3D paper design
Animated illusions
and (just a little too late for homemade Xmas decorations!):
Animated spinner
More at: https://www.youtube.com/user/brusspup
One Post Wonders
Some nice DIY illusions
3D paper design
Animated illusions
and (just a little too late for homemade Xmas decorations!):
Animated spinner
More at: https://www.youtube.com/user/brusspup
World Wide Telescope
download the program and you can look at Mars in a similar way to google-earth
Drunk and stupid
Man stabbed while testing knife-proof vest
27 Feb 11
thelocal.se
The incident occurred after the two somewhat boozed men decided to test a newly purchased piece of armor, reported Sveriges Radio (SR). According to reports, the two men involved were at the same party in Vittsjö, north of Hässleholm, when they began to discuss the man’s new protective vest. By then, the men had “drunk a lot,” said police. Having decided to test the protective vest, one of the men took a knife and stabbed it. The vest worked. When he repeated the test, he goofed and missed the man’s vest, striking him where he was not protected.
It is unclear where the wounded man was stabbed. He was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injury. The incident occurred just before midnight on Saturday night.
Man sets sail on ice sheet with only vodka bottle for company
metro.co.uk
Mr Kawolski had been drinking with friends when, naturally, he decided it would be a good idea to test the strength of the ice that was forming on the shoreline of the Baltic Sea. One of Mr Kawolski's drinking pals said: 'We dared him to do it and it seemed like a good idea. There was a loud crack and then he started to float away. We thought it was funny at first but then he started to scream for help.' The powerful currents pulled him about a kilometre out to sea.
A rather shaken Mr Kawolski was taken to hospital where he stayed overnight to be treated for hypothermia. Following the ordeal Mr Kawolski said: 'Well, I won't be doing that again.'
Propaganda - scoff it down...
Modern Propaganda - https://speckyboy.com/2011/09/05/30-poli ... n-history/
The Museum of Bad Art - https://museumofbadart.org/
The Museum of Bad Art - https://museumofbadart.org/
No Effin Way!
Village too Effin rude for Facebook
3rd December 2011
Ann Marie Kennedy, who was born in the County Limerick village, has launched a campaign to get it recognised by the site. But when she tried to create a group called "Please get my hometown Effin recognised", it was also rejected. She said: "It came back with an error message saying 'offensive'. I would like to be able to put Effin on my profile page and so would many other Effin people around the world to proudly say that they are from Effin, County Limerick, but it won't recognise that. It keeps coming up as Effingham, Illinois, or Effingham, New Hampshire, and it gives suggestions of other places. It will recognise Limerick but I'm not from Limerick city, I'm from Effin. I'm a proud Effinwoman. And I always will be an Effinwoman."
Ms Kennedy is now trying to get the village's population of around 1,000 behind her cause. One option would be to use the original Irish spelling of the village's name, Eifinn — but that's not the point, she says.
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Rude Hand Gestures of The World
Meaning: Get lost
Used in: Belgium, France, Northern Italy, Tunisia
In France, this gesture is known as la barbe, or “the beard", the idea being that the gesturer is flashing his masculinity in much the same way that a buck will brandish his horns or a cock his comb. Simply brush the hand under the chin in a forward flicking motion. While not as aggressive as flashing one’s actual genitalia, this gesture is legal and remains effective as a mildly insulting brush-off. Note: In Italy, this gesture simply means “No.”
Meaning: Are you an idiot?
Used in: Brazil
A South American gesture indicating stupidity, this requires improv skills and an actorly flair. To perform, put your fist to your forehead while making a comical overbite. The gesture is most effective when accented with multiple grunts. When executed correctly, you will be rewarded with appreciative laughs, though not, perhaps, from your subject.
Meaning: To hell with you!/I rub shit in your face!/I'm going to violate your sister!
