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Vol 754 - Dec 10, 2008 - Strange Things to Wonder About

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Strange "Education" Quotes

"In the first place God made idiots; that was for practice; then he made school boards." (Mark Twain)

"Dublin University contains the dream of Ireland - rich and thick." (Samuel Beckett)

"Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education." (Mark Twain)

"Don't let schooling interfere with your education." (Mark Twain)

"I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like 'What I'm going to be if I grow up.'" (Lenny Bruce)

"In our school you were searched for guns and knifes on the way in and if you didn't have any, they gave you some." (Emo Philips)

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Did You Ever Wonder Why...

Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?

Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?

If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?

If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?

If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON(R), how do they make TEFLON(R) stick to the pan?

If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen?

If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?

Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

Why is brassiere singular and panties plural?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?

Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

I don't believe in reincarnation, but I did in my past life.

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STARS! CELEBRITY MANSIONS & HOMES - OJ SIMPSON - http://www.strangecelebrities.com/content/item/145461.html

AIR CRAFT CARRIER PULLS IN RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACHFRONT HOTEL! - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/145462.html

STRANGE TINY LIL' MOTORCYCLE - SMALLER THAN A BREAD BOX! - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/145463.html

STRANGE "TIGER" PEOPLE IN INDIA - BODY PAINTS! - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/145464.html

STRANGE BASE JUMPERS - OFF A HUGE CLIFF! - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/145465.html

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STRANGE LAMBORGHINI TAXI! - GULL WING DOORS - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/145467.html

STRANGE HALLOWEEN DOGS! - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/145468.html

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The Featured Humor Category This Week - Cities - States & Regions of the USA

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/category/136_1.html

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The Top News Articles & Humor for the Week

Top 10 Worst Dictators and Regimes in History - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/144944.html

The Strange Moving Coffins of Barbados - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/145413.html

Strange Women Inventors in The Automotive Industry - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/145415.html

Strange Story Of UPS Saving "Keiko" The Killer Whale - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/145416.html

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The Featured New Category This Week - STRANGE OLDE PICTURES, POSTERS, IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHS - www.StrangePersons.com

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/category/136_1.html

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Bad Bosses - Employees - Ads - http://www.strangebusiness.com/

Cops - Police - Criminals - Felons - http://www.strangepolice.com/

Weird and Goofy People - http://www.strangepersons.com/

All Your Favorite Folks- http://www.strangecelebrities.com/

Autos - Trucks - Nasty Accidents http://www.strangevehicles.com/

Hockey - Football - Soccer http://www.strangesports.com/

Troops - Jets - Warships - Tanks http://www.strangemilitary.com/

Pets - Dogs - Cats - Wild Animals http://www.strangezoo.com/

Politicians - Parodies - Liberals - NeoCons http://www.strangepolitics.com/

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Vol 753 - Dec 07, 2008 - Strange Answers From Traffic School Exams

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Strange "Animal" Quotes:

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. - Samuel Butler

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. - Samuel Butler

I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days. - Bill Dana (William Szathmary)

"Moo" may represent an idea, but only the cow knows. - Mason Cooley "City Aphorisms"

Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger. - Abbie Hoffman

A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle. - Ian Fleming

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Real Answers From Traffic School Exams

Clever Drivers

The following are a sampling of REAL answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's traffic school. YIKES!

Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road?
A: What for? He can't see my license plate.

Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way stop at the same time?
A: The pick up truck with the gun rack and the bumper sticker saying, "Guns don't kill people. I do."

Q: What are the important safety tips to remember when backing your car?
A: Always wear a condom.

Q: When driving through fog, what should you use?
A: Your car.

Q: How can you reduce the possibility of having an accident?
A: Be too shit-faced to find your keys.

Q: What problems would you face if you were arrested for drunk driving?
A: I'd probably lose my buzz a lot faster.

Q: What changes would occur in your lifestyle if you could no longer drive lawfully?
A: I would be forced to drive unlawfully.

Q: What is the difference between a flashing red traffic light and a flashing yellow traffic light?
A: The color.

Q: How do you deal with heavy traffic?
A: Heavy psychedelics.

Q: What can you do to help ease a heavy traffic problem?
A: Carry loaded weapons.

Q: Why would it be difficult to be a police officer?
A: It would be tough to be a dickhead all day long.

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STRANGE GUNS, KNIVES & SELF DEFENSE WEAPONS - ENGRAVED - BILL OF RIGHTS! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/142210.html

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Murphy's Laws for Business - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/115232.html

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Strange Facts About Shopping Malls - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/119817.html

Ten Excuses for Missing Work - Five Smart, Five DUMB - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/122770.html

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The Featured Humor Category This Week - ANIMALS! All Kinds - Amazing!

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Cops - Police - Criminals - Felons - http://www.strangepolice.com/

Weird and Goofy People - http://www.strangepersons.com/

All Your Favorite Folks- http://www.strangecelebrities.com/

Autos - Trucks - Nasty Accidents http://www.strangevehicles.com/

Hockey - Football - Soccer http://www.strangesports.com/

Troops - Jets - Warships - Tanks http://www.strangemilitary.com/

Pets - Dogs - Cats - Wild Animals http://www.strangezoo.com/

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[b3ta] "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

This Week:
* EVIL - Snurl for cunts
* SPASTIC SOCIETY - 1970s Xmas stickers
* QUESTION - Your age-gap sex stories (eeep!)

