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Pantomime - a Great British Tradition

In the UK a Pantomime, or "Panto" as it is usually affectionately called, is a musical show, performed around Christmas for the entertainment of millions of families. Many of the stories are based around popular Fairy Tales. Children love to see thei...

awelldressedbullet's Featured Lenses

My Squidoo Story

Hello, my name is Kathy, aka "Pretty Bullet". I am a Squidette and this is My Squidoo Story! I started seeing the term "Squidoo" on the eBay Stores Discussion Boards before eBay Live 2007 was about to start.  Wasn't quite sur...

Squidoo Orange Guy Visits Canada

When I first found the Adventures of Squid Contest I knew I just had to take the little Squidoo Orange Guy out for a spin, and show him what Canada is all about. I had to make sure to get written permission from his adopted parents, Seth and Megan,...

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Time Travel: Eternally Cool

Even people who don't like science fiction love a good time travel story; everyone may wonder at some time what might happen if the events of history could be altered, or if we could know the future. Those more non-fictionally minded might wonder at...

BackPorchView's Featured Lenses

Pirate Fun

What is it about pirates that bring out the kid in all of us?  From games to movies to costumes it seems like playing at being a pirate is always a good time. You'll find a treasure trove of Pirate Fun here for the whole family! Avast ya bilge rat...

Really Bad Photography

I was digging through a box of stuff from my childhood while cleaning the basement and came across this batch of photos. I can't remember how old I was when I took these pictures, but I do know that I didn't know what I was doing with a camera. I mea...

Barkely's Featured Lens

Lighthouses of the Outer Banks

If you love the East Coast, and you love lighthouses, why not plan a lighthouse tour for your next family vacation?   The lighthouses featured in this tour are located on a series of long narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Caroli...

bdkz's Featured Lenses

Unique Toilet Seats For Your Home

There is an entire market out there for unique themed toilet seats. There is a seat for every decorating style on the planet. I especially love the clear acrylic designs. Here are the lastest and greatest designs in toilet seats.

The Pogo Stick

What a fun invention. The Pogo Stick has a decades long history of fun for both children and adults. Here is the history and information about this really fun summer toy. Now the new Vurtego Pogo Stick is pushing the limits of the traditional Pogo Sti...

The Many, Many, Many Uses for Duct Tape

OK Duct Tape is just that. Tape. Heavy-duty silver sticky tape. Now here's where the fun starts. For some reason duct tape has become a cult classic, a pop culture icon of sorts. People have created clothing, shoes, bras, dwellings, outhouses, a...

beeobrien's Featured Lenses

Velveeta...Unwrapped

An in-depth look at one of the most villified foods in the United States. It's right up there with Spam. Get the history, find recipes you won't believe, learn how to make your own, find out what you do when someone gives you 30 pounds of Velveeta as...

blondeheroine's Featured Lens

Woolworth's : A Needless Lesson in Nostalgia

Okay, so it's a little goofy, but growing up, I remember going to Woolworth's and getting Garbage Pail Kids. I remember that strange smell of old plastic that always permeated the place. And if recent searches on the internet are any indication, I'm...

Bob.'s Featured Lens

All About Bob

Hi, I'm Bob.  Having this first name (nic) for some 53 years now and watching how my humble little name has been exploited and associated with cats, apples, hairstyles, money, male enhancement, slicing actions, fishing, surprise appearances, fen...

boredofeducation's Featured Lens

Famous Damons

People act like they have never heard the name Damon.  So I've started a list of famous people that share my name.

Brite-Ideas' Featured Lenses

Good Riddles

Original Riddles, hopefully Good!   You be the judge. Be gentle, it's my first time. Ok, yah sure I write poems and song lyrics but Riddles are my latest fun.   Do you remember "Carnac The Magnificent" on the Johnny Carson show, wel...

OOPS! I Forgot to PEE!

Although I'm passed this stage of my life....(I wanna say "thank goodness"..but part of me misses it), this description of a typical "mom day" was once mine. I look back, and actually get tired just thinking about it. Loving our c...

Friendship

by Barbara Tremblay Cipak, Copyrighted      A journey from 1979 my journey with you my friend you stayed, Always and forever you have been my side, Throughout all this time you have stood patiently, During times when my life pulled me in a hundred...

calicoskies's Featured Lens

Mr. Lee CatCam - How to Make Your Cat a Photographer

Mr. Lee is an adventurous cat, whose owner has attached a camera to his collar. Now we can all share in Mr. Lee's entertaining journeys. Juergen Perthold created the CatCam and has provided us with interesting, amusing and truly unique photographs....

Caseyfern's Featured Lenses

Fun Geek Stuff and Ways to Raise your Cool Factor

We could call this something like Desktop Geek Stuff You Can't Live Without Now and Executive Toys Through the Ages, and Places to Go to Raise Your Cool Factor with the tribe (both personal and office). At the small office where I first worked, our...

