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Odds

Collection of fascinomas, oddities, unique entities from the globe. Some are of amusing value (often in a juvenile sense) of debatable image quality not fit for more formal galleries.
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  • Unwanted housemate. Lira, Uganda.

    Unwanted housemate. Lira, Uganda.

  • Dragon Seahorse.

    Dragon Seahorse.

  • Lost in Translation -  Hmmmm..... does not sound all that refreshing. But it is a "coolico."

    Lost in Translation - Hmmmm..... does not sound all that refreshing. But it is a "coolico."

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  • Took me awhile to put this up (nearly a decade). But at the behest of friends, for all to enjoy...

    Took me awhile to put this up (nearly a decade). But at the behest of friends, for all to enjoy...

  • Taking difference with the speed limit.

    Taking difference with the speed limit.

  • 10.23.11 Dragon Eggs. Er, nope. Actually Moraki Boulders. New Zealand.

    10.23.11 Dragon Eggs. Er, nope. Actually Moraki Boulders. New Zealand.

  • Old plane carcass transformed as part of a home in Point Hope. 20100617-_MG_4526

    Old plane carcass transformed as part of a home in Point Hope. 20100617-_MG_4526

  • Running of the Reindeer at the 2013 Fur Rondy in Anchorage

    Running of the Reindeer at the 2013 Fur Rondy in Anchorage

    Annual Running of the Reindeer during the 'Fur Rondy' festival in Anchorage during Iditarod week.

  • 10.13.11 Brine channels under the sea ice from the ob tube.

    10.13.11 Brine channels under the sea ice from the ob tube.

  • Prosthetic eyes. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    Prosthetic eyes. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • Spring love. Thailand.

    Spring love. Thailand.

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  • Not the typical North American fare.

    Not the typical North American fare.

  • 2011-08-17 Nacreous (Polar Stratospheric) clouds and NASA dome

    2011-08-17 Nacreous (Polar Stratospheric) clouds and NASA dome

  • Arguably one of the most charming signs ever. Fish Camp. Kotzebue, AK.

    Arguably one of the most charming signs ever. Fish Camp. Kotzebue, AK.

  • Sage advise, given the circumstance, although might not be as applicable in the industrialized nations. T shirt from an international NGO working in Nakivale Refugee Camp, Uganda.

    Sage advise, given the circumstance, although might not be as applicable in the industrialized nations. T shirt from an international NGO working in Nakivale Refugee Camp, Uganda.

  • Arctic Village Infrastucture. Selawik, AK

    Arctic Village Infrastucture. Selawik, AK

  • 2.14.11
In flight meal. Very word efficient, the military.

    2.14.11 In flight meal. Very word efficient, the military.

  • 2.14.11 The infamous Ivan the Terrabus

    2.14.11 The infamous Ivan the Terrabus

  • Splinters nonwithstanding, vintage obstetrical forceps. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    Splinters nonwithstanding, vintage obstetrical forceps. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • Yep. That's Texas.

    Yep. That's Texas.

  • 9.19.12 The site of the first Christmas/New Year's Tree. Riga, Latvia

    9.19.12 The site of the first Christmas/New Year's Tree. Riga, Latvia

  • Somehow the title does not match the ingredients. Might be a disappointment to some travelers. Estonia.

    Somehow the title does not match the ingredients. Might be a disappointment to some travelers. Estonia.

  • Chandelier comprised of human bones. Ossuary Church, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic.

    Chandelier comprised of human bones. Ossuary Church, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic.

  • 7.17.11. chilly willy being snowed in from a storm. McMurdo Station, Antarctica

    7.17.11. chilly willy being snowed in from a storm. McMurdo Station, Antarctica

  • One of my favorite hats. Great use of otherwise rubbish material. Champasak Province, Lao PDR.

    One of my favorite hats. Great use of otherwise rubbish material. Champasak Province, Lao PDR.

  • Risk of fire, I suspect, would be low here. Kotzebue Sound, Alaskan Arctic.

    Risk of fire, I suspect, would be low here. Kotzebue Sound, Alaskan Arctic.

  • 3.12.11 Couldn't resist taking picture of this flap.

    3.12.11 Couldn't resist taking picture of this flap.

  • 2.20.11 George Adelie Washington (and yeah, this was in the wild. this molting Adelie penguin was sheltering itself against the wind by power shed in McMurdo station).

    2.20.11 George Adelie Washington (and yeah, this was in the wild. this molting Adelie penguin was sheltering itself against the wind by power shed in McMurdo station).

  • Human Skull and Bones sconce. Ossuary Chapel. Czech Republic.

    Human Skull and Bones sconce. Ossuary Chapel. Czech Republic.

  • A slightly different if not unflattering angle of a Kangaroo. Queensland, Austrailia

    A slightly different if not unflattering angle of a Kangaroo. Queensland, Austrailia

  • Lost in translation -  Foreign labeling/acronyms can be a little jolting to American interpretation. Basically, this is Aspirin, or Acetylsalicylic Acid. Riga, Latvia

    Lost in translation - Foreign labeling/acronyms can be a little jolting to American interpretation. Basically, this is Aspirin, or Acetylsalicylic Acid. Riga, Latvia

  • Texans sometimes have colorful names for their enterprises. South Congress St, Austin, TX.

    Texans sometimes have colorful names for their enterprises. South Congress St, Austin, TX.

  • Maribou stork. Arguably one of the uglier birds around. Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

    Maribou stork. Arguably one of the uglier birds around. Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

  • 11.2.11 Temporary retail site on Cashel Street. To bring people back to downtown (even though most continue to be condoned off), a couple blocks have been opened up comprised of stores and coffee shops built out of cargo containers (milvans/connexes). Rather ingenious, slick, and done quite nicely.

    11.2.11 Temporary retail site on Cashel Street. To bring people back to downtown (even though most continue to be condoned off), a couple blocks have been opened up comprised of stores and coffee shops built out of cargo containers (milvans/connexes). Rather ingenious, slick, and done quite nicely.

  • School bell made from tire rim. Love the ingenuity. Village near Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR.

    School bell made from tire rim. Love the ingenuity. Village near Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR.

  • Caribou Antlers as roof adornment. Kotzebue, AK

    Caribou Antlers as roof adornment. Kotzebue, AK

  • 7.27.11 in the bottom half of the world. is it true that the toilet swirls in the opposite direction? i guess it depends on the jets of the toilet. And if your toilet is level.

    7.27.11 in the bottom half of the world. is it true that the toilet swirls in the opposite direction? i guess it depends on the jets of the toilet. And if your toilet is level.

  • 2011.04.14 hyperbarics chamber.

    2011.04.14 hyperbarics chamber.

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    Prosthetic eyes. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Splinters nonwithstanding, vintage obstetrical forceps. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Human Skull and Bones sconce. Ossuary Chapel. Czech Republic.