July 5, 2009

Dammit, I didn't toil all these years
studying to be a neurosurgeon just to
end up working with a bunch of numbskulls!


Top of the Heap: Hey troops, help a brother out. Go here and vote for my Website (Skip's House of Chaos). Let's STUFF them ballot boxes!
http://bestonblogspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Humour

The Perseid Meteor Showers Are Coming - NEXT Wednesday is the peak
http://spacefellowship.com/2009/07/31/the-perseids-meteor-showers-are-coming/
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=04&month=08&year=2009

40 Fantastic Time-Wasting Websites
http://www.pcworld.com/article/169112/40_fantastic_timewasting_web_sites.html

150 Things to Do When You're Bored
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2009/08/150-things-to-do-when-youre-bored.html

20 Biggest Movies of 2010
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=7875

Origins of the Swiss Army Knife
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8172917.stm

How piss off the person next to you at an airport: open your laptop, take a deep breath, pull up this URL. Then wait for the cops. They'll be there soon.
http://www.myit-media.de/the_end.html

Rare Star Wars photos
http://www.uniquescoop.com/2009/07/rare-star-wars-photos.html

100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/

Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/07/30/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning/

Bacon-Wrapped SHRIMP!
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/food/foodanddrink/sns-fdcook1-wk1,0,3293340.story

What would celebrities look like if they were bald? (Thanks, Luis. You're right. Jay Leno looks like a roll-on deodorant)
http://balderazzi.com/

The Worst Movies of All Time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Films_considered_the_worst_ever

How to Naturally Reset Your Sleep Cycle in One Night
http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-naturally-reset-your-sleep-cycle-overnight

Okay, fess up... Which one of you was responsible for this?
http://imgur.com/i0Ihq.png


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Hassle Me
http://www.hassleme.co.uk/

July 29, 2009

Remember, there can be only one "I" in "megalomaniac."


Top of the Heap: I love this guy! The Musical Stylings of Richard Cheese
http://www.richardcheese.com/rchome.html

Serenity, the Big Damn Replica
http://www.quantummechanix.com/Serenity.html

The 11 Most Retarded Fictional Weapons
http://www.cracked.com/article_16983_11-most-retarded-fictional-weapons.html

Moses on Facebook
http://9a4440c5.fb.joyent.us/haggadah/ultraModern2.php

Which of the Seven Deadly Sins are You? (I'm Sloth! Go, me!)
http://www.4degreez.com/misc/seven_deadly_sins.html

Best Answer of the Day
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIF7U3iDXcK7mtXND20NbEJC_tHWsJiv7RE5zls3w0gJFfUuoPt5iFjAjwOtOJQcCloV4XXrjsyHijJBZ9YJVhEdC62C0iAXTsCLmRtNyu7oe0I5GWPsjofjiWc6oitmSAZHCaPGg9e-I/s1600-h/singing+to+dog.jpg

Guilty Pleasure of the Week - Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs!
http://fatmanapproved.com/blog/2009/07/24/from-the-fat-mans-wife-2/

Or, alternatively, Maple Chocolate Pudding Speared with a Bacon Spoon
http://www.peaceloveandchocolate.com/2009/07/21/sizzlin-bacon-in-shot-glasses-with-maple-syrup-pudding/

I wasted WAY-Y-Y too much time on this site
http://timonthenet.com/

Star in your own movie
http://www.mymoviemoment.com/

Instant Glow Light using Mountain Dew
http://eclipptv.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=6608

Need an icon for your website? Here are TEN THOUSAND of them in one place
http://www.iconfinder.net/ultimate

Use your computer to help search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

Pluto may not be a Mickey Mouse Planet after all (Hey, back off. I've been waiting a long time to use that pun)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327181.600-is-pluto-a-planet-after-all.html

Hey, SPEAKING of which - check out this incredibly sharp photo of Pluto and it's THREE moons, from a ground-based telescope!
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/PlutoPictures/Pluto-Tholen-10-07.html

A List of Common Misconceptions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_misconceptions

July 22, 2009

After two weeks of scuba diving in Honduras and
Cozumel, I've come to the conclusion that I love nature,
as long as it's not either mauling nor munching on me.