Help! My Mac Crashed!

Almost every problem has at least one solution, and that rule holds true for Apple / Mac computers as well. No matter what computer you're using or what brand of computer you're using, the first thing to do is take a deep breath and step back for a m...

Coffee, Caffeine, Java, Joe, Mud, Buzz Juice

Can there be anything finer? A cup of coffee enjoyed out on the patio at dawn as the sun filters through the trees to the east. Even better if enjoyed around an early morning campfire, with the scent of pine lingering in the air above the fire pit. I...

chefkeem's Featured Lens

Singing Dogs Video Showcase

Hi, my name is Bugsy and I just love to watch "Americanine Idol". Especially, when ole pal Simon bullies around some of them wet poodles. That always makes me wanna pee on the carpet. But my Mommy would not like that one bit, and my Bavarian Chef Dad...

CHOPRN1127's Featured Lenses

Girl Scout SWAPS

SWAPS are a Girl Scout craft in which girls trade with each other to promote friendship. When girls swap their pins, they make new friends, and that is what girl scouting is all about! A great time to doing some girl scout swaps is right before an ev...

Hatchlings on Facebook.....Addicting

It's addicting...remember when you were a little kid and you went on Easter Egg Hunts?? Well this one you can do while sitting at your computer. You basically look all around Facebook and click on the eggs you find. It lasts for a year and you see wh...

Christene's Featured Lenses

TV Dinners

I'm almost ashamed to admit that I grew up on these. When I was really small they were a treat on nights when it was just me and my mom at home. I remember watching the Muppet Show and having my mother take the turkey TV Dinners out of the oven and w...

Kids Incorporated

Kids Incorporated was a kid's TV show that ran from 1984 to 1996. The first two seasons were on NBC and the remaining seasons aired on the Disney Channel.   The main characters of the show ranged in age from 8 through mid teens. The show revolved...

Best Lensographies Ever

Think of your lensography as your Squidoo home page. It can be the single URL that you direct people to, and they will have access to ALL of your lenses. Wait, what's a lensography you ask? It's a collection of all of your hard work here on Squidoo....

CoffeeBreaker's Featured Lenses

2008 To Be Warmest Year in Century!

You thought is was hot this year?  Just wait till next year! Triple digits will might be around longer than you think!

Survivor TV Show: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast

Survivor - a wonderful reality show that pits the good with the bad, the strong against the weak, and the sneaky around the unsuspecting! 15 shows have been played and aired and they all have their special issues for remembering that episode. What wa...

I Love Lucy and Lucy Ricardo!

I grew up without TV. Dad always said there was more to do in life that sit in front of that one-eyed monster! At the time, I thought he was horrible! Now, I see he did have a point! At least I know for sure I would not have enjoyed I Love Lucy as...

Comfortdoc's Featured Lenses

More Squidoodles

A collection of more Squidoodles* created for other causes, most importantly for SquidAid and the Squidoo Fire Aid Challenge. Also included are Squidoodles that I have created for the two groups that I manage, the Imagine Peace Group and the Grief &a...

The Princess Bride

"Hold it. Hold it. Are you trying to trick me? Where's the sports. Is this a kissing book?" We soon discover that "The Princess Bride" is a perfect blend of fairy tale romance, swash buckling action, nail biting adventure and sid...

The Final Countdown to 01.20.09 - George W. Bush's Final Day

We've started the Final Countdown to the last day that George W. Bush is in office, January 20, 2009. You can watch the Countdown clock on this lens, tick off the days, hours, minutes and seconds. The Final Countdown lens was inspired by my husband...

Crystal_Booth's Featured Lenses

Missouri Ghosts

I have always been able to sense ghosts and spirits. I don't see them with my eyes; it is more like a mental image or picture in my mind. Sometimes the image comes with knowledge of how they might have died. These are mostly just feelings or things t...

Crystal Booth's Squidoo Lensography

I discovered Squidoo through a forum link and became an instant addict. Creating lenses has become my new hobby! I absolutely love it! What a great way to make money and connect with other people. Since joining Squidoo, I have been honored to become...

The Darwin Awards and Idiot Sightings

We've all seen them, or at least heard of them. People who just don't seem to have a clue... Individuals that just can't ever seem to get it right... Idiots that make you wander if they even deserve a spot in the gene pool... What can you do? There...

daoine's Featured Lenses

Pet Costumes - spoil your pup this Halloween

Some pets love to dress up and party just as much as their people do. If your dog is a socialite, make sure she’s ready to shine this season – because no one upstages the pooch. Pet costumes now come in many different themes and sizes to s...

Mitchell Baker

Mitchell Baker is the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, part of the company behind the open source Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email program. She is also on the board of directors of the Open Source Applications Foundation. Winifred Mitchell Baker s...