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We viral advertising whores have convinced a
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Lots of bollocks you to wobble

>> Snurl for cunts <<
This nasty little tool allows you to replace
harmless words and phrases with horrid, twisted
drips of poison on the destination page of any
website. Props to irberry for creating the
potential to cause endless mischief.
http://redo.me.uk/

And here's one we made earlier:
http://redo.me.uk/GordonRamseyBook

>> Repellent pig's head cookery <<
Sharcore writes: "On Saturday we cooked and ate
the head of a pig. It was very tasty, but a
touch glutinous, particularly the snout. It's a
fine meal in these testing economic times, if
you can stomach it - the whole head cost
£3.80" It looks disgusting but the photos are
kind of interesting.
http://bakedchefs.com/

>> Xmas Spackattack <<
Lucky dngdng found these rather fantastic Xmas
stickers while rooting through his parent's
lofts. Treasure from a more innocent age.
http://snurl.com/scopers

>> The truth about secret Santa <<
Everyone knows secret Santa is shit. Bangbang's
parody of Boots annoying Christmas ad is so on
the money.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Boot_secret_santa_parody

>> Amazon FTW <<
A bit geeky but a fun bit of one-upmanship that
will make recession-hit web developers rofl
themselves silly.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Play_com_Amazon_is_better

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: QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Cringe!

Cringe-worthy antics from b3tards? No, surely
you jest? Whatever. Clicky for comedy gold:
http://b3ta.com/questions/cringe/

* LICKY LICKY - "About 10 years ago, at the
dentist's, I was laying in the chair staring
at the ceiling whilst he was using his
instruments of torture in my mouth. After a
while I noticed that there was something in
my mouth between my bottom teeth and my lip.
Thinking it was an absorbent swab thingy, I
prodded it for a minute or two with my tongue.
It seemed too smooth for a swab, so I explored
it thoroughly with my tongue. Then it dawned
on me.. It was his latex glove-covered thumb.
I'd been laying there apparently trying to
pleasure his finger for the last couple of
minutes..." (mugwump)

* SHAVING - "So I'm sixteen years old. The
girlfriend has come around to my place for the
day, the folks and the sister are out and the
afternoon is ripe for lovin' -- or at least,
kissin' and some awkward groping. But something
is wrong. From the moment the ladyfriend walked
in the door, she seemed a little nervous, a
little... distracted. After I realised something
was up, I asked her what was the matter. She
refused to tell me. We played that game for a
while - What'swrongnothingreallyyesyousureyesoh,
but I eventually manage to get it out of her.
In a quiet, delicate voice, quite unlike
anything I've ever heard before, she comes out
with: "I've... you know... *shaved*." For some
reason, my mind doesn't quite catch on, so I
respond with, "Wow... Well, I have to say, it
looks a lot better. I didn't want to mention
anything, but I'd definitely noticed a little
bit of fuzz there." All the while, I'm gesturing
to her top lip. The lip that, in fact, was not
one of those she was referring to. There was to
be no more fumbling that day; it took three hours
to get her to even speak to me." (Ellinikos)

* PUT THEM AWAY - "PhD, year two. Went to the lab
wearing fetching black shirt with popper
fastenings down the front. To protect said shirt,
slipped on lab coat, with popper fastenings down
the front. The eagle-eyed amongst you may be able
to spot where this is going. Tea break rolls
around and, being the attention seeking little
sausage I am, I ran to the door of the lab, faced
my lab mates and pretended to rip off my lab coat,
a la Clark Kent ripping off his shirt to reveal
underneath the fabled "S". What I actually did
was grab both sets of poppers by mistake, rip them
open and reveal my tits in a grubby, greying bra
with the underwiring poking out. I think if you
look up the word "fuckwit" in the dictionary,
there may be a little picture of me next to it."
(Rakky)

>> This Week's Question <<
Cougars and Sugar Daddies. When there's a huge age
gap and you're shagging, things are never simple:
http://b3ta.com/questions/cougars/

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

>> "Me and Iron Man" <<
The unlikely story of a bloke who wound up
getting his Flickr pic into the recent Iron Man
film. We're actually a little bit jealous.
http://adactio.com/journal/1530/

>> Pushpin Mario <<
Excellent mosaic of the dashing plumber - made
entirely by sticking pins in a wall.
http://snurl.com/pinitdown

>> Wikipedia wtf lists <<
Wouldn't Wikipedia make a smashing
Christmas tie-in book? Here's a couple of the
kind of pages that would make it a great
stocking filler. BTW: Who would have guessed
that Napoleon was, in fact, taller than average?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misconceptions

>> Emergency call transcripts <<
Calling 999 is always a dramatic treat. Sadly,
when you have to do it yourself you're too
preoccupied to really appreciate it. Here are
some transcripts of actual emergency calls.
http://snurl.com/smoothoperator

>> Emily Strange vs Nate the Great <<
Goth merchandising phenomenon Emily Strange
owes a great deal to past-time children's
favourite Nate the Great. Check out the
side-by-side comparison. Hard not to see a
similarity.
http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?p=1701

>> Nice t-shirt designs <<
Some clever and pretty t-shirt designs. We were
particularly struck by the scowling Thomas the
Tank Engine transformer.
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Glennz-Tee-Store-Designs/149088

>> Belly love <<
Musician's fans express solidarity with their
pot-bellied icon by sending in pictures of
their own proud tummies. Stick it to the man!
http://snurl.com/tummywar

>> 45 vintage visions of the future <<
Cover art from old editions of Popular
Mechanics, showing how they thought the future
was going to be - from 1951 onwards. We are
eagerly awaiting the delivery of our robotic
Christmas tree decorators.
http://snurl.com/thefutureisshit

