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On Christmas and 2nd Hand Booksellers

2 longer reads for today: 

First, the surprisingly interesting world of Xmas Tree Vendors in New York City:

Link: https://www.curbed.com/article/christmas-tree-trade-secrets-gregs-trees-nyc.html?utm_source=digg

The second, a few excerpts from the predictably droll life of an English 2nd Hand Bookseller:

Link: https://lithub.com/napoleonic-conspiracy-theories-unsociable-shabbiness-and-more-occupational-hazards-of-the-second-hand-book-trade/?utm_source=digg

If either of the above links don't work, try "incognito mode". I find that I read so much online pretty much everything has to be opened "incognito" otherwise I'm prompted for free - or paid - subscriptions. Ad nauseum. 

And - the second article made me remember the tale of UK 2nd Hand Booksellers, told from the other side of the counter:

Link: Driff's guide to all the secondhand & antiquarian bookshops in Britain

Which is every bit as hilarious, more so even, given the eccentric character of the narrator. 

 

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 08 December 2022

Stock Photography

Yet another gem that highlights the importance of "Informed Consent". Not just consent, folks...

Link: https://digg.com/internet-culture/link/abigail-johnson-stock-photography-model-guardian-PSQRt1fjZk

Although I have trouble feeling sorry for them, this is just too amusing...

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 21 November 2022

Confirmation...

...That every man is a shitbag. You knew, this just confirms it. Via that most credible of news-sources "The Daily Mail".

The Headline and Lead: 

Woman who 'married' a rag doll claims their relationship is 'hanging on a thread' after he 'cheated' by texting another woman

  • Meirivone Rocha Moraes, from Brazil, who married rag doll reveals he cheated
  • The mother has since admitted their relationship is 'hanging on by a thread'
  • The duo got hitched in a ceremony attended by 250 people last December 
  • The mother-of-three and her rag doll lover are now sleeping in separate beds

Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11434073/Woman-married-rag-doll-claims-cheated.html

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 21 November 2022

Floor796.com

A bit of time on your hands? Clearly, you're here. 

Visit Floor796.com, a massive animated .gif filled with detail and amusing pop-culture references.

A throwback to when the internet used to be a fun place...

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Category: Link of the day
Created: 17 November 2022
  1. Fifty psychological and psychiatric terms to avoid: a list of inaccurate, misleading, misused, ambiguous, and logically confused words and phrases
  2. The Copiale Cipher
  3. Online & Amusing
  4. Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twins

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