Mario’s World

Came across this sofa piece at Banta the other day. I immediately thought of this poem and the pic below of some real crooked houses that could use furniture like this.
There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught [...]

This video was forwarded to IT from the head of our military division with a clear and simple message… “Support us 24/7 … or else.”

A lot of people can’t believe that  Egyptian (and some Iranian) laborers are so strong. I couldn’t get a clear picture of the guy carrying these boxes caz he just ran with them on his back. But that stack of boxes probably weighs a ton, or at least half a ton.
This moment reminded me of the time [...]

Take a look at the pic above.
Now take a look at the one below.

Yep, I’m back in town after a two week trip through Italy and France.
Have a lot to post about after I manage to clear a ton of unread email from my personal inbox.
The pic of the clock tower or rather tower of clocks was taken in Paris outside Saint Lazare. Looks cool.

Was at Fanar when we noticed this baby grand piano playing all on its own. Ghost? Invisible person?
Well looks like the little gadget to the bottom right of the piano was doing all the magic… an auto-play function. Pop in the dvd and let it rip!

Yep, that’s what this little cheese grater is called. French word for a grater?

Need to torture your children? Buy this carpet for them
Firstly, all the characters are cockeyed, which is scary, even for adults.
Secondly, they are all drawn crooked, which will most likely make your children cockeyed.
And last but not least you have gotta love the well spaced and perfect spelled lettering (NOT). They will force [...]

Take a close look at the dial on this safe. It’s covered in adhesive tape. That’s what happens when Indians want to keep something safe.
The 10 ton safe in itself is not safe enough. 3 to 4 layers of adhesive tape applied over the dial is your safest bet against intruders
Wonder if we’ll [...]

Check out these eggs. All have strings attached.
And are sold by the crate.
And just in case you haven’t figured it out, they are plastic eggs being sold for Easter. The string is a nice idea and comes in handy for hanging them on display.