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Video of dog who won't go through screenless screen door
Funny video shows a dog who won't go through a screenless screen door.
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Blast barrier art in Kuwait
Notsambass says: "I have posted a flickr set of military graffiti in Kuwait."
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HOWTO make a row-counter "abacus" bracelet
Here's a set of free instructions for making your own stylish and functional "row counter" bracelet, a kind of wearable fashionable abacus:
The principle is simple - the smaller beads represent 1s, and the bigger beads represent 10s. When each row is knitted (or crocheted), simply move one small bead through the encircling beaded ring to the other side of the bracelet.When you complete the 10th row, move all the small beads back to the 'start', and move one large bead, representing 10, through the ring.
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Carny scams of 1930 (pretty much the same scams of today, but with fedoras)
This June, 1930 Modern Mechanix article on the cheats used in carny midway games is great -- it's amazing how many of these cons are still in use today.
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