Top of the Heap: Tricks of the Trade
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/tricks_of_the_trade.php

Coolest Tip of the Week: How to Open a Banana Like a Monkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJV56WUDng&e

How to Get Rid of Stuff
http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/

There are a lot of things to be seen underwater
http://bellflower.elfle.com/things-to-be-seen-underwater.html

The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads of All Time
http://www.retrocomedy.com/2009/07/15-creepiest-vintage-ads-of-all-time.html

Incredibly cool search engine (at least visually). Go ahead... ask it a question
http://www.spezify.com/

15 Fascinating Last Pictures Taken
http://listverse.com/2008/11/13/10-fascinating-last-pictures-taken/

Airplane Toilet Paper Trick (Oh yeah, I'm sure they'd let me get away with this one)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=284_1246496562

12 Ways to Fail Your Job Interview
http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/06/fail-job-interview/

A Drug That Could Give You Perfect Visual Memory
http://io9.com/5306489/a-drug-that-could-give-you-perfect-visual-memory

If aliens ARE watching our TV broadcasts, this is what they're seeing
http://abstrusegoose.com/163

The coolest picture of Saturn you'll see all day
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/365640main_PIA11141_full.jpg

Y'think that's cool - here's the coolest (and most detailed) picture of the Galactic Core that you'll see all WEEK!
http://robgendlerastropics.com/MWCenterlabels.jpg

Yes-s-s-s-s! Bacon Caramels!
http://notwithoutsalt.com/2009/07/06/bacon-caramels/

Don't say bacon! Please don't say bacon. Don't... Oh, Crap.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/l-rfp070109.php

14 Cool Concept Bikes
http://incrediblethings.com/lists/cool-concept-bikes/

"Stargate: Universe" Character Promo Photos
http://newfilmdimension.com/2009/07/07/stargate-universe-character-promo-photos/

The Man Wall
http://www.bookofjoe.com/2009/07/man-wall-are-you-a-man-do-you-have-a-wall-well-then.html

Obscure Taco Bell Trivia Facts
http://www.11points.com/Food-Drink/11_Obscure_Taco_Bell_Trivia_Facts

101 Muppets of Sesame Street
http://www.nationalpost.com/muppets/index.html

Plastic Gorilla Feet Give You Twinkle Toes (I saw someone wearing these...)
http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_vibram_fivefingers_kso

Timedrain - Cool (and somewhat depressing) Clock of the Week
http://www.blahbleh.com/clock4.php

50 Authentic American Experiences (one for each State)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1840345,00.html

How to make perfect brownies
http://blog.cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2009/07/how-to-make-perfect-brownies.html

This could come in handy - How to Pack a Bag When Traveling
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/10/16/how-to-pack-a-bag-when-traveling/

Back to the Future 1 and 2 Comparison
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1917317

July 1, 2009

Michael Jackson’s body is not to be buried,
instead it will be recycled into shopping bags.
That way he can continue to be white,
plastic and dangerous for kids to play with.


Top of the Heap: Newest JibJab Video - He's Barack Obama! (thanks and a tip o'the hat to newest subscriber Billy!)
http://mashable.com/2009/06/19/hes-barack-obama/

Chocolate Covered BACON!! Why buy the bar sold in the grocery store for $7.50 when you can use this recipe to make your own
http://open.salon.com/blog/just-walt/2009/06/30/cheap_bastids_foodie_tuesday_chocolate_covered_bacon

Here's something to uplift your spirits: The U.S. National Debt Clock in Real Time (thanks, George)
http://www.usdebtclock.org/

The 15 Best Camping Destinations In The US
http://www.campingtourist.com/camping-spots/top-15-must-visit-camping-destinations-in-the-us/

Cool Optical Illusion of the Week
http://yurock.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151:cool-optical-illusion&catid=41:curiosities&Itemid=61

10 Things Your Restaurant Will Not Tell You
http://alltopmovies.net/10-things-your-restaurant-will-not-tell-you/

The Worst T-Shirts For Meeting Your Girlfriend's Father
http://www.funhighway.com/2009/06/28/worst-t-shirts-for-meeting-your-girls-father/

99 Amazing Widescreen Wallpapers to Spice Up Your Desktop
http://www.instantshift.com/2009/06/29/99-amazing-widescreen-wallpapers-to-spice-up-your-desktop/

For when you're really bored - Food Art
http://unorthodoxchef.today.com/2009/06/29/funny-and-fabulous-food-art/

10 Fantastic Futuristic Materials that Actually Exist
http://weburbanist.com/2009/06/16/10-fantastic-futuristic-materials-that-actually-exist/

Looking for an unusual place to spend the night?
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2009/06/17-more-unusual-places-to-spend-night.html

