"Penguin Balls"
Pete and Barb's Penguin Page is but one stop on the myriad sprawl of links that is the Sphenisciform Webring. Linux fans will want to check out The Penguins of Ana Maria Frias, Travis Miller Likes Penguins! (great drawings), the Live Penguin-Cam, Paper Penguins and (oldie but goodie) Spaced Penguin.

CURIOUS GEORGE: Let's make beautiful music together I think we talked a little about this over here, but I need somebody to speak english to this dumb monkey... >more inside, dontchaknow<

The Amazing EC Brown MP3 Link Collection More free music than you can shake a banana and a fistful of feces at and it all looks pretty legal. Genres range from Techno to Metal, Ska to Ukranian, Found Sound to Polish Folk, Hare Krishna to Iranian, Bagpipes to Mexican traditional. Good for weeks of browsing.

Monkeyshines
The cheeky monkey in this Japanese nature video is my vote for our new mascot. This goes on for a LONG time. /via birivets who astutely notes, "I wonder what is really going on here - the music and sound effects make it all sound harmless fun, but who can tell."

Big Bang
Fireworks are hardly all fun and games. Almost four years ago in the town of Enschede in the Netherlands, a fireworks depot caught fire and blew up. Twenty two people were killed, hundreds were injured and an entire residential district was razed to the ground. Here's a survivor's testimonial and a collection of mind-boggling videos of the disaster (look under MOVIES/Explosions to the left). with a tip o' the fork to snarkymalarkey

Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but you can still send a late Happy Tree Friends E-Card to that special twisted someone. Say it with mindless violence.

"XXX Church.com is the #1 Christian Porn Site" "I caught my kid looking at porn, what do I do?" "How do I talk to my husband about this?" "Can I ever stop?" "Your situation probably cannot wait and requires immediate attention. That is why we have created the X3 Help Line. This toll free number 1-888-309-4218 is available 7 days a week from 6pm-9pm (PST) and it is a place where you can find answers, help, encouragement and prayer for your situation."

I waited forever to watch American Splendor and now I come to sing its virtues. more inside

Loxie and Zoot is a comic strip for, by and about nudists. Lots of T and P and A, but no XXX. If this is your cup of tea, check out the artist's site, Toons au Naturel.

Studio Tanuki has a host of excellent, strange, french fun activities. Watch the inimitable Catfish Hotel movie, check out PinPin Le Lapin, play a frustrating round of Strip Poker (hint: the computer cheats... "hihihihihi!") then take a whirl at this exceedingly difficult to follow Dating Simulator. You can play strip poker with the gentleman as well, if you care to. Oh those wacky French! Those wacky Japanese! thanks to Webzen for the Catfish Hotel link

The Bathroom Diaries Would that I had known of this resource when I lived in NYC.

Will Hung is 2004's Bubb Rubb
I've watched American Idol once and found it repulsive (not in a "i don't own a tv" way, in a "I loathe 'reality' programming" way) but Will Hung has rapidly become my new hero. Geeky Civil Engineer student by day, international mega-celebrity by night. The petition to put him back on the show has almost garnered 23,000 signatures. He bangs.

The Horniest Apes on Earth
via Game Girl Advance

Qwerty. [more inside]

Paul Volker's Gallery of 1000 Beasts Well, 408 and counting. Individual beasts apparently not linkable? Can someone show me how?

Novello Finotti's Surreal Marble Sculpture
Whoa.

Oodles of O's!
If you like Google, just wait until you meet the family: porn based cousin Booble, the semetic twin Koogle and the somewhat confusing Inner Goodle. You'll love the whole kit and kaboodle.

As with most things, it started out on the web but Mingering Mike has attracted the attention of the masses. Now that the spotlight is on, can he keep in Pynchon-mode? Can anybody direct me to a recording of this guy live?

Monkeyfight? Sissyfight.
I _know_ this is older than dirt (I remember playing this in early '00),but this MUST be new for someone, right? Don't tease me. I'll tattle.

STOP ALIEN ABDUCTIONS
"Since trying Michael Menkin