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December 26, 2007


Oh, sure, they complain about the broken glass and the
false alarm, but you have to understand -- when you
have $500 on the Cowboys, 3rd-and-18 *is* an emergency.



BSG Propaganda Posters
     http://www.quantummechanix.com/BSGPropaganda.html

The Most Expensive Drink at Starbucks

      http://anerroroccurredwhileprocessingthisdirective.com/2007/09/28/the-most-expensive-drink-at-starbucks/

7 Medical Myths Debunked
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/dec/21/medicalresearch


Flags
http://presscue.com/node/30899
 
Paper cups for me from now on!  (For anyone who's ever stayed in a hotel)
     http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a7f_1194813218

Rube Goldberg alarm clock (Jack'll love this!)
      http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/player.swf?b=10&l=197&u=ILLUMllSOOAvIF//P_LxP92A42lCHCeeWCejXnHAS/c

Awwwwwww....   (courtesy O'barri dawn)
     http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1556982&fr=yvmtf

Just in case...  How to Spot a Cylon
     http://www.quantummechanix.com/HowToSpotaCylon.html


 

December 19, 2007

 I've discovered the most important secret to
making homemade salsa: For God's sake, make
sure you wash your hands thoroughly after you're
done, and before you re-apply Preparation H.


Send your own message from the British Royal Navy.  Here's mine to you.   Send your own.
     http://www.getthemessage.net/index.php?id=NzUz

     http://www.getthemessage.net/

25 Skills Every Man Should Know
     http://men.msn.com/articlepm.aspx?cp-documentid=5741230&GT1=10716

Mrs. Hughes (thanks, Debb!)
     http://crackle.com/c/High_Wire/Mrs_hughes_skewed_views/2041059#vt=1

If Garfield was real
...
     http://blog.org.es/realfield/

Strangely compelling - Scotch Tape taken to the extreme
     http://picdit.com/?p=60

In the "I-want-me-one-of-these" department (just in time for Christmas!):
     http://technojuice.blogspot.com/2007/12/laptop-table-with-multiple-adjustable.html

How far can you go after your car's gas light has gone on?
      http://tankonempty.com/

Niven's Laws
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niven's_Laws

How many 5-year olds could you take in a fight?

     http://www.howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com/

Christmas Countdown (thanks, Mel!)
     http://mysite.verizon.net/vze201j5/countdown.htm

15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever
     http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/15-coolest-firefox-tricks-ever.html

The Best 404 Page Ever
     http://twist.snowburst.org:4747/404

BACON GENIUS!!!  (not safe for vegetarians)
     http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/1386/bltqz3.jpg

Speaking of bacon
     http://www.baconsalt.com/index.php

The single most important image ever taken
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw

The truth about Santa
      http://jeffkillian.com/blog/blog.php?post=The+Truth+About+Santa

This is where I'm spending Christmas.  Yee Haw!
     http://www.tanqueverderanch.com/

10 Random Gifts That Just About Everyone Likes
     http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/16/10-random-gifts-that-please-almost-everyone/

Build a city, or visit my city
      http://myminicity.com/
     http://skip.myminicity.com/

In this week's "spinning-your-wheels" category, how about camouflaged Christmas tree ornaments?
      http://bp3.blogger.com/_6B8tPuW7TwQ/R2dq7jNMofI/AAAAAAAADrw/Mt9DbTy7C_Y/s1600-h/shar.jpg

Top 10 Incredible Food Facts

     http://listverse.com/health/top-10-incredible-food-facts/

Who says state troopers don't have a sense of humor? 
  (Oh yeah, they're just a ton of fun)
     http://worldtopix.blogspot.com/2007/12/who-says-troopers-dont-have-sense-of.html

 

 

December 12, 2007 

 My friend Barri moved from the Midwest to the Florida
coast because said she didn't want to put up with all
the heavy storms, huge tornadoes and devastating
floods. I guess she must prefer getting all three at
once and then being able to glorify it with a name.

How many ornaments
do you need to properly decorate your Christmas tree?
     http://www.santasquartersno.com/christmas-ornament-calculator.html

You've probably crossed the Mason-Dixon Line when...
      http://www.themishmash.com/2007/12/youve-probably.html

Have a Nokia phone?  Wanna learn some secret codes?
     http://cybercapital.org/index.php/2007/12/04/did-you-know-these-nokia-secret-codes/

I dare you to watch this and not laugh
     http://gigglesugar.com/854105

Everyone asks for it - few actually need it
     http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1690827,00.html

(I'm going to take some heat for this one...)  The 20 Ugliest College Campuses in the USA
     http://campussqueeze.com/static/20-ugliest-colleges-in-the-USA.html

You never know when this might come in handy - the R2D2 Translator
     http://www.r2d2translator.com/

English pronunciation dictionary with sound!

     http://www.howjsay.com/

Since this is the 50th week of the year - the Top 50 Top 50 Lists
     http://www.karateparty.org/content/view/741/1/

This is pretty awesome - bring back the tunes
     http://www.yamelo.com/

Hysterical! - Obi Wan Kenobi Buys a Used Car
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpJOn5rgSFA

Just in time for Christmas! For the man who has everything!  (I bet he doesn't have this)
      https://www.citizen-citizen.com/defaultsecure.aspx?id=133&type=item

Okay, this is depressing - Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age
     http://www.museumofconceptualart.com/accomplished/index.html

21 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know You Could Recycle
     http://www.coopamerica.org/tools/print.cfm?page=/pubs/caq/articles/21Things.cfm


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December 5, 2007

 Anyone who denies having been stupid 
as a kid is either still a kid or still stupid.


