Curtains For Geeks Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
A curtain with what looks like a tree silhouette seems like a beautiful image for your home, but it is an illusion. While it looks as if it there is a huge tree just beyond the window, it is actually made of printed ASCII computer language.
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$50,000 tree disappears while homeowner is on vacation Posted: 1 year ago by hisidea
Police Capt. Randy Pentis said having a person allegedly call a tree service to remove someone else's tree is rare. "It's criminal," Pentis said. "It's grand theft of property."
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Home decor for absolute geeks Posted: 3 months ago by axxon2008
To become a REAL geek, you must have some of these insanely cool and fun stuff.
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Christmas Tree Tips Posted: 8 months ago by wags273
For many people, decorating the Christmas tree is a favorite part of the holiday. The National Safety Council offers some safety tips to make sure a mishap doesn't spoil your holiday season.
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Accused Witch Gives Birth While Hanging From Tree Posted: 6 months ago by tigertony
The woman, who was hung from a tree after being accused of sorcery, gave birth to her baby while struggling to free herself. (BTW: Both survived)
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Anne Frank's tree to be cut down Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
The old chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands is to be cut down.
more from wiki on the tree
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Sweet Magnolia: Tree Bark Extract Fights Bad Breath And Tooth Decay Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
“Sweet magnolia” does more than describe the fragrant blossoms of a popular evergreen tree. It also applies to magnolia bark’s effects on human breath. Scientists in Illinois are reporting that breath mints made with magnolia bark extract kill most oral bacteria that cause bad breath and tooth decay within 30 minutes. The extract could be a boon for oral health when added to chewing gum and mints.
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Paul Smith - The Father of ASCII art Posted: 12 months ago by andrego
Paul Smith, born in 1921, probably is one of the first to use ASCII characters to draw and paint artworks. Despite of his spastic cerebral palsy, he developed a very unique skill, using such “@ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ .” characters to create masterpieces, shown below. Through the years, he even developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings.
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Tree Trimmers Posted: 10 months ago by Dangerman
Autumn in the States means tree trimming.
I had a few estimates to knock down a huge tree on the Dangerman Estate come in lowball @ $1250.00.
( removal include, of course ) Imma do it Myself.
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Home renovations unearth cemetery Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
A married couple in Colorado got a shock while renovating their home last month when they discovered dozens of gravestones on their property.
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Jobless couple with 12 children are given a £500,000 home Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
It's the type of highly-desirable family home that is well beyond the reach of many middle-class professionals. A detached period house, with eight bedrooms, a garden, its own driveway and all set in a leafy residential area of well-to-do Newbury, Berkshire. They also receive about £44,000 a year in benefits.
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Pooktre Tree Shapers Posted: 1 year ago by Mershaullk
In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter & Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art they call Pooktre, which is the shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs.
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Woman shoots cop with taser at his home Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Officer Charles Jeffers told investigators he'd stopped to use the restroom at his home Sunday night while on his way to investigate a burglary. He let a woman he knew into the house, leading to her accidentally shooting the Taser.(What?)
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Pongo Comes Home Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
Every day since a tornado damaged the Harrises' home and their dog's pen, the family has checked to see whether Pongo made it back. On Friday, nearly three weeks after the storm, he was back, hungry but healthy.
*Photo unrelated.
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Furniture-maker slices open tree to find 'Jesus' in the rings Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A furniture maker was delighted when he sliced open a tree to find what he claims is an image of Jesus ascending to heaven. Forty-five-year-old Craig O'Connor from Bensalem, Pennsylvania discovered the image in a stain of sap inside the trunk.
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Community police officers caught 'hiding behind a tree' while girls beat up 55-year-old Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Two police community support officers are under investigation after they were spotted hiding behind a tree as a man was beaten up by three teenage girls.
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Tree of knowledge officially declared dead Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
mephitic dipsomania blamed for execrable deracination of erudition
declared "deontologically deleterious"
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Trendir. Where the New Products Are Posted: 3 months ago by lostsoul135
A site with new and supposedly trendy home decorating appliances and furniture are available. Some of these are really cool.
Definitely Worth Checking Out.
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John McCain's Home While He Was a POW in Vietnam Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Never-before-seen photos of McCain's 'Hanoi Hilton' prison cell.
Graphic.
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Expandable tree menu Posted: 1 year ago by Johnny21J
There are situations when we need for a faster browsing and for a complex structure. The solution is a tree menu. It can use just a few space and can be expanded as need it.
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