3.05. Chess in the movies
Chess in the movies The Miracle of the Chess Business By dramatising the fictional fate of a young...
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3.04. The most original municipal by-laws
The most original municipal by-laws The top 7 unusual municipal bylaws - Ban on getting sick... -...
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3.03. Chindogu (GB)
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3.01. Leonardo da Vinci
Lonardo Da Vinci special artwork gift ideas(1): When people ask in the street what Leonardo da Vinci achieved...
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3.02. He was desperate for gifts
He was desperate for gifts Unbelievable but true! When you are addicted to gifts, some people are ready to...
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3.05. Chess in the movies
3.04. The most original municipal by-laws
3.03. Chindogu (GB)
3.01. Leonardo da Vinci
3.02. He was desperate for gifts
He was desperate for gifts
Unbelievable but true!
When you are addicted to gifts, some people are ready to do anything and everything!
A story that sounds like something out of a bad fairy tale and that would be called a lot of things, but also by deceptions, swindles, tricks, etc.! A Japanese man is being prosecuted in his country for scamming several dozen women from whom he hoped to receive a host of gifts. Indeed, Takashi Miyagawa seduced 35 women. Each of them thought they were his only conquest and thought they were in a serious relationship. He gave each of his conquests a different birthday so that he would often receive gifts. His birthday varied from February 22 for one to July for another. According to the news source: SoraNews 24 his real birthday was, for the record, November 13! However, his girlfriends discovered the deception and realised that they were not the only focus of this psychologically ill personality. They then formed a victims’ association and reported the scammer to the police in February 2021. The scam amounted to about 100,000 yen, which is worth about 765 euros. Reporters tried to question the man, but to no avail, he instructed his lawyer to speak to the police on his behalf. However, the police are still looking for other possible victims of this original, but very sad, deception.
Denis Hanchar Original and classic gifts during every event of the year
- Travel chess games – €6.90on 1 October 2023 at 15 h 22 min
Progressively the movement of certain pieces is modified and, with a few details, all the really significant rules of the game (in particular the optional advance of the P, the prise en passant, the promotion and the castling) are acquired at the end of the XVth century. From Spain, the chess scepter passed to Italy (16th and 17th centuries), then to France (18th century), Great Britain and Germany (19th and early 20th century). Since the Second World War, for men, it has been the almost permanent property of the Soviet Union and then of Russia, whose supremacy, over a period of sixty years, was only really broken by the American Bobby Fischer (1972-1975). Before the Second World War, the best player in the world, Vera Menchik-Stevenson, was British. From the creation of a women’s world championship in 1949 until the disappearance of the USSR, the crowned champions (L. Rudenko, E. Bykova, O. Rubtsova, N. Gaprindashvili, M. Tchibourdanitzé and their rivals, K. Zvorikina, N. Alexandria, N. Iosséliani and E. Akhmilovskaya) were all Soviets. In the following years, players of other origins, such as the Chinese Xie Jun, Zhu Chen, Xuhua, the Hungarian-American Susan Polgar, the Bulgarian Antonoeta Stefanova, would appear. A list of famous men interested and sometimes passionate about chess would include hundreds of names. We can only quote those of whom we have very good games: J.-J. Rousseau, A. de Musset, Tolstoy, Meyrinck, Lewis Carroll, Lenin, Piatigorsky, D. Oistrakh, S. Prokofiev, M. Duchamp, V. Nabokov, John Paul II.
- Giant Wooden Dice Set – €8.90on 1 October 2023 at 15 h 22 min
Dice are used in many games. The best known are played with 2 dice like Craps, with 3 dice like 421 or with 5 dice like Yahtzee or Yams. Reiner Knizia, a world-renowned German game designer, reports that he has found 150 different dice games, which he explains in his book Dice Games Properly. Dice were found in the Indus civilisation in 2400 BC. Dice identical to those we know today have been found, with 6 sides and 6 small holes. Generally cubic with 6 sides usually numbered from 1 to 6 and therefore the values of the opposite sides is equal to 7. Dice have also been used as objects of divination. The Greeks claimed to be the originators of dice. According to Sophocles, the dice were invented by Palamedes, a Greek hero in Troy during the siege. Archaeologists have found dice in Troy. Ancient Greek vases also show Trojan war heroes playing dice. However, the dice we offer are larger than usual. These giant dice will please many players, both young and old. These dice are therefore perfect as birthday presents or as gifts for a party with friends. An original wooden game gift, to learn many dice games and have hours of fun.