>> Hideous gourmet foods <<
People really do eat the most hideous things
and the worse it is the more they insist it's a
'delicacy'. A large proportion of these are
French. But then we suspect a similar list done
in France would stick in stuff like Scotch Eggs
and Pepperami.
http://snurl.com/foodystuff

>> Ladykeyboard <<
It's a pink computer keyboard with the
'useless' keys being given a 'fun makeover'.
"There is nothing else like this currently on
the market," proudly boast the manufacturers.
Probably quite usable - those keys really are
useless.
https://www.keyboardforblondes.com/

>> The End <<
A large collection of "The End" movie title
cards. Interesting how there are so many
different ways of saying the same thing. Made
us want to go off and watch a load of vintage
films.
http://snurl.com/endyendend

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: THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO AAHH

>> Chilly kitty <<
Newborn kitten enjoys a light dusting of snow.
News channels take note - you should always
present the weather forecast via a tiny
animal's reaction to it.
http://snurl.com/kittenwoos

>> 'Hotdog' lol <<
It's his trusting obliviousness that makes this
little dachshund-in-a-bun so adorable.
http://snurl.com/woofs

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: VIDEO SCHMIDEO
Stuff to spam your mum with

>> Animals sing Merry Christmas <<
B3ta-friendly animals singing Jona Lewie's Stop
the Cavalry? What are the BBC up to?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-K5w1PFMo

>> Kittens on a slide <<
"Similar to kittens on a treadmill," writes
witty_ditty, "these kittens, much like salmon,
attempt to brave the vertical."
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Kittens_on_a_slide

>> Tilt shift monster trucks <<
Every few weeks a technique sweeps the internet
and everyone who's anyone has a go - currently
it's using weird lenses (or a bit of blurring and
ramping up the saturation) to make real world
footage look like toys.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Tilt_shift_Monster_Trucks

>> Macy's Day Rickrolled by Rick <<
"I swear life is getting too surreal," writes
J-Rod, and he's right you know.
http://snurl.com/metathedevilyouknow

>> Sex Pistols sung by UK Politicos <<
"If you're desperate for the newsletter,"
informs Brian Millar, "there's a new
Gordo/Camero mashup online." Heh, underselling
is the new selling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSiCtcjeFs4

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: FUNNY NAME CORNER
We'd rather get AIDS than run this crap

* IT WOULD BE UNCHARITABLE to laugh at Horn
Relief...
http://www.hornrelief.org/

* WANKKING HAMSTER - racetraitor spluffs, "So
you want phallic roller coasters? Get a load of
this one I found at Okpo Land in South Korea."
http://www.daehanmindecline.com/archive/20080405okpoland/29.JPG

* PEOPLE CALLED PORNTIP - it's a real name you
know.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=porntip

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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE

Results from the Xmas Card Compo

Last week we wanted you to make us some Xmas
cards we could send to our dead grandparents .

Your favourites included:

* CREDIT CRUNCH CHRISTMAS - alliteration and
swearing. A double win for mofaha.
http://www.b3ta.com/board/8977733

* JESUS CRADLES BOOZE - yep, pretty much how we
feel in the holidays. And work days too. Thanks
Joe Scaramanga.
http://www.b3ta.com/board/8976983

* SANTA VS PYLON - well, Santa isn't going to
win is he? (The Twisted Omentum)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/8981983

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

>> New challenge: Anagram Photoshops <<
Funeral? Real fun. Robert DeNiro? Nerdier
Robot. Kylie Minogue? I Like Em Young. Take a
phrase or celebrity name, work out a really
good anagram, and then photoshop the result.
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/anagrams/

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

* GRIPEY TWATS - Sea Tramp moans, "Pedantry,
I'm afraid. But I've held my piece for more
than two years now, and just can't hold it any
longer. My hand's seizing up. A stock phrase on
the newsletter template that hasn't changed
since I signed up: 'All these images, and the
highest as voted by you can be found here:'
Please, please correct it. Highest image? Uh?
Best? Most popular? Favourite? Least utterly
gash? Are we voting for a 'high' image? No.
It'd take very little effort to change this,
and - you never know - it might just save one
man from a needless nervous breakdown." Heh -
now we know it's annoying we're never going to
change it. We're petty - that's how we roll.

* RANDOM LIBEL - boyo81 gets us into legal
trouble with, "I can't tell you how disturbing
it was to see the 'miming album covers' link in
the latest newsletter. Not because of the link
itself but rather the guy doing the mimes. He
is called Matt and he used to stalk my sister
for several years, even going as far as
submitting a story to the publishing house she
works for based on his life so far with her as
a prominent love interest. Maybe this is a very
odd way of continuing the stalking, as he knows
she is a long time b3tan, But I hope to God
it's just a horrible coincidence... He is a
very strange fellow."

* MORE TOAST BOLLOCKS - pgm28 mimbles, "I
didn't write in last week about cooking things
in the toaster because I thought that thousands
of people would write in with the same answer,
but apparently I was wrong. You can buy neat
little things called Toastabags
(www.toastabags.com) which allow you to cook
quite literally anything in a toaster -
burgers, chicken nuggets, eggs, bacon, you name
it... I once used one to heat up a can of soup
- great stuff! Every student should be issued
one by the government."

