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December 01, 2006

Speedbandits.dk A unique approach to solving the everyday problem of speeding motorists. NSFW, contains embedded Flash! You're welcome. Happy Friday. Oh, and via SexistJerkFi more inside
Museum of English Rural Life Some decent text about and old pictures of rural industries like bodging and charcoal burning, country people, landscapes, and buildings and plenty more. more inside
Keep 'em on! Canadian survey probes the crucial matter of sock-wearing during sex. "We've discovered that 72% of Canadians don't find socks sexy". But by god we leave our shoes at the door! more inside
The Webtender will create a cocktail from the dregs of your drinks cabinet. He'll even tell you how drunk you are. more inside
Podcast: Penn Jillette's Monkey Tuesday, 11/28/06 Monkey Tuesday, a regular feature on Penn Jillette's radio show. This one contains a discussion regarding an ad, "Who Else Wants a Monkey? Free cage, free collar..."
Paternoster Lifts Something wendell said in my thread about pneumatic tubes reminded me of something I heard the other day on Czech radio (don't ask) which was a little story about Paternosters! more inside
Lyle Gomes' photos have the strange ability to relax even the most tired minds.
How to write good sex scenes. As counterpoint to Wendell's post, via this thread on Making Light, is this series on good sex scene writing. more inside
London Mail Rail: 75 years of underground letters. more inside
Curious George: Word Play I have a type of word game in mind, but don't know what it's called. Hope me, hive mind. more inside
Respect. Respect. Respect. Just a little bit?
This year's winner of the Literary Review Bad Sex Award: "...we're lost in a commotion of grunts and squeaks, flashing unconnected images and explosions of a million little particles." Uh, yeah. The competition this year was, uh, "stiff", according to The Guardian, and "unstoppably on", according to The Independent. Well timed for the end of NaNoWriMo, which really should provide some of next year's contenders.