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Another Masterpiece Of American Marketing... (via good ol' Sarah at Jinjur.com)

10 Ads Americans almost didn't see Check out japander.com as well

Superfriends Maid The Superfriends illegal alien maid tells all about the harsh working conditions she was forced to endure.

Kilisimasi Fiefia & Ta'u fo'ou monu ia "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" in more than 350 languages - that's Tongan. [complete with wonderful MIDI music and animated gif goodness!]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, BROTHER AND SISTER MONKEYS!

Xmas Dinner @ Cheeky Monkey Xmas Dinner @ Cheeky Monkey

The Meatrix. [Flash, via MeFi.]

Curious, George A(nother) musical roundabout. more inside

Why Does Somebody Hate Todd R. Baker of Akron, Ohio? (Via Pop Culture Junk Mail)

"Glynn was dressed as a golliwog, and his blacked-up face was dramatically enhanced by the application of a plate of pudding pushed into it by my wife." Memories of Glynn Boyd Harte, minor artist and great English eccentric.

Curious George A musical roundabout. more inside

Santa: Demon-Fighter, or Shroom-Eating Mystical Shaman Guy? - A revolutionary film was released in 1959 that features Santa as an All-Seeing Eye who lives atop a silver cloud and battles Lucifer for children's souls. Luckily, that is only one interpretation of the man in red. Others find him to be a mushroom-smoking, urinating magical celestial shaman whose pseudo-sexual, pre-Christian heritage is preserved in many of our present day holiday traditions. Just the other day, my dad told me that if you rearrange the letters in Santa, you can spell S-A-T-A-N. Happy Festivus, everyone! Via Scrubbles and Reality Carnival.

Senate Authorized the Use of Force Against Netherlands The Senate has authorized force against one of our allies.

Where are you spending New Year

Jack Webb, Hippie Skullthumper - Jack Webb, the star of Dragnet, died this day in 1982 of a heart attack. But did you know in his early days he hated hippies and communists? I mean this entirely in a good way.

DengDeng If you've never seen it - here it is. It's not Friday but it feels like it. more inside

Lenoré, the Cute Little Dead Girl. [Requires Flash, and a strong constitution]

100% RIAA-Free A great service that allows you to check out whether certain bands/albums are signed with RIAA labels or if they remain free of the devil's mark.

Brits Nix Poo W/A View (Via NYTimes)