Firefly and Serenity fans: prepare to waste the next hour or so  - "Serenity: the MST3K Version"
     http://eric261.tripod.com/mst3kserenity/mst3kserenity.html

10 Easy Arithmetic Tricks  ("easy" and "arithmetic" should never be used in the same sentence)
      http://listverse.com/science/10-easy-arithmetic-tricks/

The Strangest Sights in Google Earth
      http://www.softmall.org/fusion/readarticle.php?article_id=17

You're kidding.  That's the name of your cookbook?
     http://www.michaelsalamon.com/?p=21

Now this is just an unfortunate name for a lawyer
     http://www.sullivanandcromwell.com/lawyers/detail.aspx?attorney=140

Top 10 Food and Drink Hacks
     http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-food-and-drink-hacks-327267.php

Cool Color Illusion
     http://www.johnsadowski.com/big_spanish_castle.php

An Animaniacs lesson in Geography
     http://halaro.com/under.php?id=1011

The Top 10 World Religions and Their Core Beliefs

     http://content1.docstoc.com/flash/Top%2010%20Organized%20Religions%20and%20their%20Core%20Beliefs.swf

The "real" voice of Darth Vader
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmBtr9bbPEc

Coffee Drinks Illustrated
     http://www.lokeshdhakar.com/2007/08/20/an-illustrated-coffee-guide

Top 9 Unique Structures Soon to be Built
     http://deputy-dog.com/2007/11/22/top-9-unique-structures-soon-to-be-built/

Kitchen Myths

     http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

Tis the Season - Here are some online discount codes
      http://www.aclevercookie.com/tis-the-season-here-are-some-online-discount-codes/

Google Immortal - because death shouldn't get in the way of email
     http://retardouche.com/gmortal/overview.html

The Top 10 Most Useless Talents
     http://www.linkognito.com/b.php?b=557

May I have this dance?
     http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html



November 28, 2007

 A word to the wise: "Spit-roasting" apparently
has nothing to do with saliva. At least that
was the consensus among the guests at my barbecue.
 
 

Words of War - How WWI changed our language forever
     http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7106376.stm

Wanna know what time it is? (my computer is 2 seconds off)
      http://exacttimenow.com/

15 Cool Word Illusions
     http://www.marcofolio.net/other/15_cool_word_illusions.html

No, an oxymoron is NOT an eight-sided idiot
      http://weirdfacts.com/fun-facts/oxymoron-27.html

Apparently, I type about 60 words per minute (with no mistakes).  How fast are you?
      http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/

Here's something you don't see every day - Disneyland's Space Mountain ride with the lights on
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR_wn2QP8Q

This is a hoot - put your face on magazine covers!
     http://www.magmypic.com/

Shark v. Octopus (and the worst narrator in the history of mankind)
     http://youtube.com/watch?v=p9A-oxUMAy8

Is it Christmas yet?  Find out here
     http://www.isitchristmas.com/

10 Reasons We're Doomed: SkyMall Edition

     http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/skymall.s-scariest-stuff/10-reasons-were-doomed-skymall-edition-326183.php

An incredibly beautiful Periodic Table of the Elements
     http://www.periodictable.com/

Ready for some instant Christmas music?  Here's where it is in your town (USA only, sorry)
     http://ftp.media.radcity.net/ZMST/Todays/Christmas.htm

I've got to try this - How to charge your iPod using electrolytes and an onion
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPJeDssBOM

50 Brain Teasers to sharpen your brain
     http://www.sharpbrains.com/teasers/

Never, ever let your mother do the wedding invitations
     http://www.sonnyradio.com/theinvitation.htm

The things real estate agents do to their own homes before selling
     http://www.artofsaving.com/PagCom/Savism_Article.asp?ArtID=173

 

 

November 21, 2007


 Man, I used to think horoscopes were a bunch of crap,
until I found a magazine that predicted with uncanny
accuracy every single thing I was going to be doing
during the following week. Pretty impressive, isn't it?
Seriously, you ought to try this "TV Guide" thing yourself.



This is in the running for the Top Website of the Year: The Best First Dance at a Wedding, Ever
     http://voshy.com/videos/view.php?id=t6pnxn4k

Wow
     http://www.akenini.com/imagesfun/mini_animations/77.gif

Hey!  Let's go to Disneyland!
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks

Candidate Calculator  (thanks, Debbie!)
    
http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html

25 Things I Learned on Google Trends
     http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/05/25_things_i_lea.html

A pretty impressive equestrian demonstration (sound helps)   (thanks, Barri Dawn!)
     http://beboframe.com/FlashFrame.jsp?Size=S&FlashBoxId=3309347442

One awesome gmail tip you don't know about.  Seriously
      http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/1-awesome-gmail-tip-you-dont-know-about-seriously/

MANLY ways to prepare turkey  (naturally, one involves bacon)
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9573

7 Incredible Natural Phenomena You've Never Seen (with pics and vids)
     http://www.oddee.com/item_91568.aspx

Thankyouverymuch - The Elvis Is Alive Museum
     http://www.theelvisisalivemuseum.com/home.htm

How to REALLY support the troops  (I *dare* you to watch this video and *not* tear up)
     http://www.alternet.org/blogs/waroniraq/68165/?repost

Addicting Game O'the Week - Mass Attack
     http://slackdaddy.org//node/1364/#mass

Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
     http://www.cajunculture.com/

Particularly for you, Spock - Jazz Clubs Worldwide
     http://www.jazz-clubs-worldwide.com/

Top 10 Amazing Facts About Dreams (Well, there's actually 13.  See this is why I suck at math)
      http://listverse.com/science/top-10-amazing-facts-about-dreams/

Fictional Flags
     http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fic.html

Here's something to burn your eyeballs
      http://www.subliminalmessages.com/

Possibly the funniest Thanksgiving clip ever - the WKRP Turkey Drop
     http://radio.about.com/library/blwkrpturkeydropaudio.htm

Information about "Black Friday," along with the "Official" Black Friday site
     http://www.blackfriday.info/
    
http://bfads.net/

Thanksgiving Facts
     http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010763.html


Happy Thanksgiving, troops.  And to those of you outside the USA, let me take this opportunity to say,
                    "We're really, really sorry.  Most of us don't like him either."


