Phun Stuff and Everything You Dislike: September 2012

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VOL 1151 - Sept. 30, 2012 - Strange Oxy-Moronic Questions

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VOL 1150 - Sept. 26, 2012 - Strange Office Fun - Top 25 Office Inspirational Posters

Sonntag, 23. September 2012

VOL 1149 - Sept. 23, 2012 - How 10 American Towns Got Their Strange Names

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Strange Quotes About US Cities:

"If the world comes to an end, I want to be in Cincinnati. Everything comes there ten years later." - Will Rogers

"New York, the nation's thyroid gland." - Christopher Morley

"Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees." - David Letterman

"Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors." - Walter Winchell

"Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose." - Nelson Algren

"Chicago - a pompous Milwaukee." - Leonard Louis Levinson

"Aside from the murders, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country." - Marion Barry

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - How 10 American Towns Got Their Strange Names

How 10 American Towns Got Their Strange Names

1. Hell, Michigan

If you've always wanted to see Hell freeze over, visit this place in winter, when the Highland Lake dam often gets icy enough to stop the water flow. In summer, when temperatures are moderate, the town has a "Satan's Holidays" festival and a road race called "Run to Hell." In October is the "Halloween in Hell" Celebration. The town got its name in 1841, when George Reeves, an early settler in this low, swampy place in southeast Michigan, was asked what the thought the town should be named. "I don't care," Reeves said. "You can name it 'Hell' if you want to."

2. Slapout, Alabama

Oscar Peeples, the town grocer in the early 1900s, was forever waiting on customers who asked for things he didn't have. "I'm slap out of it," Peeples would say. This central Alabama community, north of Montgomery, is now little more than a crossroads, with a church, bank, barber shop, and the tumbledown remains of Peeples' old store.

3. Noodle, Texas

In the late 1800s, Texans often used the word noodle to mean "nothing," which is exactly what they found when they arrived at this locale near Abilene. Now there are two churches, a store and an old gin.

For nearly a century, the population has held steady at about 40 people.

4. Joe, Montana

When quarterback Joe Montana signed on with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993, a Missouri radio station urged the folk of Ismay, in southeast Montana near the North Dakota border, to change the town's name to "Joe." The sports-minded citizenry, all 22 of them, voted in favor of the change, and a new industry was born. In fact, money raised from selling, "Joe, Montana" souvenirs enabled the town to build a new fire station.

5. Lizard Lick, North Carolina

Since 1972, the residents of this town, 16 miles east of Raleigh, have held lizard races every fall to herald the farming community's unusual name. It dates back to the days when the area was home to a federally operated liquor still, and lizards were brought in to cut down on the insects. Traveling salesman noticed the creatures and dubbed the community Lizard Lick.

6. Chicken, Alaska

The village, in the Alaskan wild near the Canadian border, is named for a bird, but not the one you think. In the late 1800s, gold miners found a reliable meal in the abundance of ptarmigan, a grouse-like critter whose white feathers make it look, from a distance, like a chicken. When the townsfolk decided to incorporate in 1902, none of them knew how to spell ptarmigan. So they went with the look-alike Chicken to avoid the jokes of misspelled name would incur. Unfortunately, poultry jokes now abound. The town has a full-time population of about 30 people and mail delivery every Tuesday and Friday. There's a saloon, but no telephones or central plumbing. Incidentally, the ptarmigan is now the Alaska state bird.

7. Spot, Tennessee

A dot in the road about an hour west of Nashville, Spot was named by a sawmill operator who was always writing folks about business. One day, pen in hand, the sawmill operator sat at his desk, worrying over a letter from postal authorities wanting to know what to call the town. A spot of ink dropped onto the sawmill operator's white stationery, and the town had its name. By town, we mean a couple of houses and a ramshackle store.

8. Peculiar, Missouri

In the spring of 1868, Postmaster E.T. Thomson decided to name his town "Excelsior," but postal officials told him it was already taken. Thomson reapplied with new names, and received the same response time after time. Exasperated, he finally told postal officials to assign the town a unique name, one that was "sort of peculiar." Peculiar, near the Kansas border just south of Kansas City, is home to about 1,800 people.

9. Zap, North Dakota

A Northern Pacific Railroad official, in charge of naming settlements on the line, named Zap after Zapp, Scotland, because both places had coal mines. The city, about 15 miles south of Lake Sakakawea, encompasses one square mile and is home to about 300.

10. Embarrass, Minnesota

If faces are red here, it's only because the town - 205 miles north of St. Paul - is typically the coldest spot in the continental United States. The midwinter temperature often drops to -60 °F, and snow has been known to fall in June. The name comes from early settlers, who used the French word for obstacle - embarrass - to describe the hardships they faced in the frigid territory. Today, the population is largely Finnish. They celebrate their thriving community with a Finnish-American Festival every summer.

