Losing the War I'm not exactly sure what this article is about, I haven't finished reading it - but I thought it was worth an FPP because it's somehow excellent already. It's about war, Hitler, Wagner, the author's dad, and the American public's perception of combat overseas. more inside

Bush Was Going To Invade Iraq Anyway. HUME: So, if you had had this — if the weapons had been out of the equation because the intelligence did not conclude that he had them, it was still the right call? BUSH: Absolutely. Oh, and for extra blowed-up fun, look into Big Oil participate in planning invasion of Iraq? more inside

Curious George: Image Slideshow effect? Webmasters: I need to display a series of images one after another in a loop. Just a simple effect right? I've had lots of trouble finding out how to do it . . . more inside

Bush in the Bubble Newsweek article on the insularity of the Bush White House, comparisons to good other Presidents' styles and a smattering of current scuttlebutt. Bush may be the most isolated president in modern history, at least since the late-stage Richard Nixon. It's not that he is a socially awkward loner or a paranoid. He can charm and joke like the frat president he was. Still, beneath a hail-fellow manner, Bush has a defensive edge, a don't-tread-on-me prickliness. more inside

A radio station has sold the naming rights to its newsroom, sparking some concern that advertisers had crossed a line and could influence news coverage. Hilarious? Moot? Pathetic? When is it all too clear that corporations control what you know about current events? more inside

Copulating Deaf Couple Unaware of Own Volume "It sounded as if they were bludgeoning a cow. There would be a low moan, like a ‘moo,’ and then a ‘bang’ and a higher-pitched ‘moo.’ It was like ‘MOO…BANG…MOOO!’"

Monkey Day! Ah yes it's that time of the year when people get excited, the stores are abuzz with activity, children stare in wonder . . er, or something. via j-walk

Curious George: CSS & browsers I'm just starting to work with Cascading Style Sheets and I find (of course) that IE displays everything differently from Firefox. (Haven't even tried Opera yet) What gives? How do webdesigners "fix" something like that? more inside

Bananaphone! (No, not the song) A cell phone padding to show your simianhood. more inside

Beerious George: Formaldehyde? *hic* I've been told by 3 separate bartenders that draught beer has formaldehyde in it, that's why they only drink from bottles. A Google search shows at best that there may be two reasons for formaldehyde being in beer. (1) Can manufacturing and (2) ethanol breakdown. Are either harmful enough to avoid draught beer? more inside

Herring communicate by farting. Don't we all? via

Croatia to mark Tesla's 150th birthday Nikola Tesla was a truly odd, eccentric genius. Befriended almost exclusively by pigeons and Mark Twain, he invented radio, AC power, the foundations of radar, X-ray machines, and wireless electrical transmission. If you are intrigued in the least, a reading of some biographies would certainly be enligtening. previously mentioned here and here. more inside

Curious George: Website Design I've been asked to design a website, and as I've never been paid for it before, I wondered what some of you Professinal Webmasters charge for such a thing. more inside

Liquid Cereal. Made with real cereal! via

What's the Evidence for an historic ET presence in Iraq? An independent archaeologist that discusses a direct link between the ancient ET presence in Sumer (southern Iraq) and current US focus on the regime of Saddam Hussein Ladies and Gentlemen, start your tinfoil! via

Bush amazes the US by borrowing more from foreign nations than all other US Presidents combined Throughout the first 224 years (1776-2000) of our nation’s history, 42 U.S. presidents borrowed a combined $1.01 trillion from foreign governments and financial institutions according to the U.S. Treasury Department. In the past four years alone (2001-2005), the Bush Administration has borrowed a staggering $1.05 trillion. more inside

Kitfisto makes it to BoingBoing Yes, first seen Here, waaay back on Sept. 21, our own, our very own kitfisto shows up on the loved and/or hated boingboing blog. Rock on you punter!

"Motherlode" of bull semen stolen from liquid nitrogen tanks at a farm in Frederick County, Maryland. It's estimated value is $75,000. A "nice, fat reward" is currently being offered.

Slot Car Racing Action!! Awesomeness defined. A small camera is strapped to a slot car for the ride you always wanted to take. Features excellent "deadman's curve" finish. via memepool

Senate OK's Oil Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The American media is all over this story, which is why the only link I could find is from The Guardian, but the hotbutton issue over Oil Drilling in the Arctic Reserve has hit the proverbial fan. The vote was 57-42, with five Republicans voting "Nay" and two Democrats voting "Yea" Shamelessly cribbed from MeFi