OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Happy Birthday Proto-OddThinking

Today is the 20th anniversary of my first email.

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Picking^W Choosing a Scab Excuse

Top Excuses I have Tried to Use to Explain the Horribly Disfiguring Scab on my Cheek This Week

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Categories: Based On A True Story,Heroic Failures,Humour,Observation
Tags: Australian culture, excuses, injury, tall tales

Cold Reading

I once found myself performing a cold-reading. It was an interesting experience, but I was left feeling uncomfortable.

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Tom’s iPod

I found an iPod Shuffle last weekend. Just laying on the grass. Cool.

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Choosing Timezones

All timezone applications require you to specify what city you are in. I’ve never understood why you select the city rather than the state, province or country.

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Memo to Airline Passengers

To: All of the airline passengers of the world.
Re: Baggage Collection, Process Clarification

Dear Fellow Passenger,

The following instruction is simple, and should be carried out with immediate effect.

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Can You Undo Laughter?

Help me solve a dilemma that has nagged me for many years.

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Happy Birthday OddThinking

On April 10, OddThinking celebrates its first anniversary.

Girtby.net’s first anniversary was celebrated with a retrospective of the year, and I found that to be quite fun, so I pay homage to that format here.

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