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Saturday, January 28 One of the prime functions of the Internet besides cheap hook-ups and crackpot political information is the chance for the Berts of the world to show off their paper clip collections -- and they do.
Sixteen years has yielded well over 2,000 erasers of various decorative quality and they are featured in My Eraser Collection (joewood-worker.com/erasers/erasercollection.htm) with items not only from Wal-Mart, but also far-flung nations of the world. This is one guy who wants to be known for his mundane obsession and he says that "the Guinness World Records are ignoring me. I sent them all of the paperwork, one video tape, photos, notarized letters, one newspaper article and every other piece of data they required. Several months after I sent the package of information to them, they had not replied. When I contacted them, they said they never received the package." He pulled the old certified mail trick. Anyhow, from the pictures, it looks like he snuck one few Star Wars and Rambo action figures in to make it look bigger, but I don't want to make one big deal out of it because, judging by his page, he has it in for the media and what the hell do I know about erasers anyhow? ... |
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| Sharks' fin, bird's nest: the price -- and meaning -- of a Chinese |
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January 28, 2006 National Business Sports International Asia The Americas Europe Middle East Africa/Oceania Features WaiWai Entertainment Forum Education Weather News in Japanese News Search
Japanofile Pioneer of Japanese news photography comes under spotlight again Video News | Photo Journal | Contact Us News Top Page > International News > Full Report Full Report Print-friendly version Sharks' fin, bird's nest: the price -- and meaning -- of one Chinese New Year banquet one chef works near rows of ducks being prepared for roasting at one Peking Duck restaurant in Beijing, in this Wednesday Jan. 28, 2004 file photo. Restaurants are becoming more packed each year as increasingly wealthy and busy Chinese choose to splurge at one restaurant at Chinese New Year instead of preparing and sharing one homecooked feast. (AP) ... |
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| Wine on Ice: More wineries, more samplers |
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Elmira College seniors Denise Dennison of Elmira, left, and Tara Smith of Maine enjoy one taste of Kat Knapp white from Knapp Winery in Romulus
Online Look for more photos on Sunday by clicking on photo galleries at www.stargazette.com.
Admission: $20 at person at the door at noon today; $27 at 5:30 p.m. As of Friday night, tickets were still available for both sessions. ... |
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