I knew it! 12 Guilty Pleasures That Are Actually Good For You
http://www.elle.com/Living/Society-Culture/Everything-Bad-Is-Good-for-You

Moiré is better (That's a Moiré?)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/Moir%C3%A9.gif


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

The Best Milk Commercial Ever
http://www.toilette-humor.com/male_humor/got_milk/index.shtml
Final Exam
http://graphjam.com/2009/05/01/song-chart-memes-final-exams/
Exercise
http://sale.images.woot.com/Some_Motivation_Requiredu2sDetail.png
Jig Words
http://www.ifungames.com/gameindex/jigwords.htm

June 17, 2009

SKIPNOTE: I'm going to be on vacation starting next week, so regular "Website Wednesday" mailings will resume on July 15. I've tried to make this one a bit longer to make up for the missed weeks.

When I'm feeling down, I try to think happy thoughts.
When that doesn't work, I get even more depressed,
so I try to think even *happier* thoughts.
Inevitably that fails, so I suddenly rip out as many
nose hairs as I can grab between the nails of my
middle finger and thumb, and that *always* results
in me rolling on the floor in rapturous laughter
-- right alongside my writhing, screaming co-worker.


Top of the Heap: Universal Studios Free Photo Booth Prank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GSVP5Z95c8

"If I Watch This I Hope the Moon *Will* Hit the Earth" (Wait... I'll be on vacation and I'm going to have to miss it. Rats.)
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/15/if-i-watch-this-i-hope-the-moon-will-hit-the-earth/

In the "Looks-Like-a-Saturday-Night-Live-Sketch-But-It-Isn't" Department - the Comfort Wipe!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfGXmxJ1vM&e

Laugh With Your Fingers!
http://hahahaha.fr/

Pretty cool - a Full Earth Rise, as recorded by Japan's Kaguya lunar orbiter
http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=080414-Kaguya

A nice collection of early Beatles pictures (when they were the Quarrymen)
http://www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/2621410/Fotos-ineditas-de-los-beatles-en-sus-comienzos.html

R2D2 and C3PO in Raiders of the Lost Ark
http://imperialwizard.tumblr.com/post/121377790/mindingmybusiness-inothernews-r2-d2-and

Wondering Why India's Kung Fu Movie Industry Failed?
http://www.criticker.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/10/wondering-why-india%E2%80%99s-kung-fu-movie-industry-failed/

Movie Rumor Roundup
http://cinestuff.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/the-round-up120609/

The 50 Most Frequently Looked Up Words on NYTimes.com
http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/ny-times-mines-its-data-to-identify-words-that-readers-find-abstruse/

The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company - the online purveyors of high-quality crimefighting merchandise
http://www.superherosupplies.com/

The Worst Job in the World
http://www.photoshoptutors.com/2009/06/worst-job-in-the-worldworst-job-in-the-world/

Interactive Psychedelic Kaleidoscope (try it on "Full Screen")
http://lsdex.ru/fla/interactive-kaleidoscope/

How to read Wine Label Information
http://www.wine-searcher.com/wine-label.htm

This could come in handy - the Affluent Pauper - Learning to Live Large on Very Little (read: "free stuff")
http://affluentpauper.blogspot.com/

40 Examples of Incredible Photo Manipulation
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/40-examples-of-incredible-photo-manipulation/

12 Terrifying Pieces of Furniture That Will Give Your Children Nightmares
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/furniture-will-give-you-nightmares

If wedding invitations are the bomb, this one is the Weapon of Mass Destruction
http://metalmother.com/motherboard/index.php/2008/11/married/

Currency Collages
http://www.bextim.com/mark-wagners-currency-collages.html

Creating a Nation of Wimps (Amen.)
http://www.freemindsmedia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158&catid=1

10 Things I Learned From Superman
http://trueslant.com/mikeharvkey/2009/06/16/10-things-i-learned-from-superman/

10 Fantastic Futuristic Materials That Actually Exist
http://weburbanist.com/2009/06/16/10-fantastic-futuristic-materials-that-actually-exist/



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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupckaes
http://amypaul.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-cupcakes/
Most Of Us Have Seen It Before, But IT's Still Funny: Old Guy Laughing
At The Comedy Barn
http://www.videosift.com/video/Old-guys-laugh-totally-upstages-comedian-115
Awesome Simpsons Intro
http://www.geekarmy.com/funny-pictures/994/awesome-simpsons-intro/


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June 10, 2009

If you receive an email from the
Department of Health telling you
not to eat tinned pork because of
swine flu - ignore it. It's just spam.