- Tile coaster with adult birthday label for personalization – €9.90on 1 October 2023 at 15 h 22 min
Please note: the dimensions of the tiles may vary slightly from the product presentation images. Tiles Buy unusual and original kdo tiles, incomparable and unique personalized surprises, funny or unique gifts all is possible from Gifts-custopolis-gifts.com The term “tiling” originally referred to the laying of tiles and then, by metonymy, to the result of this act. It then refers to a floor or wall covering made of ceramic tiles – terracotta tiles, earthenware tiles, stoneware tiles (often called porcelain stoneware) – or marble or cement tiles or vinyl tiles. These different types of tiles are laid side by side and then glued or sealed. Tiles are commonly used to finish and decorate floors and walls in homes and other buildings, both indoors and outdoors. In construction, tiling is done by the tiler. Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular tiles made of durable materials such as ceramic, stone, metal, terracotta or even glass. They are usually set in a grid to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges or other objects such as table tops. A tile to personalise is smart and on Gifts-custopolis.com. Personalise with a photo, a work of art, or a Mother’s Day label, a Father’s Day label, … so it’s unique.
- Mask to personalise with tribal design – €9.90on 1 October 2023 at 15 h 22 min
In Europe, just a few months ago, wearing masks in Japan seemed very exotic. At the beginning of the pandemic in Europe, when masks were scarce and were available at prohibitive prices, many of the citizens, generally the most agile with their hands, made protective masks in a very artisanal way. They were often made with whatever they could get their hands on, without really being sure they had the right technique, nor the right fabric, and the motifs of the masks were of little importance. Sometimes fanciful or even plain without a soul. Today, the price of masks has fallen sharply. With the mask we offer you at a democratic price you will have an authentic protective mask and a design that brings out your personality, your identity, thanks to a graphic like a tribal tattoo. Behind its abstract designs and complex lines the tribal motifs were created thousands of years ago. They evoke the elements of nature (earth, fire, water, air, ocean, sun), animals (turtles, lizards, shark teeth), each with its own symbolism. Power, eternity, purity, immunity, fertility, the values carried by these tattoos are numerous. Ancestral and religious practice at the beginning to become today a fashion phenomenon through the subjects of the tattoos. Ideal gift to emphasize or bring out the ornaments, the motives which enthuse you..
- Mask to personalise with an animal muzzle – €9.90on 1 October 2023 at 15 h 22 min
Throughout history, masks made of pig bladders with crow heads have been seen during major pandemics. Today you can personalise the mask you buy with the muzzle of a pet or why not a tiger. During periods of plague, masks with the shape of a bird’s beak were made for doctors with medicinal plants that were supposed to kill the various infections attributed to the epidemics. The models of the masks have never ceased to be revisited in an attempt to improve them. Archive photos show that the miners wore masks to protect them from all the flying and suspended dust during their activities at the bottom of the mine. Around 1850, medical masks appeared. Charles Urbain Bricogne, a French engineer, developed a mask to protect against dust, dust which was dangerous to the health of railway employees. At the dawn of the 20th century, the occupants of the tanks were obliged to put on a mask to protect themselves from the paint and iron debris coming from the walls due to the consequences of shell and bullet impacts. Today, multiple means of protection are used: visor or face screen. These are systems already in use in various sectors of activity whose common aim is to protect against all types of projections. Visor used in metallurgy, welding, etc. Masks to be personalised with the muzzle of an animal, dog, cat, tiger, an indispensable gift for those who care about the health of their loved ones. Gift for him, gift for her, gift for mum, gift for dad fun gift