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Absolutely beautiful! I'd love to travel there someday, as well as Turkey and Jordan... if only the political atmosphere was a little more confidence-inspiring.
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Avi, your posts on the beauty of Middle Eastern countries has been very inspirational, I am all ready to do a full tour.
Has anyone had any experience traveling to these parts? Would it be a very bad idea at the moment? I really want to go! Stupid wars...
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Fantastic pictures. Thanks
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I love it. I have been to the cedars. Absolutely Amazing
http://www.bucketbeats.com
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Thank you, I'm from Lebanon and these pictures brought tears to my eyes. The people of Lebanon are Beautiful as well. It's a tragedy what that the world has decided to use it as a battleground for Israel and Syria related conflicts.
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Just stunning. What a magnificent place.
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Wow, those are some absolutely stunning photos! Amazing!
Jlff
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By far the most beautiful place in the middle east. Great People and Food as well.
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Thanks for sharing! Gorgeous! I've been there before the war (70's) and I always wanted to go back. Amazing, fun, open-minded people.
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Marvelous! I been to Lebanon, and I think it's even more magical when you're there!!
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I was just in Lebanon this past August, and I spent a year there from 2004-2005. I figured it was time to get the hell out when the ex-prime minister was assassinated. During the summer, Lebanon seemed stable enough to visit. I don't think it would be bad at this very moment to visit, but because it's so unstable, there's no way of really knowing. Ugh... indeed, stupid wards.
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Thank you all - glad you like the article.
Leila, these are "wards" (creatures like goblins) who wage wars, correct.
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Thank you. It is refreshing to find a positive article and photos from Lebanon. As usually, people in the Media are always covering and portraying the negative aspect of the country.Please keep up the good honest work.
We look forward to seeing more good coverage from you on this beautiful country. Thanks again.
Gladys M. Wehbe
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I am from Turkey and I had the luxury of seeing most of these beautiful countries, the security is not an issue, the government takes care of security unlike USA military is very active which is not scary but comforting so don't let ifs and buts stand in your way of seeing these beautiful places.
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A truly awesome place, a damn shame it been used as a pawn in whatever geo-political, religious struggle that might be going on that day, week, month, or year.
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Gracias por esas preciosas fotos del paraiso terrenal destruido por el odio , las guerras injustas y el fanatismo.
ya era hora de hacer justicia y enseñar el verdadero Líbano, antigua Fenicia, cuna de la civilizacion, inventora del alfabeto, la moneda, la purpura y transmisora de las culturas de oriente para el mundo entero. allí se encuentran las ciudades de Biblos, Baalbeck, Sidon y Tiro. fundaron Cartago (actual Tunez), Cadiz, Cartagena y Sagunto entre otras muchas ciudades a las orillas del Mediterraneo. de Tiro viene el nombre de Europa ( hija del rey Ahiram. Carece de petroleo pero por su suelo fluyen 14 rios principales ademas de sus afluentes y regatos.
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thanks for sharing. it was a piece of heaven...
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Thanks for these pictures. They are very beautiful and only make me dream of being in Lebanon all the more. :)
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Thank you for these pictures, my late father was of lebanese ascendence and told me stories about the land, it saddens me to see how the wars are affecting such a beautiful country
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I really want to travel there, and Syria too. I'm a little daunted by the language barrier, and how a Brit would be seen in the region. I wonder if we're seen as supporters of Israel, or aggressors in Iraq. Both are totally understandable, thanks to Tony Blair!
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thx 4 these amazing pic. im lebanese i adore lebanon itis a peace of paradise god bless lebanon and keep it always beautiful
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Thank you for posting some of my images.
A.Saleh
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So in all these pictures, not one mosque ? You show the church in Beirut which is less then 30 meters away from the blue mosque.
You had to choose the angle to make sure that the mosque does not show !!!!!
67% muslims who live there, are they slave?
Or they have underground pagan temple where they worship !!!!!
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I have never had the desire to visit Switzerland, but I look forward to travelling to Lebanon sometime soon.