The Golden Compass - Activities and Ideas

The Golden Compass (or Northern Lights in the UK and Australia) is the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy. The Golden Compass movie stars Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter, Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel, and Dakota Blue Richards as...

DelosWoodruff's Featured Lens

No Fuss Shorthand

Some shorthand is just scribbles. Other kinds are new alphabets to learn. Still others are pictorial. Yet other kinds are more along the lines of speeedwriting; designed to make you write faster. I'm not going to quibble over terminology. I just want...

EelKat's Featured Lenses

Lord Sesshomaru Costume

Need help creating a Lord Sesshomaru costume? You've come to the right place. I am currently in the process of making a Lord Sesshomaru costume. No idea when I will get it finished or how long it will take, but as I make it, I'll add updates here, an...

What's on My Bookshelf?

A glimpse inside one author's private book collection. Find new books you haven't read before as well as books to help you write. This lens is here to answer the question: What's on your bookshelf?

Ekography: EelKat's Lensography

I joined Squidoo in April of 2007. At the time of Ekography's last edit I had 313 lenses and 23 groups. I make new ones all the time, so watch for new ones to be added as time goes by. This is my index for them all. Ekography is eternally under...

ElaineLuther's Featured Lenses

Best Squidoo Tips plus Squiddy!

Squidoo's easy, but some things can be maddenly hard to find. Save time, it's all here for you. How to install Squidoo buttons on your blog, links to all the best how-to on Squidoo that there is. And show your Squidoo-love! I've sought out the best...

I hate packing peanuts!

In this lens, I'll let you know what to do with them, how to avoid them, a bunch of ways to re-use or recycle them plus links to some packing peanut related pranks! Join me, won't you? As we explore this peanut shaped styrofoam nightmare.

enslavedbyfaeries' Featured Lenses

Guyliner - Love It OR Hate It?!

It's not just punky emo boys, pirates and rock stars that are wearing guyliner these days. Wearing eyeliner and makeup is becoming more popular for common men too. What do you think of the new metrosexual makeup? Ladies, would you like to see your hu...

Lil' Squid Starly

Once upon a time there was a squid mommy who spent a lot time making these silly things called lenses. She had two daughters who were very patient with their mom while she was working because they knew she had a dream to become a Giant Squid and that...

Squidoo's Top Ten List

After reading through several lensographies this week I realized that there are some very interesting people behind the bio's and avatars. I thought it might be fun to share some of our favorite things and also things that drive us crazy. If you like...

Euryale's Featured Lenses

Emo Phillips

If you haven't ever seen or heard comedian Emo Phillips, there's probably no way I can accurately describe him to you.  He's quirky and peculiar and strange and geeky and very, very funny. 

Where's George?

Have you ever seen money stamped with "wheresgeorge.com?" What started as a joke project about money circulation soon revealed fascinating truths about currency movement and more! Where's George? is even an important tool when it comes to tracking t...

Evelyn_Saenz's Featured Lens

Printing With Coffee

Cafegrafia, or Coffee Art, the unique process of developing photographs using coffee as a pigment was invented by Saul Bolanos. His photos are of Costa Rican Coffee processing from a century ago. Learn how coffee is now produced in Costa Rica. Pour...

fefe's Featured Lenses

Should you use LOL if you aren't really laughing out loud?

Wikipedia defines LOL as an abbreviation for "laughing out loud" or "laugh out loud." I came across this site called nomorelol.com that points out so many of us use the term "LOL" when we are not really laughing out loud. Should we then use the term...

Do Ghosts Exist?

There's no such thing as a ghost. Or is there? Ghosts exist in popular culture and in ghost stories, but are there really disembodied spirits in cemeteries and haunted houses? There are many groups today (like Ghost Hunters on TV) that hunt ghosts, s...

Code Monkey

I love the song Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton. I can't get it out of my head. I first heard the song when I watched a WoW video on YouTube called "Code Monkey." I have since downloaded the Code Monkey mp3 from Jonathan Coulton's blog. I am also lo...

Freaknoodles' Featured Lenses

Emergency!

Emergency! was a pioneering TV show that thrilled audiences and had a direct impact on the field of emergency medicine. Each week firefighter/paramedics Roy DeSoto and Johnny Gage raced to the rescue with humor and bravery. Come along for the ride wi...

Wheel of Fortune - All-Time Best Game Show

Most people think of hangman as a childhood game that you play with a pencil and paper.  Merv Griffin took that idea, added a giant spinning wheel, an attractive hostess and a ceramic Dalmatian and created the longest running syndicated game sho...