* TAKING THE PISS - nick-brown gushes, " Saw
your question in the newsletter but one but
quite frankly was too fucking lazy to write in.
Anyway as the topic was progressing, I thought
I'd provide you with the definitive insight. A
teacher at school once told me that he and has
mates at university had pondered this very
question (I reckon this was back in the '70's
so it would appear you've been asking one of
life's eternal questions) and decided to answer
it, being scientific types. Consequently the 4
of them considerately spent an extended evening
in the pub, drinking as much as possible and
every trip to the bog included carrying a
number of pint glasses with them. Apparently
from the extensive data gleaned they were able
to state that (unsurprisingly, given that beer
is a diuretic) for every pint you drink, you
piss 1 and a quarter pints. This has informed
my drinking/water management levels ever since
and I pass this knowledge on in the hope that
it will likewise help many of your readers."

* WE LOVE DURAN DURAN - brixton bruxelles
lovingly types, "In this week's newsletter, you
asked for a Duran Duran song parody, so I'm
sending you this abomination I created called
'Goats on Film'" Actually this is rather long
so here's a remix with just the lines that made
us giggle:

"See them trotting hoof to hoof
across the bridge at midnight
Goats on Film (trotting together)
Goats on Film (you want to mate her)"

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: FRIDAY GAME
I made this. You play this. We are enemies.

In a title weirdly reminiscent of the Manic
Street Preachers, "This is my truth, tell me
yours" comes a game that makes less sense than
your Ginger Fuhrer after a night on the
heroins. And much like opiates, it is good, oh
so good.
http://www.secrettechnology.com/madethis/enemy6.html

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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

* INTERNET VOLUME MIXER - we're eternally
frustrated by having to turn iTunes on and off
as internet videos demand our attention. Can
someone write a hack that mixes the music down
and back up automatically?

* CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW HOUSE - a short
video to send new home owners featuring a house
that starts dancing and shouting "h-h-h-h
house!" in a Paul Hardcastle stutter stylee.

* A BIG INTERNET GUN TO SHOOT TROLLS WITH -
just a personal request.

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 The G, funkenstein,
tubaman, Leo Panthera, ZombieSheep, cszbinden,
harry kumquat, carly291287 and heliopod. Top
Tippery by Brandy Bolland Additional linkage
and image challenge by Fraser Lewry. Mike
Trinder is QOTW bloke.

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TOP TIP:
Keep a Gameboy handy in the bathroom for
leisurely shits.

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SICKIPEDIA:
A little bit of Monica on the floor...
A little bit of Jessica on the steps....
Mumbai No 5.
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Vol 752 - Dec 03, 2008 - Strange Thoughts on the Sea by Kids

Twice weekly E-letter - StrangeCosmos.com -

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Strange New Word Definitions:

Smile - A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Dictionary - The only place where divorce comes before marriage.

College - A place where some pursue learning and others learn pursuing.

Office - A place where you can relax after your strenuous homelife.

Yawn - The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Committee - Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Classic - A book which people praise, but do not read.

Marriage - It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and woman gains her master degree.

Experience - The name men give to their mistakes.

Tears - The hydraulic force by which masculine power is defeated by feminine power.

Atom Bomb - An invention to end all inventions.

Philosopher - A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Children's Strange Thoughts on the Sea

1) This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly age 6)

2) Oysters' balls are called pearls. (James age 6)

3) If you are surrounded by sea you are an island. If you don't have sea all round you, you are incontinent. (Wayne age 7)

4) Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily Richardson. She's not my friend no more. (Kylie age 6)

5) A dolphin breaths through an azzhole on the top of its head. (Billy age 8)

6) My uncle goes out in his boat with pots, and comes back with crabs. (Millie age 6)

7) When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to cross the ocean. Sometimes, when the wind didn't blow, the sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said they would have been better off eating beans. (William age 7)

8) I like mermaids. They are beautiful, and I like their shiny tails. And how on earth do mermaids get pregnant? Like, really? (Helen age 6)

9) I'm not going to write about the sea. My baby brother is always screaming and being sick, my Dad keeps shouting at my Mom, and my big sister has just got pregnant, so I can't think what to write. (Amy age 6)

10) Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric eels can give you a shock. They have to live in caves under the sea where I think they have to plug themselves into chargers.
(Christopher age 7)

11) When you go swimming in the sea, it is very cold, and it makes my willy small. (Kevin age 6)

12) On holidays my Mom went water skiing. She fell off when she was going very fast. She says she won't do it again because water fired right up her fat ass. (Jule age 7)

Start each day with a smile.... then pass it on!!!!!

When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt, then call me over!

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Most Popular - Parody - News - Pix

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STRANGE JAPANESE MANHOLE COVERS - 2 - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/145057.html

STRANGE ASIAN FOOD - INSECTS! - 9 - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145300.html

STRANGE RELIGIOUS BLESSING FOR THE CAR? - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/145323.html

STRANGE REGAL BLACK DOG - COOL RAINBOW - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/145347.html

STRANGE THANKSGIVING MRE's AT AL ASAD AIR BASE - 11-27-08 - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/145354.html

STRANGE 'OBAMA CLAUS' AT TORONTO ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT - 11-2-08 - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145355.html

THE STRANGE UFO ABDUCTION OF BETTY & BARNEY HILL - http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/145386.html

THE FIRST SPIRITUALISTS - THE STRANGE FOX SISTERS - http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/145388.html

STRANGE DISEASE TURNS WHITE PEOPLE BLUE! - http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/145389.html

STRANGE JAPANESE TRAIN FOR MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN - NURSERY - CRIB - EVERYTHING! - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/145390.html

STRANGE POLICE STOP - ESCAPED 'BUMPER CAR' FROM THE CIRCUS! - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/145391.html

STRANGE' SPIDER LIKE' STEALTH WATERCRAFT - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/145392.html

