Raindrop Shaped Treetents by Dré Wapenaar.

Curious George: Programming Gods What are the names of some of the ultimate, iconic people in the history of computer programming? more inside

Ten last pictures - including one we've seen before.

Apes Helping Apes: Orangutans and Bonobos Make Art for Charity.

Curious, George: GOBBLES? So I'm no stranger to a kitchen, but I normally learn by trial and error, and this time I can't afford to do so. You see, I'm in charge of the Thanksgiving turkey this year. more inside

How much dus a blue whales clit weigh? See streaming questions and answers from Britain's 118 118 directory enquiry service. A soothing mixture of banality and idiocy. stolen, as is usual on a Friday, from B3TA

Thomas Kinkade's 16 guidelines - for making stuff suck. If you're like me and weren't fully familiar with his body of work, I'm here to help you out.

Makes my smiley faces look pretty sad. Very pretty lunchbag art.

Matt Duffin -- Fine Art. [Via]

Like we did last winter... Let's gift again, like we did last year (not). more inside

Typealyzer: what type is that blog? Answer.

Curious George: Charity Contest The firm I work for has announced that they will be awarding 5 surprise $25,000 gifts to charitable organizations selected in a company-wide contest. more inside

Better Than One Moggy with two mugs, one suck, doing well. Not an ohhh but definitely an ahhh.

No, no, don't get up. You've got a personal problem, and you don't know how to find a solution? Here, don't worry, I've got your back.

tiddy bear Y.A.S.L.Y.T. post

It's World Toilet Day Especially in this International Year of Sanitation, it's important to remember that 2.5 billion people do not have somewhere safe, private or hygienic to go to the toilet. more inside

Yugo sputter and smoke off into the sunset 800K specimens later, they're finally being put out to pasture. "This is driving in its most natural form. You feel every bump, squeak and jolt, and one can enjoy the sweet smell of gasoline and exhaust fumes. No car can replace it." Fiat are going to make Puntos on the production line now.

Monopoly: The Movie. Ridley Scott is set to direct. (Yes, that Sir Ridley Scott.) Enh -- it's been done.

Britney Spears or Tufts freshman, Michael Bendetson?

WSJ: Rich Cut Back on Payments to Mistresses. According to a new survey by Prince & Assoc., more than 80% of multimillionaires who had extra-marital lovers planned to cut back on their gifts and allowances. Still, only 12% of the multimillionaire cheaters said they plan to give up on their lovers altogether for financial reasons.