Really Bad Song Lyrics

Some song lyrics touch your heart. Others tell a story or mourn a lost love. Then there are these lyrics... 

generationzip's Featured Lens

Giant Lego Man Washes Ashore

Have you ever been at your desk clicking around the 'net and have come across something so profound, so off-the-wall, so funny that you stopped everything and tried to find out everything you could about it? Well, that happened to me today when I read...

GroovyFinds' Featured Lenses

Rude, Funny & Animal Themed Doormats

We feature a large selection of funny, rude, & pet related doormats, These are just a few of our favorites!

Hot Air Balloon Decor & Gifts

Who doesn't love hot air balloons? Decorate yourself or your home with these fun ballooning gifts.

Novelty Alarm Clocks

These funny & practical alarm clocks are great for those that like to sleep in. It's hard to ignore a roaring dinosaur or barking dog clock!    

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Herbie_the_Houseplant's Featured Lens

Herbie the Houseplant... The Story of My Life

With thanks to master for helping me with the grammar and speling. It is a story. About me. Well, read it already!!!

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Coca-Cola Commercials Video Showcase

The Coca-Cola Company Is an old company that has time to establish itself as a part of Americana. They believe in advertising and continue to do so. Some of us do have some favorite commercials that we remember. Do you remember one that you have not...

Number One Songs Of 1969 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard hot 100. Other things were happening in 1969. Woodstock Music Festival The FCC bans all cigarette advertising on television and radio The Godfather by Mario Puzo Stanley Cup M...

Number One Songs Of 1960 Video Showcase

This lens is about all the songs that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Other things were happening in 1960 The Summer and Winter Olympics were played in Rome (summer) and Squaw Valley, California (winter). No snow until the start of The Oly...

Janice2you's Featured Lenses

Rubber Duckies

Rubber Duckies are a terrific and relatively inexpensive collectible and you would be hard pressed to name something with a higher sheer fun quotient.  There isn't another toy out there that has the same awe factor of a cuddly puppy.  Rubbe...

Gefilte Fish

Gefilte fish is a traditional eastern european boiled fish delicacy often eaten by Ashkenazic Jews.  It is made from ground fish and a variety of fishes can be used, but the most common are carp, whitefish and pike.  While it can be eaten y...

JJNW's Featured Lenses

Christmas Song Lyrics

Merry Christmas! Don't you just LOVE Christmas Carols? Yay for the Holiday Season. It's time for the best Music of the year! Fa La La La La! On this page you will find: Christmas Carol Lyrics, Funny Christmas Words, Holiday Resources, Articles, CD...

Sarah Palin's Glasses

Sarah Palin and her Stylish Glasses, Made by Japanese Designer Kazuo Kawasaki, contine to make an impact on the Fashion World. Palin is Governor of Alaska & was former Vice President Running Mate to Senator John McCain. We Love Sarah Palin's Eyegl...

Joan4's Featured Lenses

Amazing and Talented Children!

Children inspire us; they make us reflect on our own lives and challenge us to do more. We learn from them. We can be entertained by them. Some will make you laugh. Others will make you cry. And others will leave you awe-struck! "And a little child...

Crazy Funny Songs

Ok. I admit it! I love all kinds of music - from classical to country! But one of my favorite kinds of music is crazy, funny, off-the-wall songs! Sometimes I get one of these nutsy tunes running through my head and I seem to sing it all day long! W...

Sing-Along with the Tate Family

I think we started singing in the car to pass the time on long trips over to Georgia to visit relatives. How many times did we sing "99 bottles of beer on the wall" all the way down to one? Also, we moved often in those days and sometimes found ours...

joanv334's Featured Lenses

Recipe for a vintage 70's room

1 wild vintage Rug, 1 groovy Chair and Table, 1 cool Lava Lamp, 1 far out vintage Clock, 1 or 2 vintage Smiley Face collectibles, 1 or 2 vintage Wood Owls, 1 Disco Ball, 1/2 dozen vintage 70's Rock Posters, 1 pair vintage Platform Shoes, 1 Pair vinta...

Recipe for a vintage halloween

1/2 dozen vintage Outdoor Decorations, 1 or 2 strands vintage Lights, 1/2 dozen vintage Jack-O-Lanterns, 1 or 2 vintage Costumes, 1/2 dozen Paper or Cardboard Decorations, 1 or 2 vintage Tablecloths, 1/2 dozen pieces of vintage Party Accessories, 1 F...

Recipe for a vintage day at the beach

1 vintage Swimsuit, 1 pair vintage Sunglasses, 1 vintage Beach Bag, 1 vintage folding Beach Chair, 1 vintage Beach Hat, 1/2 dozen vintage Sand Toys (for the little ones, or yourself!), 1 vintage Picnic Basket filled with refreshments, 1 bottle Copper...

joeeink's Featured Lens

Why I am qualified to be V.P. just like Sarah Palin.