All those amazing pictures have opened my eyes to the many wonders of Lebanon.
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Your definition of "Cool Retro" must be different from mine.
I'd swear they tore that stuff from the pages of "Interior Desecrations".
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Hi,
AFAIK, loads of other people know batman's identity, not just the 8 people you listed.
For example, Wonder Woman, J'onn J'onzz , Aquaman, Green Arrow, Zatanna, Black Canary, The Atom, Hawkman, Green Lantern, Flash are just the JLA members who know.
There are villans who know it as well, like The Riddler, Ra's Al Ghul, Catwoman etc.
And, there are more people in the "bat-clan" who know, as well. The Oracle (Barbara Gordon), the new Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), all the Robins, Dr Leslie Thompkins.In fact, even Lois Lane knows!
Anyway, great post as usual. Just ignore the rabid comic fan :)
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If I'm not mistaken, the Brooklyn Superhero Supply store is a front for a writing workshop for kids set up by Dave Eggers. There are several, located in major cities across the U.S. and they typically have some insane amazing fake front to them (pirate store, spy supplies, etc.)
Just in case anyone was interested...
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Love your blog!
I want to make a contribution to this posting by giving you the link to that atrocious Bollywood movie (not all Bollywood is atrocious, you know?). Here's the absolutely horrible clip of Superman and "Mary" (apparently that's how Superman called her in private):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXUmGm38zV4&feature=related
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Awesome post!
Do we know who will be playing the Green Lantern in the upcoming movie?
I didn't know so much about his background before seeing
this sometime last year.
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haha at the photoshop of the crooked man!!
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This was my first visit to your blog, thanks to a friends referral, but definitely not my last. I loved this blog today! I thought I knew something about the JLA members, but not very much apparently. Enlightening and enjoyable.
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cathikin - welcome to DRB! Glad you like it :)
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The shop in Brooklyn is a writing workshop. You can here Dave Eggers speak about it on TED. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html
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"Trust Japanese to bring schoolgirls into everything".
And that's a bad thing because...???
Regards & all,
Thomas L. Nielsen
Denmark
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Hi. umm. Batman in pink looks like my little brother when I was little and I put him in my Sleeping Beauty nightgown. I also dressed him as Supergirl.
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Great!
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See more strange superhero action figures and costumes at
http://www.batmanactionfigures.us/blog
and
http://www.ohzeldacostumes.com/blog/
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The "Mystery Photo" very much looks like something of Hundertwasser, but I do not recognize or know it, as a matter of fact.
Could also be Gaudi/Dali.
~lImbus
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Its the hunderwasser building in Darmstadt. Every window of the tausend windows is an unicate an handmade.
A friend lives there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldspirale
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Sorry for the mistakes.
It's the Waldspirale from Hundertwasser in Darmstadt. Every window of the tausend windows is an unique and handmade.
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Pet peeve: It's tentacles, not tenticles! :)
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Wow, Thats a good use for books no doubt. Quite fascinating indeed.
Jiff
www.privacy.es.tc
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Wow that is amazing. Who comes up with this stuff?
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Some of this stuff is gorgeous. I'm one of those people who is a little iffy about destroying books, but I think the only person who's really *destroyed* anything is whoever created the first eight pieces. Using a book to make art is not so bad as long as that art is beautiful; the first few just look like piles of trash.
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s'better than readin' 'em!
FilthyRichmond.com
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I know shameless self promotion is in bad taste, but my work is very similar in that I deconstruct books to create new books. Feel free to check out
www.matthewhall.info to see it.
My compliments to the artists and author of this post. It is always nice to see that I am not the only one that finds old books to be a wonderful medium for new work.
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and only 6 comments for so great post? wow quite impressive.
thanks for the great collection, you must have spent lots of time to collect them
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Ah yes, the heady aroma of rotting paper, foxing and mildew...my nose hurts--somebody open a window!
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Excellent post - it's also very nice to see the care you put into crediting and linking the original artists.
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wow. great collection. I love these images. Its great to see how creativy is taken to such a detailed level
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Readful compilation! ;D
But you mean "Instructables", not "Inscrutables" (altho that could've been a funny Freudian slip).
