A surreal and supremely inane compendium of miscellaneous knowledge, Vol 5

200707301040 Concept cars of the past. (Via Neatorama)

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Video — 1961 Rural Civil Defense TV spots use marionettes. (Via Endless Parade of Excellence)


Blog Centerpullball How to wind a center-pull ball of yarn or twine.

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"Goblin's Ball" — creepy one-page comic story from 1962 horror comic.


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Rescued ducklings enjoy life in a teacup.

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Free ebooks: Three 1940s mystery novels "featuring private eye Doan and his remarkable sidekick, a gigantic fawn-colored Great Dane named Carstairs."

Reader comment:

Eric says: "I don't know if you're aware, but one of the novels you linked to a free ebook of, "The Mouse in the Mountain" by Norbert Davis, also called "Rendezvous with Fear," was one of Ludwig Wittgenstein's favorite novels, so much so that he almost wrote a letter to Davis, and loaned it to his students to read. (Reference: Ray Monk, The Duty of Genius, p. 528-529)"



Picture 5-25Video — How psychic con artists use cold readings to bilk rubes.

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MP3s — Goobers: anthology of 26 kids songs by artists like Foetus and Tiny Tim.

Previously on Boing Boing:

• ASASICOMK, Vol 1

• ASASICOMK, Vol 2

• ASASICOMK, Vol 3

• ASASICOMK, Vol 4