Just a little political ad in promotion of myself. Because I tell off telemarketers, I think it might be innappropriate to call my fellow Americans at 6 p.m. So I thought I would make a lens and plead my case, as to why I should be McCains running ma...

jstonedotorg's Featured Lenses

Colbert vs Rain - You Choose - Dance Off Winner or Truthiness

Colbert vs Rain Rain recently was voted Time's most influential person in the world for 2008, narrowly squeaking by Stephen Colbert. Also, Rain won the Rain v Stephen Colbert dance off. However, Stephen Colbert definitely has rain beat when it comes...

The Worst Ever Ideas - Things to Rant About on Squidoo or in an Article

Alright, so you have a lot of bottled up anger that needs to be let out. However, you don't know where to focus that anger. Well, this lens is all about ideas of thing for you to lay into. And once you get done venting all that frustration, be sure...

How To Become An Internet Mogul

So you want to be what Donald Trump is to real estate to the internet. You didn't have posters of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson on your wall when you were growing up. Instead you had posters of Seth Godin (squidoo.com, pictured left), Mark Cubin (...

kab's Featured Lenses

If It Weren't For My Horse...

Starting out as a simple phrase uttered by some random woman, this phrase entered the ears of Lewis Black. It then nearly killed him by eating away at his brain. The only way in which he could save himself, was to offer up this sentence for the rest...

Walnut Grove Explodes

Little House on the Prairie ended with an bang, in 1984. Literally, a bang! In the final episode (actually a movie) the residents of that beloved town, Walnut Grove, blow it up with dynamite - the whole town (except the church). One by one, each man...

Barry Williams will do anything for $50

Ladies and Gentlemen, I hereby set forth to prove: Barry Williams will do anything for $50. It is a big claim, I know, but I think that after you have taken a few moments to examine the evidence below, you will come to the same conclusion. He'll do...

Kangai's Featured Lenses

A Collection Of Rare, Odd, Remarkable, Amazing, Extraordinary And Totally Cool Finds: The Funkiest Stuffontheweb Ever

The Funkiest Stuff On The Web Ever Here at Funkiest Stuff On The Web Ever, we've come up with a collection of some of the best stuff we've found online. We realized that the net's an amazing place where you can find everything that you can think o...

Uber Orbs and other Time Wasters

So you're sitting at your desk at work (or in school) and your bored! Professor XYZ's lecture is so boring and the room is warm and stuffy... Or you're at work. Your day's not nearly over and it's only 10am! It's a Tuesday and you've three and a half...

How to Dress Up Your Eyes- Part 1

Ever wondered how a piercing look can leave you breathless? Faint-hearted? I have. I've always wanted to stun someone with a glance, and silence enemies with a glare. No words spoken, just a simple look loaded with meaning. This lens is devoted to...

KimGiancaterino's Featured Lenses

K is for Kitty Litter Cake

I have two Squidoo lenses on real kitty litter boxes, so it only seemed fitting to choose the infamous kitty litter cake for the 'K' entry in my Squidoo food lensography, Culinary Favorites From A to Z. One of my aunts emailed this recipe to me last...

Bobby "Boris" Pickett: Monster Mash

Artist: Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Cryptkickers Composed by: Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi Monster Mash I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster from his slab began to rise And suddenly t...

Steve Martin: King Tut

Artist: Steve Martin Recorded by: Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons Written by: Steve Martin Album: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978) King Tut King Tut (King Tut) Now when he was a young man He never thought he'd see (King Tut) People stand in line To...

lakeerieartists' Featured Lens

Maternity and Pregnancy Jokes - Just for fun

Raising kids is hard work and it becomes so much easier if we allow ourselves time to laugh about it, rather than stress about it. So take a half a second to sit back, put up your feet and relax while you read through this lens. Along the way, hopef...

LeslieBrenner's Featured Lens

How Tischke Invented the Bagel

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great Aunt Tischke Goldberg, the only Jewish Pilgrim at Plymouth Rock, invented the bagel. Here is her story, as told through my letters...

lisadh's Featured Lenses

How to Write Family Christmas Letters

Love 'em or hate 'em, family Christmas letters have become a part of our culture. Here are some tips on how to write Christmas letters your readers will enjoy.

Free Summer Movies for Kids

Looking for something to do with the kids this summer? Many movie theater chains offer free (or pretty darn cheap!) summer movies for families. Here is a list of some movie theater summer programs and what to expect. (Note: Some theaters haven't anno...

May 18 - The Day in History

May 18 is my daughter's birthday. It's also the day Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the day Pope John Paul II was born in 1920, and the day Halley's Comet could be seen from earth as it passed our planet in 1910. What else happened this day in hist...

MaartenC's Featured Lens

The Funniest Comics!!!

This lens is entirely dedicated to the funniest (and a bit different) comics and cartoons on the Web! ROFLOL your way through this lens and let me know what you think!!!

