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May 16, 2008

Things You Can't Do Coked Up (via MetaChat)
'Crazy Raspberry' Ants Swarm Over Texas Coast The invading ants, first discovered by (and named for) exterminator Tom Rasberry in 2002, are quickly becoming a serious pest (YouTube) due to their voracious appetite for electronics (also YouTube), sparking fears that they may interfere with Houston's Hobby Airport and the Johnson Space Center. They are pesticide resistant, form multi-queen "supercolonies", and are even out-competing (and eating) Texas' former invasive-species champion, the fire ant.
A transatlatlantic tunnel, hurrah!
Cook finds gecko in chook egg - "Maybe this happens all the time,'' he said. "Maybe geckos regularly crawl inside chickens for a feed." Isn't nature wonderful?
The Smoking Gun - Backstage Pass Everyone is familiar with the Smoking Gun, CourtTV's more upscale answer to Rotten.com. But have you seen their extensive and amusing archive of tour riders? The three funniest: Foo Fighters 2008 Iggy Pop (A work of art) Foo Fighters 2000 more inside
Pirates in the 21st Century.
John Lennon's Piano Is On Tour
Will Elder dead at 86. One of cartooning's giants. Weird Fantasy, Two Fisted Tales, Trump, Help!, Mad, Little Annie Fanny... more inside