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When You Wish Upon a Scar...
Tomorrow marks the date of the latest annual Bat Day, a gothic invasion of Disneyland. This year over 1,000 Mailyn Mason, Robert Smith and Siouxsie Sioux look-alikes are expected to frighten the visiting children.

Google Search: best_picture_ever.jpg
Following on from last week's Google Image search for toasters, here's another funny one;
One of the pictures for the 'best picture ever' isn't like the others - can you spot which one?

God Detectors
Not sure if the latest miracle is an act of God or not?
You might need a Yo, God! God Detector. Try using it whilst sleeping in your Christian bed linen.

Twister Duvet Cover
Want to play Twister in bed?
Now you can. (girl not included)

The CIA World Factbook
The just-published latest edition of the CIA's World Factbook makes for fascinating reading - it's aslo a brilliant resource for schoolkids. My only complaint is that it doesn't include Sealand, although that probably ensures that America won't be invading Sealand anytime soon.

National Slacker Day
Its Friday, its nearly the weekend. There's a bank holiday on monday. (And lucky me, I've got the afternoon off, as part of my company's "work-life-balance-directive". Hey, I'm not complaining.) Can't be bothered doing any work? Well, by strange and wonderful coincidence, its National Slacker Day. How convenient!

The worst modified cars in the UK..
I've been a long-time fan of Riceboy cars as they're a constant source of amusement to me but it's always been easier to spot them when I've been abroad. Here's a more local version of the worst modified cars in the UK.
The best one I've ever seen was a guy who spraypainted a cardboard tube silver and attached it to his exhaust instead of chroming his existing one - needless to say, it set alight whilst he was driving so he was left with flames coming out of his rear. Classy eh?

OldVersion.com
Not naimg any names here but sometimes software companies release new versions of software that just plain suck. I'm sure we've all installed a newer version expecting new and better features only to lose all stability and any element of usability. Luckily OldVersion.com comes to the rescue by maintaining a store of ...well, I'll let you guess that.

Argh! Zombie infection!
Its good to see that techy types are finally putting their code to good use. Here is the first simulation of a zombie infection in an urban area. I particularly like the panicked humans (shown in bright pink). Quick, run for the basement!

UK patients to be given cannabis
Suddenly I feel sick.
Funny that.

Laundry Symbol Guide (for men)
Another great idea - a Laundry Guide to Common Care Symbols. It's funny 'cos it's true.

PONG 4D
PONG 4D is like normal pong but for 4 players simulutaneously. It's impossible to play if you try to be all 4 players yourself so get some friends to crowd round your desk.

Statesman or Skatesman?
This is website of pure unadulterated genius - B3ta member monkeymanblue wrote to lots of MPs from the British Parliament to ask if they had any photos of them riding on a skateboard, space hopper, pogo stick or anything similar to find out if they were a Statesman or Skatesman?.
Amazingly he got replies back from loads of them including responses from three Prime Ministers, five Chancellors, six Foreign Secretaries, four Home Secretaries, and three Speakers of the House of Commons.
I'd never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

Matrix Reloaded - on IMAX
Matrix Reloaded is about to come out on IMAX screens.
Outside of London, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television has an exclusive and starts shownig it this coming Friday. If you can't make it to Bradford then Imax at The Printworks in Manchesterhas it from Sept 19th.

Google Image Search: toaster
One of these images is not like the others!
See if you can spot which one.

Middle Lane Morons
Highway Code 238 : You should drive in the left-hand lane if the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slower moving vehicles it may be safer to remain in the centre or outer lanes until the manoeuvre is completed rather than continually changing lanes. Return to the left-hand lane once you have overtaken all the vehicles or if you are delaying traffic behind you.
Middle Lane Morons wants you to name and shamethose who don't understand this rule. (As usual my American guests won't understand this since they can drive in any lane I seem to remember)

Regulars Reunited
The latest in the ...reunited trend is Regulars Reunited - a chance to say 'You're my besht mate' whilst puking over a total stranger. Just to prove that we're all alcoholics round my neck of t'woods - here's a list of a few of the pubs near me. (Notice the lack of imagination - there are 9 pubs called the 'New Inn' here!)

modDB - the game mod resource
Once you've been playing game online as long as me you start to get overwhelmed by the sheer range and number of add-on mods (modifications) for each game. modDB.com is an attempt to list every mod regardless of the game. Now, that's quite some ambition but it does seem to be fairly comprehensive so far although some elementary redesigning is needed to make the site a lot easier to read - grey text on black background isn't easy to see.

So You Want To learn Japanese...
Superb essay on learning Japanese - the main gist of which is...DON'T!
The reason for this is simple - it's too hard. Here's an idea of what you're in for if you do decide to ignore this gaijin's advice;
English Sentence:
Jane went to the school.

Same Sentence In Japanese:
School Jane To Went Monkey Apple carburetor.

Amazon Light
I mentioned the original Amazon Light a long time ago but I've recently noticed that Alan Taylor has not only done a new version of Amazon Light but he also has an Amazon UK version of his wonderous tool. If you use Amazon as a reference tool as often as I do then this is a godsend.

Never mind Redbull - SKyray gives you real wings
Skyray is the invention of Alban Geissler - a guy who looks certain to be raking in the money soon once his invention becomes mass-produced. The Skyray is somewhere between a hang-glider, a parachute and a set of wings. At only 9lbs and impossible to spin out of control, it looks a complete winner. Now, how do I convince my wife to let me buy one?

ects2003
Next week is ECTS 2003 - the London games conference. Since my tickets have been nabbed by someone else at work, I'm hoping that Kaye will be going and can bring us some inside gossip on the latest games. Are you going to make it down Kaye?

Lemmings online!
Woo Yay! One of my favourite ever games was Lemmings and I followed it from around 1991 onwards through it's various incarnations onplatforms from the Spectrum through the BBC Micro, Commodore 64 to it's final resting place on the PC. Now it's been reincarnated as online playable DHTML Lemmings - and it rocks more than 'Breaking the Law' by Judas Priest. (Which is the most rockinist of rock songs ever.)

Neil Armstrong - the awful truth
'This is Tranquility Base. The Eagle has landed. Jesus H. Christ, Houston. We're on the fcuking Moon. Over.'
Blogjam presents: Neil Armstrong - The Truth( a small work of genius).
Well, it's almost as believable as the 'Good Luck Mr. Gorsky' line.
(NB. this audio in the top link is NSFW so needs headphones)

All American Topless Golf Team
I feel like starting the week with a NSFW link so here's the All American Topless Golf Team - they also do topless hunting and topless fishing but not the old UK favourite topless darts.