Gastrointestinal Surgery on the Pitcher's Mound? With a ballplayer named Colon (pronounced Coe-LOEN), such headlines are inevitable, but he really wasn't all there tonight, so... ; This site really should support the baseball team with a Rally Monkey.

The 7 deadly since, from a modern perspective. I'm sure each of us will have our favorite. more inside

Darwin's tortiose? Harriet is heading for her 175th birthday!

Spam Stock Tracker records how stocks touted via spam have performed. more inside

Crony Jobs Get the job you're entitled to!

Crack Squirrels. And not the 'send 'em in first / stormtrooper' type of crack.

Non-Lethals

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Slideshow, courtesy of the New York Times, on "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," with voice-over from creator Nick Park.

My review of Dr. Ted Rothstein's cosmetic braces. Odd braces fetishist site showing off his cosmetic metalwork... with SEXY results. Very SFW; no relation.

Filiberto Ojeda Rios leader of Puerto Rico's independence movement was shot at his hideout by the FBI on Sept 23, 2005. more inside

Unicef Bombs the Smurfs Massive Banana to the first monkey who finds film of this online.

Holy Smoke, they did it. Robot cars cross the desert! It was the DARPA challenge. Navigate through 240 km of rocky desert terrain for a prize of $2M. The results this year were amazing. Four robots made it. Even more so considering the fiasco of last year's race.

7.6 tremor hits S. Asia. Pakistan has the largest causalties--around 18,000 people dead and 41,000 wounded. India and Afghanistan were also affected with several hundred dead. Buildings in the capitol cities of all three countries swayed for a full minute. more inside

Yuni- is a very large quote, story, and poetry site. It houses perhaps one of the web's largest collection of Latin quotes, but does not even stop there, with many stories and poetry to be found.

The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet - A "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 foods that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Along with each description is a suggestion as to how to incorporate these power-foods into your diet. Feel free to add your own tips on healthy fooooooood.

Senator Simian Says Make Your Own Laws! Ok...it's really Senator Simitian, but I like the idea. What's your law?

25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé - The most successful job seekers list specific accomplishments in their résumés instead of vague, stereotypical claims. This article describes the sorts of things to look out for in your existing resume & will help you avoid sterile and empty generalisations. more inside

So many drugs, so little time. An amazing photographic history of New York's debauched club scene in the 1970's taken by Allan Tannenbaum. NSFW!! As well as a large listing of his other photo's. more inside

What kind of banana are you? Stolen from metachat

This year's Ignobel winners! It's a rich crop. The velocity of penguin poo, Neuticles, locusts watching Star Wars, and smelly frogs. Science is glamorous! more inside