Winston Churchill's parrot is still alive, and still complaining about Nazis... in a Churchillian accent!

Amazing animation of the trip from Earth to Mars of the NASA explorer doowotsit. Includes "aww" factor as the explorer watches its first Martian sunset. via my homey Kottke

Extreme Segway. Some days I wanna thrash; some days I wanna shred. [via Gizmodo]

Can you haiku like I haiku?
Happy Monday Kids; Wake up, wake up. It is time To make the doughnuts. [more inside]

To Stupid To Believe From article: Vancouver Island high school student who does Web site design part-time is locked in a legal battle with one of the biggest companies in the world. Microsoft Corp. of Seattle, currently valued at $300 billion US, wants Mike Rowe to give up www.mikerowesoft.com as his Internet domain name. The company claims copyright infringement of its name. Through its law firm in Canada, Microsoft has offered him $10 US -- what Rowe paid last August to register the domain.

TRICLOPS! Neuroscience can't get more fun than surgically implanting a third eye in the forehead of little salamanders, then try to test if they become smarter than boring, two-eyed, regular ones. Let Professor Paul Pietsch take you into the world of split human brains, microminds, shrinked brains, frogs with salamander brains, brains with no head, and heads with no brain. ShuffleBrain!

Before "V", "Alien Nation", or even "Battlefield: Earth"---The Invaders. Unofficial website of the 1967-69 US TV series. Cold War paranoia served up by the legendary Quinn-Martin Productions!

Globulos! Online 2-player flash game. Hyper-cutesy and more addictive than crack. [Swiped from MeFi.]

I'd been meaning to post this for a while, but... Wise words on making procrastination work.

Sweet Release
Women: "Your sexual scent and taste will become a soft sweet citrus that will bring joy to you and your lover." Men: "Your semen will change from an unpleasant salty flavor to a delicious apple flavor." "Delicious"?

We're drunk MeFiMoFiFum = MeFi/Mofi meetup update more inside

New Zealand painter Alex Ogg demonstrates versatility of style in his online gallery.

More Nightmares For Bad Little Boys And Girls: The Photogravures of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison. Delightfully Haunting Imagery. {Via Michele, Via Elastico, Via Matt, Via The Cartoonist, and Via me...}

Everything related to names you can imagine. Links to the 100 least popular baby names, 10 dog breeds with most misleading names, the many names of Wilmington, NC, and so many more.

Tactics Arena
Gorgeous seamless flash RTS. I'm putting a self imposed >NO PLAY< on this one for myself. Evil timesink. But for those of you who ever played and enjoyed Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy Tactics, you should go get a late night security job, 'cause you're gonna want a lot of spare time.

What do you get when you mix MetaFilter and MonkeyFilter? Or MonkeyFilter and MetaFilter? (and I'm not talking about the L.A. Meetup this time) from MeFi, where they have a few other dangerous examples

Monkey morality. Sharing might not be as nice as it's cracked up to be.

The Performing Arts Poster Collection. Shakespeare! Magicians! Clowns! Animals! Marching Bands! Etc..! {via The Cartoonist}

MonkeyMusicTools
Melodyhound: Whistle or describe a melody and have it identified.
YES.NET: Hear a song on the radio and want to know what it is? Find it here.
FindSounds: Search the web for sound files of any type (like industrial or instrumental or nature or voice...etc)

Welsh Whisky? This should prove verra verra interesting.