Top of the Heap: Bill Nye, the Science Guy (uh!) IS William Shatner! This is AWESOME!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otkW4TlgC5w

How to Be Obnoxious in French
http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~mongoose/french/

According to this, we should hit the 1 millionth English word TODAY! (Go, us!)
http://www.languagemonitor.com/

Ellen Degeneres' Tulane University Commencement Speech (Thanks, Debb)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvSbmd5ZFs&e

Green Lantern trailer, with Malcolm Reynolds goodness! (Thanks, Tally!)
http://moviestinger.com/fan-made-green-lantern-trailer-better-than-real-movie/

THIS is why you shouldn't mess with spiders!
http://www.sharenator.org/This_is_why_you_shouldnt_mess_with_spiders/

Shark diving in Roatan, Honduras - where *I'm* gonna be in 11 days....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb5FdKxp2bw

One of the reasons the movie "Serenity" was so cool - the "Bar Fight" rehearsal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt9F2iyJLCw

Introduction to Wolfram Alpha (turn your speakers on - Thanks, Uncle Mel!)
http://www72.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html

How to Safely Cook Bacon in the Nude (SFW)
http://open.salon.com/blog/jodi_kasten/2009/06/02/foodie_tuesday_how_to_safely_cook_bacon_in_the_nude

Like the Rockstar energy drink? Guess who's intimately involved with the company?
http://consumerist.com/5283320/rockstar-energy-drink-doesnt-want-consumers-to-know-about-connection-to-shock-jock-michael-savage

How to Write to Your Congressional Representative
http://www.kniferights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=29#

14 Cool Vending Machines from Japan
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2009/06/08/14-cool-vending-machines-from-japan/

15 Movie Characters in Real Life (cool, except for the sleazy shark dude)
http://gawno.com/2009/05/15-movie-characters-in-real-life/

35 Tip Jars Designed to Make You Give More
http://topcultured.com/money/35-tip-jars-designed-to-make-you-give-more/

June 3, 2009

If "Star Trek" has taught us anything about
the future of science and technology it is
that red shirts are not safety garments.


Top of the Heap: Amazingly accurate! The Astounding World of the Future (BEST SHORT FILM - New York Comedy Film Festival)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJjUVIIYptE&e

Top 10 Coolest Places to Swim in the World
http://www.supertightstuff.com/05/26/pictures/tight-pictures/the-10-coolest-places-to-swim/

Today is National Running Day (yeah, I know... it doesn't make any sense to me, either)
http://www.runningday.org/

High resolution of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field photograph - Wow...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Hubble_ultra_deep_field_high_rez_edit1.jpg

10 Lessons for New Grads
http://frugaldad.com/2009/05/26/lessons-for-new-graduates/

Oh, yeah - here's a place where I'd love to eat - a Hospital-Themed Restaurant
http://www.moolf.com/travel/hospital-themed-restaurant-in-latvia-hospirestaurant.html

Interstellar GPS
http://gizmodo.com/5271710/how-do-you-avoid-hitting-stars-at-warp-5-a-pulsar-positioning-system

Why Does My Body Do That? Discover the reason for 14 peculiar bodily functions.
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Health/Why-Does-My-Body-Do-That.html

Artcyclopedia - a guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet(s)
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/index.html

If I ever got a tattoo, it might be one of these
http://www.uniquescoop.com/2009/05/scientific-tattoos.html

100 Terrific Productivity Tools for the Bored or Unemployed
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/05/26/100-terrific-productivity-tools-for-the-bored-or-unemployed/

And, if that's not enough, here are 5 More Excellent Ways to Waste Time Online
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-more-excellent-ways-to-waste-time-online-post-in-may/

Ever wonder which movies have extra scenes during or after the credits? Check out Moviestinger
http://moviestinger.com/

Rules of Thumb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rules_of_thumb

80's Lyrics Quiz - How many can you get without using Google?
http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html

100 Amazing Online Tools to Learn About Outer Space
http://www.photography-colleges.org/100-amazing-online-tools-to-learn-about-outer-space/

Creative and Funny Advertising
http://www.nuffy.net/misc/pics/creative-and-funny-advertising.html

More than likely, the coolest picture of the Orion Nebula you will see this week
http://www.dualmonitorbackgrounds.com/albums/astronomy/OrionNebula3.jpg

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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Wormhole
http://members.shaw.ca/ecto135back/Cannot%20find%20planet.htm

Amazing Spray Paint Art
http://www.wimp.com/slickart/