This Week: * YOUTUBE - Changes explained * BOOZE - with motivational quotes * HASSELHOFF - sings Fresh Prince ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | "Que?" ___/ _ |/_ </ __/ __ | __/____/____/|__/_/ |_| B3ta email 606 - 8 Nov 2013 Read this newsletter with a wry smile http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue606 Big : b3ta-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unbig : b3ta-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------- : BUY METHS ON AMAZON The drink of Trampions (sponsored link) Yeah yeah buy some meths, you probably don't want to, but you might enjoy the stupid reviews. "I had been on a couple of dates with a girl from the office, and I must admit I was starting to grow quite fond of her. She invited me round to her place for dinner and I was very keen to make the right impression. You know how it is when you start to fancy somebody - there is a tendency to over-analyze every little thing so I was really struggling to choose an appropriate bottle to bring to the dinner date." http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0041WAY1I/b3ta-21 ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK >> YouTube changes explained << "In case you've been on YouTube today and are confused," writes somegreybloke, with a video to explain ALL of YouTube's recent changes. http://www.b3ta.com/links/1093923/ >> Internet-enabled Guy Fawkes << "Remember remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Hackers and Cops," sings HappyToast, with this homage to the original Anonymous mask face man. http://www.b3ta.com/links/1092596 >> LOLACABANA << "Two amazing tunes but even better," brags tickle of this seamless mashup. Seamless. http://www.b3ta.com/links/LOLACABANA ------------------------------------------------- : USVSTH3M The other b3ta-ish project * THE NORTH-O-METER - rate your position in England with our almost uncannily-accurate test. http://toys.usvsth3m.com/north-o-meter/ * WRONGA.COM - drag the sliders for an instant quote. http://toys.usvsth3m.com/wronga/ * 23 THINGS SINGLE MEN DO WHEN LIVING ON THEIR OWN BEFORE WOMEN CIVILISE THEM - we did a 'listicle'. Apparently they're popular now. http://usvsth3m.com/post/66274933685/ ------------------------------------------------- : QUESTION OF THE WEEK Fancy Dress Failures Pt 2 We wanted more of your dressing-up disasters. Luckily the Daily Mail hasn't noticed some of your answers yet: http://b3ta.com/questions/fancydress2/ * ASTHMA - "I went to a classmate's tenth birthday fancy dress party. Managed to ruin the party by causing her to have a panic-induced asthma attack. How was I supposed to know she was terrified of clowns?" (Smash Monkey) * PANDA - "I dressed as a panda for a fancy dress party, but it turned out the hosts had been too lazy to bother, and too lazy to spread the word thoroughly. I was a panda, my sister was dressed as an 80s chick and her boyfriend was Max from Where the Wild Things Are. In a homemade costume sewn from towels, with a crown and non-removable mittens. He could hardly hold a drink in those mis-stitched mitts, let alone eat or hygienically use the toilet. I even took my own bamboo. I went home early." (sleepybinky) * HARMLESS - "A friend of mine was born without arms, just long fingery things. So he dressed up as an industrial accident. Construction worker clothing and a hard hat, shorten and shred the sleeves and soak them in fake blood. Very hard to see his fingery things in under all that mess as they extend no more than 30cm or so from his shoulders. Costume was indeed a bad taste hit and pretty convincing. How convincing? A bit pissed, he was wobbling home when a passing ambulance screeched to a halt and some rather alarmed paramedics mobbed him. As he was a bit pissed it took him a while to explain that it is perfectly OK for him to be getting about without arms and that he was not 'merely in shock.'" (xixax) >> This Week - THEFT << Ever stolen something? Own up to the B3ta Police. Ever been the victim of theft? Grass somebody up. It's what they would have wanted. http://b3ta.com/questions/theft/ ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates >> Unsafe Password Generator << Ideal for generating easily-memorable passwords, such as abcd1234, 123456, 4128, butthead, dirty, angela, nascar, dolphin, computer, or asdfgh. >> Which side of the road does a country drive? << Interactive toy illustrating whether to drive on the left or the right. Tip: if the country was part of the British Empire when cars became popular then the answer is probably left. >> Motivational text on pictures of booze << Hats off to whoever originated this awesome, terrible thing. Inspirational fitness quotes, superimposed on pictures of alcohol. >> Listen to multi-tracks of favourite songs << Multitrack Love lets you separate out the bass / drums / guitars / vocal when listening to a handful of songs including Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and REM's Losing My Religion. http://blog.zanorg.com/index.php?perm=545 >> Something hidden in the desert << Touching monument in memory of a crashed flight is visible on Google Earth. >> What the Queen is really saying << Captions helpfully shed light on the Queen's real, considerably less refined private persona. http://m.imgur.com/gallery/WHvJi ------------------------------------------------- : VIDEO SCHMIDEO >> The Hoff sings Fresh Prince << You might think Fresh Prince of Bel-Air parodies are played out but you'll enjoy David Hasselhoff's performance of this. >> Classic paintings animated << Nicely-animated classic paintings. The pope firework is a highlight. http://www.b3ta.com/links/Classic_Paintings_Animated >> Mouse Vs Cracker << Determined mouse will *not* give up, trying to lift a massive cracker onto a high level surface. http://www.b3ta.com/links/Mouse_v_Cracker >> Microwave cooking set to sad music << Everyday despair as a cooking show. Genius. http://www.b3ta.com/links/1091109 >> Miley's Lunch Box << Bad Lip Reading meets Northern pub-singing, in easily one of the best parodies of Wrecking Ball we've seen lately. http://www.b3ta.com/links/Mileys_Lunch_Box >> 'What Is Love?' boat crash << Party boat capsizing, looped and set to What Is Love? You don't need to watch beyond 0:40 but perhaps you'll want to, for the music. http://www.b3ta.com/links/What_Is_Love_Boat_Crash ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the Holleyweb Challenge Last week we wanted you to celebrate the glitz of the Hollywood Internet Your favourites included: * PIXAR: widower exchanges balloons for 1994 internet connection (monkeon) http://www.b3ta.com/board/11025661 * ODYSSEY: monumental encounter with deep-space Goatse (1.618...) http://www.b3ta.com/board/11025230 * CLINT: rogue detective turns to search engine for assistance (barryheadwould) http://www.b3ta.com/board/11025363 All these images, and the highest as voted by you can be found here: http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/hollywood-internet/ >> New challenge: Mobile Phones in History << This week's Herculean task is to demonstrate, using webskillz, how the presence of mobile phones might have altered great moments in history. Challenge suggested by Dr.Dunno. http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/mobile-history/ ------------------------------------------------- : 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: * A CHEESE THAT'S ALREADY TOASTED - to save valuable time. * A REALLY GOOD THUNDERSTORM - we're on the 19th floor and it would look amazing from up here. * A HOLIDAY between Bonfire Night and Christmas. That's fricking ages, man. It's bullshit. Send contributions via the mail form. 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. ------------------------------------------------- Elephant: b3ta-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Seal: b3ta-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------- THANKS: This issue was written by Rob Manuel with David Stevenson. Stuff sent in by UltimateMonkey, Ghoti Fingers, TownsendsPublisher, Wildyles, Leemondus, nocturne72, Stew & Dumplings. Image challenge by Fraser Lewry. Mike Trinder is QOTW bloke. ------------------------------------------------- TOP TIP: Lots of them - look here:
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