This Week: * YOSHI - life-sized and made of Lego * SUPERHEROES - of the Post-Punk scene * MARK ZUCKERBERG - with a Muppet's face ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | "Ho ___/ _ |/_ </ __/ __ | Ho __/____/____/\__/_/ |_| Hum" B3ta email 612 - 20 Dec 2013 Read this email with cheese: http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue612 Snow : b3ta-subscribe@yahoogroups.com No : b3ta-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------- : 99p FOR JON RONSON'S 'THEM' Get it quick for Kindle Brilliant, brilliant book and only 99p. If you haven't read 'Them: Adventures with Extremists' then now is your chance. Lizards, David Icke, Bilderberg conspiracy stuff, it's got the lot and it's also extremely funny. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004P1JDUI/b3ta-21 ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK Yoshi, Presents and Zuckerbert >> Giant Lego Yoshi built using a 3D scanner << "A while back I made a Lego Mario using this technique," explains kb3d. "So this time I thought I'd make a video of the process." http://www.b3ta.com/links/1113415/ >> Top Ten Bad Present Hiding Places << Do not hide your Christmas presents in any of these places, warns Eddache. That's good advice. http://www.b3ta.com/links/1111693/ >> Zuckerbert << "Here's a few new weirdos I melded," writes babykins off of Conan O'Brien. For our money, the Larry King / baby is best http://www.b3ta.com/links/Zuckerbert ------------------------------------------------- : USVSTH3M We made these things - hope you like them! * How Middle Class Are You? Our 100% scientifically accurate test will find out how middle-class you are, and then tell you which British sitcom character you're like. http://games.usvsth3m.com/how-middle-class-are-you/ * The British Accent Quiz - Can you tell where these people are from just by their accent? http://games.usvsth3m.com/accent/ * How Leftie Are You? - The quiz where full marks gets you Karl Marx. http://games.usvsth3m.com/how-leftie-are-you/ ------------------------------------------------- : QUESTION OF THE WEEK Bizarre Leaps of Logic We wanted your stories of people for whom non sequitur was not just a river in Egypt: http://b3ta.com/questions/bizarreleapsoflogic/ Here are three examples of paedogeddon related brain failure: * "Was stood on a street corner in Nottingham with a sound level meter on a tripod doing a noise survey. An interested passer by shouted from across the road, 'What's that mate? A paedophile camera?'" (BoyHoover) * "Having walked in on two young members of my local swimming club having a very intimate encounter in a changing villages shower cubicle, I had a quiet word with the coach to suggest that it might be better if they were a little more discreet. He looked at me in a bemused way and said, 'They can't have been doing anything. They're under age.'" (ubergeekian) * "I was walking the dog in the woods, we passed a bunch of kids playing and then a couple of hundred yards up the hill, two blokes on bicycles came tearing down at full pelt. 'Slow down!' I yelled, 'there's kids playing just round the next corner!' One of the cyclists shouted at me over his shoulder: 'How do you know? You a paedophile or something?' And with a final 'Fucking NONCE!' he was gone. Are paedophiles supposed to be telepathic/X-ray sighted now? I don't read the Sun so wouldn't know." (fred zeppelin) >> This Week - CHRISTMAS TALES << Deskbound wrote to say, "We found my nan's false teeth under the table a few hours after we'd finished Christmas lunch. The teeth still had a mouthful of food in them." More of this sort of thing, please: http://b3ta.com/questions/christmastales/ ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates >> Earth Wind Map << This is a very beautiful thing - real-time weather tracking with the wind making a glowing web across the face of the globe. >> The Onion sums up the truth of life << It might not be as good as it used to be, but the Onion still manages to nail it, from time to time. >> Punk and Indie stars as super-heroes << This Charming Man of Steel, Green Antern - love it, absolutely love it. >> CV Bloopers << The absolutely unbelievable shit that people put in their CVs. If it was only lying about their employability it'd be one thing, but who feels compelled to list "hating shopping with my wife" as a qualification? >> F1 car model made from 250 hard drives << Looks great - in fact, looks super-fast. Apparently, however, it can't ever reach full speed because the power of the drives would tear it apart. Badass. ------------------------------------------------- : VIDEO SCHMIDEO >> Jeremy Lion's 12 days of Christmas << In what's become a b3ta Christmas tradition, here's 'Children's entertainer' Jeremy Lion's epically boozy festive counting song. http://www.b3ta.com/links/1111821/ >> The Butcher documentary << Fly on the wall comedy about a man who truly thinks his job is shit. http://www.b3ta.com/links/The_Butcher >> How snow works in Disney's Frozen << Disney's animation team take you through how they created the snow for the company's latest film. Made us feel very dumb - in a good way. http://www.b3ta.com/links/1112335/ ------------------------------------------------- : 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 * ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS DREAMS to come true. * A NEW NEWSLETTER FORMAT - this one is such a pain in the arse. * VOUCHERS, mostly. Maybe some socks. 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. ------------------------------------------------- Castle: b3ta-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Bones: b3ta-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------- THANKS: This issue was written by Rob Manuel with David Stevenson. Stuff sent in by Marn, Blackdogmanguitar, BombayMick, sinisterduck Sheriff John Bunnell, TownsendsPublisher, Firkinfedup, poochengeez. Image challenge by Fraser Lewry. Mike Trinder is QOTW bloke. Subjlols via Rob Manuel. ------------------------------------------------- TOP TIP: Middle-class Facebook addicts: Glance up now and again to see how many dead cyclists, pedestrians and moped riders you've managed to accumulate smeared across your SUV's bonnet.
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