very unusual obituary, read to the end

topical post whatever next - insanely great pumpkin carvings (the best I've seen)

build your own tail (sure, but is it prehensile?)

Draft Wesley Crusher

TinyURL whacking (someone there has a sense of humor)

on paper, it was a wonderful life. Thomas R. Dahlberg, 41, of Jeannette, claimed to have done it all. He said he was a two-star general, CIA agent, attorney, author and syndicated columnist, computer expert, college professor and Pulitzer Prize nominee.
But sadly, Dahlberg's life was the stuff of dreams

In-car device changes stoplights from red to green (cause traffic accidents for only $300)

all,some or none of the above from waxy.org

have a good weekend all ...

six men are considering suing Sky One after they say they were tricked into competing for the affections of a transsexual in a reality TV programme. They say they were duped into kissing, cuddling and holding hands with Miriam, who is undergoing treatment to become a woman. The men want to stop the show from being broadcast but Sky said it has a legally-binding contract with them. There's Something about Miriam was is due to go out on 16 November.

In the show, which was filmed in Ibiza last summer, the men had to pick the woman they found most attractive from a line up and all selected Miriam. But they were not told Miriam was a male pre-operative transsexual. One contestant was so angry with the trick that he is said to have punched the show's producer when he discovered the truth, according to reports. Cameras filmed the men attempting to woo Miriam, including scenes of them kissing. Viewers are told at the start of the show that Miriam is a male-to-female transsexual.

as always the best for last :)

But the contestants, who are said to include a Royal Marine commando, a ski instructor and an ex-lifeguard, only discover the truth when Miriam picks the winner and then lifts up her skirt. LOL


nicked from chris's site

can I ask why - BERLIN (Reuters) - German police searching for thieves who stole 73 car airbags have said the theft is part of a growing black market business in the inflatable safety devices.

group of Brazilian doctors are offering free penis enlargment surgery on the internet

man hid for 11 years to avoid eight year sentence

Dutch stripper Denise Mulder has been crowned the World Pole Dance Champion in the US.

a very honest and frank discussion about what happened and has happened since, also has appeared in MSNBC (and was interviewed by them, ironic or what?), metafilter, The Register and Slashdot chin up mate and it'll all turn out OK in the end.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 26 through November 1, 2003, as Protection From Pornography Week. I call upon public officials, law enforcement officers, parents, and all the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs and activities.

scary and have to ask why in this day and age ? - the names of about 40 people listed on the World Trade Center death toll for more than two years are being removed because the city cannot confirm their deaths or even their existence, a city official said Tuesday.

Michael Hanscom worked for MSCopy, a company on a Microsoft campus in the States. This is the post which caused all the problems:

It looks like somebody over in Microsoft land is getting some new toys…I took this shot on the way into work on the loading dock (MSCopy, the print shop I work in, is in the same building as MS's shipping and receiving). Three palettes of Dual 2.0Ghz G5's on their way in to somewhere deep in the bowels of Redmond. Hopefully they're all in good condition when they arrive — the boxes are slick enough that a few of them took a bit of a tumble (you can see them back in the truck)!

now he's been fired but loads of people are talking and blogging about it, thousands have seen the picture, most are amazed and annoyed at Microsoft for being so pedantic and hopefully this publicity will help with Michael getting another job pretty quickly

bob dylans space monkey is cool

Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) is back to grace us with his new metal project, witness all that is... PROBOT

the best workout video ever, please buy this one Phillipa, Carmen Electra does aerobics

one man in Kansas noticed that his breakfast cereal kept running low and couldn't understand it. Turns out that he had someone living in his attic, spying on him and tapping into his electricity supply and phone. Police said that the homeowner woke up Saturday night and discovered the intruder. He chased the man from the home. Police have not caught up with the intruder yet.

anti-missile lasers get the green light... And a gun that fires at right angles?



Check out the fifth paragraph... "The cause of death was not immediately available". She was 106 years old ffs!! cnn.com

ewww please tell me this is a hoax - ear candles are used for ear wax removal, they are believed to help with ear infection and ear problems by removing the wax in which various bacteria and parasites live, if you have blocked ears or ear infection, you will be amazed how much ear wax comes out of your ears!

