Overheard at the beach.

15 Aliens found working for U.S. military contractor in Roswell, NM more inside

Grackles - Common Grackles, Grackle facts, The Great-Tailed Grackle Mysteries, Grackle Whacked, and the Great Grackle Migration. more inside

Strangely compelling ... a guide to the UK's most rubbish motorways ...

Hot Dog Infused Vodka "Over the years, I've tried various sorts of infusions, with vodka and other liquors. Fruit and herb-infused are the best known, and are often wonderful. But what I like is meat. Where's the infusion for people like me? I felt disenfranchised, and alone, especially after some research on the interwebs revealed a real lack of meat-based liqueurs. It would be up to me to blaze the trail." more inside

Thank you choosing HP. US soldier in I-Rak takes his customer services woes out on his HP printer with what looks like an M60. Worth it just to hear what sounds like Dr Zoidberg passing comment at the end. Yes, it's YouTube, and yes, it's taken from here

Mt E'Mei's monkeys are too damned fat. 'E'Mei Mountain monkeys have been busy keeping healthy recently and now many of them have regained nice slim figures with the help of experts.' And they aint the only ones having trouble with their diet. /pats tum more inside

Curious George How does one get banned from slashnet.org when all they have ever done was join #mofirc to chat with monkeys? more inside