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Tuesday, 22 April 2025

EYEZMAZE is back

quote [ Apparently since 2020 he has moved his previously flash based games to HTML - including the famous 2002 GROW ]

It's been more than 20 years already..
[SFW] [games] [+2 Good]
[by stv179@7:52amGMT] [2 comments]

Thursday, 17 October 2024

The London Beer Flood

quote [ A wave of porter some 15 feet (4.6 m) high swept into New Street, where it destroyed two houses. ]

Eight people died and the report on mass drunkenness and death by intoxication was probably made up.
[SFW] [food & drink] [+1 Interesting]
[by stv179@5:09pmGMT] [4 comments]

Sunday, 13 October 2024

The Rice Paddy Art of Japan

quote [ To see these artworks, a tall viewing platform is erected ]

Inspired by the recent post on Corn Mazes.
[SFW] [travel]
[by stv179@5:04amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 30 June 2024

About the Significance of the Pickle - A Cultural History of "The Motorcycle Song" by Arlo Guthrie Misao Dean - IJMS

quote [ ?I don?t wanna pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorsickle.? If you ask me to name a song that features motorcycles, this is the one that pops into my mind right away: Arlo Guthrie?s ?The Motorcycle Song.? The lyrics may be nonsense, but they stick in your head, and the song has had enduring popularity; a radio hit in the late sixties ? Continue reading ]

A bit of background on the way the song changed and the brief period when motorbike riding and hippie culture went along peacefully.

Came across it when playing the song to my kids the other day.
[SFW] [music] [+2]
[by stv179@7:08amGMT] [4 comments]

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

11 Secrets About Being An Aldi Cashier

quote [ Why do Aldi cashiers sit down while ringing you up? How do they go so fast? What are the perks of the job? ]

Inspired to post due to the recent article on barcodes. Looks like they still have to remember certain codes, but not the complete inventory anymore.
[SFW] [business] [+2]
[by stv179@5:00amGMT] [1 comment]



Saturday, 27 May 2023

The Monsters of HR Giger, Explained

quote [ Unpacking the monsters of the Swiss painter who inspired Ridley Scott?s Alien ]

Just driving home from visiting the HR Giger museum in Switzerland and thought this might spark some interest.
[NSFW] [art] [+3]
[by stv179@9:44pmGMT] [2 comments]




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