A Real Life Mermaid Double amputee Nadya Vessey is about to become New Zealand's first mermaid. Thanks to the awesome generosity of Weta Workshop. more inside

RIP Robert Jordan Best selling author, mostly known for his Wheel of Time fantasy series.

Blind guy takes out mugger. Trying to steal from geezers is dangerous these days (see here or here). So this guy thought he'd play it safe and assault a blind dude. Are things so vastly messed up in this day and age that a hard working criminal can't even find an easy mark?

New Pong! Control the paddle by tilting your laptop (sorry, mac only). more inside

Ernie Chambers is Suing God The Nebraska Senator is looking for a permanent injunction against God and his followers for making terroristic threats. God did not immediately respond to a non-denominational prayer for comment by [the] reporter.

Ned Kahn combines art and science to create sculptures that harness manifestations of turbulent natural phenomena.

What kids like to do online. more inside

What should be done with Barry's Ball? ... It turns out Mark Ecko bought #756 (for US$752K) and wants your help deciding what to do with it.

Too much internet will K-I-L-L you.

Bathing Beauties has run a design competition to re-imagine the beach hut. Nine winners will be available for hire. (Alas, I don't think the winners are necessarily the best designs, apart from 'Jabba'). more inside

How drug reps operate. "It's my job to figure out what a physician's price is. For some it's dinner at the finest restaurants, for others it's enough convincing data to let them prescribe confidently and for others it's my attention and friendship...but at the most basic level, everything is for sale and everything is an exchange."

If you wouldn’t mind just waiting till my computer warms up, I will tell you when you are going to die.

Very significant or fishy hoax? Man burns sea water at temp of 3000 degrees by using simple radio waves. Humans rejoice at potential new fuel, Spongebob demands unilateral non proliferation agreement.

I own a piece of Uranus. Included in the deed are the full mining rights so I can penetrate deep inside a piece of Uranus.

It's a Shig. Or a Peep - anyway, it's a pig that has a fleece like a sheep. more inside

Bell Jar Bees - Step 1: stick foundation strips in bell jar on top of hive Step 2: BZZZZZ Step 3: Profit!

War songs. Folk songs brought us together in the 1960s in protest of the war in Viet Nam. "Big Muddy" seems especially relevant today. (via the Mofi thread about the Smothers Brothers.) more inside

Abandoned baby monkey now has a pigeon best-friend.

Oil or Fishing? Have both!! We missed it this year, but howzabout the first ever World Monkey Jamboree is held as part of this? Seriously though, the title speaks for itself. via OK, it's a crap post. They can't all be gems. Just don't throw that skrik at me.

If the Crap is Mine, You Will Not Fine Not satisfied with just being a murderer, OJ's now apparently giving burglary a try.