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Girl Gamers Gone Wild Public access TV show where (obviously ringer chicks) play D&D. They're doing a live show in Cali tonight... Anyone who lives out there can check them out. (via somethingawful.com)

Slap the Candidate! Friday Thursday Flash fun. Simple & to the point. Enjoy!

Nathaniel Hawthorne is 200 (Flash)

Hot wax Japanese game show wherein buckets of hot wax get thrown on your opponent and the only defense is a small umbrella. Hey! Gets rid of that unsightly body hair!

Worst Toupee in the USA Contest

All of W's mysteries explained! The timber company, the "internets," the mystery of the bulge, interdimensional portals - it's all finally made clear by cartoonist Ruben Bolling. (Salon link, day pass, yada yada)

reverse engrish "Dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters (Hanzi or Kanji) in Western culture." Sort of like reverse engrish.

Court says whales and dolphins cannot sue Bush. This is a sad day for the Cetacean Community.

John Kerry does Rolling Stone

Bush relatives for Kerry. Bush kin are bailing out on him. I don't see the resemblance myself, but any support is good.

Ballotwatch is a comprehensive collection of international, statewide and local initiatives. Ballot initiatives have quietly (or, unnoticed to me, anyway) become a powerful force in American politics. Some interesting ones in the upcoming US elections - In Alaska there is one to decide whether to legalize marijuana outright, and how could I forget the initiatives to ban gay marriage in 11 states this election. more inside

They're going all the way... I'm no sports fan, much less a baseball fan, but I am loving the thrill of watching the Boston Red Sox take the odds by the throat and dragging the New York Yankees into Game 7. What election?

"Never complain about the quality or brand of a free drink." And 85 other prudent rules for boozing. [via]

Used to be so cool. Formerly the above referenced link worked. What happened here? more inside

New Australian party platform: enslave New Zealand. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry hysterically, but either way I'm not washing Nostril's socks.

Curious George: The future of Monkeyfilter? Monkeyfilter is on a growth curve and is picking up 10 users a day. With only linear growth we will hit the 3000 mark by Christmas and 5000 by summer. Can its cozy, eclectic roots be preserved in the face of this onslaught? And how can we keep from locking the door like MeFi did?

Aparthied leaders make "Greatest South African" list. South African Broadcasting Corporation pulls the plug on the Greatest South African contest when prominent Apartheid leaders make the list**. SABC had planned to air a TV program where the viewers get to listen to debates and then vote for the one they think was the greatest citizen. It all starts to go horribly wrong when the white population starts voting in large numbers for people like ex-President PW Botha (#87) or convicted murderer Eugene TerreBlanche (#25) more inside

I'm Gonna Murder My Baby and nine other creepy songs. more inside

For $5 the wonderful world of MeFi can be yours Mathowie sez: "I'm going to spend the next couple months of my free time ramping up a ton of stuff on metafilter, including letting people donate five bucks to get a user account." So, how many Monkeys will pony up the five bucks to join? Myself, I'm quite happy here. The big kids scare me.