And Don't Forget ...

Think the preceding towns have nutty names? Here are some more:

- Idiotville, Oregon
- Knockemstiff, Ohio
- Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky
- Satan's Kingdom, Vermont
- Toad Suck, Arkansas

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Freitag, 21. September 2012

[b3ta] "We're saving the plebs... together!"

This Week:
* FUCKOMETER - why Twitter is swearing
* CREDIT CARD FRAUD - made easy
* NICK CLEGG - sings

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Most pointless CD ever?

Quite how or why someone has taken the trouble
to record seven different fans and release it
as a CD we're at a loss to explain.
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK

>> Chinese Electronics Factory Worker - The Game <<
Use your console to relive the pulse-pounding
adventure that created... your console.
Ironically, this vid was made and viewed using
electronic consumer goods. "Because
exploitation is awesome!" exults teaandcheese.
http://bit.ly/VkQkNa

>> Misery Bear's Night Out <<
The unhappy ursine heads out clubbing. "Doesn't
end well," promises ratbanjoes. On the
contrary; for Misery Bear it's quite a happy
finish.
http://b3ta.com/links/Misery_Bears_Night_Out

>> Twitter Fuckometer <<
"I made this website that analyses the
different swearing used on twitter," explains
@davehurricane. "Just type in a thing and it
shows how much each swear word is used in
conjunction with your search. 'Boris' is
normally good." First time we've heard him
described as actually good...
http://fuckometer.co.uk/

>> Birdstrike and Manballoon <<
"I teamed up with Butters to make this AWESOME
high-octane adventure!" screams Joel Veitch.
"Our Crime-Fighting Super Duo take on armed
robbers!" If you're at all interested in making
animation, you should also check out Butters's
'making of' vid. Although it'll probably put
you off, because that boy works damned hard.
http://b3ta.com/links/Birdstrike_and_Manballoon

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: DINOHOODIES PLUG

Many of you know Cr3 - he along with Rob
Tinsley writes code to help the B3ta wheel spin
and his partner Charlotte also runs a lovely
business selling hoodies that look like
dinosaurs. Take it away Charlotte:

"Firstly, thanks so much for putting a plug
in the newsletter for me :) Halloween and
Christmas are my biggest sale times, so the
more people know about the site, the better!

"Secondly, the details - we are running a
10% off sale on all hoodies and onesies until
the 7th October. Ideal for Halloween
costumes, for those too lazy or cack-handed
to make their own :)"
http://www.dinohoodie.com

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: QUESTION OF THE WEEK
B3ta Most Haunted

Last week we asked for your spooky ghosty stories
so we could pretend we're watching ITV4:
http://b3ta.com/questions/mosthaunted/

* SCREAMS - "Back when the PS1 was the very
cutting edge of excellent, I came home one
late to find Best Beloved cowering in the
corner of the sofa, utterly terrified. I tried
to pry an explanation out of her, in between
bouts of sobbing. Whatever this was, it had
scared her very badly; badly enough that she
didn't want to talk about it, so I wrapped my
arms around her and we just sat there quietly.
About 20 minutes later she screamed, jumped up
and started crying again. She'd heard 'The
noise' again. Then, like water from a burst
dam: all afternoon, ever since she got home,
there'd been this strange, high pitched
screaming, too quiet to pin down, too
intermittent to be certain of its objective
reality. Her mother is a full-blown
Loop-De-Doo schizophrenic, so she was pretty
certain that it was either a) ghosts
(unlikely) or b) the onset of The Voices
trying to talk to her. She wasn't keen on
either. So I too listened intently and another
15 mins later there it was. A definite, if
faint, ethereal screaming noise. Lasted a long
and faintly sphincter-tightening 30 seconds
and then faded away. I recognised my foe and
knew how to deal with it in seconds. Told Best
Beloved to leave the room as she wouldn't want
to see what I was about to do, and took up the
universal remote as the closest blunt
instrument to hand... I knew what had to be
done to banish the spectre. I switched off the
amplifier that was feeding from the
Playstation to the speakers. Seems that
setting the volume to zero when you pause
Silent Hill doesn't _quite_ result in utter
silence. Nasty bug, they should fix that..."
(DukeEuphoria)