 

 

November 14, 2007

 Today is my big sister's birthday! Happy birthday, Melody!
However in retrospect, even though they tend to look and
even burn like real wax candles, it probably wasn't one of my
best ideas to adorn her birthday cake with flaming used Q-Tips.


Macs or PCs?  Which are less expensive?  The answer may surprise you
     http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2007/11/07/mac_price/

Teen Chat Decoder
      http://www.teenchatdecoder.com/

5 Awesome Sci-Fi Inventions (That Would Actually Suck)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_15655_5-awesome-sci-fi-inventions-that-would-actually-suck.html

Animator v. Animation (a tip O'the hat to Timmy I-taught-him-everything-he-knows" Hunter)
     http://alanbecker.deviantart.com/art/Animator-vs-Animation-34244097

Looking for some ideas for Christmas gifts
      http://www.cracked.com/article_15670_p2.html

The cures in your kitchen cupboard

     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=493273&in_page_id=1774

Life-sized whale
     http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/content_pub_en.html

Top 30 Magic Trick Tutorials of All Time, Page One

     http://magicuproar.blogspot.com/2007/11/top-30-magic-trick-tutorials-of-all_12.html


Best Complaint Letter EVER
     http://www.jumbojoke.com/memo_to_customer_service_280.html


 

 

November 7, 2007

 Whew! I spent the last three days in New Orleans.
Last night, I downed five of those things in a row
and I never even got buzzed! What the hell kinda
booze do they even put in a shrimp cocktail?


Handy-tip-O-the-week:  How to Fold a T-shirt in 2 seconds
     http://www.metacafe.com/watch/753250/2_second_t_shirt_fold/

Important Infrequently Used Words
     http://www.naciente.com/essay20.htm

A sensible reply to a woman who threw an ashtray at her husband
     http://www.advicegoddess.com/ag-column-archives/2007/10/marrying_the_ha.html

Reason #38 that I don't have a tattoo
     http://www.usedwigs.com/tattoos/

11 Phenomenal Images of Earth
     http://deputy-dog.com/2007/11/01/11-phenomenal-images-of-earth/

Psychics PWN3D!
     http://celebslam.buzznet.com/criss-angel

FINALLY, something useful!  How to reheat cold pizza!
     http://www.cookiemadness.net/?p=1107

Sixty Uses for Table Salt
     http://www.bellybytes.com/articles/salt.shtml

For Trekkies - just in case you don't Live Long and Prosper
     http://www.eternalimage.net/st_page.html

These are pretty cool - 25 photographs taken at exactly the right time
     http://sawse.com/2007/11/02/25-photographs-taken-at-the-exact-right-time/

You Might Be a Redneck If...  The Top 10 List
      http://www.oomsa.com/node/811

Foreign phrases that just don't translate
     http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weirdworld/2007/10/23/weird-and-wondrful-foreign-phrases-89520-19993239/

World Clock
     http://www.celsias.com/2007/11/04/earth-clock/

Some of these self reference jokes are pretty funny
      http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/selfref.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" category
     http://www.aptera.com/

The down and dirty - get the lowest price on your next new car purchase
     http://finance.fusesiouxfalls.com/2007/11/get-lowest-price-on-your-next-new-car.html

Okay, fair is fair.  This is pretty cool. (Wait for it... it takes a bit to load)
      http://producten.hema.nl/

Just in time for Thanksgiving - How to bake your own bread
     http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/04/homemade-bread-cheap-delicious-healthy-and-easier-than-you-think/

"Play Monopoly and Lose a Friend" - The Surefire Way to Win at Monopoly Every Time
      http://www.amnesta.net/other/monopoly/

10 Useful Secrets the Major Airlines Don't Want You to Know
     http://www.airlinecreditcards.com/travelhacker/10-useful-secrets-the-major-airlines-dont-want-you-to-know/


 

 

 

October 31, 2007  (A Double-Header this week, little ducks!)

Website Wednesday - Halloween Special Edition
a subsidiary of Skip's House of Chaos


Remember kids, it's pronounced "Hallow-ween" not "Hollow-ween"


Some people call me a space cowboy.
Some call me the gangster of love.
Something tells me my Halloween
costume still needs a little work.


Top 5 Creepiest Urban Legends (That Happen to be True)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_15628_5-creepiest-urban-legends-that-happen-be-true.html

Haunted Memories
     http://www.hauntedmemories.com/

10 Epic Halloween Costumes
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/8584

The Top 70 Vampire Movies of All Time
     http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/top-70-vampire-movies-of-all-time/

Make your own Halloween Candy Bars
      http://www.chow.com/stories/10746

Scary Stories

     http://books.google.com/googlebooks/scarystories/

Worst Halloween Costumes of All Time
     http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/costumes/

For the grownups tonight - the Top 10 Haunting Halloween Cocktails
     http://everyravlik.blogspot.com/2006/10/top-10-haunting-halloween-cocktails.html

Hollywood's Hottest Halloween Costumes (courtesy of Uncle John)
     http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-halloweencostumes1-pg,0,7828097.photogallery?coll=la-home-middleright&index=2

Talking Hangman (courtesy of BarriDawn)
      http://www.dedge.com/flash/hangman/hangman.swf

Geeky Pumpkin Carving Designs

     http://studenthacks.org/2007/10/28/pumpkin-carving-designs/

9 Awesome Last Minute Halloween Costumes You Can Make From Junk
      http://inventorspot.com/articles/9_fun_last_minute_halloween_cost_7761

The Creepiest, Craziest Halloween Candies
     http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2007/10/worlds-creepies.html

             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


 I can't help but wonder if my life is like
"The Neverending Story," with someone reading
about me, and someone reading about them
reading about me, etc. But then I wonder why
anyone would want to read about me playing
Bubblet on my phone while sitting on the can.
Man, some people are just sick.