STRANGE RALLY CAR IN THE SNOW - UPSIDE DOWN - OR IS IT YOU? - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/145393.html

STRANGE ROAD SIGN ARROWS - STREET ARROWS! - http://www.strangefunkidz.com/content/item/145394.html

LITTLE BOY FISHING IN THE PARK POND - SHARK FIN! - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/145395.html

BAD BOY - BAD GRADES - NO BASKETBALL! - HOOP LOCK - THE CLUB! - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/145396.html

STRANGE 'REPO MAN' GOES BAD - BABY PRAM ON TOW TRUCK! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145398.html

STRANGE BACKYARD! - SHARED HOMEMADE HOCKEY RINK - JOHN DEERE LAEN TRACTOR 'ZAMBONI!' - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/145399.html

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The Featured Pix Category This Week - StrangeTravel - ASIA - CHINA - JAPAN - THAILAND - HONG KONG - TAIWAN - BANGKOK

http://www.strangetravel.com/content/category/100572_1.html

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The Top News Articles & Humor for the Week

Strange Smell! Top 10 Stinky People From the Pages of History - http://www.strangecelebrities.com/content/item/144943.html

Strange Body Statistics - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145381.html

Strange UFO & Space Aliens Region - Area 51- aka Groom Lake - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145385.html

Strange Unsolved 'Gas' Attacks in Virginia & Illinois - 1930's - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145387.html

The Difference Between College And High School - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/109029.html

Real Names Of Celebrities - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/108662.html

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The Featured Humor Category This Week - Jokes - ALL Kinds, Puns, Quotes, Slams

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/category/102_1.html

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Be Sure to Check Out All of the Recent New Additions at the "Strange" Family Websites

Travel - Cruises - Destinations - http://www.strangetravel.com/

Kids - Teens - Moms - Parents - http://www.strangefunkidz.com/

Bad Bosses - Employees - Ads - http://www.strangebusiness.com/

Cops - Police - Criminals - Felons - http://www.strangepolice.com/

Weird and Goofy People - http://www.strangepersons.com/

All Your Favorite Folks- http://www.strangecelebrities.com/

Autos - Trucks - Nasty Accidents http://www.strangevehicles.com/

Hockey - Football - Soccer http://www.strangesports.com/

Troops - Jets - Warships - Tanks http://www.strangemilitary.com/

Pets - Dogs - Cats - Wild Animals http://www.strangezoo.com/

Politicians - Parodies - Liberals - NeoCons http://www.strangepolitics.com/

Hurricanes - Lightning – Tsunami's - Dangers - Crashes http://www.strangedangers.com/

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Vol 751 - Nov 30, 2008 - Strange Las Vegas Trivia

Twice weekly E-letter - StrangeCosmos.com -

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Strange Quotes:

"Golden, Ripe, Boneless Bananas, 39 Cents A Pound." - Ad in the "Missoulian" by Orange Street Food Farm

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious." - Alan Minter, Boxer

"I think that the film Clueless was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness." - Alicia Silverstone, Actress

"How to store your baby walker: First, remove baby." - Anonymous Manufacturer

"This is no longer a slum neighborhood. I haven't heard of a Cubs fan being shot in a long time." - Anonymous Wrigley Field Neighbor, Chicago, IL

"During the scrimmage, Tarkanian paced the sideline with his hands in his pockets while biting his nails." - AP report describing Fresno State basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian

"Two grand slams in a week - man, that's seven or eight ribbies right there." - Bill Madlock, Baseball broadcaster

"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl." - Bill Peterson, football coach

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Strange Las Vegas Trivia

Las Vegas means "the meadows" in Spanish.
In Nevada, there are more than 209,000 slot machines normally operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The first neon sign appeared in Las Vegas in 1954 at the Boulder Club.

The bell is the oldest symbol still used on today's slot machines.

The average annual temperature in Las Vegas is 66 degrees.

It would take 288 years for one person to spend one night in every hotel room in Las Vegas.

Shrimp consumption in Las Vegas is more than 60,000 pounds a day. That's higher than the rest of the country combined and adds up to 22 million pounds per year.

The Stardust was the first hotel in Vegas to add a sports book to its casino.

Nickel slots on the Strip pay back anywhere from 86.9 percent to 92.8 percent of what they take in.

Las Vegas casinos never use dice with rounded corners.

It's estimated that every day Las Vegas casinos give away $3 million of freebies (more than $1 billion per year) just to get customers through their doors.

It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas.

The Horseshoe was the first Las Vegas casino to install carpeting.

A vagrant once turned a $400 Social Security check into $1.6 million playing blackjack in a Las Vegas casino.

According to suppliers, purple is the favorite ink color in daubers used by Las Vegas Bingo players.

The beam of light atop the Luxor in Las Vegas is made up of 39 individual lamps. Each xenon lamp costs $1,200 and will last about 2,000 hours. The electric bill for the Luxor beam is $51 an hour.

Las Vegas has the highest number of unlisted phone numbers of any U.S. city.

The iconic, waving neon cowboy, located at Vegas' Pioneer Club downtown, is named Vegas Vic.

Frank Sinatra was the first Vegas headliner to earn $100,000 per week.

More than 110,000 marriage licenses are issued in Las Vegas each year.

Elvis and Priscilla Presley were married at the original Aladdin hotel.