* PHANTOM DRIVER - "Jamil is a lovely bloke.
From Senegal, via France and Sweden to Blighty.
He is also very black. ("Born in the night" is
a phrase he tends to use). Whilst in Sweden, he
was driving down an unlit road at night when a
cop car drove towards him, suddenly turned and
pulled him over. Now, the black population in
Sweden is not exactly huge, and he'd suffered
racism before, so was he already beginning to
seethe at this perceived injustice. Slowly, one
of the cops approaches before turning to his
colleague, who appears to have started a
laughing fit in the police car. He continues to
Jamil. He's gone bright red and almost stutters
as he speaks. 'Sorry sir. Err...I don't know
quite what to say. It was dark, and, er, you
are dark, and, er, I couldn't see anyone
driving the car. I mean, it looked as if there
was no-one in the car. Sorry. You can go.'
(monkeyboyalpha)

* JEEPERS CREEPERS - "Like most horror films,
this is scary until they actually get to the
blood and guts part, when it becomes a comedy.
But I'd only got to the part when the two kids
decide to investigate the mysterious pipe (into
which The Creeper has been dumping oddly
body-shaped packages when I realise the deep
infra-bass pounding I can feel isn't coming
from the TV. It's real, and it's in the house.
And I can't watch any more... It turned out to
be the local primary school disco playing
2 Unlimited."
(rogerzilla)

>> This Week - Shit Claims to Fame 2 <<
Got a shit claim to fame? Tell us so we can
laugh with* you. It can't be as bad as having
once gone on holiday with Ed Milliband's mum:
http://b3ta.com/questions/claimstofame2/

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: SITES IN BRIEF
Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates

>> Shitty iPhone Maps lols <<
Our conspiracy theory is that if Apple maps
can't show us where Parliament is we can't
overthrow it. Hmm, the Occupy movement has
occupied the Thames and installed a military
junta in a small branch of Starbucks.
http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/

>> StreamRead <<
"StreamRead.net is a brand new type of social
service which takes all of your social media
streams and feeds and converts them into a
glossy magazine to read and absorb at your
leisure," claims the blurb. It's satire, of
course - imagine how shit a magazine actually
based on your social media stream would be.
http://streamread.net

>> The Baby Died <<
Morbidly fascinating curiosities from the pages
of old newspapers. Makes us relieved we no
longer have to worry about our children being
attacked in their beds by roving pigs. Yeesh.
http://thebabydied.blogspot.co.uk/

>> Why not commit some fraud? <<
If you find a bank card and fancy stealing
money - stick it in an ATM and you'll get 3
goes at guessing the number. Try 1234, 1111,
0000. People are so bad at making up passwords
you've got a one in five chance of getting some
cash out. Of course, you'll be doing that on
the ATM's camera, so wear a false moustache.
http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/

>> Magical homing shoes <<
For "magical", read "GPS" but, blimey, these
are clever. Like being guided home by the
pixies.
http://www.psfk.com/2012/09/gps-shoe-guides-home.html

>> FILMography <<
Gallery of movie stills held up in front of the
locations where they were shot. Genuinely a
cool thing, which will probably get us out and
about in London with our cameras.
http://philmfotos.tumblr.com/

>> RGB colourspace atlas <<
Spectacular book made entirely out of colours.
No idea if it has any use, but it makes a
beautiful cube.
http://bit.ly/Qbifhe

>> Guy takes tech advice from 4chan <<
Unbelievably naive youngster follows 4chan
trolls' advice and screws up his dad's work
computer. Who does he ask how to fix it? 4chan
again...
http://www.nastyhobbit.org/details.php?image_id=2130

>> National Office of Importance <<
"From 1915-2003, the National Office of
Importance carried out its statutory public
duty 'to inform, insist and admonish' on behalf
of the British Government." Engaging exhibition
of 100% fictitious government propaganda.
http://nationalofficeofimportance.blogspot.co.uk/

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: VIDEO SCHMIDEO
Animated gifs for people with ears

>> Sad Nick Clegg sings sorry <<
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is desperate
for people to forgive his party for stabbin...
for reneging on some pre-election promises.
Obviously, he looks utterly ridiculous, with a
little help from Auto-tune. We've watched this
a few times now and it's odd how lyrical his
speech already was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDjRZ30SNo

>> How to build a bookshelf <<
Handy step-by-step guide to DIY - if you're man
enough to follow it.
http://bit.ly/SbMeXF

>> Woman reads aloud, distracted by sex-toy <<
One advantage to the iPad; you can run a
vibrator off it while reading 50 Shades of
Grey. Beat that, Kindle. Oh, meanwhile, this is
black and white, making it either High Art or a
Guinness ad.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Woman_reads_book

>> The (Secret) City of London: Government <<
If you think you have a good, simple idea of
how the City of London works, you're almost
certainly wrong. The place is incredibly old
and its inner gubbins are Byzantine, as this
fascinating video shows.
http://bit.ly/RIVy1r

First part also interesting and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrObZ_HZZUc