Burglar tries to break into house. Had eaten too many pies. Gets stuck in window. Dies from "positional asphyxiation"

if you're as old as me you should remember this character, click here for all you could possibly want to know and more



You've done it again, haven't you? You dirty little stopout, standing at the bus-stop with your pants on backwards and an empty condom pocket. I've seen you. The Unnatural Blonde has seen it all, usually from the bus stop on the other side of the road, hammering a stiletto back into last night's shoes and trying to remember whatsisname's name - read on for the winnie-the-pooh theory on one-night stands

for fear of offending someone, no comment. Just look at the pics

some impressive pictures of our sun, oh how he's grown

japanese concept cars of the future from the 2003 37th Tokyo Motor Show

hidden talents here - Cops opted for the search warrant route and found Scholfield's home overflowing with 854 thongs, which were stashed everywhere, from shoe boxes to a Pokemon lunch pail.

got steamy with the newest kylie heat video

rather than posting some fillies thought I would find a page of top bikini-clad babes for you

good idea for getting our support or provisioning team to get moving :)

this could also be useful

how to tell if your relationship is over in 90 seconds - I think I'd better start packing :)

couple of games to keep you amused ...

cool little game, use arrow keys to help our little green friend pilot his spaceship (blue orbs for next lvl)

little rock climbing game thats a lot harder than it looks

1. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes...when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "good night, sleep tight" came from.
2. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
3. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, GP
4. The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver."
5. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
6. The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
7. On average, 100 people choke to death on ball point pens every year, so be careful.
8. One of the longest one-syllable words in the English language is screeched. (Strengths is another one.)
9. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
10. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

This is a truly amazing amazing music video of Mo Kin, a cute , three-year-old North Korean girl performing a very complicated and interesting song on the xylophone (qt required)

EVENING CLASSES FOR MEN.

1. How to fill ice-cube trays. Step by step with slide presentation.

2. Lavatory paper rolls: do they grow on the holders? Round-table discussion.

3. Differences between the laundry basket and the floor. Pictures and explanatory graphics.

4. The after-dinner dishes and cutlery: can they levitate and fly into the dish-washer? Examples on video.

5. Loss of identity: losing the remote to your significant other. Help line and support groups.

6. Learning how to find things, start looking in the right place instead of turning the house upside down while screaming. Open forum.

7. Health watch: bringing her flowers is not harmful to your health. Graphics and audio tape.

8. Real men ask for directions when lost. Real-life testimonials.

9. Is it genetically impossible to sit quietly as she parallel parks? Driving simulation.

10. Learning to live: basic differences between "Mother" and "Wife". Online class and role-playing.

CLASSES FOR WOMEN.

1. Silence, the Final Frontier: Where No Woman Has Gone Before.

2. The Undiscovered Side of Banking: Making Deposits

3. Parties: Going to one without a New Outfit

4. Man Management: Minor Household Chores Can Wait Till After The Game

5. Bathroom Etiquette I: Men Need Space in the Bathroom Cabinet Too

6. Bathroom Etiquette II: His Razor is His

7. Communication Skills I: Tears - The Last Resort, not the First

8. Communication Skills II : Thinking Before Speaking

9. Communication Skills III: Getting What you Want Without Nagging

10. Driving a Car Safely: A Skill You CAN Acquire

some. all or none of the above from savland's blog :)

novelty dog toy which breaks wind as it bends over sparked a major security alert at a US airport, its stunned owner said today, Page designer Dave Rogerson said he could not believe what was happening to him when the life-size mechanical terrier set off an explosives detector at Norfolk airport in Virginia.

Armed security staff sprang into action after something in the dog’s “wind breaking” mechanism apparently registered as the high explosive TNT on their sensitive equipment. Mr Rogerson, 31, from Leeds, was grilled by FBI agents and looked on in amazement as they took a series of swabs from the replica animal’s rear end (LOL)

“They told me its was the highest reading they had for explosives and they took it very seriously,” said Mr Rogerson.

so its so long to old bignose ... the plane whose front-end was exclusively modelled on my wifes profile :) concorde is making its final flights on Friday, ending 27 years of supersonic travel. Thousands of people are expected to gather at Heathrow Airport to see the trio touch down at about 1600 BST. The first of the planes departed from Heathrow at 1035 BST for its return flight to Edinburgh

I am deeply suspicious of the refusal by British Airways to countenance a sale of the Concorde fleet to Richard Branson. If any company was discontinuing a product and another company offered to buy the assets that were regarded as past their sell-by date, surely it makes commercial sense to sell them on. The refusal by BA to sell the fleet to Concorde is because they are afraid that he will make a success of them where they have failed.

british couple have been forced to move house because of the problems caused by living in Butt Hole Road

technology analyst Bill Thompson has been getting lots of comments on his weblogs, unfortunately most of the want to sell him Viagra. He has been "flyblogged". see blog here

when babies attack

After spending a few minutes on this site, I came to the realization that the woman behind it is a complete psychopath. If I were Bill, I'd be a little nervous.

