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#11 Post by valda » Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:06 pm

ejwrank wrote:
canadian_turtle wrote:London's 10 best kept secrets (I am ashamed to admit, I didn't know a single one of these): http://www.lbc.co.uk/londons-10-best-ke ... 1279#19902

Number 3 -- Phoenix Gardens is located just behind Odeon Covent Garden. We often go there before the cinema. And Wilton's Music Hall is terrific -- only recently discovered this gem. Great place to take tourists as it has a lovely pub and courtyard entrance too.
Pheonix Gardens is lovely, we used to go there for lunch when I worked round the corner
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#12 Post by prettyxcool » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:44 am

ooh, Little Green Street, my friend lives there! ;) There are so many hidden treasures in London.
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#13 Post by canadian_turtle » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:12 am

This guy makes pancakes for his daughter that are really inventive (especially the structure of the dinosaur and caterpillar, just wow!):

http://www.jimspancakes.com/
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#14 Post by funthing29 » Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:25 am

I really like this, but be warned, it is addictive!

http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/
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#15 Post by TheOnes » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:43 am

So many relationships ruined for the purpose of unintentional hilarity

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#16 Post by canadian_turtle » Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:58 am

funthing29 wrote:I really like this, but be warned, it is addictive!

http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/
I love this! I did a quick game before going to work and it got stuck at the 7th picture for some reason but I got all 6 previous ones :D
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#17 Post by tarantinoed » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:57 am

canadian_turtle wrote:
tarantinoed wrote:Thanks for the above - amazing. I only knew 3/4: Karl Marx's grave (used to be my hero), the Guildhall Ampitheatre, Wilton's Music Hall (I've been to poetry readings there) and I know the Wimbledon Windmill but didn't know it had museum. I'd really like to show off to visitors by taking them to the cockney cash machines. Does anyone know if there is one in central or west London?
I did some Googling and found these (source is from 2009 though so not sure if it's still accurate):

- Murco Service Station, Hatch Lane, Chingford, London, E4 6LP
- 447 Roman Road, London, E3 5LX
- 73 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BD
- 24 High Street, Walthamstow, London E17 7LD
- 197 Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2DY


http://www.nickburcher.com/2009/08/cock ... hotos.html

Thanks very much for finding them.

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#18 Post by canadian_turtle » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:17 am

TheOnes wrote:So many relationships ruined for the purpose of unintentional hilarity

http://damnyouautocorrect.com/
I'm on page 10 at the moment and trying not to crack up too obviously behind my work PC... So funny, thanks for sharing :D
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#19 Post by canadian_turtle » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:37 pm

SNAP happy monkeys have commandeered a wildlife photographer's camera and taken hundreds of photos: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/monk ... 6087883987

Geek wedding cakes: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2011/06/ ... cakes.html

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#20 Post by Beate » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:11 am

I can't stop reading this:
www.notalwaysright.com
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