The Ossuary in Sedlec Decide for yourself if the subtitle Where Human Bones Become Art is justified. more inside

The Obakemone Project:. Japanese monsters and odd beasts. Some seem to be ghosts.

Curiious, Probabble-y Deleterious, George: Surely I can't bee the only monkey kicking himself over things I have done/failed to do? Opportunities I have missed ...must run into the millions. more inside

More for the Monet Joan's Monets: 'Every Christmas my Aunt Joan gives me a Monet calendar. After a couple years the same old paintings become dull. So she started enhancing the master's works...' Via plep more inside

Oceania Postcards and Picture Galleries The images of Oceania are both diverse and fascinating. [Caution: possibly some may be considered NSFW by the stodgy.] Via Eye of the Goof

Historical Fencing Manuals more inside

50 SciFi Works That Socialists Should Read This is China Mieville's list -- I haven't read most of these, and am wondering which are worthwhile and which aren't.[via Woods Lot]

Why are we laughing? Researchers are asking this question, and have come up with several ideas, if no absolute answers. Are they all wet or on the right track?

Hair comes, there goes, Slickville! Where manly, glop-laden hair-styles of the 1950s will leave you gasping![via Eye of the Goof] Pile your scalp-pelt into a pompadour! more inside

Hogzilla Hangs High Tale of A Giant Feral Pig in Georgia attracts attention of a National Geographic team more inside

Steve Kurtz Hearing Today Steve Kurtz of the Critical Art Ensemble has been under investigation for the past 8 months by the FBI, as formerly mentioned here and here. What the outcome of these proceedings will be is unknown, but Steve Kurtz -- and colleague Robert Ferrell -- both face a possible twenty years in prison.

Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli. more inside

Home on the Road in your Gypsy Caravan. more inside

Swedish Idioms in painfully literal translation. If you relish the exotic or the enigmatic utterance, this is the link for you. more inside

Worry us, flurry us, new monkeys: New Monkeys, especially: How did you get here? What attracted you? What do you hope to get out of being here? What do you like about monkeyfilter? What sucks? How can we fix it? Do let it all hang out! Be inventive, raise hell, don't be shy! Tell us who you are and why we old cretins are all WET!

Curious, George: Geriatric Dog Have recently inherited a 15-year old, smooth-haired, miniature dachshund from a kinsman -- she's neutered, severely vision-impaired, and pretty damn deaf, too. more inside

Trade cards, simple to fancy, some diecut. Here one may meet Uncle Sam hawking oysters, join a polar bear party, or eye a lassie who likes her malt. Mercantile ingenuity knows no bounds.

A Wordwork in Progress: Here's a sample from The Oxford English Dictionary in Limerick Form, more inside

Aet of Japanese Postcards: here are early 20th century Japanese artists working in Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles as postcards became sucessors to woodblock prints in Japan.

Roddy Lumsden's VitaminQ This man has a myriad ways with words and an amazing compilition of word lists at VitaminQ. He's a hot Scot who's a poet, a wicked punster, a man fascinated by trivia and by words and phrases that tickle the ear, and he runs one of the more delightful blogs online. Don't miss the archived stuff -- it's all juicy!