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Another Video

As long as my real life is too weird and scary, I'll post videos.

Here's another - an amazing illusion - do you know how he did it, Jason?

Ultimate Card Thru Window Illusion - video powered by Metacafe

Another BBC News Gem

In this one, a fish and chip shop is investigated, following a complaint that it smells of 'Fish and Chips“.

One has to fundamentally question the mentality of someone who would complain that a thing is a thing. I mean - no-one complains that a fragrance shop smells of perfume.

Maybe this kind of thing is what makes British. Sadly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/6126476.stm

Flexible Girl

Liz prides herself on being flexible, but I wonder if she was ever THIS flexible.

Sorry the quality of the video is not great, but it's still worth a look.

See the video if you “continue reading...”

It takes a little while to appear, but be sure to click you mouse in the white space where the video should be to start it playing.

A right balls-up

Thanks to Steve Forster for this cutting-edge illustration. It illustrates a method, perfected by his brother, Terry, for removing the back wheels of piglets.

Simply chase the piglet into the the milk churn, and then (once wedged firmly) quickly slice and pop-out as required. “The hardest thing is ignoring the noise”, said Terry, laughing warmly over a cup of tea as we shared this touching tale.

Using this method, he was able to remove the testicles of over 150 piglets a day, instead of around 40 using the old “grab-and-attempt-to-hold-and-get-quite-badly-hurt” method.

Thank you for reading this educational piece. God bless you.

Rage against the machine

Once a rebel, always a rebel.

Some things never change. All my life I have taken risks, some of them pretty foolhardy and ultimately against my own best interests. Today, in an effort to show that I am not growing gracefully into middle-age, I decided to throw caution to the wind, once more, as only I can.

Here's to point “B”.

Keep it real, guys.

What has Liz made?

She measured me, and how she frowned

But on the internet she found
Material of purest white
I was to be a tasty sight.

She cut and sewed for half a day
Then measured more, as if to say
“I'm not quite sure if this is right
It may be great, it might be [poor].”

I saw her not , but heard some yelling
Echoing through our tiny dwelling
Till, at last, the beast was born
And embryonic, it was worn

The finishing touches, soon complete
And I was clothed from neck to feet
In terry-towelling soft as down
Yes, Liz has made a dressing gown.

Amazing Archery!

This is one clever Archererist...and two others, I think. Just watch, you'll see. Ian, I need to be this good by Tuesday, any chance?

Amazing guitarist!

This guy is an awesome guitarist - especially considering he has no arms.
Check it out on Within The Cranium

Some Americans have no sense of humour: It's Official

Can you tell them apart?

Over here, in dear old Britain (or England, as we're known in the USA), we've often suspected that our slightly ironic and edgy sense of humour was not fully understood by our cousins over the pond.

I don't think there is any better example of this phenomenon than an extremely funny blog entry by my good friend, Jason. He humorously compared two pictures: One by BBC News Web Site Photographer Of The Year finalist, Bud Force, a truly excellent shot and well worthy of the praise it has received. The other, by a friend of mine who likes to take pictures sometimes - great pictures, as it goes, but I doubt she would describe herself as a professional photographer.

I urge you to read the full blog entry and especially the following comments from both Bud himself and also Bud's friend. It's breathtaking. I still can't believe that this was not spotted as an affectionate joke.

...and Bud, if you're reading this - just remember that if you weren't so good, this wouldn't be funny.

Futurama Online

I just discovered that someone has placed the entire Futurama online for us to watch whilst wasting time on our personal computers.

To view all five seasons, just click HERE and enjoy.

To avoid viewing these cartoon masterpieces, do not click HERE.

Here's a third link, especially for those who don't want not to avoid missing these videos.

If, however, you'd just prefer to watch some cats performing Hamlet, click HERE.