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Abandoned Marble Quarry
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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A discovery, courtesy of local talkative waitress, old Marble Quarry, complete with elaborate and occasionally talented Graffiti.
Introduction to Pop Culture 101
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- Category: Film
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Now it's been a while since I dipped my toes in the Pop Culture pond - remember Ricky Gervais's "The Office", "Arrested Development"? The last TV serials I subscribed to, I won't count the X-Files as really, that's a bit old.
So, a toss up between "Game of Thrones" & "Breaking Bad" - given my tastes, an easy choice, I'm familiar with the character arc of Walter White, have enjoyed the trailers for "Better Call Saul", and given the plethora of outstanding reviews decide to give it a try. Spoilers abound on the net, and I suspected it would be good, but it's better than that, outstanding, visceral, the combination of dark humour and circumstance, subplots and character, 3 episodes in and I'm already addicted.
And odd, given that it has the general 'feel goodness' of the day after a Crystal Meth binge. But you know, you've probably seen it and it hardly needs my recommendation.
7 Incredible Hoards Discovered in the Past 7 Years
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A rather inspiring article at Mental Floss detailing 7 of the most significant treasure finds in (mostly) Europe the past 7 years.
Link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/63053/7-incredible-hoards-discovered-past-7-years
New Words & Their Definitions
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Try slipping a few of these in your conversation: Masturdating (n): the Act of going out alone to a movie or restaurant, Askhole (n): Someone who asks many stupid, pointless or obnoxious questions. Others to look for: Epiphanot, Unlightening.
A few favorites not on the list: Fornicopia, Procrasturbating.
Read the full list here: http://www.boredpanda.com/modern-word-combinations-urban-dictionary/ (warning - bored panda), and for even more novel evolutions of language visit the Urban Dictionary.
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