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callalillie is collecting cast off cat whiskers Sometimes, dear internet, you make a request that defies any real explanation. This is because we all contain an inner freak, and some of us are just larger vessels that others. Note that she wants only whiskers that your cats are through with. No plucking! Guesses? Art? Fetish? Vodoo to turn her into the Queen Of All Cats?

Walking with beauty (Native American artifacts). Then, a look through "Beauty and the Beast" tales from this collection. And another kind of "Beauty and the Beast", in the form of fractal art.

Go whale hunting. Inland. Do you have strange childhood memories of seeing a blue whale up close, but have never actually been to sea? more inside

Curious George: Mail theft Curious George: Any Monkey postal workers? Question about mail theft...

Was there a 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was ratified but ignored? According to some right-wing conspiracy theorists, yes. This amendment, they say, makes it illegal for lawyers to serve in public office. More here and here. more inside

MonkeyGifts - March swap. Opt-in for March gift swapping has begun. If you'd like to sign up, now's the time! (You can also sign up for the community but not swap this month - monthly swaps are only opt-in as you feel like it.) Here's all the community info if you're interested in joining us.

Curious George: Time Travel If you could travel any"where" in time, to what time period would you travel, and why? more inside

Flashblock allows you to avoid irritating, flash content in Firefox and Mozilla. It prevents flash content from loading, replacing it with a play icon - to see the content, merely click on it. Eat my *ss, drudgereport.

A Riddle: What do the Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Io, Uranus, and Neptune have that the moon, Venus and Mercury don't?

Curious George: Landline ahoy! Hey monkeys. I'm moving to a new place and pondering dumping the landline totally. Anybody out there landline-free? Pros and cons? The only service we really need at home is high-speed Internet; is that more expensive without regular phone service?

Eat plutonium death, disgusting alien scum! Read the first ever appearance of D.R. & Quinch in 200AD, courtesy of the BBC. One of Alan Moore's quirkier creations. more inside

Figures of Speech. An interesting look at the various literary tools employed by writers and examples of their use. This is a useful resource for students of literature or simply those who enjoy reading and writing.

Curious George: Which new language would you most like to learn if given the chance? Why? ... sort of follow-up to this and this. more inside

22 beautiful things, selected by this guy from this place.

Sing for your supper. (or in this case breakfast). Here's a TV commercial (MP2) that just started running in Canada this month, for a Yogurt drink called Yop. It's fun, so start the week off right! courtesy Screenhead via LF more inside

Doodlebug (flash) Draw Draw Draw

Bush smokes bush! (The monkeys are slipping?) First Bill Cosby is accused of sexual assualt, and now George Bush is a coke head? Where are all the role models gone? Next thing you know the rumors of Bush having KKK ties will be found to be true. People where are the family values!?

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The 'Posture Photos' The questions about nudity and our attitude to the naked body on the Lolo thread reminded me of this: freshman students, both male and female, were being photographed nude by university authorities during the 40-60's. Supposedly a voluntary practice for some anthropological project, most weren't consulted, and they accepted it as a normal procedure. But ever since, the value of the project has been questioned. While some of the institutions take it lightly nowadays, it was quite an strange event. A few pictures can be seen here, with the needles quite visible (900K Acrobat PDF) more inside