One high school used this instructional video featuring the school mascot to demonstrate what kind of dance moves are appropriate and which ones are inappropriate. Somehow I doubt the video was very effective in getting the right message across to the kids.

Is this the antithesis of Vermont's Finest? As a conservative alternative to the liberal philosophy and mission behind Ben & Jerry's, with ice cream flavors such as 'Rainforest Crunch', Ted Nugent is supporting 'Gun Nut' ice cream from Star Spangled Ice Cream Company, so called 'ice cream with a conservative flavor.' Other flavors include 'I hate the French Vanilla', 'Iraqi Road', and 'Nutty Environmentalist'

Note to self: refrain from leaning my head out the passenger-side window of a friend's swerving pickup truck. You never know when those speed-limit signs are going to come out of nowhere.

today am mostly working from our london office and what a nightmare journey it was 2 hrs 15 mins door to door by public transport and my mp3 player ran out of battery halfway through :)

better news is that PC has been delivered back with brand new motherboard fitted to replace faulty one, big up and thanks to HP support for turning it around so quickly

This To That. Select two types of material, it tells you the best glue to stick them together.

"Reason #7 not to buy a mac."

Welcome,Shat-Fans! Welcome to the web-version of FULL OF SHAT, the cult web-zine that genuinely is full to the brim with complete and utter Bill Shat. Here you'll find Shat lessons, Shat pics, Shat news and of course details about how to join us and become a member of the Fellowship of the Shat United Kingdom Cult.

wtf ??? - site is provided as a resource for people who find it difficult or impossible to urinate in the presence of others, either in their own home or in public facilities

Woman fined $500 for trapping pesky skunk - Pepe le Pew unavailable for comment - from fark.com

Contiguous ...

con·tig·u·ous
Pronunciation: k&n-'ti-gy&-w&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin contiguus, from contingere to have contact with -- more at CONTINGENT
Date: circa 1609
1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
2 of angles : adjacent 2
3 : next or near in time or sequence
4 : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence
- con·tig·u·ous·ly adverb
- con·tig·u·ous·ness noun

this is what the world has been waiting for meow matrix (relittered) better than reloaded anyway :)

for some reason this picture really makes me giggle



when blogging at night screen regularly looks like this

haven't looked at strongbad's e-mails for a while and what have I been missing ? full list here of all e-mails

8 January 1999, Disney announced a recall of the the home video version of their 1977 animated feature The Rescuers because it contained an "objectionable background image." Approximately 38 minutes into the film, as rodent heroes Bianca and Bernard fly through the city in a sardine box strapped to the back of Orville, proprietor of Albatross Air Charter Service, the photographic image of a topless woman can be seen at the window of a building in the background in two different (non-consecutive) frames: first in the bottom left corner, then at the top center portion of the frame.


(Click on each image below to view an enlargement of the frame.) from snopes

hmmm...I've been looking for an alternative to the regular wooden toothpick...

thinking about Xmas yet ? if so this wrapping paper is a must

some very highly impressive high speed photography

Sunday 16th November at 8:00PM GMT mark it in your diaries as its world unity day (err poo-nity day)

Breasts are made of fat contained within a covering of skin. If left unsupported they sag and stretch the skin. A means of support is required. Various devices can be used. Men will offer to hold them up for you but that may not be a long term solution. So how can you hold up a really big pair of tits?

Thought of the Day - Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine, into your brain, and that's where you get shitty ideas from.

bored at work ??? this should help alternatively it might just be that you need a new job ?? framley examiner is the best place to start looking one example below ...



It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.

I bet when the neanderthal kids would make a snowman, someone would always end up saying, “Don’t forget the thick, heavy brows.” Then they would all get embarrassed because they remembered they had the big hunky brows too, and they’d get mad and eat the snowman.

To me, clowns aren’t funny. In fact, they’re kind of scary. I’ve wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad.

