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http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/blueberry-imposters-fake-blueberries-may-be-in-your-packaged-foods-2446815/>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You're bumming me out! Blueberries are one of the few healthy foods I regularly eat, and now you say they're fake.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>One of George Carlin's classic routines was about blue food. "Where's the blue food? Don't say blueberries. They're purple."
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>>>>>>And which color blind moron has coined the line "violets are blue"? They're violet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Bluebery juice is not that expensive here, maybe 50% more than your regular fruit juice, and it's still as good as ever. Just raw bluebery, from Takovo ("mi cedimo voće" - we squeeze the fruit, a gentle reminder from their old slogan "we don't make juices"). As close to palatal nirvana as one can get. Saw it in the US once, it cost $7/quart, and once more at an even more ridiculous price. You can get a liter for $1,50 here (or more, as the dollar is falling).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Speaking of colors (Tracy, get some cash ready for attention), here's a building on New Belgrade, which is pretty much impossible anywhere in the US:
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http://www.panoramio.com/photo/209837>>>>>>
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/14118223>>>>>>
>>>>>>The shots aren't mine. I saw this building while visiting in 2005, and now remembered the route the bus took then, and found the pictures. Also, the state run College of Economy, a building old close to a century:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2405284, closer at
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6388499.
>>>>>
>>>>>I really like this:
>>>>>
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EwnoH4dV8D0/TMmVP5yC_yI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/7H4lbUQ89iU/s1600/Kiev_ROW1506474053_20101028.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bingfotos.blogspot.com/2010/10/elevated-view-over-colorful-buildings.html&h=512&w=958&sz=80&tbnid=QrFtoRR5-ujAgM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=148&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dportland%2Bcolorful%2Bbuilding%2Bphoto&zoom=1&q=portland+colorful+building+photo&hl=en&usg=__jWXYH-7Gh3n6RzvdG7KSB-pbaPs=&sa=X&ei=yo1JTZmRBIHGlQfhpt0g&ved=0CCAQ9QEwAw>>>>
>>>>These are in Bristol (where pirates come from)
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7786842@N02/5383813767/in/pool-1398157@N25/>>>>
>>>>and these
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/colouredhousesofbristol/pool/interesting/>>>
>>>Nice, but as nice as they are (and I do like the colors and the buildings), I prefer the architecture of the other houses...
>>
>>Well I'm deeply offended by your failure to prefer my buildings :-)
>>
>>How about an ugly building contest. There's one on the Edgeware road in London that I think could beat just about anything
>>
>>
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=edgeware+road+ugly+building&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=51.567681,-0.22728&sspn=0.038573,0.076389&rq=1&ev=zi&split=1&filter=0&radius=1.97&hq=edgeware+road+ugly+building&hnear=&ll=51.564426,-0.223761&spn=0,0.076389&z=14&layer=c&cbll=51.564037,-0.223298&panoid=I4eshVoy1c2SK1KVV-zs5Q&cbp=12,49.44,,0,5.1>
>OK, I'll play :o)
>
>I agree that building was pretty ugly - the styles don't mix.
>
>This building (right behind Portlandia of all things in Portland, OR) is considered one of the ugliest in the world:
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http://static0.travelandleisure.com/images/amexpub/0009/3867/200910-w-ugly-portland.jpg>
>How about Newark, OH:
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http://static0.travelandleisure.com/images/amexpub/0009/0968/200910-w-ugly-longaberger.jpg>
>As silly as that is, it's not nearly as ugly as this one in Dallas, TX:
>
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Dallas_WorldTradeCenter.jpgOK. Seems like a pointless contest. America wins hands down (g,d&r)
