72 Degrees "is the angle of a healthy erection." It's also a great new shelf for teens, with a secret compartment for hiding your pr0n. Via...

A beef with St. Paddy's? Some Catholic bishops are lifting the no-meat-on-Friday rule, to allow for the consumption of Corned Beef on St. Paddy's Day (although it's debatable whether Corned Beef is actually 'meat', rather than 'meat product'). Aah, if only they'd done this in time to save the teeth-curling splendour of the Shamrock Shake.

The Carp Robot. For when a real carp just isn't good enough. Surprise: it comes from Japan. more inside

Vote With Your Money BuyBlue.org tracks what companies give to what U.S. elected officials. Interesting stuff. Don't mention the Blue Pages book to them though, they're a little touchy about it more inside

Anomalies of Nature - a site referring to all kinds of crazy things. The author would also like you all to get rich! Main site - WARNING: extrememly unnavigable. more inside

HAND SIGNALS? .. and possible comments which stream to the fore of one's conscious mind are most probably inappropriate.

Bloody Hell! Menstrual blood contains stem cells...lots of them! It is at this point that I fall mute pondering the mind-boggling ramifications... *whimpers...runs away*

It's Pi Day! That's right, because of the quirks of the calendar, today, 3/14, is Pi Day! Geddit? Though I guess to be totally accurate, it should have happened once, in 1592. (3.141592...) Anyway, you can brighten your friends' day with Pi day songs, send Pi day greeting cards, make fun Pi jewelry, have pi recitations and pi(e)-eating contests and generally do any number of things that will ensure your continued celibacy. Hooray for Pi! Whoohoo! more inside

The blonde in Blondie no longer blonde. And there's a whole bunch of infighting amongst the new inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as usual. Full marks to the Pistols for staying true to, well, to something, anyway. more inside

Democrats Suck more inside

aaargh plop n. the sound that a cat with avian-flu makes when it falls out of a tree.

Musicfilter: The follow-up to Queensrÿche's magnum opus, 18 years later. Due out April 4th. more inside

You might want to consider divorce when... "A Mexican husband and wife were recovering separately after a marital spat got out of control and saw them firing guns, throwing knives and hurling homemade bombs.

MST3Kinfo is a pretty damned good spot to ease your MST3K news joneses, if you're still having them. Episode listings, tape/DVD trading and regular updates pertaining to the myriad numbnuts who starred and otherwise participated in the MSTied movies. more inside

Scientology Claims Another Victim Apparently Isaac Hayes is a nutjob Scientologist, and the Tom Cruise in the closet episode was too much for him, so he's quitting the show.

The Porn Star and Bush Okay but if you're going to lift from Fark, it would have to be something like this. You can't make that up. Well, you can, but it's not as funny if you do.

The Ossuary in Sedlec Decide for yourself if the subtitle Where Human Bones Become Art is justified. more inside

Flow while you wait for Spore.

Bad girls smoke! NSFW, particularly if you are working in or around 1910.

Queen Jana of Sudoku! Czech woman wins the first Sudoku world championship.