MarketingSurge's Featured Lens

Ok, I'm Pulling Out My Last Three Hairs!

The basic keys to maintaining your sanity or keeping the loss of it to a minimum while chasing after your two year old while holding your laptop while breaking up the two older brothers' video game fight while cooking dinner while listening to your w...

Maydusa's Featured Lens

Amanda Bynes

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress and former show host on Nickelodeon. After appearing in several successful television series on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bynes has moved into a film career, starring...

Mike-the-poet-Jubb's Featured Lens

What a dog's nose knows

Depending on which website, book, or article you consult, a dog's nose is anything between twenty and a million times more powerful than a human's. Now, I can think of a few aromas that I'd like to be a million times weaker... but a million times str...

Mortira's Featured Lens

The Sage's Cupboard: Inspirational Beading

Every new piece of beadwork has a history, a place of origin, a source of inspiration. Images, objects, colors, nature, music, fashion - all of these things can inspire artists to create. Bead artists have limitless possibilities when it comes to des...

n-8's Featured Lens

Come On In The Web Is Fine

Greetings fellow Squidooians...Squidooan's..Squidies..??? My name is Nate Balcom and I run NateBal.com. I don't understand why no one ever gets that. Anyway, I've been building websites and other such random geekery for about the past 7 years. Duri...

Noadi's Featured Lenses

Perma-Pet Sculptures by Noadi's Art

Perma-Pets are one of a kind mixed media sculptures by artist Sheryl Westleigh. Each pet is sculpted from polymer clay, painted, then suspended in clear acrylic resin. Noadi's Art creates threekinda of Perma-Pets, Cuddlefish, Octopuppies, and Nudibra...

The Perplexing Platypus

I find the platypus totally fascinating. It's one of the few remaining monotremes, a very ancient evolutionary line of egg laying mammals. At the same time having both very primitive and very novel and advanced featured. Just an amazing animal.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The most wholly entertaining book never to come out of the great publishing houses of Ursa Minor.

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OhMe's Featured Lens

Greeting Cards and more For Fun!

I enjoy making my own greeting cards and did it before the age of computers. Now I have lots of fun learning new ways to make them. One of my favorite things to do is to swap heads using clip art and a picture of the person I am making the card for....

Orthia's Featured Lenses

How To Make Your Own Dreadlocks & Hair Falls

Hair falls are attachable/detachable hairpieces that can be made in almost any way you can imagine, using yarn, real or synthetic hair, plastic tubing or even strips of fabric. They can be straight, curled, dreaded, however you want! Here are some g...

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch. The Grinch is a storybook villain who learns the true meaning of Christmas, created by famed illustrator Dr. Seuss.  First introduced in the 1957 book How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, the Grinch became a holiday r...

Petee's Featured Lens

Cow Tipping

I do not endorse cow tipping and do it at your own risk! Tipping a cow is more of an art than a science.  It is even considered an urban myth and bovines really do not tip as easily as one would suspect.  Tip a cow at you own risk and fear...

poddys' Featured Lenses

My Claim To Fame

Do you have a claim to fame, anything you have done to give you notoriety? Your claim to fame might be the result of having someone famous in the family, or as a friend, having met a famous person, or having taken part in a special event, appeared on...

The Daily Joke - June 2008

The whole world needs to laugh more often, don't you agree? One way to make people laugh is to tell jokes, and a joke a day, the daily joke is a great way to do it. My master plan for a happier nicer world to live in is to help spread some humor ar...

The Daily Joke - July 2008

Finding a way to bring more laughter into people's lives is a hobby of mine. I strongly believe that if we can find a way to laugh at the problems that life throws at us, that the day can pass much better than if we just allow the everyday routine to...

punkerkas' Featured Lens

Unknown Photography through Urban Exploring

As far as photography goes, I can't tell you anything on composition or how to set up your camera. All I know is that I have a knack at taking good shots once in awhile. I'm really shy about showing my work usually but my friends and family have push...

quippingqueen's Featured Lenses

LITTLE LOO LIBRARY

Welcome to the "Little Loo Library" (better known in North America as the "Bathroom Bookshelf"). Considering the fact that one will spend a good deal of time during one's life ensconced in an ablution hut, bathroom,&...

SOCRATIC ORDER OF SANDBOXES

The SOCRATIC ORDER OF SANDBOXES (S.O.S.) is open to those who take pride in thinking outside the box, letting their minds wander, or simply pondering pithy imponderables. Dedicated to those who have ever posed a simple, strange, or sill...

I AM CANADIAN

This light-hearted lens is designed to answer the question, "What is a Canadian?" The easy answer might be, a Canadian is someone who suffers from an inferiority complex, someone who likes sleeping beside an elephant, or someone who loves skating on...