Sometimes when I feel like killing someone, I do a little trick to calm myself down. I’ll go over to the persons house and ring the doorbell. When the person comes to the door, I’m gone, but you know what I’ve left on the porch? A jack-o-lantern with a knife stuck in the side of it’s head with a note that says “You.” After that I usually feel a lot better, and no harm done.

If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you’ll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy.

If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is “God is crying.” And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is “Probably because of something you did.”

Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It’s a shark riding on an elephant’s back, just trampling and eating everything they see.

It’s true that every time you hear a bell, an angel gets its wings. But what they don’t tell you is that every time you hear a mouse trap snap, an Angel gets set on fire.

If you’re in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it’ll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them.

I think a good product would be “Baby Duck Hat”. It’s a fake baby duck, which you strap on top of your head. Then you go swimming underwater until you find a mommy duck and her babies, and you join them. Then, all of a sudden, you stand up out of the water and roar like Godzilla. Man, those ducks really take off! Also, Baby Duck Hat is good for parties.

well they made me laugh ..... from kuruni.net

remember the masturbation quiz? well, you were all very good little girls and boys and we've got the results back, hmmm. some of you not so good eh? One in five of you have masturbated whist thinking of a family member eh? Right. It's off to bed with the lot of you. And no tuck from Matron either. 5 points to Slytherin Kieren for dobbing in his chums

weebl's back and getting wierder

What is Papaphobia?

Defined as "a persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of the pope", each year, this common phobia causes millions of people needless distress. To add insult to an already distressing condition, most papaphobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to the pope over and over again. We believe this is totally unnecessary, and can even make matters worse, now that papaphobia can be eliminated with just 24 hours of commitment by the phobic individual.


Which Survivor of the Impending Nuclear Apocalypse Are You?
A Rum and Monkey joint.

absolutely fan-bloody-tastic, third Escher picture rendered in LEGO (the first one was "Balcony"). No camera tricks, but the picture has to be taken from exactly the right place, and the final photograph was slightly distorted to emphasise the perspective effect, also completed ascending & descending

its in the bag :)

this looks weird but I bet it sounds good

If they only could have ran into each other... a cereal fest could have started :)
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2523221/detail.html
and
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/09/30/offbeat.spilled.milk.ap/index.html

finally the daddy of all games prince of persia online

also check out bendy girl, new advert from virgin mobile

Rrelive the era of the mountain man with this authentic full-body coyote Mountain Man Hat. The hat drapes down in the back for added warmth and protection on your neck and shoulders. From reenactments of famed mountain man triumphs along the frontier, to displays and decor befitting America's pioneers and settlers, the classic styling and authentic coyote hide make this hat a conversation starter at any gathering.

suspected penis snatcher beaten to death, but did they use the penis to beat him, read on ...

esquire magazine has some new britney pictures so I had to post them :P

if you would like to know what the above means try here, totally pointless - yes, fun - for about 20 secs

much better to head to leet speak a5 t|-|3R3 15 MUch MorE FU|\| tO 83 |-|4|) H3r3

love this picture so much had to post again

there is no such thing as a "beer belly", according to scientists, researchers in Britain and the Czech Republic surveyed almost 2,000 Czechs, who are generally regarded as the world's biggest beer drinkers. They found no link between the amount of beer they drink and the size of their stomachs. Writing in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, they said claims people are obese because they drink too much beer are wrong, must be all the pies then ...

the head felt a little sore yesterday morning, too many amber nectars sunk celebrating our qualification for Euro 2004 after the furore of last week, the possibility of strike action and some harsh words, written and spoken, wasn't it nice to see the English bulldog spirit emerge.

England 84 Georgia 6 what a test !! Will Greenwood, 29, bagged an impressive brace of tries as Clive Woodward’s World Cup troops cut loose against Pool C minnows Georgia, but, unfortunately, the Harlequins star was grabbed in a delicate area by a defender as he charged over for his second score. However, a quick check revealed everything remained in its right place. And Will let telly viewers know the score after a quick tally-up.



If you hold down the Shift key when inserting a CD into a PC, it stops Windows from invoking the Autorun facility which automatically whirs your CD drive into action. A simple workaround perhaps, but it has just earned student Alex Halderman a possible $10 million lawsuit. Copy protection software MediaMax CD3 needs Autorun to, er, run when a CD is put into the drive. If it doesn't start, the small app on the CD designed to prevent the CD from being copied. The company behind MediaMax, SunnComm, is suing Halderman for a breach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) after he published this online paper. He doesn't seem too worried, though: "I hardly think that telling people to push Shift constitutes trafficking in a copy protection circumvention device," he said.