>> Mentos + coke + condom <<
Wildly enthusiastic Italian commentary adds to
the explosive phallic fun.
http://bit.ly/OMmMDk

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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from the What Lies Beneath
Challenge

Last week we wanted you to reveal the
stuff that's under other stuff

Your favourites included:

* GHERKIN: London landmark's saucy true
identity revealed (The Silent Channel)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/10847357

* LEONARDO: not as talented as we've
been led to believe (printmeister)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/10846769

* MANHOLE: where fluffy meets wtf (ham o'
shatner)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/10847104

All these images, and the highest as voted by
you can be found here:
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/whatliesbeneath/

>> New challenge: Haunted House <<
Halloween's ages off but we don't care.
We'll do scary stuff any time. So this
week's challenge is to photoshop these
scared people — http://imgur.com/a/hRhJg/
— and make them look even more stupid.
Challenge suggested by robneymcplum and
Joe Scaramanga
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/hauntedhouse/

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: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Follow-ups on previous stories.

>> iControl Pad <<
Last week we asked you to promise to donate
cash to the Kickstarter project run my long
term B3tan Craig Rothwell who writes, "We're so
thankful for the pledges so far, the newsletter
is doing its magic, the whole process is
obviously terrifying, but we hope it works."
Donates now about $60k up from $20k last week -
keep at it guys!
http://kck.st/Pewy3d

>> Human reproduction part two <<
Grey Bloke continues explaining where babies
come from, in slightly too much helpful detail.
http://b3ta.com/links/Human_reproduction_part_two

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Make something cool and tell us about it. If
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Things we'd really like to see include

* SCRAMBLED SNAKE EGGS - are they delicious?

* COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES - science says you
can't. We say you can.

* AN ALGORITHM THAT HIDES ASTROTURFING - just
as toxic to the fibre of the web as spam is
and who is writing code to remove it?

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THANKS:
This issue was written by Rob Manuel with
David Stevenson. Stuff sent in by taters,
Amadeus, simbosan, ‏@opgreenfly, robneymcplum,
@chthonicionic, @pollollups, Herb Alpert's Taxi
Driver, ‏@scaryduck, @rosshorsley, Tusk,
‏@davidnield, fluffybunnykiller.
Image challenge by Fraser Lewry.
Mike Trinder is QOTW bloke.
Top Tip bu Stinky Dick.
Subjlols via Joe Scaramanga.

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Mittwoch, 19. September 2012

VOL 1148 - Sept. 19, 2012 - Our Strange Brit Pals - You Might Be British IF..............

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Strange Quotes and Notes About England:

In London there was no home cooking worthy of the name. When you were in funds you ate out. But only the people whose faces appeared in such publications as Town and Queen could afford to eat in restaurants serving food which would leave them looking and feeling better instead of worse. ~ Clive James (Falling towards England)

In recent years, perhaps encouraged by competition from McDonald's, the British hamburger has become a credit to the nation. At the time of which I speak, it looked like a scorched beer-coaster or a tenderized disc brake. ~ Clive James (Falling towards England)

England is a very popular foreign country to visit because the people there speak some English. ~ Dave Barry (The only Travel Guide you'll ever need)

England manufactures most of the world's airline food, as well as all the food you ever ate in your junior-high-school cafeteria. ~ Dave Barry (The only Travel Guide you'll ever need)

They have a lot of trouble with pronunciation, because they can't move their jaw muscles, because of malnutrition caused by wisely refusing to eat English food, much of which was designed and manufactured in medieval times during the reign of King Walter the Mildly Disturbed. ~ Dave Barry (Dave Barry Talks Back)

English history consists largely of royal people getting their heads chopped off...Needless to say, this brand of history was a hit with our son. ~ Dave Barry (Dave Barry Talks Back)

I realized why the English are big tea drinkers. Just taste their coffee and you'll see the reason. ~ Joey Adams (Cindy and I)

When Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne of England the reigning joke was, "Big deal: she got the job through relatives." ~ Joey Adams (Cindy and I)

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - You Might Be British IF..............

Being British

Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a

Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.

And the most British thing of all?

Suspicion of all things foreign!

Only in Britain can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in Britain do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in Britain do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET Coke.

Only in Britain do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.

Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

Only in Britain do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in Britain are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.

NOT TO MENTION...

3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.

58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.

31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.

19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.

British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.

18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.

A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.

5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.

And finally...

In 2000 eight Brits were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet.