AN INFORMED HALLOWEEN
---------------------

The History of Halloween
http://snipurl.com/halstory

The Jack O'Lantern Legend
http://snipurl.com/jackol

Halloween Safety Guide, safety tips for Halloween.
http://www.halloween-safety.com



PUMPKINS
--------

Pumpkin Carving Templetes
Lost of patterns for pumpkin shankin' fun.
http://www.jack-o-lantern.com

Zombie Pumpkins
Great patterns for carving pumpkins, free and downloadable.
www.zombiepumpkins.com

Badass Jack-O-Lanterns
Try carving one of *these* babies, Butterfingers.
http://ourstereo.com/wackolantern



DECORATIONS
-----------

Vomiting Halloween Decoration
http://snipurl.com/vomit

Halloween for Geeks
Quick construction projects for geeky Halloween props.
http://www.halloweenforgeeks.com



COSTUMES
--------

Helpless Victims of Halloween
http://my.mmoabc.com/article/Daftshadow/2011.html?login=no

iPhone Halloween Costumes
http://snipurl.com/icostume

The Horror Dome
Great costumes and creepy props.
http://thehorrordome.com

Build the Ultimate Werewolf Costume
http://www.instructables.com/id/realistic-werewolf-costume/

The 30 Most Unsettling German Halloween Costumes
http://snipurl.com/german



CANDY AND FOOD
--------------

Ideas for Using up all that Halloween Candy
http://snipurl.com/extracandy

Halloween Fishsticks Graveyard
A dish that looks like a cemetary.
http://www.gortons.com/recipe/00000228



WITCHES
-------

The Witch's Dungeon
A Halloween wax museum with a classic horror movie theme.
http://www.preservehollywood.org/DungeonWebNew/Home.html

Salem Witch Museum
Tacky or educational? YOU be the judge!
http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com



ZOMBIES
-------

The Zombie Survival Guide
Max Brooks provides you complete protection from the living dead.
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/zombiesurvivalguide

The Zombie Infection Simulator
See how fast a population would survive if the undead attacked.
http://zombies.insertdisc.com/mattcordes

Zombie News Service
Click on this one: It's a no-brainer!
http://www.newsofthedead.com

Rob Zombie's MySpace Page
Featuring the scariest hair on MySpace.
http://www.myspace.com/rzofficialhalloween



MOVIES
------

"Scary Movie" or "Date of the Dead" from Movies that Suck
TopFive resident humorist Danny Gallagher recalls the scariest
movie he's ever seen. It's the one he saw on his first date.
And his mom was there. Enough said.
http://dannygallagher.net/index.php?itemid=49

The 10 Worst Movies to Rent on Halloween
Also written by TopFive writer Danny Gallagher.
http://snipurl.com/worstmovies

The Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time
As chosen by Time Magazine film critic Richard Corliss.
http://snipurl.com/horrorflicks

The 20 Best Halloween Movies Ever!
With video clips.
http://snipurl.com/bestcostumes

David Hedison
Star of "The Fly" and perennial foe of rubber-suited monsters.
http://davidhedison.com

The Astounding B-Monster
The king of B-movie tribute sites.
http://www.bmonster.com



TV & VIDEO
----------

Your Guide to Halloween TV Programming
http://snipurl.com/hallowtv

"The Halloween That Almost Wasn't"
1979 movie starring Judd Hirsch, Mariette Hartely and Disco Dracula.
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hHtzNeMsFek
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NftQq27zxbo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fFMJTgc0GXw

A Happy Tree Friends Halloween
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e9iDr1kFZDo&feature=dir

Scariest Ghost Caught on Film!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvKZPA8wFPc

Rowan Atkinson's Devil Welcomes You to Hell
http://www.glumbert.com/media/hell

Most Haunted Cemetary in the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NRtnCMg4c

Ghosts, Spirits, and Demons -- Caught on Tape!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deoJUBW9CI8

Scared Kid Videos
Some people (OK, it's us) find it funny when a child is
traumatized and scarred for life -- *if* it's caught on tape.
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Scared+Kid&search=Search



A LITERARY HALLOWEEN
--------------------

Scott T. Goudsward
Website of a Little Fiver contributor (and horror writer/editor).
http://goudsward.com/scott

The H.P. Lovecraft Archive
*The* site for Lovecraft and his works.
http://www.hplovecraft.com

Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
Full text of the novel. And FREE!
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/SheFran.html

Bram Stoker's "Dracula"
Full text of the novel. And FREE!
http://www.literature.org/authors/stoker-bram/dracula

H.G. Well's "The Invisible Man"
Full text of the novel. And FREE!
http://www.bartleby.com/1003

The Barmaid Blog: All Hallows
Darth Vader makes up with his gf and duels with Jack Sparrow!
http://barmaidblog.livejournal.com/22582.html

Dark Side of the Net: Halloween Ghost Stories
http://www.darklinks.com/dhauntghost.html



HAUNTINGS
---------

Ten Weird Haunted Items From eBay
Including the truly frightening Haunted Barney!
http://pseudomart.com/haunted-items-on-ebay.html

Got Ghosts?
Really, who you gonna call?
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1551218,00.html

Haunted Houses
Real, honest-to-god haunted homes. Supposedly.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1551301,00.html



MISCELLANEOUS CREEPINESS
------------------------

When Cute Animals Go BAD
http://snipurl.com/cutedeadly

Murder Houses
The butler did it RIGHT HERE.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20151524,00.html

An Old-School Computer Halloween
http://www.kmoser.com/commodore/?id=pumpkins

Spooky Ruins
One person's crumbling abode is another's scary delight.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20151139,00.html

Grotesques and Gargoyles
Or just watch any episode of "The Jerry Springer Show."
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1551684,00.html

Crypts and Masoleums
Creepy resting places -- like a truck stop, only permanent.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,1550181,00.html

Halloween Spelling Words
A little fun for the kiddies.
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/halloween.PDF



And last, and probably least...



Halloween Info at the Whitehouse
http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/halloween


            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 You see things and say, "Why?"
I dream things that never were and say,
"Because I'll pay you to wear them."

