Curious, George: How are you? Hey, Monkeyfilter, how've you been? What's been going on? Any year end highlights you want to share? Any must have experiences? more inside

Euphemisms You gotta love 'em, ifyouknowwhatImean. Of course, there is a Web-Based Euphemism List. more inside

Genius girl fights for life at a hospital in Pakistan. Bless her heart!

Not the forbidden fruit, but equally sinister. more inside

Merry Monkey Christmas

Earthquake in New Zealand The story does not tell the fate of Orcs, Hobbitses, or Tracicles.

funny Santa and His last minute gifts Very funny game when we trying to catch up with Santa in his Gift wrapping endeavors, you have to be extremely fast to play and figure out this game. I've hard time doing that but I've finally got some points! Not too Bad!!

Terry Gilliam - The Christmas Card.

The orginal Snow Miser/Heat Miser song And for some other versions... more inside

Learn all about Evacuation Day! This has nothing to do with bodily functions. This is about the last day the British occupied New York in the 18th Century .

Photographic Evidence: The Grossest Things To determine just what is the grossest sight, Valerie Curtis, the director of the Hygiene Center at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine devised a truly gruesome experiment. Curtis and a team of researchers presented 20 images of things perceived as repulsive to more than 80,000 individuals from 172 countries during a web-based survey.

The Internet Justice League Websites as superheroes (DC, no Webspiderman here)

Chickens eating spaghetti . That is all.

Real Job Creators Smarter & More Honest Than GOP Politicians In a rare example of a Mainstream Media entity NOT taking a GOP talking point at face value, NPR sought out "job creators" who would be discouraged by the proposed "millionaires surtax". We wanted to talk to business owners who would be affected. So, NPR requested help from numerous Republican congressional offices, including House and Senate leadership. They were unable to produce a single millionaire job creator for us to interview. So we went to the business groups that have been lobbying against the surtax. Again, three days after putting in a request, none of them was able to find someone for us to talk to." Myth Busted. (And no explosions or cannonballs required)

Evolution: People And the Fish They Look Like. [Via]

Stonehenge Apocalypse It is almost awards season, and this sleeper is sure to collect some hardware. See the trailer. See the terrifying opening scene.

Consurgo. "A girl loses the ball she's playing with and it ends up on the street. Her father tries to get it back for her, but then something brutal happens. The girl, full of tears, doesn't know what to think when a monstrous creature appears and seems to be after her and her father." [Via]

Chimp beats humans in brains test. Poop-throwing found to be a sign of intelligence. via

Mr. Mead: Fine Art/Illustration. [Via]

Curious Mad Scientist George Help me with this science experiment... more inside