Test your musical skillz in 6 minutes! Can't carry a tune? Take the tonedeafness test and check your pitch perception ability. Can't dance? Take the rhythm test. (flash required)

Turkmenbashi is dead. Who are we going to make fun of now?

Baby + Xray Machine = ? Lady puts baby in airport x-ray machine. 'nuff said. newsstupidfilter. more inside

Who wants to know? Slate's Explainer presents the best (or worst?) of the questions received this year. One of them WILL be answered, but which one should it be? And which one was asked by our very own Captain?* *OK maybe he didn't ask any of them, but if he had, which one would it have been?

Superzoom: From The Universe to a Quark Having a bad day? Spilled marinara on your Great American Novel? Lost your glasses again? (Check on top of your head) - Don't worry, get some perspective. Like a visualization of the Universe that focuses in on the Milky Way, our Sun, Earth, etc.

Virgin Dragon Prepares to Give Birth A festive story with holiday spirit.

A Systems Engineering Approach to Dating and Relationships

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Random Word Generator No, not that one! Check out synonyms for awesome, diseases you don't want to have (you know, as opposed to diseases you want to have), and the ultimate MoFi mashup (apologies for random, dated selection). more inside

New books about Satan. And, what the hell, here's a bit more on the horned, cloven-hoofed fella. And some testimonials telling what happens when you go to visit him.

Curious George: Cool sounding words. Is there a lexicon of cool-sounding words that can serve as a title for an advanced version of a product? See inside... more inside

New-look Archie Comics A more 'contemporary, realistic' style for Archie comics - including longer storylines - is in the works. A sample page shows the lack of checkerboard hair for our protagonist; no word yet on what will happen to Jughead's hat. more inside

Schizoaffective disorder sufferer speaks. “You’re such a fool, a loser, idiot! They know your every move.” The voices I hear are abusive and critical. They can also be bizarre: “We are stoplights”, “You’re just cheap chocolate”, “Crazy lazy point-blank bicycle”... I once sewed nine buttons on to my sleeve because someone said “nine or so” in conversation. It seemed terribly important to do so. It is not uncommon for people with schizophrenia like me to make up new words. More about the diagnosis. [Via]

Curious George the Nostalgic Audiophile. A simple, yet not-so-simple question: What three albums changed your life? more inside

Is Netiquette going down the tubes? Lifehacker's guide to posting on weblogs. With comments! Apt? more inside

Weddings - Japanese style So many choices - Western (no not cowboy outfits) or traditional style? more inside

Scottish soldiers forced to share kilts due to shortage. No word on sporran supplies. In related kilt news, the EU has decided not to classify kilts as women's clothing after all.

No power after massive storm in Seattle Photos 12/14, Photos 12/15, Photos 12/16, Photos 12/17 more inside

Curious, George: Baby, It's Hot Outside So it's unseasonably balmy where I live right now (Southern U.S.), which is just fine with me but has other folks complaining that it's just not Christmas unless it's cold enough to kill you if you get lost in the woods overnight. Which got me wondering: Are there Southern Hemisphere Christmas songs about the weather? Dashing through the sand in a one-horse open ... dune buggy, maybe? Chestnuts roasting on an open barbecue? In the Bleak Midsummer?

The Clapper improved? That's impossible! The Clapper has now joined the 21st century with the all new Clapper Plus -- a remote controlled Clapper system that makes using and turning off your appliances even easier than clapping your hands! more inside