August 6, 2008

I recently started eating a healthier diet -- not
so much for my own well-being, but so if I'm ever
autopsied and they check the contents of my stomach,
the medical examiner won't think I'm a complete pig.


Top of the Heap: Now we're cookin' with GAS! Foods That Make the Smelliest Farts
http://www.uniquedaily.com/foods-that-make-the-smelliest-farts/

Strange Facts
http://www.strangefacts.com/

Photographic Proof that Cats Are Evil and Plan World Domination
http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/Animal/Photographic-Proof-That-Cats-are-Evil-and-Plan-World-Domination.182517

Dogs Strike Back With War on Feline Terror
http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/Animal/Photograohic-Proof-Dogs-Strike-Back-with-War-on-Feline-Terror.190823

MTV plans to Do The Time Warp, Again
http://www.mediamorgue.blogspot.com/2008/07/lets-do-time-warpagain.html

An Illustrated Guide to Every Stupid Cable You Will Ever Need
http://gizmodo.com/5030810/giz-explains-an-illustrated-guide-to-every-stupid-cable-you-need

Household Hacker - Hacks, Cracks and Facts
http://householdhacker.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=25&Itemid=53

I Lost on "Jeopardy"
http://joshreads.com/?page_id=1650

Stunning photos of the 17-mile long Large Hadron Collider (which probably won't destroy the Universe)
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/the_large_hadron_collider.html
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/29/no-the-lhc-wont-destroy-the-earth/

Circuit City - funny because it's true
http://consumerist.com/5032518/circuit-city-orders-all-stores-to-destroy-issue-of-mad-magazine-parodying-sucker-city

Incredible short film - Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign) - Thanks, Bardgal
http://en.zappinternet.com/video/nilSqaMboM/HISTORIA-DE-UN-LETRERO-THE-S

And, in honor of the aforementioned Bardgal - check out No Sweat Shakespeare
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/

Johnny Carson's 7 Techniques for Effective Public Speaking
http://www.successsoul.com/2008/08/05/johnny-carsons-7-techniques-for-effective-public-speaking/

This is pretty impressive - Al Franken draws a map of the United States - freehand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HfcrqXtxOM

Pretty cool medical information site
http://afraidtoask.com/

(The original) Get Smart blooper and outtake reel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k-iJbjWAHM&NR=1

And finally, 11 bizarre gadgets that you don't want your mom to see
http://www.walyou.com/blog/2008/08/05/11-bizarre-gadgets-that-you-dont-want-your-mom-to-see/