Happy Turkey Day! If you've ever wondered why the US's not-quite-national bird is called what it's called, it seems that we have the guinea fowl to blame. But hey, wear your Fez proudly, anyway!

William S. Burroughs' "Thanksgiving Prayer" - QuickTime 7.6 MB - a movie montage by Director Gus Van Sant of the author reading his poem against image and music. Quicktime or equivalent required. 'And saying so to some means nothing; others it leaves nothing to be said.' more inside

Just in time for Thanksgiving: Turkey Fryer of Death! Underwriter's Laboratory, the U.S. group that tests the safety of consumer products, refuses to certify that any turkey fryer is safe. Shamelessly stolen from more inside

Help a guy propose to his girlfriend. Josh can't afford a ring to give his girlfriend, so he's asking for adclicks to raise the funds. Er. I'm in a soppy mood so I figure we can all give the guy a click or two. more inside

X Marks The Asshat with a Circle and A Dot CNN Subliminal Programming Tells it like it is.

Curious George: Christmas Shopping Help me monkeys, my Christmas shopping fu has abondoned me. more inside

DNA testing is dead, long live DNA. DNA is infallibale, right? Not when we have Hybrid Humans (NPR audio) also know as Natural Chimerism. more inside

The Red Meat Construction Set Make your own Read Meat comics. Endless fun.

Men Behaving Badly "When a young man masturbates, exactly how distracted does he get? An experiment performed on students at the University of California, Berkeley aimed to find out. more inside

The Christian Guide to Small Arms

not intended to be THE definitive source on this subject, but rather a primer for the Christian who is beginning to reject the false theology that requires him to be a pacifistic patsy in the face of heathen hordes

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Some people just have more fun than the rest of us more inside

Monkeys at play North East England MoFi meetup here?

Curious George: Admin Please Hope Me! Computer troubles. I don't know what's wrong with my PC! more inside

Chess Knight Movement Game [Flash]

Quantum Entanglement made simple. Plus: Heisenberg's wave packet reconsidered not made simple.

"Houseblingers" is a site that celebrates the people who overdecorate their homes for the holidays. In my family, we called these houses Griswoldian after the movie. more inside

<b>Curious George</b>: Has anyone ever thought about opening up their own video/DVD rental store? How does one go about acquiring the DVDs (distributors)? Business start up fees? Unique store ideas/promotions? Horror stories? Different store styles (foreign, indie, studios)? more inside

Disbarred! Let's hope the family of that WoW player who jumped to his death isn't being represented by legendary video-game crusader Jack Thompson... cuz he's been disbarred in Alabama. For reals.

Is this boy a new buddha? And here's another take on the story.

She asked for it? A poll commissioned by Amnesty International in the UK indicates that 34% of the population believes a woman is partially or totally responsible for being raped if she has behaved in a flirtatious manner... more inside