A two-seater sports plane on an unauthorised joyride was apparently shot down by mistake when it flew over a Serbian wedding party where guests were firing guns into the air, local media have reported. Two men were reported to have sustained serious injuries when their aircraft burst into flames and crashed near Kraljevo, central Serbia. "I heard shots from a wedding party which was very close to the crash site. Then I saw the plane in flames. It was shot in the left wing," witness Zoran Vukadinovic told reporters on Sunday. "A few moments later, while attempting a crash landing, it was caught in overhead power cables," he said. Local media said neither of the men held a pilot's licence. Firing guns into the air at weddings and other celebrations is common in Serbia

watched finding nemo on saturday and fantastic film, one of those Pixar inventions that involves kids on the action level while adults are amused because of the satire and human (or fishy) comedy. The movie involves the adventures of little Nemo, a clown fish born with an undersized fin and an oversized curiosity. When Nemo goes off on his first day of school, Marlin warns him to stay with the class and avoid the dangers of the drop-off to deep water, but Nemo forgets, and ends up as a captive in the salt-water aquarium of a dentist in Sydney. Marlin swims off bravely to find his missing boy, aided by Dory, a blue tang with enormous eyes who he meets along the way. To adults who do not have children as an excuse, I can say that "Finding Nemo" is a pleasure for grown-ups. There are jokes we get that the kids don't, and that enormous canvas filled with creatures that have some of the same hypnotic beauty as--well, fish in an aquarium. You may appreciate another novelty: This time the dad is the hero of the story, although in most animation it is almost always the mother.


What Finding Nemo Character are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

Radio Times Gardening Editor, Gay Search, has the best name. She is the author of the book The Impatient Gardener. Not The Uphill Gardener.

creature mounts are coming in swg and it looks awesome

Luton Airport saw unprecedented security this afternoon for the departure of the England squad. The squad, accompanied by various FA officials, flew out of this provincial airport to hopefully play a fixture that will decide one of the confirmed participants of Euro 2004. In scenes not witnessed since the onset of terrorist outrages, each piece of baggage was searched for any undeclared items. Our insider at the airport reported that, following the childish spat and eventual stand off between the squad and the FA, there were fears that one of the squad may try to smuggle Rio Ferdinand to Turkey.


couldn't care less

In similar scenes, the aircraft they were due to travel on was cordoned off and also underwent a thorough search. Our resident aircraft spotter told us that he could clearly see security men searching the undercarriage bays before moving onto the cargo holds. The security team then moved into the cabin and reportedly checked every overhead bin, every toilet and beneath every seat in a determined attempt to stop Rio from reaching Istanbul. After being given the all clear the solemn looking playing squad of twenty-four boarded the plane before it embarked on a crucial journey for English football.

Now many of you might think I made the above up, you're right, it's totally unbelievable, but isn't that what many of us have made of the affairs over the last day or so? If anyone had of suggested to me that the England squad were on the verge of taking something paramount to industrial action, I'd have laughed in disbelief. However, it was true and I can't say that anything surprises me in football these days.

International football has been a changing environment, in my opinion, for several years. The pride a footballer used to have in pulling on the white shirt, embossed with three lions, doesn't seem so intense. All too often we read about someone announcing retirement from international football, what the hell is that all about? Where are you now Alan Shearer when your country needs you?

When I was a lad, I dreamt of running out at Wembley, it was a dream I knew I'd never fulfil but it still drove me on. Endless hours of kicking a ball on the local recreation park believing the number nine shirt would one day be mine. Sadly, it ended in a grade no higher than junior school football. The lure of an evening paper round and a few bob in my pocket meant, at the time, more to me. Times were hard, my meagre wage helped to sustain a single parent household struggling along in Thatcher's depressed Britain. Instead, I journeyed to Wembley to watch player's who were my idols. The heaving terraces replaced the childhood dream of treading the hallowed turf. Away trips were rare, money was still tight, but every excursion was treated with the same fervour. National pride drove us on coupled with the chance to see our heroes on foreign soil. Thatcher had gone, Major was in, but still times were enjoyable.