The Silver Slipper was the first casino to hire female card dealers on the Las Vegas Strip (in 1971

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STRANGE SCARY FOOTBRIDGE - 3 - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/144906.html

STRANGE OLDE PIX - NOGALES MEXICO & AZ - 1898 & 2008 - http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/144853.html

T-AH 19 - US NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP "MERCY" - http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/145270.html

STRANGE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PIX - WATER BUBBLE FLOATS IN SPACE! - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/145283.html

STRANGE "GRASS CARS" - GETTING WATERED! - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/145289.html

STRANGE ASIAN FOOD - INSECTS! - 5 - http://www.strangefunkidz.com/content/item/145304.html

TAKING THE LITTLE DOGGIE FOR A RIDE IN THE CONVERTIBLE! - HUGE ST BERNARD - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/145309.html

STRANGE BANJO PLAYER! - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/145310.html

STRANGE 'NAMES' THAT FIT THE JOB! - 10 - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/145312.html

STRANGE TIGER STRIPES COUCH! - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/145322.html

STRANGE OLDE MEDICAL PICTURE - BABY X-RAY! - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/145337.html

STRANGE POLICE MOTORCYCLES - WITH SIDECAR! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145343.html

SMART DOG CHANGES EVERYTHING! - DOGS ALLOWED! - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/145348.html

STRANGE CAT AT THE ART MUSEUM - PICTURES OF HIS ANCESTORS? - http://www.strangefunkidz.com/content/item/145349.html

STRANGE JAPANESE EMT STRETCHER PROBLEM - FACE PLANT! - http://www.strangepolice.com/content/item/145351.html

STRANGE FENCE - CAR MISSED THE GATE - THRU THE WALL! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145352.html

STRANGE DEATHMOBILE - COFFIN CAR - SKULL AND TALL PIPES! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145353.html

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The Featured Pix Category This Week - * COOL - Airplanes - Unique - Strange - Neat Stuff

http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/category/9_1.html

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The Top News Articles & Humor for the Week

Andre The Giant - The Worlds Biggest Drunk? - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/144948.html

Ladies MUST READ! - Through a Rapists Eyes! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/145241.html

Strange Motherly Information - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/107026.html

Longest Jail Sentence! - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/108666.html

Strip Club Etiquette - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/108859.html

Strange Business Signs. - http://www.strangetravel.com/content/item/24614.html

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The Featured New Category This Week - * COOL - Airplanes - Unique - Strange - Neat Stuff

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

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Be Sure to Check Out All of the Recent New Additions at the "Strange" Family Websites

Travel - Cruises - Destinations - http://www.strangetravel.com/

Kids - Teens - Moms - Parents - http://www.strangefunkidz.com/

Bad Bosses - Employees - Ads - http://www.strangebusiness.com/

Cops - Police - Criminals - Felons - http://www.strangepolice.com/

Weird and Goofy People - http://www.strangepersons.com/

All Your Favorite Folks- http://www.strangecelebrities.com/

Autos - Trucks - Nasty Accidents http://www.strangevehicles.com/

Hockey - Football - Soccer http://www.strangesports.com/

Troops - Jets - Warships - Tanks http://www.strangemilitary.com/

Pets - Dogs - Cats - Wild Animals http://www.strangezoo.com/

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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Other than collecting belly-button fluff

>> Katie Melua vs rats <<
Hearing that Katie Melua has rats in her mind
and prawns in her ears (yuk) is far more
interesting than her twee (and probably wildly
inaccurate) claim that there are nine million
bicycles in Beijing. Squidboot's frankly
fantastic lyrics make even more sense when you
look at the slightly constipated look on Ms
Melua's pert little face.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYl1pmUDic

>> Bam! <<
These plucky students could teach the admen a
thing or two. Namely that the only good ad ever
made was for Cillit Bang (big up to Barry
Scott) and that they all should basically be the
same. (Thanks Mattlees)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jQGBpAdoXFc

>> Calling all ladies: this man needs rescuing <<
We enjoyed teamfishcake's ode to the joys of
the TV dinner tray - a handy household product
if ever there was one. However, we do feel a
little unsettled by the life depicted in the
video. This poor bloke needs a good woman.
There's so much love in his heart and it's a
shame to waste it on a lump of plastic.
http://www.teamfishcake.co.uk/articles/TV_Tray_Love_Song

>> Album cover mimes <<
We once told an irritating Parisian mime to
"bog off" so we always get a frisson of
pleasure when we see chaps of this type. Quite
frankly the game is a bit beyond us but we love
the peculiar impulse that spurred Kill5 to
produce it. And those shiny black leotards are
to die for.
http://snurl.com/retards-in-leotards

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: BOOK OF THE MONTH
Popbitch annual

Readers from the very early days of B3ta will
know our long association with Popbitch.
Basically, not to pretend otherwise, we used to
work at a magazine company with the bloke who
started it. Best memory? Staying up all night
helping them write a special edition that
didn't bother with any gossip and was filled
with crap monkey jokes instead. Anyway. They've
now done a book; the theory being it'll be a
good gift for someone in your life who likes
pop gossip. Or knitting patterns for otters.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/184605382X/b3ta-21

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: QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Family Rituals

Last week we asked for the little things your
family does that make no sense to anyone else.
It's a wonder these people can breed outside
their close-knit circles of madness:
http://b3ta.com/questions/familycodes/

* HO JOKE - "Every stripper scene in a movie;
Every time a woman kicked ass and took names
on TV, posing afterward covered in blood with
bosom heaving; Every cheap and tawdry sex scene
in some back alley, motel room or prostitute
laden opium house... My father would say,
"And that boys, was how I met your mother."
(Allisade)

