategy

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:08:32 GMT

clipped by: debbyski

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

This was the week in which Americans hoped they would get straight talk and clear thinking on Iraq. What they got was two exhausting days of Congressional testimony by the American military commander, hours of news conferences and interviews, clouds of cut-to-order statistics and a speech from the Oval Office — and none of it either straight or clear.

The White House insisted that President Bush had consulted intensively with his generals and adapted to changing circumstances. But no amount of smoke could obscure the truth: Mr. Bush has no strategy to end his disastrous war and no strategy for containing the chaos he unleashed.

Last night’s speech could have been given any day in the last four years — and was delivered a half-dozen times already. Despite Mr. Bush’s claim that he was offering a way for all Americans to “come together” on Iraq, he offered the same divisive policies — repackaged this time with the Orwellian slogan “return on success.”

Tags: what, a, f******, mess

Meanings of Flowers

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:11:51 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Sorry I couldn't clip the whole list for you.

Clip Source: www.aboutflowers.com

In Victorian times, certain flowers had specific meanings because the flower selection was limited and people used more symbols and gestures to communicate than words. But today, with so many flower choices, there are no rules - it's the sentiment that gives the gift its meaning. Many people assign their own personal meanings - a flower or color that might remind them of a special event or moment in their lives.

For those interested in the historic meanings of flowers, the Society of American Florists has compiled this list from a variety of different sources:

Alstroemeria

aspiring

Apple Blossom

promise

Baby's Breath

festivity

Begonia

deep thoughts

Carnation

Chrysanthemum

Daffodil

chivalry

Daisy

innocence

Geranium

comfort

Ivy

fidelity

Lavender

distrust

Lilac

first love

Lily

Magnolia

dignity

Poppy

consolation

Rhododendron

beware

Rose

Sunflower

adoration

Tulip

Zinnia

thoughts of friends

Violet

faithfulness

Orchid

delicate beauty

Orange Blossom

fertility

Ginger

proud

Tags: flowers, symbols, list, gestures, meanings, sentiments

Ten things only women understand

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:56:43 GMT

clipped by: aculton
clipper's remarks: my wife says :what I really mean when I say something.

Clip Source: www.journey-to-self.com

TOP TEN THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND

Cats' facial expressions.

The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.

Why bean sprouts aren't just weeds.

Fat clothes.

Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.

The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off-white, and eggshell.

Cutting your bangs to make them grow.

Eyelash curlers.

The inaccuracy of every bathroom scale ever made.

AND, the Number One thing only women understand:

OTHER WOMEN

Tags: women