Very funny, you Ron Paul supporters. Very funny.
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_presidents

The best things to do in Vegas - for free
     http://www.lonewolfreviews.com/vegas_free_activities.htm

Why didn't *I* think of this???
      http://www.andiamnotlying.com/2007/using-mcdonalds-as-pizza-toppings-this-cannot-have-happened-above-the-mason-dixon-line

25 Unexpectedly Useful Websites for the Uncommonly Curious

     http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/25-Useful-and-Entertaining-Websites.54156

An Open Letter to (Harry Potter) Author Jo Rowling:  STFU
     http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-rowlingcolumn_1024gl.State.Edition1.2292bdc.html

Addicting Game of the Week   -  Gravity Golf
     http://www.gameshot.org/?id=83

Top 10 Movie 0ne-Liners  (I call B.S.!  Nothing from "Young Frankenstein"?)
      http://unibrow.uber.com/oneliners
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/quotes

Okay - related to the last one - the Top 15 Film Misquotes
      http://listverse.com/entertainment/top-15-film-misquotes/

A list of unusual articles on Wikipedia (this will take you awhile to get through)
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_articles

Astronomy Village in Georgia
      http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2007/10/27/ap/science/d8shn3to0.txt

Iconic photos of the 20th Century, reenacted by Senior Citizens
      http://h8w.net/work/im.html

Cool weather map with overlays (just replace the 90210 with your own zip)
      http://chir.ag/w/90211

Who were you in your past life?  (It seems I was a female Transylvanian map maker. Go figure)
      http://www.thebigview.com/pastlife/

The Magic-Trick-of-the-Week:  How to turn $2 into $2  (pretty clever, actually)
     http://www.metacafe.com/watch/473219/two_dollar_bill_trick_revealed/

The World's Most Ridiculous Sports Team Names

     http://www.cracked.com/article_15646_worlds-most-ridiculous-sports-team-names.html



October 24, 3007

 According to my doctor, just one more
week of this Walking Pneumonia and I'll
be inducted into the Hall of Phlegm.

10 Most Bizarre Scientific Papers
     http://www.oddee.com/item_90683.aspx

BSG4 preview (for us BSGeeks)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB48n9rBQ04

This is all kinds of wrong
     http://www.glamguns.com/hk47.html

Top 10 Seattle driving peeves and phenomena (except for #10.  Bite me.)
     http://blogs.king5.com/citizenrain/2007/10/top_10_seattle_traffic_phenome.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" category
     http://www.spacetoys.com/proddetail.php?prod=RFS17

Guess...who...IS...going to be...IN..the new...Star Trek...movie
     http://www.newswatch50.com/entertainment/story.aspx?content_id=930c34c8-fdb4-4522-887e-226b30dfd056

The Spinning Lady
- A fascinating right brain versus the left brain test
     http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22556281-661,00.html

Roller Coasters!  56 American scream machines
      http://kathika.com/family/20071019-00267/

Ever heard that Eskimos have 100 words for "snow"?  Here they are
     http://www.mendosa.com/snow.html

Essential DIY - 25 Skills Every Man Should Know
      http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4223337.html?page=1

Get ready for Halloween with this Monster Page of Halloween Projects
     http://www.halloweenmonsterlist.info/

Cool Apple commercials
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oAB83Z1ydE
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHineBZTpNw

Ow ow ow ow ow ow OW!!!!
      http://www.bizarremag.com/weird_world/body_world/6155/eye_tattooing.html

This is awesome...  Karate Nuns!
      http://visionproject.org/mag/nuns/index.php

The Pledge (Not to Suck at the Internet)
      http://valleywag.com/tech/modern-and-awkward/the-pledge-to-not-suck-at-the-internet-311053.php

Parrot dancing (courtesy of the famous Tim "I-taught-him-everything-he-knows-and-then-some" Hunter)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ


October 17, 2007


I bought a "Complete Toilet in a Box" last month
at Home Depot. What a crock -- it's not complete.
You apparently need to hook up some sort of plumbing
system too, or else it smells awful after a while. To
make matters worse, now they refuse to let me return
it even though I still have the box and my receipt.


Top 10 Creepiest Fast Food Mascots
     http://www.fanpop.com/spots/legendary-ads/soapbox/56

Just in case you want to know - How to Deep Fry 11 Kinds of Candy
     http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Deep_Fry_11_Kinds_of_Candy

Confused at to which word to use?  Try this
     http://www.confusingwords.com/index.php

Architecture from Another Planet

     http://www.intlistings.com/articles/2007/architecture-from-another-planet-25-incredible-real-abodes/

Get the skinny on that ZIPcode
     http://zipskinny.com/

I don't think the Lake Tahoe North Travel Bureau thought this URL through clearly
     http://www.gotahoenorth.com/

Internet Slang List
     http://topicpulse.com/articles/article/internet_slang_list/

Top 100 Motivational Posters
      http://my.mmoabc.com/article/knockout/1933/Top-100-Funniest-Motivational-Posters-Part-1.html?login=no

“I hope they don't start shooting. If I go down, you get in the car.”
     http://www.ocregister.com/news/ufo-orange-county-1886384-unidentified-flying

The new faces of Star Trek XI
     http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1552045119&size=o

You can look at it as a messy desk, or, as I prefer to think of it, "a wilderness of free association"
     http://www.calibre-furniture.co.uk/desk.php

Incredibly creative TV ad
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnJb5eQHlw

The Roller Coaster Database
     http://www.rcdb.com/

May be a repost, but it's too good to pass up - TV Theme Songs
     http://www.slackerup.com/TVThemes/index.html

The Top 10 Travel Faux Pas
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/oct/15/top10.culturaltrips

Optical Illusions - Harry Potter or Albert Einstein?
     http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/web-strategy-vault/illusion/

13 Amazing Cirque du Soleil Performances

     http://onemansblog.com/2007/10/14/13-amazing-cirque-du-soleil-performances/

Monoface.  Strangely addicting
     http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html

 

 

October 10, 2007

 I bet Leonardo da Vinci was naked when he
painted the Mona Lisa. That's the same smirk
my ex had when she used to see me naked.


