What Can't You Find On The Internet?

Minstead Gardens? http://tinyurl.com/648uta9

(bits of Fahrenheit 451 were filmed on the Alton Estate, which that is part of - there are a couple of other streets of bungalows on that edge of the estate but that one looks closest to the layout in the pic, though they seem to have new windows, roofs and fences)

Amazing, thanks! Spent ages roving about on Google maps last night trying to find that damn street. Cheers..

The name of a book I had as a child, about a boy who was afraid of thunder and lightning, and the lighthouse keeper whe teaches him how to gauge the storm's distace by counting. (circa late 50's.)

thanks rockapads! that's good but if there's one with more of a "i am making an arch learned point, with a wildean dismissiveness" / U R DAILY MAIL COLUMNIST BASTARD feel to it then that'd be top dollar

Prince, and "Yr pokemons", you know the one..

not asking for a direct link or anything, but:

is there a good repository of high resolution artwork on the internet? For example, check this out: http://www.taktal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PaulKlee_DoubleTent_19231.jpg

Is there somewhere that would have it at 6 megapixels or higher?

Any kind of biography of J.W. Buel, an author of fantastic stories about explorers in Africa in the 19th century. All I have found so far is a list of his works. My interest was piqued when I started reading about real carnivorous plants on Wikipedia and at the tail end of the article there was a section on fictional examples which included "Depiction of a native being consumed by a Ya-te-veo ("I see you") carnivorous tree of Central America, from Land and Sea by J.W. Buel, 1887".

ok, not just Africa, tropical places in general. Beginning to wonder whether Buel was a pseudonym, perhaps of a more serious writer.

Not a biography, but more than a list of works: appears to be one of his books. Was pretty easy to find, so you may well have seen this already.

Charles M. Young interviewed Carly Simon for Rolling Stone in 1978, and he had what I remember as a funny line about Simon's baby. I wanted to quote it the other day, and I can't find it anywhere.

trying to find that black and white gif of prince pulling a truly disgusted sneerface while moving horizontally across the screen. it was on some ilx thread about a guy who doesn't wear deodrant and made me laugh hard. really want it, can anyone help?!

found it!

http://i40.tinypic.com/24o34oo.jpg

btw: http://prince.org/msg/7/349651

the identity of the overweight dude on the UK cover of the Fatboy Slim album You've Come a Long Way, Baby. You'd think it would be easy to discover who he is, as it's an iconic 90s image. Comparable example: t's easy to find out the identity of the baby on Nevermind.

Appears I'm not the only person who's curious about this.

Not the identity, but suggests that his permission wasn't received (hence it not being used in North America):

http://ifdestroyed.blogspot.com/2007/01/randomiser-21-21-january-2007.html

A list of all the band names used in Achewood

the family of the "baby preacher" (kanon tipton) asserted copyright on his video. as a result, the lol version is gone. this version is wtf, but not lol. can anybody find the lol version?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zALqMWimBbM

is this the one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAmHazvchuA

yes!! thanks!!

praise jesus!

More footage - in english and not german or japanese - of the 1974 version of "Jack and the Beanstalk". Esp the paper cut-outs wedding scene in full.

just found this btw and forgot i had been looking for it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DM9vsRg7Hs

weed

Complete historical records for football league clubs. You'd think you'd be able to find out just how Derby County fared in the second half of the 75-76 season, or the details of Everton's thrilling winning sequence early in 80-81, but, somewhere between sites trying to cover everything (that Austrian site with its list of Andorran post-war Cup finals) and club sites maintained by fans (last update: 3-1-97), this info seems lost.
― Michael Jones, Monday, 15 October 2001

I can't find the Sparks cook book. On the Propaganda CD there's an interview, and they're talking about writing a cook book, and I would really like to get it! Can anyone help?

The text of most issues of Galaxy magazine.

Pinefox, is this the sort of thing you're after? http://www.statto.com/football/stats

I can't find the thread where we were posting news bloopers

the station's being pretty proactive about deleting this one so get it while it's hot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWo715TTQzE

incredibly long-shot this. i had a recipe for a roast chicken (covered in foil and steamed using stock, with veg like leeks and carrots cooked in the roasting tin as well) with a grilled lettuce thing on the side and brown rice with chorizo (or salami). it was a recipe from one of the guardian food magazines, possibly a nigel slater one. probably the best meal i've ever had in my life. it's been an age since i last made it and have no clue where to start with it - searched everywhere online and no joy. does anyone know the recipe i mean? or a very similar one that might cut it?

ok forget the chorizo chicken, can anyone source me the video from here: http://www.robertpopper.com/2010/06/28/have-you-ever-seen-a-strongman-do-this/

one of the most fucked-up funny things ive ever seen online, really want a copy of the video to show at people but the main guy made it private!

a video of sally field going "you like me! you really really like me!"

From wikipedia:

Then came a second Oscar for her starring role in the 1984 drama Places in the Heart. Field's gushing acceptance speech is well remembered for its earnestness. She said, "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!"[4] The line ending in "...I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" is often misquoted as simply, "You like me, you really like me!" which has subsequently been the subject of many parodies. (Field parodied the line herself in a commercial.[citation needed]) The phrase, "You like me" was originally from her wry, understated, famous reply in the film Norma Rae, but many people[citation needed] totally missed the subtle, sophisticated connection in her acceptance speeches, with that point in the film.

But then you probably knew that. Couldn't find the video either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_8nAvU0T5Y

Is that it? I don't have sound on at work.

It is! From 3.22 on, thanks! :-)

the weather for my exact neighborhood

stop looking on the internet and start looking out the window

UK only I'm afraid http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/pws/invent/meteogram/

what if i'm at work?

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ooh billy thank you!

that is p. nifty.

Trying to find a list of Sassy Cute Band Alert recipients. Any ideas?

years ago I was told or read a story where an artist ( maybe Christo? ) got a grant (maybe from Belgium )to "paint the desert" so off he went to the desert and it was only months later that his patrons realised that he was taking the instruction literally and had actually painted acres of desert (possibly bright blue) . Anyway, trying to find some internet proof that I didn't just make it up.

Sounds apocryphal to me.

I know, totally. but otoh, I'm pretty sure I didn't originate it, much too neat a story.

I've been trying to find evidence of a mural on a side of a tower block (?) in London which featured John Noakes and his dog Shep. I remember seeing it in a documentary about Noakes sometime in the 90s but haven't been able to find a picture of it.

Billy... http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnappi/176439533/in/photostream/ ???

No, that's not it. It's just John Noakes and Shep and was a big 'un, probably about 100 ft by 50 ft. I'm not imagining it as it's mentioned here http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/presenters/noakes.shtml

Maybe it is in this list:
http://www.londonmuralpreservationsociety.com/murals/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJY-cJvrTY&feature=player_detailpage#t=17s