* CEREAL KILLER - "I used to lay down in the CHAIR
OF TERROR (tm) where our friendly Dr. De'Ath
would say "Aaaaaah, Weetabix/Frosties/Alpen
this morning young Prescott". I was regularly
amazed that he knew what brand of cereal I had
even though I had brushed hard and it was 4pm.
Fast forward. Same dentist, my kids. He asks
me what they had. And I tell him."
(prescottsflu)

* PRINCESS TOADSTOOL - "Whenever my girlfriend
is cooking something with mushrooms, and we
take out a mushroom from the 'work in progress'
to taste it, you must make the Mario power-up
mushroom noise. If it tastes really good, run
around the kitchen singing the "bonus level"
music."
(gordonjcp)

>> This Week's Question <<
We'd like your most cringe-worthy moments.
GordonJCP's is above, tell us yours here:
http://b3ta.com/questions/cringe/

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

>> Google racism! <<
It's easy to feign surprise that Google
autocompletes reveal a lot of racist questions.
Er, but hang on, it's us (us meaning you) that
make them. We also suggest trying searches on
the French, the Japanese and the Germans - the
main question that emerges about our sausage
loving neighbours is "why do Germans love David
Hasslehoff?"
http://snurl.com/google-hates-you

>> Gay-tabases <<
Whatever your thoughts on the pros and cons of
gay marriage, spare a thought for the poor
database engineer who has to re-jig a load of
standard forms to recognise that two men (or
two ladies) can live together in wedded bliss.
This is a bit geeky, but we liked it.
http://qntm.org/?gay

>> Second-hand cheese <<
"I work for an Oxfam bookshop," squeaks Doctor
Butcher, "and recently one of our volunteers
bought in a piece of cheese that appears to
have the face of Greek god Zeus in the mould.
We decided to do the only thing such a miracle
deserves, and eBay the sucker. I was wondering
if you could possibly feature the auction in
your newsletter? All proceeds of the auction go
to Oxfam." Oh, ok then. Although why not cut
out the middleman and send the cheese to the
starving children of Africa?
http://tinyurl.com/5wd7r7

>> Cooking with spunk <<
We're big fans of spunk at B3ta Towers and were
therefore delighted to see a cookbook extolling
its many nutritious qualities. A truly seminal
work.
http://www.lulu.com/content/4956212

>> Bacon ice cream <<
Fatties the world over will be licking their
chubby chops when they clock this recipe for
bacon ice cream. We think it sounds pretty rank
but then we have strange food issues and could
have a whole series of Freaky Eaters to
ourselves. Next week: sausage cupcakes.
http://snurl.com/beercanbacon

>> Charlie Says <<
We love bitter and twisted TV genius Charlie
Brooker (probably because we're mildly envious
of him) and think his word is law. So we liked
this, even though there is more than a whiff of
scary fan art about it.
http://charlian.dracos.co.uk/

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: VIDEO SCHMIDEO
We're backing betamax

>> Ross Kemp on Gangs<<
This says everything we've ever wanted to about
Ross's slightly silly Sky One series. The high
pitched, Welsh voiceover is pure genius.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_P5Aq8aB0

>> Freestlye rap battle translated <<
A treat for both rap fans and rap hatas, this
pretty much does what it says on the tin.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Freestlye_Rap_Battle_Translated

>> Chicken head thingie <<
Who'd have thought you could have so much fun
with a chicken? This has a slight redneck
quality to it, but because the science is
solid, we can't totally mock it.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Chicken_head_tracking_DD

>> Sweaty Shatner <<
Anything with Shatner in it always raises a
cheap laugh with us and this is no exception.
He brings new layers (or should that be slices)
of meaning to the word "hammy".
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Shatner_Reaction_to_new_Star_Trek_Trailer

>> Choose your own adventure YOUTUBE stylee <<
Following in the illustrious footsteps of the
"Warlock of Firetop Mountain", this video asks
the viewer to choose their own ending. If you
enjoyed this game, please turn to issue 357
next week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8rJ1WML60Y

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: FUNNY NAME CORNER
Kill us now. No more please

* GOATSE MACHINE - "A truck used as a snow
cannon at the Budapest airport" informs
goldenAXE.
http://m.blog.hu/be/belsoseg/image/unimogtali08/uncsi19.JPG

* MMM... GOATSE - "Saw this at my local
Portuguese restaurant", drools Johan, "Don't
think I'll be ordering that in a hurry."
http://snurl.com/in-a-stew

* BET HE WAS BULLIED AT SCHOOL - Arnon Shimoni
points out this unfortunate name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandeep_Dikshit

* TAKE A RIDE ON MY PENIS - "I love roller
coasters", trills Nick Tropy, "and here's a
nice little phallic logo for you that I found
at the Roller Coaster DataBase."
http://rcdb.com/

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: COOKING WITH TOASTERS
Only the finest features for the b3ta table

Last week we casually mentioned cooking other
things than bread with your toaster. Little did
we know that you're all at it, you cooker-less
studenty scummers.

