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Archive for January, 2008

Must love English

This sentence is interesting in that if you say the sentence seven times, each time placing the emphasis on a different word, the meaning of the sentence shifts.

Try it…

  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
  • I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
Posted in rAndom 2:22 pm by MILITANTPLATYPUS

rAndom

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight”.

Posted in rAndom 2:00 pm by MILITANTPLATYPUS

New Games!



8 new games this week, check em out!

GAMES

Posted in games, site info 12:12 pm by MILITANTPLATYPUS

Ricochet



Not for the faint of heart..

Watch the movie

Posted in creepy, humor, movie 4:40 pm by MILITANTPLATYPUS

DIY - painting with light



There have been a bunch of images floating around the internet of people making ‘light’ drawings. There is even an add on tv that uses this technique. Just so I can say I am keeping up with popular culture, here is how to do it:

diyphotography.net

via tmbo - MiCTLaN

Posted in art, hacks 10:08 am by MILITANTPLATYPUS

The $20,000 coffee machine

The Japanese siphon bar, which makes brewed coffee, at the Blue Bottle Café in San Francisco. The only halogen-powered model in the United States, the siphon bar was imported from Japan at a cost of more than $20,000.

nytimes.com

via tmbo

Posted in consumable 7:22 am by MILITANTPLATYPUS

New Games!



Just 4 games this week…it has been a tough one.

GAMES

Posted in games, site info 3:00 pm by MILITANTPLATYPUS

The last duet on earth



Watch the movie

Posted in art, movie 11:19 am by MILITANTPLATYPUS

Cutlery Pen Caps



They may seem silly at first, but I bet they would come in very handy!

designboom.com

via nc

Posted in art, consumable 10:54 am by MILITANTPLATYPUS

Outages

All of Militantplatypus has been up and down (mostly down) for the past several days. I am therefore spending my time getting this fixed, more than looking for great stuff for the blog. I hope to have this all resolved soon.

Thank you for your patience!

Militantplatypus

Posted in site info 3:54 pm by MILITANTPLATYPUS