13 Jul 2009 · 08:16 · Which words make you wince?
” … the key to words that make you feel nauseous is not the meaning - it’s easy, after all, to hate the word ‘torture’ – but something else entirely. Something idiosyncratic, something about the way the word feels in your mouth as you say it. The horrors of ‘membrane’, for instance. Or the eccentricity of ‘gusset’.”
13 Jul 2009 · 08:40 · Bizarre and unusual destinations around the world
The Wave, Arizona
Just one of the fabulous destinatins detailed on this LA Times site.
13 Jul 2009 · 08:56 · Stupidiotic Portable Pizza Oven
The last time I saw something like this (a USB Easy Bake Oven, I believe) it turned out to be an April Fool’s joke - much to my sadness.
13 Jul 2009 · 09:07 · Boogeyman Monsters Under the Bed Rug
I want one. I really do. (I also want their light table.)
13 Jul 2009 · 09:13 · Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich Manuscript is considered to be ‘The Most Mysterious Manuscript in the World’. To this day this medieval artifact resists all efforts at translation. It is either an ingenious hoax or an unbreakable cipher.
