April 18, 2009

Smile a little today

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I simply had to share this. It’s only about 20 kinds of awesome!

Perhaps you and some friends should get together, choreograph a little ditty, and show up at 30th Street Station for a flash mob type display. Just let me know so I have my camera!

Oh, and in case you somehow missed this one from a prison in the Philippines…

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