Images from 2011

grass, trees, and water at Sun City Grand
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African harp that sort of looks like a person and is a little bit creepy
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Statue of a Chinese Emperor at the Bellagio
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old cornet operating on the principle of the player piano, where a paper roll with holes opens and closes the valves of the cornet
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marker piano used for creating player piano rolls, with a coffee stain on some of the keys
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very old electrically-driven assembly of belts, gears, and stuff for creating player piano rolls. This looked like an OSHA incident waiting to happen.
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shaped and polished blocks of jade hanging from a wooden frame; this is a musical instrument called a lithophone
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a set of Chinese bronze bells on a wooden stand with Foo Dogs
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picture of a serpent, the wind instrument that was the precursor to the tuba
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Swedish violin with three rows of keys instead of free fingering
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view from Trevor's suite at the Rio
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O'Hare of the Dog, 24 oz Budweiser and a side of bacon, $7.50
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Angry Voters, showing some Angry Birds attacking politicians
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James Traficant, whose hair looks like an opossum, altered so that his hair IS an opossum
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view from section 111 of Chase Field
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Justin Upton pinch-hitting against San Diego
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Justin Upton pinch-hitting against San Diego
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decorative chicken potholder saying 'I'm Beyonce's tiny cousin, bitches!!1!'
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Bizarro Funeral Home
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Sign saying 'get your picture taken in a dog's butthole'
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sculpture made out of wooden blocks, where visitors are allowed to move the blocks
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avast, ye scurvy dogs! Bank of America is about to go belly up!
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this can all be easily explained
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Bobby the huge Siamese cat sleeping on the rug
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bunny yawning and looking distressed, caption 'Oh Noes!'
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young bunnies lying on the floor with their paws up
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fountain with lights at the Viejas casino outside San Diego
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cat, caption 'I'm in ur fridge, eatin ur foodz'
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cat with bunny, caption 'my bunny, it gives me the happy!'
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cat saying 'The copier's jammed again'
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ever since the earthquake, Ralph takes precautionary measures while couch napping
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cats saying 'I has a u'
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Maru, famous Japanese cat, ensconced in a box that's too small for him
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O Ceiling Cat, please protect us from teh stupid
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cat playing with Lego stormtrooper figures
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sleeping cat saying 'Panic? I'm far too tired to panic.'
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cat sleeping on table at The Vig
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stuffed chicken with cornbread
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Dane's cat sitting in a guitar case
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dangerous bunny with laser eyes
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Michael, I want you to make them an offer THEY CAN'T REFUSE
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sausage, potato, and sauerkraut casserole
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sparkly disco horse in the lobby of the Bellagio
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disregard females, acquire currency
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watermelon with a collie in it, melon-collie ~= melancholy, silly pun
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Sign saying 'get your picture taken in a dog's butthole'
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duck breast with garnish at the Brass Cafe
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The Phoenix Ghostbusters's Ecto-1 replica car, with Beanie Babies all over its hood
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graph of size of explosion vs. number of problems remaining unsolved, looks like y=1/x
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epic fail: a fail so bad, it affects those around you
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a plate of sushi at Kobe
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cake with a bunch of candles on it
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fennec fox being really, really tired
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cake pops that look like frogs
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giant bunny in the Bellagio
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hamster sitting in coffee cup
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Coyotes and Kings players fighting during the hockey game
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horse saying 'Nobody nose the trouble I seen, nobody nose the sorrow'
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won the jackpot on a penny slot machine
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Kelli vs. Darth Vader; obviously, Kelli won
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menu board at Krazy Jim's Blimpyburger in Ann Arbor
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Life is rambling, Pip. Anybody who says different is selling something.
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Moira sitting on my lap, getting scritched
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Moira with catnip toy, looking peeved
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Moira sprawled out on the couch
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big IBM storage array cabinet with over 80T of disks in it
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'Matt is #1' spelled out with 9x18 Makarov ammo
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Parody of 'Nighthawks at the Diner' with an anteater saying 'Come at me bro'
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Occupy Phoenix protesters carrying signs and marching
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guinea pig eating flowers
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guinea pig wearing pirate hat
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Recent US Presidents compared to the Chaos Gods: Reagan = Nurgle, Clinton = Slaanesh, GW Bush = Khorne, Obama = Tzeentch
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striped pasta seafood ravioli at the Brass Cafe in Mt. Pleasant
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plume of smoke from the recycling plant fire near downtown Phoenix
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shrimp ragout at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute
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large breakfast at Hash House A-Go-Go
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Las Vegas Sock Market
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a plate of sushi at Kobe
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tofu makes you happy!
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trilobite with mortarboard cap, caption 'old school'
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Justin Upton pinch hitting a few weeks ago
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several wallabies in a basket
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Soup of the Day: Whiskey!
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WWF, panda hitting another panda with a chair. (The WWE used to be called the WWF, causing silliness)
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