Guinea Man Discovers 182-Carat Diamond! I'm sure it will bring him joy and happiness like diamonds have done for the people of Sierra Leone. more inside

Isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art How do they do it?

False Advertising - A Gallery of Parody "Ads" for various companies / industries with a subversive bent.

RateBeer.com , "widely recognized as the most accurate and most-visited source for beer information," has announced the "World's Worst Beers." Cheers!

London Meetup? Back in June there was a talk of a UK meetup in the London area when certain Monkeys happened to be in the area. I think late August was mentioned. (that's London, UK, not London, Ontario, though it is a mistake easily made) more inside

Cambodian Healing Bull. (RealMedia) Also: The fence-post Virgin Mary and the bleeding statues and something about a shrine that drinks yogurt or something. From the BBC.

"This land will surely vote for me!"

Bizarre Op-Ed of the Day Note: the date this op-ed was published is July 18, 2004. Barbara Ehrenreich tells Ralph Nader that it's over (when did it ever begin) and then writes this: more inside

Is anyone really surprised? Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing a hissy-fit over legislators' delay in pushing his budget through. On Saturday, he called them "girlie men", twice, and asked voters to "terminate" those who oppose him (by voting against them). more inside