Want to watch the Sun rip off a comet's tail?
  Or just watch the gif here
     http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/01oct_encke.htm

AWESOME!  The J.C. Penney's 1975 Catalog!
     http://janceedunn.typepad.com/wwwjanceedunncom/2007/09/jc-penneys-19-1.html

Memos from God, Part 1
     http://www.thisisby.us/index.php/content/memos_from_god_part_i

Dealing with car dealers
     http://www.smartcarguide.com/gui/dea/idx.htm

Secret Recipes
     http://www.recipeinsider.com/find/Secret-recipes.html

The Top 100 Computer Products of the Year   (so far)
     http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/6D1187F3E1E3DE17CC25733E0010B941

Worst USB gadget yet - a decapitated teddy bear  (I want one!)
     http://www.therawfeed.com/2006/06/worst-usb-gadget-yet-decapitated-teddy.html

Ever wanted to know how to make a tomato glow in the dark?
     http://www.tomatocasual.com/2007/10/05/how-to-make-a-tomato-glow-in-the-dark/

Jackie's Addicting Game of the Week - Avalanche!
      http://www.bubblebox.com/play/skill/751.htm

The 9 Manliest Names in the World
     http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2434

10 Amazing Inventions for 2007
     http://inventorspot.com/articles/imagine_10_amazing_2007_rd_innov_7303

Ten Whatchamacallits And Their Real Names
     http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/ten-whatchamacallits-and-their-real-names/

 Yowza!  In the "I-want-me-some-of-this" category, Bacon Apple Pie!
     http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20071001-Bacon_Apple_Pie

 

October 3, 2007


Consider the lilies of the field;
they neither labor nor spin.
And, hey, if it's good enough for them...


UFO on the Moon  (or a bug on the lens, take your pick)
     http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/ufo_observed_on_the_moon_by_italian_astronomers.php

If you really like Twinkies, you might want to skip this one
     http://wcbstv.com/consumer/local_story_268155737.html

Creative Ad  (Brilliant idea!)
      http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8149/creativeadkl0.jpg

How to reboot your lungs
     http://www.ftrain.com/lungvacuuming.html

Greatest prank call ever
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5z4Vs26-TI

Everything you ever wanted to know about The King.  Thankyouverymuch.
     http://www.elvisplace.nl/

Mosquito Ringtones
- (I can hear the first three... that's it)
     http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

Top 12 Craziest Moments from Dave Letterman
     http://www.topsocialite.com/the-12-craziest-moments-from-the-late-show-with-david-letterman/

How to explore internet memes (some funny stuff here)
     http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-explore-internet-memes/

Do laps in this baby!  The world's largest swimming pool
     http://www.nubricks.com/archives/392/worlds-largest-swimming-pool/

 

 

September 26, 2007

 Look, whether you're a pessimist or an
optimist, you have to admit the diaper
is half full, not half empty.


Just in case - 10 Things to Remember When Confronted by the Police

     http://governmentdirt.com/10_things_to_remember_when_confronted_by_the_police_avoid_the_bro_dont_tase_me_moment

Why I don't play the Lottery (sorry, Doc)

     http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1605

Ten Search Engines You've Never Heard of (and Can't Live Without)

     http://www.bloggingwv.com/ten-search-engines-youve-never-heard-of-and-cant-live-without/

The Top 20 Starship Captains
(number 5 should've been number 3)
     http://kunochan.com/?p=165

The Twelve Principles of Finding Lost Stuff  (Jack...?)
      http://www.professorsolomon.com/12principles.html

In the "I-gotta-try-this" Department - a 6-volt battery hack
      http://www.metacafe.com/watch/824477/6_volt_battery_hack_youll_be_amazed/

A compendium of 150 Monty Python Sketches
     http://onemansblog.com/2006/12/01/a-compendium-of-150-monty-python-sketches/

The Universal Decision Maker (for when flipping a coin seems so 20th Century)
     http://www.sylloge.com/5k/entries/162/

The Secret of Star Wars Fandom
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7597

85+ Tools and Resources for Movie Fans
     http://mashable.com/2007/09/16/movie-toolbox/

Google Services That Get No Love  (kinda sounds dirty)
     http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-google-services-that-get-no-love/

Think before you ink - tattoos that won't stand the test of time   ("Steven"   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
     http://www.rankmytattoos.com/f/cool/bad-tattoos.html

Free Mac software  (TSIA)
      http://web.mac.com/simon_elliott/iWeb/simon_elliott@mac.com/Software.html

 

 

September 19, 2007


I don't know if I should be concerned or not,
but I haven't heard anything about Britney
yet today. I mean, it's already 8:44 a.m.


ARRR! Me hearties!  TODAY'S THE DAY!

"A Powerful Performance"  (This may be the Link of the Year)

Now here's a nifty idea

Great pictures from the last space shuttle mission

Flying Cars

Tip O'the hat to Uncle Doug ("Doooooo-kahh-h-h-h-h-h") for this link to what looks to be a seriously über-cool movie


HUGE collection of counter-culture quotes


Memos from the IT Department

A first look at the new Apple iPod Touch

Five Things Hollywood Thinks Computers Can Do


Day-yum!  Ninja Warrior's Obstacle Course

A Map of Humanity

A nice presentation of just how huge space is    (hint: it's pretty big)

25 Skills Every Man Should Know  (I know 14 of 'em)

Calculate your real age  (I've got about 8500 days left to go. Think of it as 1,214 more Website Wednesdays)

This looks interesting - Custom Contact Lenses

The Number One Song in America on the Day You Were Born
   ("Goodnight, Irene"?  Great.)

How to claim your new iPod as a business expense

How to Sleep on a Plane


Follow up Jimmy Kimmel interview with Chris ("Leave-Britney-ALONE!") Crocker

No, your other right hand


Top 10 Funniest and Most Brilliant Bus Ads

"A Guy Walks Into a Bar..."

