Haunted rubberduck for sale. more inside

Lightning Break Snooker (zip file containing a flash game) more inside

The Parking Meter Fairy has a lavender-coloured tutu, a pink curly wig, his name is Xavier, and he wears a mask. Plus he rollerblades. And you thought your job was tough. more inside

past life? So I was a Hungry Executioner. Thats scarey. more inside

Setting the tone I really don't have the first idea if this is true or false, but the link alleges that new Iraqi PM Allawi shot six prisoners in the head shortly before assuming power. more inside

Are you safe? Even in small doses this substance can harm, even kill. And yet it's a main ingredient in baby food.

Saltacol is a lovely Flash game that I posted here in the early days. I wish there was more imagination and creativity like this in the world of Flash games. Have any other monkeys found games "like" this that you recommend? I hope more recent MoFites will enjoy Saltacol. Be warned: it is frustrating and addictive and might take a while to solve. Kind of like The Chasm...

Discussing Disgust. On the folly of gross-out public policy. An interview with Martha Nussbaum. more inside

Have you ever wondered what a number (or other mathematical object) is? Many philosophers and mathematicians have wondered this same thing. (Don't miss the second link, great glossary!) Plato thought they were eternal forms beyond the physical world. Frege thought they were logical constructions. Formalism was promising but famously disproved by Gödel's Incompleteness Proof. There are also, if you can understand them, the intuitionists. more inside

The OTHER Meetup Calling all West Coast Monkeys! more inside