Listomania by Ken Russell
Welcome to the blog of lists. Best lists, worst lists, funny lists and lists about life. I will be scouring the internet to bring you the most interesting lists available. Your suggestions will be most welcome too...
27/08/2010
Number six in the ongoing series of (de)motivational posters created by random people on the internet.
As you can probably tell I have a soft spot for these things.
The best display a wonderful synergy between weird/funny image and witty caption to create something truly awesome...
Enjoy series number six...
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18/08/2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger turned 63 on July 30 this year and by any measure he has packed an awful lot into those years.
Born in Austria he first rose to fame as a world champion bodybuilder which led into a career as a movie actor in Hollywood. He is now the Governor of California with ambitions to one day become President of the United States.
An ambition that, given his.... more »
30/07/2010
One inevitable fact of life is that we all grow older and eventually die.
Some of us manage to do it more gracefully than others, while some of us try their best to prevent it with surgery, cosmetics and medicines.
This collection shows many well known music stars 'then and now', side by side. From their heyday to the present day.
For me the most surprising thing.... more »
7/07/2010
Here is the fifth instalment of the internet's answer to those really annoying motivational posters that used to be very popular in many workplaces. At least they were before the world wide web really took off.
As you may have noticed the internet seems to take great delight in mocking things that (usually) deserve to be mocked. The motivational poster being a prime example of.... more »
5/07/2010
I have always admired street artists with their ability to draw such wonderful pictures on the pavement with chalk.
However, there is one style of street art that takes the concept to a whole new level. This is 3D street art where the final picture, if seen from the correct viewpoint, looks like it is either coming out of the ground or has opened up a portal to another world.... more »
1/07/2010
Wherever there is a system of law in the world today you will find the odd law that is... Odd.
I am sure there are even some in our own statute books here in Western Australia. But rather than trawl through pages and pages of legal speak to find them I have opted to list some fine examples from the USA.
In fact, one from each state in the country which has, arguably, the.... more »
24/06/2010
Let me start by saying that I am not a big fan of tattoos or any type of body modification for that matter. I am actually quite happy with the version I have lived in all my life and feel no need to 'enhance' it in any way.
Whenever I see a particularly bad example on somebody I am always reminded of a great quote made by Hawkeye Pearce in the TV comedy M*A*S*H. "Why would you paint.... more »
10/06/2010
The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the Space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990.
Since then, there have been 5 servicing missions that continued to upgrade the telescope's scientific instruments and operational systems.
This year Hubble reached a major milestone, its 20th anniversary in orbit, on April 24, 2010.
During that twenty year period the Hubble.... more »
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