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Biografias - Buechersturz: http://www.ok-centrum.at/presse/downloads/schaurausch/DSCF7643_40.jpg
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It's the information conveyed by books that's critical, not books themselves. Books are analogous to hard drives, TVs, radios; not to data, movies, or music. Lining walls with books that aren't read -- most homes and libraries -- provides good insulation, especially from radiation. Merely possessing a book conveys no information.
My only comment is that I'd value most of the art illustrated less than I would recycling books into coffee cups or napkins. Simply burning books adds to greenhouse gases without much redeeming value.
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It's hard to explain poetry to those who only see prose.
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That's splendid !
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@ Isa, I do think the first eight are beautiful !
I am iffy about destroying books, but with the caveat that there must be a purpose, and also my thougths about printed material have changed over 15 years, with digital saving of printed materials, and as long as the books treated in this way are not rare
i see many books throw out on trash day, and also old books thrown out by our local library when they reach a certain stage of wear
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The best comment I've ever heard on the ethics of book-cutting art was in an article that involved cutting up a thesaurus. The dilemma was solved: "... but that's ok, because I don't believe in synonyms."
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These are fabulous! I'm making mail art out of my own book and loved seeing what others are doing.
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If you are looking for free books that are otherwise going to be thrown out, you should try checking your local ReUseIt Network group. It's a great place to find things like this for free!
http://www.reuseitnetwork.org/
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Some of this is quite nice. Although I can't see using any of my own books for art, I would like to have some of these pieces.
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I don't the mind the use of the newer fiction novels or the stuff bought in bulk via Goodwill for the art installments but things like the desecration of the original Alice in Wonderland leaves me rather speechless. I have a love of books and it's great to see that they are a popular medium but to see antiquarian books destroyed like that doesn't sit with me at all. As the world turns more digital with the E-Books and the Kindle- printed books will become much harder to keep and preserve.
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interesting that you pick a sculpture from the monastic library at melk.
adso of melk was the viewpoint character in eco's "name of the rose", which centered on a monastery library.
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I've seen some of these before and I always enjoy seeing them. Yours seems to be the best compilation of them. Nice job.
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if you want to find out more about brian dettmer, the man and artist, check this post out
brian dettmer: book autopsieshe was so incited by herocious that he personally left a rather lengthy comment.
got a laugh out of it at least.
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The humanoid book sculpture linked to at Aron Packer Gallery is also by Brian Dettmer.
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I think it's just recycling books that would end up in the trash. It looks like many of these books were already damaged. At any rate, it's beautiful art work, extremely creative.
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I used to work at a major big box bookstore. Most people would be amazed and disgusted at the number of books and magazines that are THROWN AWAY every single day. Making art out of a book that would otherwise be tossed or disregarded, is called recycling and it's one of my loves!! These are all AMAZING works.
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I agree with that last guy. Having worked in bookstores for many years, I no longer have the special reverence I had for them growing up. There are thousands thrown out and filling up landfills and ocean dumps every day. Yes, even very old copies of Alice and Wonderland, of which there are untold millions around the globe. Making something fascinating and beautiful out of them lets me look at them and really see them in a way I haven't in a while: as things of wonder.
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Its Fantastic, I am speechless about the book art.
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The guy/gal in the orange helmet thingy, reminds me of the Utwig in Star Control 2 game
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Re: Trucker paints his cab and trailer with the names of all who lost their lives at 9/11
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That ain't paint. Looks more like a big vinyl application (clipart for the scroll...sigh) to me, especially judging by the sign company name on the back and the use of boring fonts. Painting implies time and effort, applying vinyl, not so much.
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My daughter keeps this specimen also, look here:
http://www.voodooschaaf.org/blog/?p=204
Greez,
Shura and the whole bunch
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Yup - a giant African land snail, biggest land snail on the planet and often kept as a pet. Very handsome creature! It is also edible. I remember an unexpected encounter with a crate full of them at a market in London. If i hadn't had a long train-ride home i would have bought some!! But visions of 20 giant African land snails roaming a South-Eastern train late at night stopped me - unfortunately!!