YOUR TIPS:

* "Generally veggie burgers give best results."
(Vipros)

* "Don't try cooking burgers in a toaster. My
friend did this in the halls of residence at
Coventry University about 12/13 years ago after
coming home drunk. The alarms went off and the
fire brigade came and evacuated the building.
All 15 floors or so at 3 in the morning."
(crazyjude)

* "If you line the inside of the toaster with
tinfoil, you can in fact bake individual slices
of bread in a toaster. Works better if you
break the little thing that makes the toast pop
back up so you can time it yourself. Really you
can make just about anything that is prepared
in an oven, just flat and very tiny. I
recommend cookies and baked potatoes." (mprtech)

* "Turn toaster 90deg so it's on its side, so
the bread lays flat" (minimart)

* "Potato waffles in a toaster, fresh or
frozen, it is marvellous"(Greg)

* "Findus Crispy Pancake tip - the key is to
let them defrost fully first, either in the
microwave or at ambient temperature (unless you
like your FCP's with a 'surprise' nugget of
frozen brown goo inside - not actually that
bad, kind of like a gravy-based reverse baked
alaska. Num)." (Muffrat)

* "A general rule of thumb - if its covered in
crispy crumbs and is thinner than ten
beermats, defrost slightly and toast away."
(Muffrat)

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: SPACE HIJACKERS PLEA
Invade TopShop

Robin from Spacehijackers asks -

"I know it's not particularly web geeky so may
not qualify for the newsletter, however I
thought I'd drop you a line about our latest
project anyway. I know lots of B3ta types have
been coming along to our events for years so it
may appeal."

"The Space Hijackers are organising a special
TopShop SwapShop in the Oxford Street flagship
store this weekend."

"Simply turn up at TOPSHOP on Oxford Street
wearing an outfit you wish to upgrade, then on
the stroke of 2, marvel as hundreds of fashion
moguls offer to trade your clothes with you."

"2pm Sat 29th November – Topshop Oxford Street"
http://www.spacehijackers.org/html/welcome.html

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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from the Recreating Album Covers Challenge

Last week we asked you to spurn photoshop and
re-make album covers using the power of art.
You did us fucking proud. You basically rocked
this challenge like a fucking horse.

Your favourites included:

* Beck's Odelay, recreated with a kitchen mop.
(Dog Horse)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/8954506

* Primal Scream's Screamadelica as a tasty cheese
and tomato dish. (i_yam_bucket)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/8960252

* Bob Marley's Legend from a biscuit. (q4nobody)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/8959851

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

>> New challenge: B3ta Christmas cards <<
Hoping that you'll make some stuff we can send
to everyone we dislike (and that's a lot of
people) we're asking you to make our Xmas cards
this year. Get to it kids.
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/xmascards/

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: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Follow-ups on previous stories

* LEGO GARDEN SHED FAIL - "You asked for a
garden shed made of Lego", bleats Numma
Supplies, "We tried and failed, mainly due to
lack of funds. Lego, as a construction
material, is surprisingly more expensive than
concrete or bricks per square metre."
http://shacklemore.blogspot.com/2008/11/build-house-out-of-l.html

* DATE RAPE WIKI LOLS - "I wish I could take
responsibility for having done this", moans
mrmajorisin85, "The Wikipedia article on date
rape comes under 2 categories: rape and dating.
I knew I wasn't the only one who saw it that
way."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_rape

* STEPHEN FRY SAYS HELLO - Last week we
featured Wordbombs video starring the Fry, who
got in touch to say, "You!! Why I oughter... V
funny. Only objection the number of people
who've tweeted me the URL. Damned smart tho:
compliment -( I think?) x. Stephen Fry." Mr
Wordbomb was dreadfully pleased about this and
has been skipping about all week.

* MORE PISS JUG STUFF - mrdirtylegs trickles,
"In newsletter 355 you passed on Ruddles'
kitchen jug tip for measuring piss. Well,
that's just not good enough. I piss my best
when out drinking, and almost never have a
kitchen jug with me. The logical method for
quantifying piss would be to pick up all the
empty pint glasses on the table, and take them
with you to the loo. Line them up, either in a
long urinal or perhaps against a wall, then
pass your water into the glasses. This method
would make for easy calculation of a
beer-in:wee-out ratio."


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: FRIDAY GAME
Energy bouncing

Our abilities to describe flash games decrease
as the years go by. Um, there's this whitish
stuff that's a bit like water, and you position
some thingies to make it bounce to the end bit.
You'll like it.
http://www.playauditorium.com/#index

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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

* DAILYMAIL COMMENT DRINKING GAME
... 1 drink for "I demand we boycott them"
anytime a corporation makes a simple error
...1 drink for "This country has gone to the
dogs. Get out now before it's too late" from
an ex-pat
...1 drink for "More evidence of what Nu
Labour has done to this country"

* WHICH KIND OF MOTHER/SON RELATIONSHIP DO YOU
HAVE QUIZ
...Dot Cotton and Nasty Nick (Just another
cup of bleach tea ma)
...Norman Bates and Norma Bates (Murderous
tranny obsessed with dead mum)
...Peg and Noel & Liam Gallagher (Council mum
who'd give her kids a clip round the ear but
do anything for them)

* DURAN DURAN SONG PARODIES
"My tummy is growly and I'm seeing red.
Like wolves getting angry when they're not
being fed
do do do do DO DO
My insides are hollow I'm in a malaise
But I've got a spoon and a jar of mayonnaise
do do do do DO DO etc"

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 DrPoppers, geekcat,
mvilrokx, lesbilicious, Boxy8su Top Tippery by
bugger it kev. Additional linkage and image
challenge by Fraser Lewry. Well not this week
as he was in Iceland eating a puffin. The
economic issues means tourism is dirt cheap and
puffin is just as tasty as it ever was. Mike
Trinder is QOTW bloke.

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TOP TIP:

If you are doing fuck all at work, but surf the
internet make sure you print off a page of
something resembling work every now and again.
Leave this on the printer so when a colleague
prints something they'll see your stuff and ask
who's it is and you can claim it and pretend
you were so busy you forgot to collect it.

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SICKIPEDIA:
"Is the cup half full, or half empty?"
For fuck's sake just buy the bra, Kylie.
http://www.sickipedia.org/

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