At times our mere presence was enough to provoke extreme responses from the locals. I watched from the terraces as all travelling fans were tarred with the same brush. Respect for us diminished but still, now earning an adult wage, I persevered. Why should my basic human rights to follow my country and to travel Europe be affected by others?

Unfortunately, over the years I realised that the general feeling that Europe just didn't like us any more wasn't just a rumour but the wholehearted truth. I progressed to watching on television as those prepared to still travel found themselves penned into small enclosures, still all tarred with the same brush. I was glad to be out of it, I have a respectable job, earn a decent wage and I'm not prepared to be peppered with blows from a militia thug masquerading as a security man. Much to my wife's amusement, I still clap when the players run to those same fans and give their appreciation for the vocal support offered, old habits still die-hard.

Now, after the last twenty-four hours, I couldn't care less. I've learnt that international football has mutated beyond belief. Those same players who once saluted those that followed them have turned into prima donnas only looking after their own interests. My fear is that it will spread into club football.

As for Saturday, I think I'll get pissed at lunchtime and sleep through the whole sordid game. On the evidence of current events, don't be surprised if the spoilt brats go 1-0 down and storm off home with the ball!

ghettopoly - buying stolen properties, pimpin hoes, building crack houses and projects, paying protection fees and getting car jacked are some of the elements of the game. Not dope enough?... if you don't have the money that you own to the loan shark you might just land yourself in da Emergency Room.

"They did not listen. They should have listened." so out they went.... fair enough!

passed to me by ryan @work, fantastic - hitler & the holocaust book reviews on amazon - check out the reviews

u wouldn't get married without a prenuptial agreement or jump out of a plane without a parachute. So why have sex without a contract? This site makes it quick and easy to generate a sex consent form, detailing what you and your partner are willing, and not willing, to do

what on earth is a trebuchet? - it's a big catapult (well sling shot to be technically correct) and you can throw really heavy things a long way with it. All sorts of things. Built by Hew Kennedy, the swing arm has a counterbalance weight of three tons on one end and it takes three tractors to ready it for firing. All in all, its an impressive set of kit.

was not sure whether or not to laugh at this but (snigger) - Ohio woman was laid to rest recently, but her family says she'll never be at peace.

Julian Dibbell’s dispatches from the Ultima Online marketplace all the more fascinating.

Via Terra Nova he brings news that Star Wars Galaxies has overtaken Ultima Online in Ebay sales of in-game items.

… as of this Wednesday, eBayers had in the previous 14 days paid a total of $124,577 for SWG goodies while the virtual stuff of UO brought in only $122,564. This effectively reversed last week’s figures of $114,939 for Star Wars and $124,051 for Ultima

That is serious money. Later, in the same post:

… while the price of UO’s currency, the Britannian gold piece, is holding steady, SWG’s currency, the credit, seems to be dropping like a stone. Just a couple weeks ago, I’m told, a million credits was going for $300 — this week the price is around $70.

I shared these numbers with a veteran UO trader, and he noted the obvious: “There’s gotta be a working dupe in that game.” A dupe being, in layman’s terms, a bug that allows players to bypass the normal drudgery required to make in-game money and pile it up by the gazillions.

Over at the Exploiter forum Dibbell points to, lots of folks are offering cash for exploits. One guy apparently offering $400.

I have to stop researching this now, the bizarreness of it makes my head spin.

me thinks this is the end of an era of trafficlight wars :(

ferdinand said in a statement he was "devastated" at missing out on England's game in Turkey and insisted he had never used drugs, but offered no explanation as to why he did not provide a routine sample until 36 hours after the test was meant to be carried out so answer these please ...

1) Why wasn't someone from the drugs team with Ferdinand the whole time after training?
2) Why didn't the United team doctor or physio ensure Ferdinand was tested?
3) If the player was in such a rush to leave, why did he go to the weights room first?
4) Ferdinand, moving house or not, lives only half an hour from the Carrington training ground, so why did someone not go after him immediately when they realised he had missed the test? Why wasn't he phoned immediately on his mobile and told to come back straight away before UK Sport officials left?
5) If he was so worried about moving house, why was he down shopping at Harvey Nichols in Manchester within four hours of finishing training?
6) What exactly was Ferdinand's recent kidney infection that forced him to miss England's game with Macedonia, and did United inform the drug- testers what medicine he was taking before he took the rescheduled drug-test two days after missing the first one?
7) Why did United issue a statement on Sunday night confirming Ferdinand's identity when the FA refused to comment, therefore protecting Ferdinand's confidentiality?

