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Princess Caraboo

In April of 1817, a distraught, exotic, bizarre young lady wearing a black turban appeared in the village of Almondsbury, England. She spoke an unintelligible language, and mystified villagers brought her to see the local magistrate. Linguistic experts of the day were baffled: until a Portuguese sailor appeared, who claimed to be able to translate. He explained that she was kidnapped royalty from the island of Javasu. She called herself Princess Caraboo.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 10:43 AM on March 18, 2006 (11 comments)

Free .be domain names

Belgian authorities allow free registration of .be domain names in a temporary promotion. Hilarity ensues. (apparently metafilter.be is still available)
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:07 PM on November 13, 2005 (62 comments)

Ye Olde Graphics Shoppe.

Ye Olde Graphics Shoppe. We hope you will find something here to your liking. You will notice some changes and additions and a new look. We have decided to simplify things rather than have nonsense pages.....too many really :-)) We have a NEW Graphics Assistant Lady Belle ho has added some terrific new dusting graphics and page sets for you to enjoy.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:07 PM on November 6, 2005 (48 comments)

MC Hammer visits Google.

MC Hammer visits Google. And there he is, blogging something. Wait, so this means MC Hammer has a blog somwhere?
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 11:50 AM on October 22, 2005 (29 comments)

LiveJournal puts in a school-browsing feature.

LiveJournal puts in a feature which lets you browse journals by schools. Schools from the United Arab Emirates to the Philippines to Siberia are browsable by location. The different perspectives make for interesting reading.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:52 PM on September 27, 2005 (15 comments)

Weatherman loses his cool.

CNN weatherman Chad Myers loses it on air with anchor Carol Costello.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:26 AM on August 30, 2005 (71 comments)

Michaëlle Jean appointed Canadian governor-general.

Michaëlle Jean to be appointed Canada's new governor-general on October 1, following the retirement of Adrienne Clarkson. With the Queen's formal approval, she will become the first black person to take the office, and the third woman.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 7:15 PM on August 3, 2005 (36 comments)

Coke. Guns. Booty. Beats.

Coke. Guns. Booty. Beats. In the slums of Rio De Janeiro, drug lords armed with submachine guns have joined forces with DJs armed with massive sound systems and rude, raunchy singles. Welcome to the most exciting—and dangerous—underground club scene in the world.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 1:18 PM on July 30, 2005 (23 comments)

Savage punks.

Pity the parents of adolescent boys. Such creatures are horrible human beings -- unsocialized, inarticulate, sometimes savage little jerks with raging hormones and no judgment.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 3:43 PM on May 9, 2005 (45 comments)

A Dutch court refuses to arrest Bush.

A Dutch court refuses to arrest George W. Bush when he arrives there on Saturday. the demands "could have far-reaching consequences for US-Dutch relations"
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 8:49 AM on May 5, 2005 (76 comments)

Fifteen Elvish Ways to Die

Fifteen Elvish Ways to Die. Tidy creatures, elves insist on the cleanest of bathrooms. But don't mix bleach and ammonia. Lohaton's skill with the longbow is of no use to him now.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 10:48 AM on March 23, 2005 (12 comments)

McD's dumb sex ad

Double Cheeseburger? I'd hit it. Oh man, the buns on that quarter pounder are totally hott.
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 12:35 PM on January 29, 2005 (77 comments)

Call girl messageboard

Abandoned call girl messageboard circa 1998 The unprotected internal board of a call girl service. Wow. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 2:07 PM on January 11, 2005 (49 comments)

19th Century Etiquette for Gentlemen

19th Century Etiquette: For Gentlemen How to keep yourself from looking like an ass if you happen to go back in time. Funny. "If one is walking with a friend, and happens to run into another, one is not obligated--indeed, one is discouraged--to introduce them to each other. So one can completely ignore the first friend while carrying on a conversation with the second, leaving the first to smile absent-mindedly, look in window shops, and half-heartedly laugh at comments you make even though he really has no idea what you're talking about."
posted to MetaFilter by Count Ziggurat at 4:18 PM on December 11, 2004 (27 comments)