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Most Popular - Parody - News - Pix

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WWII - B-26 NOSE ON SHOT - PILOT VISIBLE AS WELL AS NOSE GUNNER CATCHING A QUICK SMOKE - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/184966.html

THE MAGIC OF MAKEUP - 9 PLAIN AND EVEN UGLY WOMEN TRANSFORMED IN TO SEXY BEAUTIES! - WOW! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184925.html

STRANGE TRAVEL - ASTERISK SHAPED OVERFLOW AT HUGE RESERVOIR - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/184972.html

AMAZING DEMOLITION ACTION GIF - HUGE SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE OHIO RIVER EXPLODES AND TUMBLES INTO THE WATER! - http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/184973.html

STRANGE CRIMINALS - SKULL TATTOOED JASON BARNUM - http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/184974.html

STRANGE INSECT LARVA HATCH - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/184721.html

AMAZING VIRGIN AMERICAN A-320 OVER GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE HEADING FOR SPECIAL TERMINAL AT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/184976.html

STRANGE CUSTOM FUNERAL CARRIAGE DRAGSTER - AMAZING! - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/184977.html

US NAVY DESTROYER - FORWARD 5 INCH CANNON TEST FIRING - HUGE TEXAS LONG HORN STEER SET OF HORNS MOUNTED OFF BRIDGE - CAPTAIN MUST BE FROM TEXAS! - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/184978.html

CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE LAUNCHED SEMI-TRUCK SIZE BOULDER THRU HOUSE PLUS A MILE FURTHER! -5 - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184980.html

FARM DEMOLITION DANGERS - OLD GRAIN SILO "WALKS" ACROSS YARD AS IT FALLS DOWN - COOL ACTION GIF - http://www.strangefarmer.com/content/item/184982.html

STRANGE "BUST" OF SARAH JESSICA PARKER FOR SALE AT TARGET - HORSE FACE! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184983.html

STRANGE FOODS - DEEP FRIED WATERMELON - THE BEST COUNTY FAIR FOOD! - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/184989.html

OLDE WEAPONS - STRANGE FRENCH 12 SHOT FLINTLOCK RIFLE - 3 PARTS - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/184991.html

STRANGE VANITY PLATES CREATIVE "I'M BLONDE" CALIFORNIA PLATE READS UPSIDE DOWN! - http://www.strangevehciles.com/content/item/184992.html

STRANGE COLLEGE BARS - MULLIGANS BAR - WITH AN HONEST ADVERTISING POLICY - HA! - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/184993.html

WHEELCHAIR DANGERS - RETAIL WHEELCHAIR RAMP SEEM A LITTLE STEEP! - FAST WAY DOWN! - DOES OSHA KNOW? - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/184994.html

STRANGE LOW RIDER HYDRAULIC BOUNCER CONTEST - ALMOST FLIPS THEM OVER! - ACTION GIF - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184944.html

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The Featured Pix Category This Week - ENGLISHMAN - British - Limeys - Royals - The Queen

http://www.strangepersons.com/content/category/100317_1.html

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The Top News Articles & Humor for the Week

- 10 Strange Medical Treatments Involving Animals! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184852.html

- EUROPE - THY NAME IS COWARDICE - http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/110083.html

- You Know You're Italian When.... - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/24903.html

- Strange Aussie Sayings ! - http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/24628.html

- Something To Offend Almost Everyone! - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/24420.html

- You Might Be A Physics Major if........... - http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/127882.html

- Billy Connolly's 14 Things I Hate About Everybody - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/130347.html

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The Featured New Category This Week - ENGLISHMAN - British - Limeys - Royals - The Queen

http://www.strangepersons.com/content/category/111_1.html

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Sonntag, 16. September 2012

VOL 1147 - Sept. 16, 2012 - Strange Advice From the Old Farmer

Twice weekly E-letter - StrangeCosmos.com - This Week's Feature:

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September Fun !

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Are you ready to review the Best Humor, Coolest Pix and Political Parody on the Internet?

Get ready to jump into something "Strange!"

http://www.strangecosmos.com/index.html

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NEW FEATURE NOW AVAILABLE ON STRANGE WEBSITES - THE MOST POPULAR GROUP TOPICS/PICTURES OF THE WEEK - 30 Pictures Per Group:

http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/news_2625.html
STRANGE OFFICE FUN AND GAMES

http://www.strangefunkidz.com/content/item/news_1851.html
EXTRAORDINARY GAMES AND TOYS

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/news_10784.html
STRANGE TOYS & GAMES - CHESS SETS - ALL KINDS - STAR TREK - STAR WARS - BIZARRE

http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/news_4772.html
STRANGE LIZARDS - LITTLE - BIG - AND COLORFUL !

http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/news_2863.html
STRANGE & COLORFUL THINGS THAT FLY

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Strange Quotes About "Fools"

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. ~ Douglas Adams

You don't have to fool all the people all of the time; you just have to fool enough to get elected. ~ Gerald Barzan

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. ~ Josh Billings

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. ~ Nicholas Boileau

Get the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything. ~ Frank Dane

A man who cannot reason is a fool, a man who will not reason is a bigot, and a man who dare not reason is a slave. ~ William Drummond

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Strange Advice From the Old Farmer

An Old Farmer's Advice

* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.

* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

* You cannot unsay a cruel word.

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

* The best sermons are lived, not preached.

* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

* Don't judge folks by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.

Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Submitted by Gary

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Most Popular - Parody - News - Pix

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STRANGE SPORTS CAR MADE FROM COCONUTS AND CORN STALKS - 1 - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184912.html

SPANISH TELEVISION HOTTIES AND STARS - WHY SO MANY MEN WATCH THESE SHOWS! WOW! AMAZING SEXY OUTFITS! - http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/184921.html

STRANGE NAVAL CONFRONTATION - TWO CHINESE NAVY SHIPS TRAP / PINCH FISHING TRAWLER LOCATED IN DISPUTED AREA - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/184926.html

"CADDY SHACK" MYSTERY SOLVED - BILL MURRAY FINDS THAT GOPHERS OFFICE! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184928.html

BEAUTIFUL MOTH - CLOSE UP! - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/184720.html

BEAUTIFUL PPS PRESENTATION OF THE BLUE DANUBE FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA! - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/184880.html

ONCE IN A LIFE TIME FOAM COVERED WAVES CREATE STRANGE SURFING EXPERIENCE - 1 - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/184932.html

STRANGE PRODUCT FRAUD - CHEAP WAY TO COVER UP MADE IN CHINA GARDEN HOSE SPRAY NOZZLE WITH CHEAP PLASTIC MADE IN USA ! - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/184933.html

STRANGE FARM FIELDS - TREES & BUSHES STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO CREATE A HUGE GUITAR! - http://www.strangefarmer.com/content/item/184935.html

STRANGE DRIVING DANGERS - SHERIFF CAUGHT "TEXTING" WHILE DRIVING! SAY IT AIN'T SO SMOKEY! - http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/184936.html

STRANGE RELIGION PICTURES - STRANGE AMISH COUPLE GRANDMOM CATCHES HUGE MAHI MAHI DOLPHIN DEEP SEA FISHING! - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/184937.html

STRANGE NEW SPORT - TENNIS GOLF! - GOOFY BLOND KNOCK TENNIS BALL OVER ONE HUNDRED YARDS FOR A HOLE IN ONE! - ACTION GIF! - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/184940.html

STRANGE CHINESE KNOCK OFF VEHICLES - HONGQUI HQI - CHINESE VERSION OF ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/184939.html

STRANGE COLLECTION OF TOY BEER CAN SPORTS CARS AND RACERS - http://www.strangefunkidz.com/content/item/184941.html

STRANGE RACERS - CUSTOM STREETFIGHTER DUCATI 1098 CAFE RACER - http://www.strangeracer.com/content/item/184898.html

OLDE STARS - "TRADING PLACES" - EDDIE MURPHY - JAMIE LEE CURTIS - DAN ACKROYD - http://www.strangeoldepictures.com/content/item/184907.html

STRANGE SQUIRRELY RUSSIAN VODKA BOTTLE LABEL SEE BOTH ENDS OF THE SQUIRREL ! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/184911.html

MOTORCYCLE RACING DANGERS -HOW FAST DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO BE VERTICAL ON THE HIGH BANKED RACE TRACK? - http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/184943.html

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The Featured Pix Category This Week - SM - MILITARY EQUIPMENT - WEAPONS - GUNS - RIFLES - KNIVES - HELMETS - ARMOR -

http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/category/101068_1.html

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The Top News Articles & Humor for the Week

To ALL Employees - Effective Immediately - NEW Work Rules - From HR - http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/184851.html

Strange Senior Moments, Tales and Advice - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/171958.html

Strange Facts About Automobiles - http://www.strangegolf.com/content/item/169511.html

The Top 5 Most Counterfeited Items Sold Online - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/168674.html

You Know You're From Pennsylvania if... - http://www.strangeracer.com/content/item/168596.html

Redneck Rules of Etiquette - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/168293.html

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The Featured New Category This Week - SM - MILITARY EQUIPMENT - WEAPONS - GUNS - RIFLES - KNIVES - HELMETS - ARMOR -

http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/category/111_1.html

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Freitag, 14. September 2012

[b3ta] "LIKE TWO FRIED EMBASSIES"

This Week:
* KICKSTARTER - iControl 2 - please donate!
* CYRIAK - Makes music video
* FINANCIAL CRISIS - Trivialised in GIF format

