Hawaiifruit.net is an intersting collection of images and data on the many fruits of Hawaii. more inside

History and Philosophy of Alchemy Over 90 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing tens of thousands of pages of text, over 2000 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles, introductory and general reference material on alchemy. more inside

Russian jokes. True, Yakov Smirnoff is known for that annoying Slashdot meme, but he also brought morsels of Russian humor to the West. Russian humor is especially rich and draws on the country's diverse politics and culture. Yet translated into English, many of the jokes vary from delicious, to absurd, to puzzling.

Curious George: In what order should I read the _Chronicles of Narnia_? more inside

Glassbreaks: Philip Glass vs. Hiphop warning: mp3s more inside

Roman veterans colonised China. Thay seem to have been better at talking their captors round than at actually fighting. more inside

Alley Cats. Teh cute. Teh flash. more inside

The right wing, sick of the liberals getting all the good superheroes, decide to take matters into their own hands. It is 2021, tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. America is under oppression (sic) by ultra-liberal extremists which (sic) have yielded governing authority to the United Nations. It is up to an underground conservative group (known as F.O.I.L.) led by Sean Hannity, G. Gordon Liddy and Oliver North to thwart Ambassador Usama Bin Laden’s plans to nuke New York City. more inside

Frodo gets a PhD I crapped out in the mines of Moria, but Frodo went all the way to tossing his dissertation into Mt. Doom!

A treatment for penis envy Just one of the many services brought to you by the man who fell asleep. For example, he can also help you imagine a world without France. Surf in confidence - he has celebrity endorsements.

This is not a walking stick. more inside

Babble - a hybrid of Boggle and Scrabble. (Warning: highly addictive!)

Who are the Melungeons? A group of people in the American Southeast are trying to re-define their racial and cultural identity. more inside

Civic Holiday! Heck yes! Also known as Heritage Day, Natal Day and Simcoe Day! Civic Holiday! Heck yes! It's your civic duty to have fun, so please celebrate responsibly. more inside

Curious Itchy Red Patches George: Eczema. Can anyone recommend a treatment that works, or indicate what hasn't worked? more inside

Citizenspook on TreasonGate: 'The controlling law for Treasongate has been greatly ignored by the main stream media and the blogosphere. This article seeks to clarify the controlling law... The complicated "Intelligence Identities Protection Act" of 1982 which has been exclusively discussed by the media is not controlling. Rove and company may be guilty of violating that act, but prior United States Code statutory law and Federal case law, specifically 18 USC 793 as interpreted by United States v. Morison (and related cases) has been breached and should lead to convictions under the facts known to the public at large. 18 USC 793 provides for a maximum of ten years in prison to those convicted under this statute.' more inside

Natural History Illustrations :::Bibliomaniac is as best I can tell, a Japanese site devoted to displaying 19th century natural history book illustrations. The site includes modest collections of insects, animals, flowers, birds and sea creatures among others. They range from the beautiful to the freaky. There are a couple of pages of not quite so natural histories as well.

English as She is Spoke. By far the worst phrasebook in the world.

http://www.stackopolis.com/play/ Build your monuments before the time runs down. Addictive.

The World's Most Efficient Refridgerator? Not sure how practical it is, but it's a cool idea and a great example of the DIY side of energy conservation.