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Find your own whistling lamppost

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

Rands in Repose:

As for Webstock, it’s on the other side of the world, but they’ve defined an event you must experience simply because you want to find your own whistling lamppost.

[Via : Rands In Repose: It’s Windy in Wellington.]

Bonus link: Michael’s NZ photos on Flickr.

Posted in Buzz   Tagged whistling, wind

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