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B3ta email 546 - 14 Sept 2012
(5 years ago today? Northern Rock bank run)

Read this issue with a mouth full of penis:
http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue546

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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Other than making sweet, sweet love

>> Donate to iControlpad project <<
Long term B3tan and GP32 importer Craig
Rothwell has a plan. He's making an open-source
keyboard and joystick for the iPhone, iPad and
Android phones and tablets. He needs your help
by pledging a quid or two via Kickstarter. Go
on, help him out. Or, if you can't donate
directly, make sure you tell people about it.
Vid on Kickstarter contains Craig's lovely wife,
if that persuades you to have a nose?
http://kck.st/PpPyKw

>> Dull news in local newspapers <<
Poor old newspapers still need to fill pages,
even when there's nothing interesting going on.
"If you like your news dull," murmurs
Scaryduck, "I guarantee this site will MAKE YOU
SOIL YOUR TROUSERS! MARVEL at toasters catching
fire, grass actually growing and other
EXCITEMENTS."
http://dniln.blogspot.co.uk/

>> This Glorious Monster <<
"Hey hey," emotes loego. "A few weeks back we
started a new sketch thing, called This
Glorious Monster. This is the first of four
little films we made. Hope you enjoy."
http://www.b3ta.com/links/This_Glorious_Monster

>> Greybloke knows how is babby formed <<
"This one is suitable for your kids," boasts
somegreybloke. Well... sort of suitable.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Good_morning_b3ta:3

>> Project Sausage Drone - Sausage Drop! <<
"I've finally got stage 2 of the sausage drone
project completed!" trills tow-headed tyke Joel
Veitch. Thus follows a parade of charmingly
violent failure. Will he finally achieve the
ability to air-drop sausages with parachutes?
Only one way to find out. Two, really, if you
count just straight-up asking the guy.
http://bit.ly/PpPBGn

>> Cyriak leaves & twigs <<
It's once again the season when Cyriak builds a
luxurious nest in which to incubate his eggs.
Also, "I've made a video for a band called El
Ten Eleven. It's not as horrible as my usual
stuff but don't let that put you off!" he
gleefully scribbles.
http://bit.ly/PpPHxP

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: QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Worst Person For The Job

Mass unemployment? Check. And yet these people
still have a job:
http://b3ta.com/questions/worstpersonforthejob/

* GEESE - "Christmas time was a-coming and the
geese on the farm were getting fat. There
weren't many, perhaps fifty or so, and they'd
been rounded up into a barn to be dealt with.
The farmer briefed Gavin on his role, "The
whatdoyoucallit is leant up 'gainst the side
wall." Meaning the broom handle: to kill a
goose you lay the neck on the ground, put the
broom handle across, stand on it and pull to
break the neck. Gavin returned after not a very
long time. "That was quick Gav, how'd you get
it done so fast?" "Well, I haven't quite tidied
up yet, thought I'd wait 'til it's calmed down
a bit in there." "Calmed down? What do y..."
Farmer looked up from what he was doing and saw
Gavin stood there. He immediately ran to the
barn. There was the broom handle, still leant
against the wall. Leant up against the other
wall was a very bloody... scythe. It was
carnage, total carnage. Fucking blood
everywhere with still twitching, violently
fluttering headless corpses all over the barn."
(oneinthepink)

* SPEELCHECK - "A friend was applying for a job
position, and so had written a covering letter.
Not being the world's best speller, the result
was a swathe of red squiggles, which he fixed
by accepting the spell checker's default
suggestion every time. This proved somewhat
unwise, as he ended up submitting an
application letter that opened: "Dear Mr Smith,
I am appalling for the job of..."
(FiftyThreeEleven)

* SHEEP - "A couple of friends and I went out
for a day in Dorset, where there are quite a
lot of sheep - hundreds, in fact - and they run
about freely with no fear of humans. Bad news
for one friend. On seeing the sheep running
towards him, he ran in the opposite direction,
emitting shrieks of terror, all the way back to
the car and wouldn't come out. Of course, we
took the piss out of him and still do too. His
job? Animator on Shaun the Sheep." (Dr Skagra)

>> This Week - B3TA MOST HAUNTED <<
Ghosts, ghoulies, unexplained bumps in the
night? Don your internet night-vision-effect
filter and tell us when you were last scared
by the unexplained:
http://b3ta.com/questions/mosthaunted/

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: SITES IN BRIEF
Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates

>> The US financial crisis solved GIF format <<
Impressive stuff, even though we couldn't
actually follow the argument, because of all
the happy, dancing Tom Haverfords and Game of
Thrones characters.
http://read.bi/PpPJph

