Gambian rodents risk death for bananas.

Shake that ass and let me see what you got
Seems like a natural for BLORT if you ask me. This one's all about the Machine Man cameo.

The infamous DiMelza Painting. (shudder). * Warning * Disturbing image that will haunt your dreams. Oh yea, there's actually a nice photolog as well.

The Condiment Packet Museum. Free. Edible. Art.

Taleban USA From this side of the pond (Europe), this story appears too far-fetched. Someone tell me it's a hoax. Show me how gullible I am.

100 Worst porn titles. "Moulin Splooge", "Anal Chiropracter", "Brianna Lee's Red Hot Weenie Roast", and other timeless classics.

Yang Shan-Shen, a Chinese artist of the Lingnan school of painting, has died at the age of 92. [Via wood s lot.]

Do penis enlargment pills work? I'm no curious george; however, this blog seeks to answer this question with one man's anecdotal experience. For some reason, I trust this man and don't think he's just a shill for spam. [via Unfogged]

2004 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence - The Morning News has come out with a list of their editors' favorites for 2004. There are some great sites listed that are worth checking out. And guess what? A fellow monkey made their list. Go forksclovetofu!

NEW YORK MOFI MEETUP
Curious George:As threatened sometime earlier, I'd like to do a NYC MoFi meetup down at the Met, maybe to see the Byzantium exhibition and get some food and hang. I need times, dates, suggestions of possible other activities and a list of interested participants. Let's do this, monkey types!

Has he returned or is this all a big hoax? 'Sorry about faking my death. It was the only way to seal my status in history as a legendary performance artist. I want to be remembered for so much more than having played Latka on Taxi. The worst part was lying to my family and closest friends.'

George W. Bush and the Constitutional Contractors: Defending marriage by 'rebuilding' America.

Ladies and Gentlemen-- The Game Bike. Addicted to Playstation? Need to lose a few pounds? Then step this way...

Personal Ads. I have moles in odd places and should probably clip my toenails more often. I prefer sitting around playing video games to doing things. I drink a good deal and make fun of people I don't even know. Ah Love. Find it online without the glamour shots and half-truths. Or something.

To let -- cheap Anyone looking for housing, there's a flat available somewhere in the US. Pictures available.

Caxton's Chaucer: View the Original Canterbury Tales. British Library site.

A USA Today storm chasing article carried scavenged quotes off our phpBB discussion board without asking any of the participants. I may be biased since I am one of the Stormtrack admins, but I was a bit surprised to see sketchy journalism from a national newspaper firsthand. Fair use or foul? I'm really curious, and if it's ok then I'm cool with it. Our users are kinda miffed though. Would a good TOS deter this kind of thing?

Crank.net. Your guide to the truly lunatic fringe, from old favorites to newly found gems.

Thai Elephant Orchestra:
A CD of elephants in the Thai jungle playing specially designed musical instruments. The elephants improvise the music themselves. The Thai Elephant orchestra was co-founded by Richard Lair of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang and performer/composer Dave Soldier(Real Media Audio).

shell explodes in Iraq - or does it? While sources are reporting that a shell filled with sarin "misfired" earlier today, the chemistry of sarin gas leads me to believe otherwise. According to agonist, sarin has an exceedingly short shelf life. To extend it, Iraq made binary bombs that contained only one component. The secondary component needed to be added at the last minute - by hand! In other words, the "botched" sarin shell likely contained only isopropynol - which we use in a mildly diluted form as rubbing alcohol.