Used in: Greece, Africa, Pakistan
The Moutza is among the most complex of hand gestures, as elaborate and ancient as a Japanese tea ceremony. Perhaps the oldest offensive hand signal still in use, the Moutza originated in ancient Byzantium, where it was the custom for criminals to be chained to a donkey and displayed on the street. There, local townsfolk might add to their humiliation by rubbing dirt, feces, and ashes ("moutzos" in medieval Greek) into their faces.
Now that the advent of modern sewage systems and anti- smoking laws means that these materials are no longer readily available, the Moutza is a symbolic stand-in. In Greece, it is often accompanied by commands including par’ta (“take these”) or órse (“there you go”). Over the years, the versatile Moutza has acquired more connotations, including a sexual one, in which the five extended fingers suggest the five sexual acts the gesturer would like to perform with the subject’s willing sister.
Meaning: You have five fathers, i.e., your mother is a whore
Used in: Arab countries, Caribbean
If you are looking to get yourself deported from Saudi Arabia – possibly amid a riot – you can do no better than the Five Fathers gesture. The most inflammatory hand gesture in the Arab world, this sign accuses the subject’s mother of having so many suitors that paternity is impossible to determine. To execute, point your left index finger at your right hand, while pursing all fingers of the right hand together. The insult is extreme and almost certain to provoke violence.
Meaning: crazy
Used in: Southern Italy
In southern Italy, craziness is indicated by this gesture, in which one mimics the grinding of a pepper mill. The implication is that the subject’s addled brain is whirring as fast as the mill's blades.
Meaning: Your wife is unfaithful
Used in: The Baltics, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Informing a friend that his wife has been unfaithful is an unhappy and delicate task. Fortunately, in many countries, it is simple to do: one simply gives him the Corna. A very old sign, the Corna dates back at least 2,500 years and represents a bull’s horns (bulls were commonly castrated to make them calmer).
Be warned that while the gesture is used throughout the world, its meaning varies greatly from country to country.Should you be on the receiving end of the gesture, before you cast out your wife, remember that your pal may simply be saying she is a fan of American college football or heavy metal bands.
Note: In Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Lebanon, one makes a similar gesture with an identical meaning by fanning out the fingers and placing the hands by the ears to mimic a stag.
Meaning: I am ignoring you
Used in: Greece
The literal translation of st’arxidia mou, the phrase that accompanies this gesture, is “I write it on my testicles.” And while there may well be people who, out of a strange psychological compulsion or simply boredom, actually write on their testicles, here the threat is simply metaphorical and tells the subject you’re ignoring him. One needn’t possess testicles to use the gesture, which is employed by men and women alike.
Meaning: Screw you and your whole family
Used in: India, Pakistan
Should you find yourself in India or Pakistan, wishing to insult not just your host but your host’s entire family, look no further than the Cutis gesture. Its origins are unknown, but its effect is swift and severe. Simply make a fist then flick the thumb off the front teeth while exclaiming "cutta!" (“Screw you!”). In short order, you will find himself ejected from the premises, your mission to offend thoroughly accomplished.
Meaning: You're stingy
Used in: Mexico, South America
Just as the heart is associated with love, so, in many Latin American countries, is the elbow with stinginess. In Mexico the two are so closely linked that a miser is described as "muy codo" (very elbow), the idea being that he rarely straightens it to pay the check. If your compadre makes a habit of failing to pick up the check, you may wish to correct his behaviour with this sharp gesture. For extra emphasis, bang your elbow on the table.
Note: In Austria and Germany the same gesture means “You’re an idiot,” suggesting that the elbow is where the subject keeps his brain.
Meaning: I find you untrustworthy
Used in: Southern Italy
In business, it is important to let your associates know you can’t be taken advantage of. This gesture informs them you are on to their attempts to deceive. To perform, move your nose side to side with the index and middle finger. The movement suggests that something stinks, and you are trying to rid yourself of the odor.
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Bobby Davro knockout
I Googled for this after hearing about it on a radio show... Bobby, Lionel Blaire & Jim Bowen in a TV cock-up with painful consequences...