>> Livetweeted acid trip <<
Genial hippy tweets us through his
drug-filtered frat party barbecue.
http://storify.com/angelandaddict/brad-does-acid

>> Bad kids' books <<
Lols a-plenty, in collected covers from the
imaginary library of the world's worst
children's literature.
http://www.bobstaake.com/badchildrensbooks/

>> Disney/hip-hop megamix <<
It's a 77-minute, musical extravaganza, clearly
aiming for fans at both ends of the Boing Boing
nerd spectrum. Could that be you?
http://bit.ly/Sfg1Le

‏ >> Arse or bishop? <<
Can you identify the obscured pictures, or are
you some sort of irreligious charlatan?
http://bit.ly/HQMmXi

‏ >> Don't kill yourself <<
Comedian @ChrisGethard responds, in epic
fashion, to an anonymous fan, who asked if he'd
ever had suicidal thoughts.
http://bit.ly/PpPNoU

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: VIDEO SCHMIDEO
The LaserDisc you don't turn over every 30 mins

* EPIC BUS COMMERCIAL - Thatcher once said, "A
man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on
a bus, can count himself as a failure". This is
Denmark saying, "Fuck you, Mags!"
http://bit.ly/OuFzIW

* DIANA ROSS SINGS GRANDSTAND THEME - one of
those mash-ups that are popular with people who
think they are popular with the kids. Almost
doesn't work, but somehow does - which is the
essence of when these things are really
enjoyable.
http://youtu.be/RfvIkDYnNR4

* VAMPIRE DOG - Not a film you probably want to
see, but the trailer is pretty entertaining.
http://bit.ly/OuFDrY

* COLD WAR iPHONE UNBOXING - if you miss Cold
War Russia-is-shit propaganda then have we got
lols for you.
http://bit.ly/OuFHbj

* FAN-MADE DORITOS COMMERCIAL - Cunning, old
crisp company gets internet people to make
their ads for free but, hey, we got a giggle
out of it. But you shouldn't eat the crisps, as
they'll give you what the Guardian is calling
"diabetes type III" - their new fashion-forward
name for Alzheimer's.
http://youtu.be/r6lG2ule0_Q

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: FRIDAY GAME
I saw her standing there

Lovely indie game featuring romance, zombies
and rotten guitar playing.
http://armorgames.com/play/13213/i-saw-her-standing-there

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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from kids' TV/slasher movie challenge

Last week, we asked you to make favourite kids'
films dark, despicable and violent. You did not
disappoint. Your favourites included:

* TOY STORY 4 - Pixar prove to be a bit cunty.
(HappyToast)
http://b3ta.com/board/10842481

* HENRY'S CAT: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER -
explains why we haven't seen Chris the Rabbit
on our screens recently. (EMV-1138)
http://b3ta.com/board/10842344

* MR LECTER - would quite like to see a few
more pages from this actually. (Barryheadwound)
http://b3ta.com/board/10842461

All these images, and the highest as voted by
you can be found here:
http://b3ta.com/challenge/slasherkids/popular/

>> New challenge: What lies beneath <<
In a week where the corpse of Richard III was
discovered under a car-park in Leicestershire
(possibly), it seems timely to ponder what
interesting objects might find be found beneath
the surface of other places and things. And
then turn that pondering into an image
challenge.
http://b3ta.com/challenge/whatliesbeneath/popular/

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: STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE

Make something cool and tell us about it. If
you are in it then people will see your stuff.

Things we'd really like to see include... ah fuck
it, let's make up some policies we'd actually like
to see, if we were in government.

* FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT - if you could get
around this country without it costing a
fortune, it would take pressure off London
housing stock and it would make it easier to
live outside of town and work in town. And it
should be pink.

* FREE CHILDCARE - the number one reason why
women drop out of the labour market? Childcare
costs a fortune - often more than many jobs pay.
And the kids should be made to work treadmills
to create free electricity.

* HOW TO PAY FOR IT? - Actually tax the rich
properly. That's how it was done before and it
could be done again. Also, we should tax nipples.

Send contributions via the mail form.
http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/

BTW: If you've sent something in that hasn't
been featured then don't be put off - we look
at everything you send us.

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THANKS:
This issue was written by Rob Manuel with David
Stevenson. Stuff sent in by ‏@DFLamont,
@Matt_Muir, @wonky_donky, @Thomas_Newton,
@jamesmcgraw, Tab Hunter, weaver, Simon,
‏@HungryHatter, @andylewisuk, @riverghostery,
‏@nothingreal, @mr_nugent Image challenge by
Fraser Lewry. Mike Trinder is QOTW bloke.
Top tip by NoStrings. Subjlols via A Vagabond.

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