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Shorpy Calling
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 9:32am.
Shorpify your iPhone or iPod (and impress everyone else in the elevator) with some bling from our brand-new iPhone Wallpaper Gallery. Cost to you: nada.
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Submitted by Ethan Clark on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 4:19am.
I'd really like to see some more objects, less faces. I grabbed an image off of the site that had a trainyard with snow all over, with a great blue sky. I just might start to make my own iPhone wallpaper from Shorpy pics! Keep up the great work, I really really really appreciate your blog.
Simply beautiful!
Submitted by ScottyB on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 8:20am.
Load on to Touch was slick and easy....and the selection is fantastic! Can't wait to see this library grow....great work, and thanx!!!!
Shorpified
Submitted by areaeleven on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 1:51pm.
Ahhh, iPod Touch sufficiently Shorpified. Nice work.
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Submitted by iPod Touch Guy on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 11:08am.
A nice selection indeed. Thanks for the effort.
First good argument
Submitted by Mal Fuller on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 10:21am.
Wow! This is the first good argument for a cellphone I've seen. A remaining problem is that it is many miles to the nearest elevator.
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