The difference being that this one isn't work safe. Not even close.

The 100 Worst Porn Movie Titles.

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Bob Zangas' Journey In Iraq. Bob Zangas was killed in an ambush wednesday last. He was on his second tour in Iraq, first as a Marine, then as a civilian working for the Coalition Provisional Authority. His posts provided an inside look at what some are doing as they help rebuild Iraq.

Thanks to A.E. Brain for the pointer. His words are better than mine.

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Fifty Word Fiction.

This is an interesting idea, and I love some of the different approaches taken. Give it a try. Either leave it there, leave one in the comments here, or put it on your site and link back to this.

Look for mine soon. You, in the back, knock it off!

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(Serenity, you probably don't want to click the link below, and most certainly don't want to enlarge the picture there)

All I can say is that I'm thankful that Australia is completely waterbound. You can keep 'em down there, mate!

Gahhhh!!!!

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1 Yikes! I never how many different kinds of spiders we had 'round these parts until I moved into this house. Some day soon I'll have to figure out a way to post photos of the giant slugs that used to crawl out of my garden and up the back stairs; they were about 8" long, as I recall.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 15, 2004 07:33 PM (PucHz)

2 T.S., I think those are called "snakes".....

Posted by: Susie at March 16, 2004 10:55 AM (UqvvQ)

3 What's the big deal? They're not small, but I've been bitten by bigger ones in my back garden. Hurt like hell, bled profusely, but no great drama.

It's not the dinnerplate-sized bird-eating spiders you have to worry about, it's the Funnelwebs and Redbacks, the largest of which are no bigger than your fist. Even then, there are antivenoms, hardly anyone dies of a spider bite these days.

Drop Bears are a different matter, of course. But they're never found in Urban areas.

Posted by: Alan E Brain at March 17, 2004 10:14 AM (3sl+m)

4 He dares to ask, "what's the big deal?"

Is he ill? And a paook "no bigger than your fist" is one fist size too big a paook.

Once again, Ted, thank you for the warning. You bet your sweet bippy I did NOT click that link.

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There are thousands of pictures on the internet that show celebrity skin, and a lot of them are fakes of varying quality. For a cool look at how some of these fakes are created, and how to tell if a pic has been 'photoshopped', take a look at the link below.

The Fake Detective (not work safe).

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As opposed to the vandals who tag indescriminately, regardless of how talented they are.

These guys are artists, although they probably did get their start by spraypainting everything that didn't move.

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You know in the beginning of The Simpsons, where Bart is writing some wicked message on the chalkboard? Ever wish you could do that?

Now you can. (sample in the extended entry) more...

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1 I love it! How'd you capture the image? I wrote mine as "I will not pat my colleagues' heads with a brick" and would like to display it on my site. I suspect they are not friendly to we uber-cool Mac users.

Posted by: Dawn at March 13, 2004 11:23 AM (Q0xHi)

2 I had to do a print-screen, then paste it into a graphics program and crop the rest of the screen out. It ain't real friendly towards us PC folks either.

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3 Well, that sounds like a lot of work. I'll just have to be content that y'all's imagination can envision Bart having written "terrorism is not speech" 15 times or something...

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Some not so ghostly, but plenty of cool photos, if you dig around a little.

And here's the home page for a whole web ring of ghost town sites. To get to the good stuff, scroll to the bottom and click "Previous / Next / Random... " I'd suggest "List Sites" so you can pick and choose what interests you.

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Peeps, I've been busy. Swamped busy. Not too busy to blog some (although my backup supply of Beal-concealment posts has been greatly diminished), and I'm managing to at least drop by your place every couple of days.

I've also been working on a side-project that will hopefully be ready in the next few days. I've talked about it before, but it's been consuming a fair amount of time and energy and a great deal of emotional reserve. Soon.

In the meantime, I'll pull out the forty-'leven post-it notes I have stashed on my desk, each one reminding me to take a closer look at this or that post. Throw 'em together, tack on the title suggested by Susie the Wonder Llama-tamer, and hey, it's a post!

Red Ted Keeps A Diary, and he's starting a series about logically evaluating President George W. Bush. Here's his opening paragraph:

One of the striking things about people is that smart folks can look at the same body of information, focus on different aspects of it, and come to radically different conclusions. This process is fun to look at from the outside, but dreadfully frustrating when otherwise smart people look at the same body of information that you are looking at, and then come out completely opposed to your views. How, one asks, can someone who is otherwise so clever, be so very wrong? And does this mean that I am wrong? I can't be wrong!

Sentinal Chimneys. Velociman. It's the part of history I love most, the "I wonder what happened here?" part.

