After Every every monkey party there always seems to be monkey fighting. "There are five principles describing the monkey personality that are the essence of the monkey fighting..." more inside

Christmas gifts (?) you can make... I take it some of you are bored and just sit around bashing on the blogs all day. Christmas is right around the corner, and if the reason you're blogging is that you're unemployed, this could fill some of you time and save you some cash too! oh - some of these ideas seem a little dangerous. via codewolf more inside

Curious, George: Anna Nicole I heard Anna Nicole Smith made a drunken ass of herself at the World Music Awards. I have been unable to Google up a clip of it. Anyone know where I can find one?

Happy Birthday Monkeyfilter! Well, it's been a year since the great Monkeyfilter experiment was undertaken. What began as a refuge for Metafilter lockouts has evolved into its own beast, with its own personality and its own personalities. We don't have a birthday cake, so let's indulge in a little self-congratulation and the smugness it entails. While we're at it, let's take a moment to thank our fearless leader and Alpha monkey.

Curious George This is a really dopey question, but can anyone here explain to me why, oh why, is a double cheeseburger at McDonalds a dollar even, while a regular 'ol cheeseburger is a buck o'nine?

Are these standard? Curious, George: Car warning dashboard symbols, anyone? I've been googling and I can't find a list of symbols for all cars - in particular, for a 98 Saturn. Do all cars use the same symbols, or not? This is of rather pressing interest, since two wiggly, incomprehensible symbols lit up on my way home tonight - just as I was almost in my driveway - and I'm wondering what to do next. more inside

Att: Out of work Los Angeles Area Techno-Monkeys! Hola monos! I just interviewed for a position to teach at an ITT Technical Institute campus in greater LA. So it's not Harvard, but it's a job. The thing is, they are hiring, and if I can help another monkey out, why not. I hesitate to mention exactly which one since I didn't ok it with them to post something like this, but they are looking for a web wiz to teach a class in web coding as well as someone to teach a class in 3-D Studio Max. The classes vary, but each is about a three hour commitment one day a week. Write me with a resume and we can chat, either on the phone or via email. If you seem legit I will forward your info on to them. squidranch@comcast.net

Art Cars! See also: How to make 'em and where to see 'em.

FM transmitters for mp3 players- are there any that don't suck? The iTrip plugs into your ipod and transmits your music on the FM frequency of your choice. You tune your car radio to that frequency and listen to your ipod in your car without any wires. Trouble is, it's weak so it doesn't interfere with other people's radios, but so weak it doesn't even work in my own car. Same story with all the products like this from what I've heard. more inside

Garrison Keillor thinks that born-again Christians should not be allowed to vote. Feels their real citizenship is in heaven.

Monkeyworld. more inside

Curious, George: ascii video conversion? I have a strange little video project I'm working on, and would like to convert some of the video to moving ascii-text images. problem - all the conversion tools I can find are arcane *nix terminal-freakout stuff. And my Google-fu is getting me nowhere. more inside

FamilyHighway Values You've got to be kidding me, right? Right? RIGHT?! Anyone? Is it too late to build a 500 foot wall around NYC? more inside

For those who need more than kittens to feel better. Turn your ceiling into a surreal pond surface. via boingboing. more inside

Precedent time A link has been removed from the front page due to inappropriate suggestions of physical violence against a group. The complainant contacted us in an inappropriate way and we will be taking this up with them. more inside

The Bin Laden Game is an imaginary treasure hunt for Usama Bin Laden. Similar to the predecessor game, Find Those Weapons, the clues in this riddle-type game will lead the winning player to nearly $5,000 in REAL money. THIS IS NOT A COMPUTER GAME. When you order the game, you will receive a packet in the mail with everything you need to play the game. All you need to play is generous amounts of caffiene, lots of patience, and maybe some ingenuity.

Delta employee fired for "inappropriate" pictures on her blog. NYT article registration req. Diary of a flight attendant found here. more inside

Security in Darfur, Sudan a "Farce," according to Amnesty International. "Three or four rounds of negotiations have not resulted in an agreement that worked, so why should this time be any different?" 70,000 deaths since March. When will and what should the world do about Darfur, Sudan?

Half-Life 2 After missing its original September 30, 2003 release date and the code being pirated, Half-Life 2 has been released!!! While I didn't stay up for the midnight pacific time release, I did get up early to play it for an hour or so this morning. Anyone else as hyped about it as I am? more inside

IT'S A LAPTOP! NO, IT'S A FERRARI, NO! IT'S A......WHAT? -_- weirdness...