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Thank you Shura and azc - post updated... David, giant African land snails set loose on a train - sounds like an idea for a summer movie.
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About that shower head next to the toilet... I saw this in the toilets at my employer's offices in India. It has to do with Islamic toilet rituals: Muslims are supposed to wash themselves after using a toilet. In more modernized places they now use Bidets.
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So...what´s up with the first building?
It´s not specially beatiful but it´s a quite functional building. Not to live there but perfectly OK for an office or small company in an industrial zone.
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I have a mildly similar (but bigger) washroom in my apartment in South Korea. You can clearly tell that it's a handheld showerhead, so you wouldn't be showering directly over the toilet.
Re "These apartments are overpriced" -- looks more like that's a shack for construction workers. Still a funny juxtaposition though.
And I would drink at that coffin bar for sure.
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ryben., the 1st building doesn't have a door... just windows that are 1 foot off the ground
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Hey, Anonymous: Couldn't there be a door or two on the other two walls?
I have to agree with Ryben - more info is called for.
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By Japanese standard it's fracking luxurious... Don't believe the dysneyland view they offer... 10 % of buildings are antisysmic and uglier than all of these (except maybe 3 buildings in Tokyo, that you will find on everypostcards)... the rest of the country is made of wood huts...
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@ Coligny.. are you for real?
Idiot.
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Ryben - the buildings upside down! Looks like a B.S Johnson job to me...
Also I think I have to call the author on "temporal housing"...unless Dr Who has had a major change of career ;)
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The first building just looks unfinished.
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about building #6... I'd be interested to know where this builing is the "cottage house with dreams of being a castle" If it was in England, it might make sense that it was tall.... looks like there were several building phases and I know at some point the UK had a roof tax to try & tax the wealthy... the larger the roof, the more tax, so it'd make sense to expand your house up with a small roof. Just a thought.
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Heh. So many russian/ukraininan buildings.
They're architecturally innovative!
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lol at the third picture. I guess the person on the end wasn't satisfied with the size of the original window. Is that a door behind it???
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oops Sorry 4th picture^^^^^^^
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This picture with photos of people looking out of windows is from Tartu, Estonia. Its on corner in front of University building. People on photos are locally well known - artists, actors, professors. Building windows on this wall has been closed for very long time, so to make town nicer and to promote good people photos were made there.
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I love the hanging Christ-shaped electric post.
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#5 does not say 'smells like a russian spirit'
Its difficult to translate things like spirit and soul because they mean different things in every culture, but a direct, rough translation would be:
here is the russian breath
here is the smell of russia
The word for soul in Russian has the same root as the word for breath.
The building might be a museum dedicated to Russian history or something.
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I wonder, what does "tongue-in-cheek" translate into Russian as...
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Ryben, anonymous, eric, the answer to the question lies in looking -through- those windows. If you would like to work in that building I invite you to do so... but you should be warned that you will be working behind a two-walled structure.
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That it is an incomplete structure is obvious. That does not make it fit the category.
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Your selection of "Architectural Horrors" is so bourgeois and close-minded... Some of these buildings are actually more interesting from an urban point of view than any exotic titanium mash-up from Frank Gehry.
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The weird thing about the mini-escalator photo is that it has stairs leading up to it!
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"That it is an incomplete structure is obvious. That does not make it fit the category."
... what category? Has the blogger made any claims whatsoever about what he planned on showing? I have become so annoyed lately with people complaining about bloggers posting "irrelevant" things on their blogs. They own the blogs! They can post whatever they want! What is someone with your level of seriosity doing looking at a blog like this anyway?
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The category is "architectural Horrors", stated clearly at the header to the post, and beneath it a clear and succinct paragraph stating his intention for the rest of the posting.
Our good webmaster invites responses, to which I've read nothing offensive or insulting here... simply inquiry-oriented... except from you and someone yelping about bourgeois & close-minded westerners - both anonymous.