how pleased I was to hear Sarah Cox was leaving being replaced by Chris Moyles only to be downheartened by hearing she is taking over the afternoon slot, her voice is like nails scraping down a blackboard, please retire her before I rip out my radio from my car and throw it out of the window

Beyonce Knowles says she loves to squeeze her famous bottom into Kylie Minogue's underwear and I for one would love to be there to witness it :)



inadvertent figure of speech gets governers wife in trouble - "It is incredibly important to get that message to young women. You know, really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would." - oops

boss puts bottom on the line as female director aged 'over 40' is starring in her firm's advertising campaign, posing on a beach clad in a thong

Matrix Revolutions - the final chapter - will debut simultaneously in 70 countries, the epic will hit cinemas on November 5 at what Warners is calling the "zero hour" - the same moment across the globe, that means Revolutions will open at 6am in Los Angeles, 9am in New York, 2pm in London, 5pm in Moscow and 11pm in Tokyo, strange idea bur supposedly builds up the hype and thwarts piracy ?

sex museum in Shanghai is moving to a former girls' school in the hope of attracting more visitors, despite exhibits like antique two-headed lesbian dildos, the number of visitors to the Museum of Ancient Sex and Culture has fallen to 30 per day

pensioner who claims to have been wearing the same pair of shoes for the last 60 years wants to leave them to a museum after he dies

patrons of Bible bookstore found unconscious, overwhelmed by sheer boredom

rofl that's awesome, they can simulate trailer park trash in their backyards!



is that the dudes sister? dudes ten and hes already sleeping with his girl friend in the golf course sized back yard mommy and daddy got :)

booked tickets online last night to go and see Finding Nemo and for 4 of us it cost best part of £20, could have saved myself the bother as I think I found him



The right arm of an adult woman was found on the road in a secluded area of Okutama in the suburbs of Tokyo, police said. A passerby found the arm shortly before 3 p.m., Saturday, and soon alerted police, prompting officers to investigate the area. One Police Station officers said that the arm probably belonged to an adult woman after carefully looking at the fingers. When they searched the area later on Saturday, they found no other body parts. The mountainous area is some 2 kilometers from Lake Okutama and is surrounded by forests, officers said.

The officers continued searching the area on Sunday - will the owner of this arm please put up their right hand :)

to the biggest game this year for england when they play away in Saturday's Group Seven game in Istanbul knowing that just a point sees them qualify for Euro 2004, we need to get the Gerorge Cross flags out and get behind the boys ...

... meanwhile the turks must be loving the picture the british media are painting of our football over here ...

1) At least one England squad member is under investigation for his involvement in the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl.

2) First-choice central defender (Rio Ferdinand) is facing FA charges for failing to attend a routine drug test and could be forced to miss the game.

3) Other first-choice central defender (Sol Campbell) is facing an FA hearing the day before he is due to fly out to Turkey and just two weeks after the death of his father.

4) One possible defensive replacement (Gareth Southgate) has criticised the England coach in print in the days proceeding the squad announcement.

5) The manager of one leading Premiership team (Gerard Houllier) has launched an attack on the England coach on the day of the squad announcement.

6) The only current England striker with more than five international goals (Michael Owen) has only a 50-50 chance of playing after suffering a fissure in a membrane seven days before the game.

7) His possible replacement and The Future Of English Football (Wayne Rooney) should have been sent off on Saturday for losing his temper, seven days before a game that calls for calm heads.

8) The England coach (Sven-Goran Eriksson) tried his best to warn England fans from travelling by saying they 'could be killed'. And only succeeded in winding up the Turks.

9) One of the Premiership's strongest clubs (Chelsea) were outclassed by a Turkish team less than two weeks before the game.

10) The attacking midfielder who has not scored or produced a good England performance for over two years (Paul Scholes) is fit after all.

