Monthly Archives: November 2007

Half man, half tree

Posted on November 30, 2007 by matt

There’s a bloke in Indonesia who has a rare immune deficiency: he’s extremely susceptible to the Human Papilloma Virus. It’s not big and it’s not scary because in the rest of us it causes merely warts. Dede’s problem is that … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age of Retro-Future

Posted on November 28, 2007 by matt

From Dark Roasted Blend: This is the start of a new series, collection of the most inspiring & hard-to-find retro-futuristic graphics. We will try to stay away from the well-known American pulp & book cover illustrations and instead will focus … Continue reading →

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Roman Road Maps

Posted on November 27, 2007 by matt

They didn’t have a GPS system back in those days. BBC News link it is an intensely practical document, more like a plan of the London Underground than a map. “The red lines are the main roads. Every so often … Continue reading →

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This is the best they could do?

Posted on November 26, 2007 by matt

How embarrassing. About 20 years too late, the Orange Order has invented a superhero in order to make them appear hip, up-to-date and less stuffy. I’d have thought a bit of effort to take the high road and make the … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader in the Cantina (Canteen)

Posted on November 23, 2007 by matt

Yes. It made me LOL for real. In work.

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