Chill. Enjoy.
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Those stairs that lead to nowhere
looks like MC Escher made it
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coundnt stop loughing at the "a hybrid"....
thanks for the wicked collection!
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'A gentlemen´s duel'... superb !!!!
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Even Google didn't like the green astroturf Caddy limo.
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Eh, I went in a limo once for my Year 12 Formal, and was very underwhelmed.
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"King of all Hummers?"
Only of you don't consider the ability to go off road a requirement.
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I'd like to see a Ferrari Limo!!!
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BATMOBILE LIMO!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/74189386@N00/582645535/
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A lot of the limos look like they're from Playboy - which obviously would be completely over the top. The interior design looks pretty much similar only different colors.
Anyways, can you imagine the gasoline cost on those?
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Should have a couple of extras on the Smart Car order sheet;
Function: Optional
Form: Not Available
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Couple more that might interest you:
1. Tank Limo (actually a cut'n'shut FV432 troop carrier):
http://www.tanklimo.com/
2. BRDM limo - not stretched as such, but certainly pimped-out by the Russian entrepreneur who owns it:
http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=381
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Best one is the Limo Hearse in Dallas,Tx. You can see pics on myspace.com/limohearse . We are actually using their red one for our wedding. :D
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Prius Limo:
http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/non-solar/prius-stretch-limo-achieves-50mpg-and-seats-8/
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Maybe gas shortages are actually a good thing. That's all I can think after looking at these. Oh, yeah, and I'm a social worker, and I work every day with the people that our society has decided to throw away and judge as unworthy. There are fewer resources every day to try to help as many people as we can, but if we go down, we'll go down fighting. And meanwhile people are spending money on limos like these... it makes me sick, and it should make any moral human being sick too.
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The sooner we run out of oil the better.
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Disgusting. Not only are these vulgar monstrosities being built to chug up already over-congested roads and fill the air with ozone-depleting CO2, but some people find them 'great'. Meanwhile, how well do you think they're going to float when the sea-levels are above your window-sill? I am a graphic designer - those who like limos need to question their taste (if applicable) and their ethical values.
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What's a "social worker"? Methinks you're an enabler. Just as guilty as the people who build and rent these wasteful monstrosities. But...you're vastly more morally reprehensible.
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The Valley Baptist Church limo -- the rusted out one toward the bottom of the stack -- is an older Checker Airport limo, and they were actually quite functional at the time they were built, being designed to haul large numbers of passengers between hotels and airports. They've pretty much been supplanted by mini-buses and vans now and have gone the way of the classic Checker taxi cab.
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the lamborghini limo is a fake, isn't it?
The 3rd one from top is great! I would make that one my personal playboy limo, of course full of playmates!:D
By the way, it's a big no-no a playboy limo without playmates!;D
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These are great pics of limousines
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Ouch @ 7:50 ramp guy landing on his face...
But man, that must've been such a fascinating age.
>> "maybe we're just out of touch
>> with Japanese school girl culture."
If you turn your back for 5 minutes, you'll get out of touch with Japanese school girl culture!
Avi, it would be great if you did a piece on Yorkshire's beauty it's self, it would go quite nicely with the other beautiful parts of the world you've covered.
I actually got to see some of Yayoi's work at the Phoenix Art Museum. It was absolutely stunning. You walk into the room and, well, it lives up to it's name "You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies” I could have stayed in there for hours.
A short blog about it can be found here: http://www.theelementsite.com/blog/?p=66
The singing-while-smoking guy is some indian actor, not Sultan Rahi. BTW, IIRC Sultan Rahi (dead now) once held the world record for making the most killings in movies.
What are those buildings behind "Train your cat to watch LOL-cats"?
Hmm.. my understanding is that the bathing machines weren't for nude bathing. (See the wikipedia article that was linked, as well as this page.) The 'naked bathing' quote seems to be talking about the time before the bathing machines on the National Maritime Museum description on the image.
Tometheus - "...enabled the bather to enter the water, sometimes naked, without being seen" source
Not everybody used this possibility, though.
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