Whimsy

Archived Posts from this Category

Tue 5 Dec 2006

If a Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words…

Posted by anaglyph under Ephemera, Geek, Technology, Whimsy
[12] Comments

Click for Bigger!

… what about a thousand pictures?

There’s a quirky, if ultimately completely useless* tool here that allows you to upload any image and have it reconstituted as a mosaic of other pictures (all sucked out of the flickr database).

Click the image of The Reverend for the full size mosaic.

Have fun!

___________________________________________________________________________

*I have to admit though that the geeky side of me has great admiration for people who can figure out how to make something as clever as this…

___________________________________________________________________________

 

Thu 12 Oct 2006

The Fifth Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Posted by anaglyph under Art, Religion, Technology, Whimsy
[13] Comments

Miracle Toaster

Luke Jerram is one of my favourite living artists. His works are clever and amusing and have a delightful ‘cool’ factor that always finds me saying ‘I wish I’d thought of that!’

His Miracle Toaster is no exception. Made as a gift for ‘a friend who believes in miracles’, Jerram says that an image of the Virgin is guaranteed every time the toaster is used.

Considering my interest in toasters and simulacra, I feel that I should add one of Jerram’s toasters to my Christmas List right away.

I urge you all to go visit Luke’s site. Amongst other things you will see the ring he made for his fiancé (etched with a spiral engraving of a message of love that can be played on a small reproducing device in the manner of an old cylinder recording), his awesome Sky Orchestra, and a net for catching meteorites.

___________________________________________________________________________

Insincerity Thumb Don’t forget the ‘Insincerity‘ launch – October 31st!

___________________________________________________________________________

 

Fri 29 Sep 2006

What Would a Pirate Do?

Posted by anaglyph under Ephemera, Mysterious Corner, Pirate, Signs, Whimsy
[6] Comments

Pirate Indicator

A tiny bit late for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but this is a birthday present I received from my friend Sarah. As we know, being a pirate isn’t just for one day of the year, so any time I find myself short of a pirating action, I aim to make good use of this as we set sail into the silly season, and onward into 2007.

And from Pil & William, this little guy:

Little Pirate

Who has, predictably enough, swashbuckled his way into Mysterious Corner…

Avast! Hoist the Jolly Roger and stow the idle chat ye bilge rats! Back to the decks or I’ll have ye all keelhauled!

Arrrrrr!

 

Tue 26 Sep 2006

The Gravy Train

Posted by anaglyph under Bizarre, Technology, Whimsy
[20] Comments

Menier Dinner Train

The Athanasius Kircher Society has a nice piece this morning on the Dinner Table Railroad of Gaston Menier. In 1887, the apparently eccentric French chocolate magnate devised a system for his dining room whereby meals could be bought to the table by a small electric train, evidently in an effort to obviate the need for servants to present the food. Personally I can see all kinds of possibilities for disaster here – I’m thinking that at this dinner party there’s much more than just the conversation that could get derailed.

Anyway, it seems to me that this meals-on-wheels situation is so choc-full of pun potential that I thought I’d open it up to the floor.

 

Tue 19 Sep 2006

Multiple Choice

Posted by anaglyph under Grumpy Old Man, Whimsy
[5] Comments

So anyway, Nurse Myra and I are heading off to have a coffee.

On the side of the road we see some people wearing red & white scarves. One of them is holding a football.

“Do you think they’re going to a Swan’s game?” she asks (instantly regretting it).

“Why don’t you ask me a question I can answer,” I complain, “Like something to do with Quantum Theory..?”

 

Tue 19 Sep 2006

Prepare to be Boarded

Posted by anaglyph under In The News, Laughs, Pirate, Whimsy
[8] Comments

Pyrate Grrl

Arrrrrr! Avast! I hope ye all have ye pirattitude on and ye ringtones set to sea shanties for International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

For me own part, a hearty ‘Thank Ye’ to Pirate Jimbo the Badly Burnt (aka Kirke) for sending me a bevvy o’ wenches to enjoy with me breakfast rum. Arrrrrr!

So ye bilge-sucking dogs, belay that dilly-dallying, keelhaul the landlubbers, brace the mains’l ‘gainst the wind and ply the Sweet Trade!

Arrrrrrr!

 

« Previous Page — Next Page »