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Life in Reverse - Super Slow Motion

Posted by finkployd in Video
Wednesday, April 30. 2008

tags: superslowmo, slow motion, ex-f1, casio, exilim, 600 fps, 1200 fps, reverse video, lebanon, lebanese, chicken, aki dene, fruit, shotgun, can, marksman, shooting, bullets, flower, rose, mount lebanon, beirut, video, film, movie

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Spring Road Trip - North Lebanon - April 28 2008

Posted by finkployd in Photo
Tuesday, April 29. 2008

Distance: 327 km
Average Speed: 38 km/h
Top Speed: 161 km/h
Time: 8 hours 40 minutes

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Spring Road Trip - North Lebanon - April 28 2008

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(full set after the jump)

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tif2ees bayd - Cracking Colored Eggs on Easter

Posted by finkployd in Info
Sunday, April 27. 2008

an easter day tradition in lebanon: eggs are colored then pitted against one another - head vs head / ass vs ass then head vs ass / ass vs head.

there can only be one, the victor is the last egg that remains uncracked.

the angle of attack, the choice of egg, and the defensive style all go towards making the game a real challenge - mastered over the years of growing and cracking more eggs.

but the real mastery lies in passing a fake egg for a real one

tif2ees bayd - Cracking Eggs on Easter

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Cat Shower

Posted by finkployd in Video
Sunday, April 27. 2008

new category just launched: SuperSlowMo

first post for all you cat lovers out there hehe

no cats were hurt in the making of this film

(do cats really hate water? video after the jump!)

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Les Filles du Basement

Posted by finkployd in Photo
Sunday, April 27. 2008

(les filles after le jump)

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Spring Road Trip Anyone? (Postponed due to Bad Weather!)

Posted by finkployd in Info
Thursday, April 24. 2008

road trip media here >> Road Trip Media

here's the course:

Start: 8 AM sharp
Breakfast in Tripoli: 9 AM
Duration: Approximately 12 hours
End: Dinner in Jbeil at Azrak around 8 PM
Home: 11ish

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saudi about Full Text of Doha Agreement

Fri, 05.03.2010 14:08

Thanks for sharing his Agreement. wish you all the best

Ieva about Fundraising for Toufoula: Chayas' lunch at Tawlet

Mon, 22.02.2010 11:49

Where is Tawlet Souk el Tayyeb? Would love to go try it!

Ran about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Sun, 21.02.2010 18:58

I vote for Sam,if he is still the same guy I knew 10 yrs ago.

Soup about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 20:55

depends, if you are on a mac it's on the top left corner :P

Khaled Itani about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 19:06

Hey Guys. Last time I checked: everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If you don't like this blog post or the author's opinion: there's a small X inside a red box on the top-right hand c [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 18:08

you know those Lebanese girls pay my hosting bills :) allah ykhalleeyon ;) as for the inattention comment, i would like to remind you that i could not finish a SINGLE story on Wednesday even [...]

alex about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 17:47

More importantly, i feel that the use of Adsense to shove "lebanese girls" advert in my face - TWICE, on the right and under the main post...(quite sure they're actually the same ukranians used [...]

Khaled about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:47

ur funny the total number of votes 182+153 is 335 .. so ur bad at mathematics its not big deal but im sure twitter has more than 350 users in Lebanon much more about elections well yo [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:31

it wouldn't be a proper election without post-election fallout - w mouzaharat w fer2ay3 hehe keeping it civil is paramount :)

mich1mich about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:25

Just read the blog and comments. Don't know what happened, but I thought it was a fun thing we were doing! I participated from Dubai as have been visiting Beirut a lot and know both candidate [...]

Platter about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:23

Dude! Lighten up :P seriously. You're giving it too much thought. I've included both you and me in the "we" I mentioned, I'm not that far away, I'm in Lebanon too. I never said the other par [...]

tomtom about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:05

like those frenchies who say de un, de deux... haha :)

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:00

thank you for reinforcing my 4% observation, and then for admitting fraud by stating "we know where it started, but obviously never worked". whoever started it, knowing that either candidate [...]

anon about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:58

i love when some one numerate his comment :) nicely done :P at the beginning when i didnt know who wrote this article, and now after knowing i feel that it is more silly :D so man n [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:46

it's all about the patterns walid. when votes come in 'odd' patterns - there's generally a concern over the legitimacy of the votes :) that's how fraud is detected in real world elections.

Platter about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:46

This shows: 1- Someone has taken this too seriously. 2- The guy behind this blog is not happy with the fake election results. 3- He knows nothing about twitter and how networking works beca [...]

walid about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:34

it is true that this election was for fun, but we were trying to be serious about it now i was one of the participants in this election, and i can tell you that i was one of the tweepole who [...]

Perplexed about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:14

Is this comment for fun?;) I mean apart from the fact that finkployd is one of the candidates? :P

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:13

walid, this isn't about the outcome, but about the method. some people would argue that the end justifies the means. this is very common in certain cultures, one of which happens to be ours. [...]

Walid about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:00

since u have a blog u write in, u should at least consider the main and basic step in writing about an subject which is objectivity ... so plz try to know more about this election b4 writing abo [...]

Ieva about Back Country Skiing in Lebanon (UPDATED)

Wed, 10.02.2010 10:36

Gorgeous. Inspiring. Makes one want to get out o the city.

Anonymos about Snow at 750m

Tue, 09.02.2010 11:21

Did I go color blind, but I really cannot sea the snow in this photo...

dara about Back Country Skiing in Lebanon (UPDATED)

Mon, 08.02.2010 18:00

just 3 pictures :(

z about Snow at 750m

Mon, 08.02.2010 17:38

All white!!

edelweiss about Snow at 750m

Fri, 05.02.2010 23:40

Fink, this shot is a classic one - almost unreal in modern-day Lebanon You see this country with the eyes of a poet!

anon about We Are The Resistance - full report

Fri, 05.02.2010 20:39

wow u people work really hard

jj about Wild Boar at Copas: a slap in the face

Fri, 05.02.2010 18:45

well well , people can say whatever they want but what they miss is No one is perfect and i mean it , just one is perfect "GOD" so about wine , yes you can have your wine the way you like it and [...]

rushawi about Full Text of Doha Agreement

Fri, 05.02.2010 09:43

very informative articles. it is diffigult to find this agreement else where. Good job.

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thats in beit mery police took them out hahaha didnt believe untill i saw it

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I READ YOUR BLOGGING DAILY..MISS U MUCH CICI