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Well, this is interesting. Okay, it’s not: it’s just weird and hilarious, both inadvertently AND advertently. And filthy.

So you know why it’s here.

via Irina Slutsky

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The origin of the LOLCAT meme

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Cyanide and Happiness, a daily webcomic
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

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He lurks everywhere!

Cthulhu lurks everywhere!

via Carocat

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Read all about it: Donate phones to Fearless like Fearless Donors Carla and Anita from Rain ZinePhones for Fearless is far from finished! With all the great gifts people got over the holidays, we know there will be some used phones, cameras, and other mobile devices kicking around looking for new homes, and we stand ready to provide them!

Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists share stories, and tap into life, jobs & family.

How can you help?

  1. Your used mobile phones - preferably with video, camera, wi-fi
  2. Cash donations (* tax deductible) or new phone donations
  3. Conversation - tell your friends on your blog, twitter, etc. - post a badge, click a Social Bookmarking button to Digg, Reddit, Stumble, etc, this post:

add to del.icio.us : Add to Blinkslist : add to furl : Digg it : add to ma.gnolia : Stumble It! : add to simpy : seed the vine : : : TailRank : post to facebook

Action Plan:


First, Gather phones!


Collect all the unused mobile phones at your office and home - dig into your boxes of stuff, ask you friends! Digital cameras, chargers, bike/helmet mounts, and spare batteries gratefully accepted too.

Next, Drop off the Phones Tuesday, December 30th at:

  • Raincity Studios - 1 Alexander St. @ Water st. Come by and drop off phones, send a New Year’s message and get your picture taken with your donation! Because why should good deeds go unrecognized? Join our gallery of Fearless Supporters!

Or send by Postal Mail to:


Fearless City

c/o DTES CAN

PO Box 88023

418 Main St

Vancouver, BC V6A 4A4

Notes:


  • Remove your chip, and clear your contacts before donating (all phones will be completely cleared before released).
  • Please include chargers and accessories - used digital cameras also welcome
  • Unusable phones will be donated to FreeGeek for reuse and recycling

Who is Fearless?


Donate phones to Fearless to help Vancouver downtown eastside artists and residents

Fearless is a Vancouver Non-Profit group using mobile technology to provide tools, resources, and cultural outreach to artists and residents in the improverished Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. Fearless is a project of the DTES Community Arts Network (CAN).
You can follow us on Twitter: Fearless City
Subscribe to our feed: Homepage Feed, or All Content Feed
email: info (at) fearlessmedia (dot) ca
Phone/SMS: 604.644.4349
Voice mail: 604.682.3269 xt 8320

More:


Thank you for your support!


Post a graphic on your site with this handy code snippet:

<a href=”http://www.fearlesscity.ca” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/3121575464_8a062db061_m_d.jpg” /></a><br />
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<a href=”http://www.fearlesscity.ca” target=”_blank”>Donate used mobile phones to help DTES residents and artists at fearlesscity.ca</a>

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