Jay at Sophont tells of the Pocket Vault, which is the neatest little gizmo I've seen in a long time. It wouldn't be very useful for me, because I don't carry a lot of credit cards, but for business travelers I can see it as being a very handy item. Check it out. (If it's blogspotted, scroll down to Chameleon Card Changes Stripes, and say hello to his llama).

Zero llama count observed at SilverBlue, QandO, and The Meatriarch, though I suspect JimiLove has been kidnapped by peruvian maoist llamas. It's been a while since he posted, but he's shown up in comments here and there.

Via Ghost of a Flea, we find The Exorcist and Apocolypse Now, starring llamas bunnies! Yay!

Mark Oakley of Rocket Man Blog has just accepted a position as lead propulsion engineer at TGV Rockets! This is great news, and I'm thrilled for him. Go say hi and congrats, and be sure to mention me for a valuable discount on all your consumer rocketry propulsion needs.

Over at Left & Right, Rob posted a hilarious roundup of comments regarding his Official L&R Top 100 Guitar Players list. There seems to be general consensus that his list is better than Rolling Stone's list, but still sucks big gorilla... uh... llama.

This was bound to happen. A Swiss Army Knife with USB flash memory stick. It's probably at least as useful as the corkscrew that comes on many of their knives. And it's great for survivalists, who can now take their porn with them into the mountains. Listen carefully and you can hear llamas all over the world heave a sigh of relief. Thanks to The Ministry of Minor Perfidy for the pointer.

Thanks for joining us for this edition of Rocketing Around the Blogosphere, and we hope you join us again soon. At this time, we ask that you please return your llamas to the upright position and welcome to the end of this post.

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Thanks to LeeAnn for pointing the way to Googlism. Here's how Google defines Ted:

ted is now owned by the sapling foundation

ted is chad

ted is one hell of a role model for young kids

ted is little ted's best friend

ted is available in binary format

ted is a box office hit

ted is voodoo chili

ted is my new favorite

ted is not 100% human

ted is very quiet and trapped in a box

ted is the patron saint of shark jumping

ted is available for download from ftp

ted is the imaginary friend of a lonely little boy

ted is not looking for the quick sale

ted is not doing the show every night


ted is not

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Glenn of Hi, I'm Black! fame is trying to become a big-time internet smut peddler.

So if hardcore floats your boat, visit his new site called, appropriately enough, NOT WORK SAFE (which is itself Not Work Safe). Glenn says FleshBot needs some competition.

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Now this is cool. The Hockey Hall of Fame has this slideshow of various masks worn through history.

Thanks to Eric of Off Wing Opinion for the pointer.

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Stolen en toto from Curmudgeonly & Skeptical:

Rene Descartes is finishing dinner in a small cafe when the waiter asks "would you like desert?"

He answers " I think not," and disappears.

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1 *groan*

Posted by: Susie at March 08, 2004 11:19 AM (8giUV)

2 Wonderful! LOL

Posted by: Punch Buggy at March 08, 2004 11:29 AM (0KiI4)

3 Truly a thinking man's joke

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4 Wow, that takes me back... to 1982!!
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Jen Speaks, who is probably already known to some of you.

The Llama Butchers, just because of the name. I have a note here on my list of movies to see someday about "Barn of the Blood Llama". Coincidence? I dunno, but I'm not taking any chances. And it's not just because of the name.

Blogeline is back after a long hiatus.

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Thanks to A.E. Brain, a link to a demo online version of the famous Moog synthesizer.

If it's Blog*spotted, scroll down to "In the Moog".

Welcome him to the blogroll as well (down at the bottom clump with the rest I haven't gotten around to alphabetizing yet). He lists me as "Just Plain Good", and that without monetary renumeration! He kept a straight face while typing that too (I hope). Anyway, go read his blog. It's gooder than 'just plain'.

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Now this sounds like a diet I could get used to.

New Nietzschean Diet Lets You Eat Whatever You Fear Most

Oh wait, that would be spiders. Never mind.

Courtesy of The Onion.

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If you've never visited the Encyclopedia Astronautica, well, be prepared to spend some time. This site is amazing.

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First read Spork's tale of squirrels.

Next, read Bigwig's thoughts on peace.

Spork, I bet you could get Federal grant money if you have your attic designated as a foreign aid food bank.

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The Gray Monk has written a fascinating post about bell ringers and the art of bell ringing.

For those of us who don't have access to a tower full of bells, you can get your practice in using Abel. This versitile software can also be used by folks using hand bells. All proceeds go to charity.

Here is an impressive collection of bell-related links.

I wonder if Eric Lindros has an honorary membership?

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Stone Trek. more...

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