Russ Meyer, 1922-2004 The king of sexploitation is no more.

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Curious George: Vandalism as Political Expression? Mentioned in this topic, but I was curious. I had a Kerry/Edwards sign in my yard until yesterday, when I found it ripped and lying in my yard. I picked it up and mended it, and the next morning it was gone altogether. Now, chances are it was some punk kids. But then I realized another K/E sign that had been in a neighboring neighborhood has also gone missing. more inside

Giganticus Headicus -- just one more reason why I love "The Mother Road," Route 66.

The Invisible Library - A place for books that only exist in other books.

Curious, George: Stenciling? Anyone know any good 'net resources and how-to's on stenciling? Particularly portrait stenciling? more inside

The Most Unusual Words of English or Forthright's Phrontistery. 'If you're looking for an online dictionary, a word list on a given topic, or the definitions to rare & unusual words, the Phrontistery is for you.' more inside

The Bodacious Mystic Badass of Buena Vista He was born Edward Owens Martin, the son of a Georgia share-cropper. He would die as the self-proclaimed St. EOM, the Wizard of Pasaquan.

Curious George: On leaving the US. Is anyone here toying with the idea of emigrating from the US if Bush wins re-election? more inside

The US presidential elections affect the entire world, right? So why shouldn't the world be allowed to vote in the US elections? According to Jonathan Freedland of the Guardian, nothing could be more democratic.

Cat. I'm a Kitty Cat. Juicy mouse (or banana) to whomever can decipher the verse sung on the striped afghan.(Caution: Earworm!)

Saint Clinton.

Monkeyfilter Double Package Post Since we have a rule about only one post a day I thought I give you monkeys two posts for the price of one. Post 1 Oliver Willis has a video of Jimmy Swaggart saying the he would kill a gay man who looked at that hot ass of his with gay desire. Jimmy only wants hookers to be looking at him that way. Post 2 Wonkette has the transcript of Jon Stewart on Bill O'Reilly's show. more inside

Coincidence? Or perhaps not. Churches getting whacked by the hand of the Almighty. Not a happy time for those believing that the Almighty delivers all things both good and bad, especially when getting the bad twice.

For Oliver Stones latest film Alexander he consulted with Oxford professor Robin Lane Fox who had one unusual request in return for his help 'a place on horseback in the front ten of every major cavalry charge by Alexander's cavalrymen'. Read the interview here.

Curious George: Celebrity Arrests After reading about our friend Macaulay, I couldn't help but wonder which celebrity arrest my fellow monkies liked best and why?

Curious George: War Stories With the intense and ongoing fighting in Iraq, and the incredible collective violence that makes up much of 20th-century history and continues today, I am curious if any Monkeyfilter members have actually experienced combat or have relatives or friends who have lived through battle, either as soldiers or civilians. more inside

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Oh No! Not words! The Anne Jacobson School of Paranoia has a new graduate.

Poetry makes a comeback? more inside