Curious George: Greetings, monkeys! I've been overseas for a week and missed all of you. My question: The man whose name is tattooed on my ass has just accepted a job in D.C. Hurray! But he's going to miss Europe terribly; he's lived in Germany for nearly a decade. Anyone know of any good resources (books, Web sites, personal advice, etc.) to help expats adjust to life back home?

Kids fight cancer in Ben's game. The videogame, created in part by young cancer sufferer Ben Duskin, provides players with an insight into cancer treatments while allowing sufferers a way to relieve some of the pain and stress involved with treatment. The enemies include standins for such sideffects as barfing, fever and hair loss.

Monkey man robs milk bar. [Via Fark.]

Smarter than most? Get along with others particularly well? As usual, you're too modest.

Speed Cup Stacking My offering for official game of monkeyfilter.

Ach! My retirement grease! Oklahoma police are looking for grease bandits who made off with 5,000 pounds of used cooking oil and grease from three restaurants. If you have to ask about the Simpsons reference. . .

Cicadas are dangerous? Several children fell off bikes, Baker said. "We had a concussion, a 9-year-old who was fleeing a cicada on her bicycle and fell off," he said. But Brood X members of a friendlier demeanor really love children.

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The Gladiatorial Games in surviving descriptions; in lurid Fifties pulp prose; as reenacted today.

Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots There hasn't been a MoFi mashup post in a while, so... let the "This isn't music" discussion begin!

Here we go again: my E-mail box is getting copies of one of those poorly-written all-caps chain letters suggesting a May 19 gas boycott. What is sad is that some people I know are among those cc'ing it, and I know it's hopeless to even bother suggesting something meaningful like carpooling or selling that damn Dodge Durango. A glimmer of hope: the soaring costs are just now starting to hurt SUV sales, according to an industry report. I'll leave you with this stinger left by one poster, epitomizing the futility of a boycott: "I am definitely in on the boycott. I will get enough gas [to get through May 19] today or tomorrow."

Shocking! A do it yourself stun gun:

When you live in fear-driven times such as these, having grown up with MacGyver as a role model has its advantages. Kevin and I thought it would be cool to MacGyver our own shocking device in glove form, using simply what we had lying around the house. What was lying around the house was a simple one-time-use camera.

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The Tale of the Remake of Zatoichi With Takeshi Kitano's promising new version of the Zatoichi saga due in U. S. theatres on June 7, why not revisit the inimitable classic films, which chronicle the story of a blind masseuse who avenges injustice with swordsmanship learned from a samurai. You can rent the films on DVD, or if you have the Independent Film Channel here in the U. S., you can catch the Zatoichi-thon on June 21.

Leopold slug aerial mating

Play with the Trojan Pleasure Organ. Basically SFW, but if you're wearing headphones or have your speakers turned up, be VERY cautious.

... "a Brooklyn-based photolog with an emphasis on urban decay, strange signage, and general weirdness.'

I love ewe: Very NSFW.

I drink Blackcurrant Tango - come and get me! Remember the legendary Blackcurrant Tango advert on UK screens for all too short a time? Ray Gardner, the letter from Sebastian, the boxing ring on the cliffs of Dover, the harrier jump jets? Here it is, in all its glory. more inside

Curious George: Converting Flash Are there any utilities (preferably free or shareware) that convert .SWF Flash animation to Quicktime or MPEG? I've been wanting to put some of the funnier Flash stuff posted here onto DVD where I can more easily show them to friends and family... but I haven't been able to find a utility that can do the conversion.

Curious George: Holy Cereal Batman! I got a glow-in-the-dark Shrek watch, whaddidyouget?! What's the coolest thing you've found in your cereal box? [more inside] (first FPP, please don't hurt me!) more inside