Reason #5632 to eschew Oklahoma What do we call spying anti-spyware vendors?

Pimp My Snack (food made bigger and better)

The Internet Craftsmanship Museum

Cheeta is 74. Happy Birthday Cheeta.

Doing the doctors' rounds, blogstyle. A compilation of links to some humorous, heartwarming and heartwrenching medical blogs, presented in hospital rounds format. more inside

Monkeys Get The Blues. How do scientists know when a monkey is depressed? It turns out that "it's really not rocket science."

Why is it always the low-level, disgruntled employees that are causing trouble?

Nepal Government cuts Cell Phone Network before Protests. In an effort to stop a pro-Democracy rally, the government of Nepal killed cell phone service nationwide and some internet mere hours before the protests were to begin. Cell phones have become integral to protest planning. more inside

The .EU Landrush Fiasco What happens when you match an inept registry with crafty businessmen? The answer is a really large scam. This is what is taking place with the “landrush” introduction of the new .EU top level domain name.

Tangpagne. Good for if you're an exceptionally cheap drunk and/or convict.

Mangold Hurling - Thank you for your interest in ballistic root vegetables. Mangold Hurling is the sport of lobbing the mangold-wurzel. It requires skill, strength, alcoholism & cunning. Via Lactating Bivalves more inside

Thirty eight years ago, the Wahine went down. One of the worst storms in Wellington's history, with two cyclones colliding over the city, whipped up winds reported between 160 and 270 km/h in the Cook Straight and Wellington harbour; the overnight ferry from Lyttleton to Wellington sailed into the mess with tragic results.

Neato tunes! I thought that monkeydom might enjoy this page of mp3 goodies. Cool, weird music for you and your loved ones.

On the importance of Turkmenistan. Monkeys know and love the comic-opera dictatorship that is, when viewed from a safe distance, Turkmenistan. But did you know who Turkmenbashi has been hobnobbing with recently? Or why? The great game is being played there, with momentous consequences.

Vintage Chinese Calendar Cards

How to cook ramen noodles (Embedded YouTube video)

Somebody drilled a hole in a Florida nuclear reactor's cooling system pipe. Nobody knows who. Or why. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Meanwhile the DHS has arrested a little old lady in Arkansas for boarding a plane with a nailfile. We are all guilty.

The Orochen Foundation seeks to preserve the culture, language and identity of one of China's smallest ethnic groups. The Orochen were among the last hunter-gatherers in what is now the People's Republic. Post 1949 they were settled, and are losing their traditional culture as their way of life changes and outsiders move in to their homeland. more inside

Do you like Bananas? So do we. Do you like growing things? So do we. Well, now you can enjoy the Banana Farm Greenhouse. "It includes everything you need to get started growing banana trees of your own: banana tree seed pack, greenhouse, stones, planting mixture, instructions, info sheet and of course, a cute little decorative monkey." more inside

Jesus never walked on water, he walked on ICE! My mind blew at the randomness of this.