I'M SICK OF BEING A HUNGRY VEGAN! embedded video via everlasting blort more inside

The History of Modern Music As The Tube Map. The interconnections of the music of the past 100 years, transposed perfectly onto the London Underground. As the piece by the creator says, "it's a shame, for example, that the Circle Line constantly runs in tandem with either the District or Metropolitan lines, thus leaving no room for pure pop acts such as Kylie Minogue and the Pet Shop Boys..."

Identity of "Mr. Six" Revealed via Mark Evanier

Puppy Bowl II: The Cutening At last, with the beginning of the new year, fans from all over gather in front of the magic box to witness the culmination of what has to have been one of the most exciting seasons in recent memory. Yes Puppy Bowl will inspire, delight, and awe as this year's Players vie for the coveted MVP status. Did we mention that the underlying fuction is to promote Pet Adoption and Awareness? more inside

Turkmenbashi the Bastard

Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of Turkmenistan, ordered to stop paying pensions to more than 100,000 old people, that is, to approximately 1/3 of retired. Other 200,000 people will get their pensions, which ranged from $10 to $90, cut more than by half.

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I Pity the Fool that Plays Checkers Against Me. (Wma video file). Friday Fun. And really quite similar to this

Bombay TV (Bollywood movie subtitle fun) more inside

Fun with the Fred Meyer's phones Someone figured out a way to access the intercom system at their local Fred Meyer's from any phone. Hilarity ensues.

It's been too damn long. Shake off those February blues and come out to Oakland to do our monkey thing. At least one of our LA monkey cousins will grace us with her presence; hopefully, more will join her.

When: Saturday, February 18.
Where: Luka's Taproom, 2221 Broadway, Oakland. Three short blocks from the 19th Street BART. (I'm looking at you, San Francisco.)

Shock jock asks Ryan Seacrest if he's teh ghey. And metro posterboy Seacrest says -- but before we get to that, yeah, it's none of our business, and it doesn't matter anyway, and we should judge people on the basis of their sexuality. Now go ahead and clicky clicky. [via Fark -- whadidya expect?]

Ballot Box Stove Top Stuffin'
If you know anybody who keeps saying that Republicans don't commit voting fraud, send them this link. more inside

New Bettie Page Movie Trailer Gretchen Mol will play Bettie Page in an upcoming biopic in April. more inside

The Dune Of Alexandro Jodorosky (short article, but the concept artwork is amazing)

26-foot crap. Y'know - art. via memepool more inside

Perhaps the nastiest roommate tale ever. Disgusting photographs at bottom of story. Perhaps she was competing.

DSCH So, most people know that Friday was the 250th birthday of some musical dude you might've heard of. But! Did you realise that this year also marks the 100th birthday of Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich? more inside

Animal Snuff For Kids via the usually insufferable critics at The Onion AV Club. more inside

Ultimate Timeline Collection A very highly detailed, and large collection of timelines all the way from the Big Bang up to present day.

Curious George - York Any monkeys in, around, or can travel to York? more inside

Waterfall 2006 Come to the Waterfall 2006 conference and see how a sequential development process can benefit your next project. more inside