15 Awesome Uses for Aluminum Foil
  (That's pronounced "A-LUME-i-num," Andy...)

But they didn't give up

The McCollough Effect - an Online Science Exhibit (go ahead... mess with your mind)

How to fold clothes in a suitcase with no wrinkles - goodbye, hotel irons!


September 12, 2007

 In retrospect, holding a ticker-tape
parade to honor our city's street
cleaning crew wasn't my best idea.


World's Biggest Roadside Attractions
     http://travel.howstuffworks.com/worlds-biggest-roadside-attractions.htm

The American's Guide to Canada (eh?)
     http://www.ubersite.com/m/110676

Top 100 Undiscovered Websites of 2007 (so far?)
     http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/0,1206,l=213934&pg=0&s=25234&a=213919,00.asp

10 Future Web Trends
     http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/10_future_web_trends.php

The top 10 things old people would destroy (if they could)
     http://arabianmonkey.com/thetoptenthingsoldpeoplewoulddestroy.html

Tinfoil hats?  Maybe....
     http://www.halturnershow.com/AmeroCoinArrives.html

How to turn cheap "choice" steaks into Gucci "prime" steaks
     http://steamykitchen.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-turn-cheap-choice-steaks-into-gucci-prime-steaks/

This made me laugh out loud....   Talking Dogs
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYaw5tGYAs

7 Amazing Holes
     http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/09/7-amazing-holes/

50 Worst Cars of All Time
     http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1657686,00.html

Let's hear a big amen to this one
     http://www.doubleviking.com/dv-expose-why-our-parents-were-cooler-than-we-are-now-when-they-were-our-age-6301-p.html

17 Things You Can Do With Tennis Balls (besides hitting them)
     http://www.diylife.com/2007/07/09/diy-tennis-balls-little-yellow-useful/

Coupla clips from the OLD Battlestar Galactica (courtesy of Donna)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPTWr3qimhw
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwuUgQUywSU

The 8 Most Common Sci-Fi Visions of the Future (And Why They'll Never Happen)
     http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2373&pageid=1

 

 

September 5, 2007

 TV's Mr. French must have been more of
a badass than he let on, what with Buffy
growing up to be a vampire slayer and all.


Google jokes ... sometimes
     http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2006-12-19-n75.html?i=1

The World Without Us
     http://www.worldwithoutus.com/did_you_know.html?

12 Moments in Talk-Show Fights and Brawls
     http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/?p=1402

Bob Dylan Message Generator
     http://www.dylanmessaging.com/index.html

The 25 Biggest Celebrity Scandals in the Last 20 Years
     http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20053226,00.html

The Longevity Game (it says I'm going to make it to 81)
     http://www.nmfn.com/tn/learnctr--lifeevents--longevity_game

20 Things You Didn't Know About Death
     http://www.bloggingwv.com/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-death/

10 Big Lessons From Little Kids
     http://ririanproject.com/2007/09/04/10-big-lessons-from-little-kids/

20 Things You Didn't Know About Hygiene
     http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-hygiene

Actors who whave spent their entire careers playing the same character
     http://www.filmwad.com/actors-who-have-spent-their-entire-careers-playing-the-same-character-4271-p.html

A sure sign of the Apocalypse - Catster.  Like MySpace, but for cats.  Cats.  (Thanks, Ambassador)
     http://www.catster.com/

Incredible video of a 13.4 GIGA-pixel photo of Harlem
     http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=360208

 

 

August 29, 2007

 Life just isn't fair. I never had any
juvenile impulses at all until after I
was old enough to be tried as an adult.


Kinda cool - move the mouse up or down and watch the sun rise or set in Hong Kong
     http://61226.com/share/hk.swf

Miss South Carolina would be my pick on this answer alone
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQdhMSEqhfg

And, after you watch that, go here for Miss South Carolina's Tube Map
     http://www.morningtoast.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//missmap.gif

This is über cool - the 10 strangest (real) things in space
     http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/07/25/the-10-strangest-real-things-in-space

Illustrated Coffee Drinks
     http://www.lokeshdhakar.com/2007/08/20/an-illustrated-coffee-guide/

Soundboard Archive (prank calls, anyone?)
     http://www.soundboardarchive.com/category/all/1.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-them" category...
     http://www.coviniengineering.com/c6w/intro.htm

When magic tricks go wrong
     http://www.magictrance.net/worst-magic-tricks.php

Drawball history - one year at 40  hours per second (hit play)
     http://www.drawball.com/playback

Mythbusters:  Do Pretty Girls Fart?
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHcDP_Yew-g

Conversion Calculator
     http://www.worldwidemetric.com/Measurements.html

I just post 'em - the Human Brain Cloud
     http://www.humanbraincloud.com/

 

August 22, 2007

 Writers of Head On! commercials, apply directly to head of unemployment line!
Writers of Head On! commercials, apply directly to head of unemployment line!
Writers of Head On! commercials, apply directly to head of unemployment line!


Get your online degree - in seconds
     http://www.thunderwoodcollege.com/

The coolest hot air balloon you'll see today
     http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1247625/L/

I did not know that yesterday
     http://ididnotknowthatyesterday.blogspot.com/

100 Things You Can Make Yourself
     http://www.simplythrifty.com/100-things-you-can-make-yourself/

The 16 Ugliest Men in the History of Rock and Roll
     http://thewvsr.com/ugliest.htm

The Top 10 Silly Website Names
     http://listverse.com/humor/top-10-silly-website-names/#more-146

10 Surprising Uses for Aspirin
     http://www.gomestic.com/Homemaking/Ten-Surprising-Uses-For-Aspirin-.39680

The Tokyo Summerland Wave Pool.  I bet there's water in there somewhere
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inA-36YRV0Y

Scary for Kids  -  spooky stuff on the internet(s) (and not just for kids)
     http://scaryforkids.com/

Starring You  (star in your own JibJab!)
     http://www.jibjab.com/starring_you

I gotta try me some of these - How to Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep
     http://blog.spine-health.com/index.php/archive/11-unconventional-sleep-tips-how-to-get-to-sleep-and-stay-asleep/

For the Geek in all of us - Star Trek Inspirational Posters
     http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/star_trek_insp.html

I
n the "I-want-me-one-of-these" category (thanks, Ron!)
     http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=EL502

 

 

August 15, 2007

 The instructions on my new medication say, "Take
one pill twice daily." I hate taking it the second
time though, because it always tastes like barf.


