Curious Ramblin' George: help name my rocketship In five short weeks I'll be rolling down my driveway for a road trip of unknown duration and no specific destination (though I have a few general time/space coordinates plotted). This spring I picked up my new home on wheels, a 36-foot trailer made in 1951 by the Spartan Aircraft Co. A rig like this deserves a name, but I'm having trouble coming up with something that fits. A little Heinlien, a little Jules Verne, a little Homer (not necessarily Simpson). I'd sure love to hear your suggestions. more inside

Curious George - Halloween My roommates and I need your help monkeys! more inside

Dirty Car Art

Official Seal Generator. Christmas came early again. Now go and play.

WordHoard. A philological tool. The WordHoard project is named after an Old English phrase for the verbal treasure 'unlocked' by a wise speaker. It applies to highly canonical literary texts the insights and techniques of corpus linguistics, that is to say, the empirical and computer-assisted study of large bodies of written texts or transcribed speech.

Cut 'em out and fold 'em up in all of their intricate glory. Those who can be trusted with scissors can make The Globe Theater, the Taj Mahal, or the crazily complex 3-page Mississippi Riverboat (Warning, sappy e-cards also thrown in.) more inside

Things are good. (crossposted to MeFi)

Curious George: Love Advice So, we've all been in love, all have relationships. Some good, some bad. And most of us have needed advice at some point or another. What general relationship advice can you offer to your fellow monkies? more inside

Look and Learn This may only appeal to British Mofites aged 45 - 55 (which probably = me), but thousands of images from 'Look and Learn' are accessible here. Unfortunately IPC has retained the rights to the Trigan Empire, the bit people actually wanted to read. more inside

Microsite at the V&A to accompany their upcoming Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. Jolly nice, if I say so myself.

"I don't think so..." Remember the Numa Numa song? Well, there's a sequel that's just been released, featuring Gary Brolsma himself. The verdict, courtesy of CollegeHumor.com: "Big budget sequels lacking the charm of the original aren't just for Hollywood anymore."

Curious George: Media Coverage of 9/11 Although 24% of those who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11 were not white, with all the news coverage the 5th anniversary of the events, I've yet to see anyone but white people interviewed. So is this poor reporting or have I just not been paying attention? Have you seen anyone but white family members interviewed?

Average Homeboy Awesome rap action.

Closer. Spock on Kirk, YouTube video. Somewhat NSFW.

Russian street race photos! Do you think pine or birch would make a better spoiler for my sweet ride? (I love English Russia)

Politically incorrect alphabet

Foreign Aid Usless Forget foreign aid, a report released Thursday by the Fraser Institute says, what poor countries really need is open markets, economic freedom and a point in the right direction. ...the Vancouver-based right-wing think tank says foreign aid perpetuates a spiral of poverty, with poor nations left to rely on more hand-outs. more inside

Go on da Dan! "Dan Clancy" (QT) is Pat Shortt, Killinaskully's resident know it all. Pat Shortt is one of Ireland's most famous comedians, but sadly most of you have probably never heard of him. He scored a big hit with his song "Jumbo Breakfast Roll" (mp3); an ode to Ireland's favorite breakfast treat, (note: if eaten; it will most likey kill you). On Killinaskully Pat is cast as most of the characters of this fictional Tipperary village. Here are some more clips for your amusement. Happy Friday.

Ewe'll be sorry Yes, you really, really will.

8 Important Lessons Learned from '80s Cartoons The Smurfs thought us communism works. Scooby Doo taught us t trust no one. Things to carry with you always, really.