Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Miss Cellania's Links

As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye. Nurse Tamara Ferguson stayed to evacuate patient from the Camp Fire, but then was surrounded by flames.

The Curious Case of Harriet Moore, Alias John Murphy. (via Strange Company)

The exact plan failed, yet the desired end was achieved anyway.

You May Be Cool but You’ll never be Cordell Jackson Cool.

The Witch Capital of Norway. Vardø is dark and cold, and has a history of witch executions. (via Metafilter)

You've seen them in the movies- big, strong debt collectors who won't take "no" for an answer. Ozy heard from a guy who once worked for a shady New York outfit that fronted money to gamblers, which meant collecting could be difficult.

It's a Dance Party! Push all the buttons for more fun. (via Everlasting Blort)

The Bacteria Lurking in American Shower Heads.

The ‘feel-good’ horror of late-stage capitalism. Those inspirational stories you pass around hide the fact that civilized countries don't let people fall into such trouble in the first place. (via Metafilter)

Corpses in the Pig Pen: The Tale of Indiana's Most Notorious Serial Killer.

A blast from the past (2013): Ten Neat Things to Do With Apples.

Here's a reminder that all my posts at Neatorama must have five upvotes before they are published on the front page. That would go faster if you would go to the upcoming queue and vote for them! You'll also get points good toward t-shirt discounts.

3 comments:

gwdMaine said...

Five upvotes? I didn't know that. I've only been in the
upcoming queue once. I just figured that's where stuff
went to be edited/reviewed before actually getting posted.

Jac said...

I'm getting some strange 404 and 405 results from Neatorama, it's creeping me out. Tried to create an account then it went all error message on me "please try your call again"...

Miss Cellania said...

Jac, contact alex@neatorama.com about that; he can get you through it. It may be a known error, or something he should know about.