10 Things Your IT Guy Wants You to Know
     http://thinksmarter.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/10-things-your-it-guy-wants-you-to-know/

10 Ways to Look Like a Total Toolbag
     http://www.magnificentbastard.com/features/toolbag

41 Money Facts That Will Blow You Away
     http://www.nichegeek.com/41_money_facts_that_will_blow_you_away

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2007 Results (I know funny, and this is funny)
     http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2007.htm
    
Addictive Game of the Week - Paintball
     http://gamebulge.com/play.php?id=Paintball_The_Game

Elvis Week, 2007.  Thankyouverymuch
      http://www.elvisweek.com/

Worst Action Movie Clichés
     http://movies.aol.com/worst-movie-cliches/action

Earth from Space (awesome photos)
     http://www.bored-night.com/?p=208

Bush vs. Zombies
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoXgRtDysLY

Find your Birthday Star (mine is
called "Rho Coronae Borealis" in the constellation Corona Borealis)
     http://outreach.jach.hawaii.edu/birthstars/year.php

Not really sure what this is, but it looks (as Jackie likes to say) über cool
     http://www.mezzowave.net/indexfl.htm

Okay, so I'm a proud papa.  Sue me.
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1_z2NlXBo

 

August 8, 2007


I bet the guy who first said, "Two
heads are better than one" never
worked as a fetal ultrasound technician.



50 of the Coolest Toilet Seat Signs Around the World
     http://losu.org/world/the-many-different-types-of-toilet-signs

MST3K Shorts
     http://evilbobby.blogspot.com/2007/08/mst3k-shorts.html

The "Nice Guy Paradox" (Solved)
     http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/the-nice-guy-paradox-solved

10 Examples of Why Guys Shouldn't Drink and Invent
     http://www.thebachelorguy.com/10-examples-of-why-guys-shouldnt-drink-and-invent.html

Looking for a free Wi-Fi hotspot?
      http://www.techdo.com/looking-for-a-free-wi-fi-hotspot/

Newest fad for professionals - Office Chair Jumping
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCNyskoncmE

A color-coded list (and maps) of who voted for the "Protect America Act."  Some surprises here
     http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-836

Yeah, I'd have to go with the adjective "incredible" on this one
     http://nirvanamusing.blogspot.com/2007/08/isnt-it-incredible.html

How Do You Stand Up? - check your height against the averages
     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20052781/site/newsweek/&w=this

Putting things into perspective
     http://patterico.com/2006/12/03/putting-things-in-perspective/

The 50 Greatest Local TV Commercials  (I think he missed a few...)
     http://thephatphree.com/features.asp?StoryId=3599&SectionID=16&spage=1

Addicting Game of the Week - Gimme Friction, Baby!
     http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/08/gimme_friction_baby.php

Those Dark Hiding Places - the Invisible Web Revealed
     http://www.robertlackie.com/invisible/index.html

The Ten Best Bands That Never Existed  (What?!?  No Archies?)
     http://www.earvolution.com/2007/07/ten-best-bands-that-never-existed.asp

Minesweeper, the Movie
     http://www.destructoid.com/minesweeper-the-movie-37770.phtml

If your dad is a chemistry professor, asking "why" could be dangerous
     http://www.scribd.com/word/html_iframe/1063?guid=27zta2fh7pppm

Watch the clips of this guy - he's the most incredible ventriloquist I've ever seen
     http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/contestants/bio_terry_fator.shtml

 

 

August 1, 2007

 Gender Equity Rule #1:
The toilet seat moves in two directions.

I used to LOVE these when I was a kid - Droodles!
     http://www.droodles.com/

True Cost to Own - the hidden costs of car ownership
     http://www.edmunds.com/apps/cto/CTOintroController

Acquired Tastes
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquired_taste

Finished the last Harry Potter book?  J. K. Rowling adds additional details (spoiler alert)
     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959323/

An Open Letter From a Paramedic
     http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/pdx/345840046.html

So, you like Aquafina, huh?
     http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/27/pepsico.aquafina.reut/index.html

Cosmic View - the Universe in 40 Jumps
     http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/cosmicview/

I've been berated by bro-inb-law Doo-kah for not including something about the 38th anniversary of Apollo 11. 
    
http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.v1092338.mov

Stateris (Tetris using US States)
     http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/

Allergic to cats?  Try dander under your tongue
     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19999051/from/RS.5

Addictive Game of the Week - Gravity Pods (I couldn't get past level 25)
     http://www.wickedpissahgames.com/games/gravitypods/GravityPods.html

The Hornet Spooklight
     http://inamidst.com/lights/hornet

The World Database of Happiness
     http://www1.eur.nl/fsw/happiness/index.html

French expressions you won't learn at school
     http://globule.cs.vu.nl/~gpierre/french.php

James Spader in an amazing patriotic speech
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P682rGIhZwI

Texas Long Hens...  I bet this hurts!
     http://www.saynotocrack.com/index.php/2007/07/25/texas-long-hens/

Jay Leno's Paris Hilton interview (thanks, Will!)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQBSmLXuYq8

Digital Cameras - the Top 10 Things You Need to Know
     http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/digital-cameras-the-top-10-things-you-need-to-know_roundup.html

10 Most Common Photographic Mistakes
     http://www.aguntherphotography.com/the-ten-most-common-photographic-mistakes.html  

The Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency