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Ha! The town hall customer service cubicles have an etch-a-sketch each, presumably for old people to write on.

Created on 15 April 2010 currawong 0 Comments

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The stunning pictures of sleeping insects covered in early morning dew

Created on 11 April 2010 currawong 0 Comments
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I’m at a loss for words on this, the photography is simply fantastic.

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Don’t Eat Me. Zzzzzzzzzzz…

Created on 09 April 2010 currawong 0 Comments

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Time Traveller in 1941?

Created on 26 March 2010 currawong 1 Comment
At first, this photo seems rather uninteresting, as it’s just a bunch of people standing around. But it’s hard not to notice amongst the well-dressed people of that time the single man, with what looks like a modern hairstyle, sunglasses and clothes that stands out amongst them.One can only wonder…


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The Pudding Guy

Created on 23 February 2010 currawong 0 Comments

In 1999, UC-Davis civil engineer David Phillips was grocery shopping when he noticed something peculiar. Healthy Choice Foods was offering frequent-flyer miles to customers who bought its products. But a 25-cent pudding would bring 100 miles — the reward was worth more than the product itself.

Recognizing a good thing, Phillips bought 12,150 servings of pudding for $3,140, claiming he was stocking up for Y2K. Then he enlisted the Salvation Army to help him peel off the UPC codes, in exchange for donating the pudding.

He mailed his submission to Healthy Choice, and to their credit they awarded him 1.25 million frequent-flyer miles, enough for 31 round trips to Europe, 42 to Hawaii, 21 to Australia, or 50 anywhere in the United States.

There’s no downside. Phillips also got Aadvantage Gold status for life with American Airlines, which brings a special reservations number, priority boarding, upgrades, and bonus miles. And he got an $815 tax writeoff for donating the pudding.

via: The Pudding Guy |Futility Closet.

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