... now while I don't condone any of the above I feel we should lay off the guys and let them get their heads right for the game this saturday then let the media circus begin after ...



how refreshing it was to hear clive woodward talking about the england rugby team's preparations for the world cup "we are not here to have fun, we're here to win it"

for some reason the viking kittens have gone from rathergood.com so for those of you who missed the original masterpiece here it is

also from rathergood - big pants trekking

what the f*** ??? has happened here at zippotricks.com


How evil are you?

doo-wop horses, excellent fun for all the family

hmmmm ... revolutionary new underwear for offensive gas, a real product for a real problem (and doesn't the guy on the main page look happy), leader in odour suppressant technology for flatulence, over 5,000 satisfied customers (see testimonials)

weren't the late 70's - early 80s great? if we weren't snorting Tip-Ex thinner, we were phoning up the operator and singing Sade songs, relive the decade with old arcade game jump animations set to the synth rock of Van Halen, mighty.

imagine a world where you could pile teddy on teddy in a huge triangular formation and then topple them like cards.
live your dream of teddy bear Valhalla

TOP TIP:
if someone in your household has a flu, reduce the risk of infection for others by leaving half a fresh onion about. Apparently it'll draw the bacteria out of the air. Something to do with sugars, we're told. Replace as needed.
Alternatively, you could just slaughter them and burn their carcasses in your lounge :)

makers of the eagerly awaited Half-Life 2 have appealed for help to track down who leaked the source code of the game on the internet, the software is not the full game but contains core information about it. valve, the makers of Half-Life 2, said the leak followed a concerted hacking effort on the company's computers over a number of months ... official statement here

the sun are running a top girly comp and my favourite conteneders are as follows ...




but my all time favourite has to be



Let me know what you think :)

In the world of comic books, there are two pantheons of super hero characters, the Marvel Universe which features characters like The Hulk, Spider-Man, and The X-Men, while the DC Universe has been home to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman since the late 30s. Each family of heroes existed in their own reality, so in the 70s when the two companies teamed up and gave us Superman vs. Spider-Man, it was unheard of. Through the years, there have been occasional cross-company team ups, but they were often bizarre match-ups like Batman vs. The Hulk. Aside from an excellent X-Men vs. Teen Titans book in the 80s, (which also featured Dark Phoenix and Darkseid), most of the reality bending pairings have been pretty underwhelming.

In 1982, work began on a series that would pair the company's 2 greatest super-teams, The Justice League of America and The Avengers in a giant battle. Unfortunately, things didn't work out, and despite several pages of artwork that were already completed by George Perez, the book never came to fruition.



20 years later though, the creative and red tape issues have been worked out, giving us a remarkable book by Kurt Busiek and the original intended artist Perez that kicks off with the 1st issue in a spectacular fashion

Toy Yoda.... Not Toyota - rofl

matrix revolutions trailer

what would a drug binge be like in a galaxy far far away, you ask? ...now here's your answer

fed up with your existing e-mail address ? why not excercise your right to free speech (whether you have a right to free speech or not ) by getting a new free e-mail address ?

first phase of an ambitious computing network designed to handle huge amounts of data has been launched, the network, dubbed the Grid, has been set up by the Cern labs in Geneva to tap into the processing power of computers in 12 countries

what a moron - high school band director has apologized for a halftime performance that included "Deutschland Uber Alles," the anthem closely associated with Adolf Hitler, and a student running across the field with a Nazi flag ... more here

cool idea - llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll llantysiliogogogoch" can proudly join other famous names on the world wide web, residents of the village - whose name means St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave - now hope that visitors from all over the world will be able to learn more of their community

2003 Rock Paper Scissors International World Championships site launches

may be worthwhile changing your name young lady

how long can you last looking for something else to happen (my best was 5 mins)

check out his hobbies and the five words to describe him

Apparently, if you talk while sharpening your pencil, you're liable to accidentally shove it deep into your nose. And I'm not sure what's going on in that creepy second picture. Did those 3 evil Indian boys push an innocent bystander into a car? And what's up with that tiny doll behind the steering wheel? The poor victim lived in a shaky house, so his days were numbered anyway ... read more here

how on earth can we lose 0-2 to a turkish team, that have never won outside their borders, at stamford bridge tonight ?? (answers on a postcard please)
we were awful, crap & f**king useless, no passion, no width & tactics thought up by a 3yr-old.

only players for me who put in 100% were Lampard, Terry, Crespo & Gallas

why at home did we play with 1 up front for the second half when we were already 0-2 down ?
why did we start we 3 at the back rather than 4 ?
why did we make 4 changes from the team that won last Saturday ?
why ... why .... why ... ?

ranieri can not take all the blame , the players have to bounce back from this at middlesbourgh this sunday and show us true blues that tonight was a minor blip

enuf said !