The Third Annual Blogger Boobie-Thon kicks off today, so here's your chance to flash those monkey funbags! Remember, it's not porn if you do it for money charity. Ahem. The main link is safe for work but this one sure ain't.

Epicurious George: Recipe Swap! What's the tastiest food item you have prepared in the past six months? Please feed the monkeys. more inside

Put Away Your Hankies. "If I hear one more person tell me how lousy a candidate Kerry is and how he can't win... Dammit, of COURSE he's a lousy candidate -- he's a Democrat, for heavens sake! That party is so pathetic, they even lose the elections they win!" more inside

Online Etymological Dictionary. "It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial repositories, put together well after the languages they define. The roots of language are irrational and of a magical nature." more inside

The Wooster Collective: A Celebration of Street Art. Warning: may cause your visual cortex to implode with joy.

Grab your Weinerwhistle and learn the toot! Oscar Mayer tries its meaty hand at creating flash games for kids. Big red bulging phallic madness ensues. The multi-holed Weinerwhistle is a clear winner, but Weiner Pong and Weiner Patrol aren't far behind.

400,000 march for peace in New York City according to the organizers. Meanwhile, NYC wisely recognizes that protestors + special offers = profit! more inside

Mel Gibson 2004. This will be a "gorilla-political war" with each individual citizen doing, in his or her own way, whatever legal thing he or she can think of to promote Mel’s election. more inside

"The meaning of the monstrous is critical to my work." Monkeys and so much more: the allegorical art of Laurie Hogin. more inside

Living Jewels. more inside

Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest
"You care not for the fruits of etymology, But only for the sale of your anthology." (Second Prize Winner 2004) more inside

Water bears! No, this isn't a double post; these bears are microscopic critters who slurp the innards of plant cells. Water bears dwell in oceans, ponds, swamps, caves, and backyards from Sweden to South Africa to Bloomington, Illinois. You may think these amazing little jelly-bags are extremophiles but they're really just waiting for something better. more inside

Going places you're not supposed to go. Toronto drain tunnels and beyond!

The Wackier World of Japanese Ice Cream So y'all already know about wasabi ice cream, but why be satisfied with horseradish when you can have horseflesh? Make mine a double cone!

Typical advertising is for jerks. Joey the Midwife isn't. Ho-hum... another ad campaign... call the ex-football star, the girls in bikinis, the rock band with the most tattoos... make your stupid commercial... then wonder why nobody's buying your stupid goddamn deoderant. Money well spent? Doubt it.