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Poetry by Ramkitten, Just For Fun

See, I went through this phase a while back, when I'd amuse myself with rhyme, often while out walking the herd of dogs on the farm Steve and I ... caretook? caretaked? were the caretakers of? Well, anyhow, the dogs seemed to enjoy my spontaneous ora...

100 Things I'm Thankful For

Lensmaster LittleIsMore, aka Claudette Mitchell, recently started a thread in the SquidU forums titled, "What are you thankful for?" She wrote: Although I knew how important it was to be thankful, I only learned a few years ago the significance of it...

My Husband Brought Home A $100 Car

Guess what!" Steve said, grinning like a naughty boy. He'd just walked through the door and hadn't even said hello or "how was your day?" yet. Uh-oh, I thought, now what? Without pausing for breath, my husband told me, "I found an old car, and I'm...

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Kitsch!

Fab-u-lous or tacky-Tacky-TACKY? What is kitsch?  Kitsch is either cutsey fun or hideous ugliness, depending on the viewer's opinion.  The word comes from the German, and sources debate whether it is derived from words meaning "trash&q...

Purple

pur·ple [pur-puhl] noun a group of colors with hues between violet and red. adjective Of the color purple, imperial or regal. transitive & intransitive verb purpled, purpling, purples - To make or become purple. A color can be a visual,...

The Fun of Balloon Hats

Balloon hats are made by twisting long, skinny balloons into joined sections so that they hold their shape and fit onto the head. After that, almost anything goes! I recently did a project that left me with a lot of twister balloons, and I decided t...

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Amigurumi - Crochet and Knit Toys for One of a Kind Gifts

Amigurumi toys (knitted and crochet toys) are an easy way for crochet and knit crafters to create a handcrafted gift for unique gift giving. Amigurumi (ah-mee-goo-roo-mee) have been a popular Internet craft topic for the last few years. These cute,...

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I Hate to Clean

I hate to clean so instead I'm just sitting here at my computer.  I'm not vacuuming.  I'm not doing the laundry, washing dishes or scrubbing the floor.  I'm not sweeping up dog hair.  I'm not looking for dust bunnie...

Learn Origami Videos

Learn the Art of Paper Folding by watching videos at the Origami Video Showcase! Think you can't do Origami? Think again. Origami becomes child's play when you can actually see the paper folding step by step. The Origami Video Showcase spotlights the b...

Vintage Christmas Postcards

I love my collection of beautiful vintage christmas postcards. If you've been dreaming of starting your own collection, take a look here first.  You'll find everything you need to get started collecting vintage postcards, including price gui...

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Horse Trivia Questions And Answers

If you are find free trivia questions it is most likely because they are humorous, intriguing, and demanding. The simple truth is that free trivia questions can make you more fun at parties, perform better in the work place, and increase your brain...

Spring Trivia Questions And Answers

1. Little League baseball was established in what year? A. 1939 B. 1940 C. 1941 D. 1942 A. 1939 QQ: This is the most well-known amateur league still being played today! 2. Coroebus was the first Olympic track and field champion in ancient Greece? W...

Fish Trivia Questions And Answers

If you are need free trivia questions it is most likely because they are amusing, interesting, and invigorating. What can free trivia questions do for you? They can make you a sparkling conversationalist. They can make you appear smarter than you re...

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The Fabulous World of Mom Jeans

Before I begin I must say I am not a Mom Jean expert. But through talks I've had with friends and co-workers I found out how easy it was to gravitate to Mom Jeans. We didn't start out wanting to wear them. Somehow we just ended up in this position. Y...

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Fun With Boxes: Cardboard Crafts for Kids

Recyling begins at home in a variety of simple, fun projects. In the beginning, you have two choices: You can either dump recyclables in a designated bin for pickup or deliver them yourself to a recycling center; or you can think creatively and find...

The Craziest Things I Never Said

I f you've lived in various regions of the U.S. as I have, you know that expressions in one part of the country can sound very different in another. Word-lovers don't mind one bit; in fact, the harder a phrase is to decipher, the more fun it is to u...

The Day the Lights Went Out

My mother was celebrating her 73rd birthday. Inside a glittery birthday card, my dad had tucked this note: "Sweetheart: A large box will arrive this week--your new computer." She let loose with the scream heard 'round the world. The year was 1996....

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Ways of having fun on the Internet.

You've checked your e-mails, updated your website, shopped online, used instant messengers. Now what? Do you sit blank after you've completed your daily internet tasks and have time to spare? Are you getting bored? Then here are some fun tasks you ca...

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The Adventures of Pullman Brown Squidbook

A little background on this story.   Once upon a time...   Just kidding. There was a time I was employed by United Parcel Service, not as a driver, but in one of their customer service phone centers. At the time, they had a monthly newsletter...

