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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:10 PM

Since we currently have two humor threads going (thanks to all who contribute), in the interest of community fun I thought it might be fun to have a thread where we could post links to strange, interesting, or strangely interesting web sites thay we'd like to share.

Let's keep it rated PG or better, and no politics or religion, please.

To start:

http://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:33 PM

Laugh  Rube Goldberg would love it !

And some people have waaaay too much time on their hands . . . Whistling

Thanks for sharing.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:04 PM

Wow! That's pretty neat!

Uh, how did you get the post title to appear upsidedown, or is that just me?


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Posted by GraniteRailroader on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:41 PM

 uʍop ǝpısdn ʇı ǝǝs ʇ,upıp ı ˙noʎ ʇsnɾ ǝq ʇsnɯ

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Posted by pajrr on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:01 PM

The upside down lettering is easy to explain. Obviously you are using an Australian computer. That popular model: The Kiwi

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Posted by GraniteRailroader on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:47 PM

What upside down lettering? Confused

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:52 PM
A kiwi would make it an EnZed computer.

Now, if you'd make it backwards as well, it'd read just like type used to--and I wouldn't have the slightest problem with that!

Carl

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:24 PM

CShaveRR
Now, if you'd make it backwards as well, it'd read just like type used to--and I wouldn't have the slightest problem with that!

I'11 sǝǝ ʍɥɐʇ ı ɔɐu po

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:26 PM
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Posted by miniwyo on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:32 PM

RJ

"Something hidden, Go and find it. Go and look behind the ranges, Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go." The Explorers - Rudyard Kipling

http://sweetwater-photography.com/

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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:52 AM
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:50 AM

zardoz

absolutely purrfect - I approve!

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:59 PM

Dan

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Posted by trainfan1221 on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:26 PM

I'm not getting upside down or anything, just a bunch of strange boxes.  I guess it fits with the offbeat theme here.

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:32 AM

trainfan1221

I'm not getting upside down or anything, just a bunch of strange boxes.  I guess it fits with the offbeat theme here.

Interesting.  I wonder if it has anything to do with your system's configuration.

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Posted by bubbajustin on Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:00 PM

FANTASTIC!Laugh

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Posted by trainfan1221 on Friday, September 18, 2009 4:34 PM

zardoz

trainfan1221

I'm not getting upside down or anything, just a bunch of strange boxes.  I guess it fits with the offbeat theme here.

Interesting.  I wonder if it has anything to do with your system's configuration.

¿noʎ ɹoɟ uʍop ǝpısdn ǝsǝɥʇ ǝɹɐ

Probably, I am using a public computer. Will have to check at my friends' house and see what comes up.
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Posted by trainfan1221 on Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:55 PM

Thanks for the test zardoz.  Now its appearing as it should.  Its still weird though. ;)

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