Robin of Sherwood (1984) vs. Robin Hood (new BBC series)

1984, and about the only notable cable channels worth mentioning were HBO and Showtime. Warring with each other over quality content, a small BBC production snuck onto the landscape of the small screen. HTV's Robin of Sherwood seemed like yet another...

Susan52's Featured Lenses

Having a Bad Hair Day?

Everyone has a bad hair day from time to time, right?  Instead of fighting it, I say just make the most of it.  Indeed, why not celebrate it!  Hey, other people may laugh at your bad hair so why not laugh with...

Think Pink!

(pingk) n.   1.  Any of a group of colors reddish in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation.  (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language) 2.  The subject of this lens. Did you know th...

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The Significant Hat : Historical Tales

Hats are not merely to keep off the sun and the rain, but to mark a social rite, portray a religious belief, define the status and occupation of the user and to announce the extent of authority. Kings and Heroes wear hats, as do the Gods.

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Sesame Street News Video Showcase

Those words and the cheesy little raincloud with the "News Flash" graphic signaled yet another report from the intrepid Kermit the Frog on location. Kermit valiantly interviewed a parade of characters from history, fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Fro...

Skelanimals: Dead Animals Need Love Too!!

The cutest bags of bones around are the Skelanimals! They're looking for a home with a special someone to love them, but not just anyone. They need people with lots of love who want to snuggle; after all, they're just bones and need help staying warm...

Really Bad Singing

Ah, music soothes the savage beast ... or possibly gives him a headache if he has to listen to some of this stuff! I sing in the Women's Chorus of Dallas and our director is constantly admonishing us to "Sing Pretty!" There seem to be some...

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Guide to Foosball Tables

If you're building a games room, then a foosball table would make the perfect addition. Smaller than a pool table and easy to play, foosball is a fast paced game and comes in a variety of sizes and fun designs. This guide will help you pick the righ...

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Birthday Traditions Around The World

To us birthdays mean cake, balloons, parties, candles, cards, and presents! Cultures around the world observe birthdays in many ways, some just like us, and some very differently.

Fun With Roly Poly Bugs

Did you know that Pill Bugs aren't really bugs at all? They aren't even insects! They are members of the only group of CRUSTACEANS who live on land. Pill Bugs perform valuable jobs in our environment by eating detritus and aerating the top layer of s...

The Tawny Frogmouth

A weird and wonderful bird from Down Under, the Tawny Frogmouth is so fun to watch. With it's owl-like body and frog-like mouth, this bird is like no other. A native to Australia, the rest of us need to be content with viewing this amazing creature i...

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The Best-Ever Hawaiian Punch Recipe

Hawaiian punch. Who knew that writing a simple page with my recipe for the best-ever Hawaiian punch would be so difficult? Sometimes, when you are working on a project, you hit a roadblock and you just have to walk away and let it 'ripen.' Now, you'...

Did You Do The Wii Scream?

Did You Do The Wii Scream When You Received Your Wii? Is the mighty Wii video game console really worthy of a Wii Scream? Is this how you would react to receiving some of the best Wii Games? You can bet that it is just a bit exciting to receive a Wii...

Krispy Kreme Burger ~~ The Cheddar Bacon Cheeseburger of Delight!

Yes, folks, you read it correctly -- The Krispy Kreme Burger or The Krispy Kreme Cheddar Bacon Cheeseburger of Delight. Have you had one of these hamburgers? There is nothing complicated about them, just a hamburger patty, fried egg, two strips of ba...

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Family Treasure Hunting (geocaching with your family)

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cac...

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Florida Alligators

I know what most of you are thinking, big, ugly, and an all together scary creature. The American Alligator is usually very misunderstood. I hope to be able to change your minds about the alligator or maybe at least soften it up a little bit.

webnh's Featured Lenses

Hot Dogs

Is there anything better then on a summer day eating a steamed or grilled Hot Dog? I like them with everything on them or with just mustard. And I'm pretty sure even the health gurus' on TV eat them every once in a while. A Hot Dog that is cooked righ...

The Best Coffee Ever

Coffee is more then something hot, you get speeding through a drive-thru. It's a rich deep flavored beverage that is great hot or cold. Coffee can pick you up and at the same time morph into a deeply relaxing drink. We can all remember a time sittin...

The Best Oatmeal Ever

Oatmeal is one of those rare foods that's at home in both categories, Healthy & Affordable. For less then 15 cents a serving you can start out your day with a nutritious breakfast and have almost as much money as when you got up. Think about it, wha...

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Collecting Lumicel Art for fun and Profit

Hi I have been Collecting Lumicel Art for a while now and thought it about time I shared some knowledge about what it is and where it is available. Lumicel is a hand drawn animation model sheet with central serigraphic or hand-painted color image. su...

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Lensmaster spirituality has chosen Just For Fun Headquarters as one of Squidoo's Great Groups. :)

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