Monday, December 22, 2003

Web Zen: Holiday Zen


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christmas price index
wesley willis
happy holidays from lester
christmas choir
record-o-matic
they might be giants
santacon
holiday special
diy cards
create a tree
drunken christmas
santa says
shuffle the penguin


and a zen repeat...
chaoskitties in snowsuits



web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank).
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Terror alerts as breakfast cereal


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Talented net.cartoonist Goopymart has shipped this new Terror Alert Chart just in time for the latest installment in the Homeland Security Free Floating Anxiety System.



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(Thanks, Goopymart!)

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Saturday, December 13, 2003

Stunning snow-sculptures


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The winners of the 2003 International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado have been declared -- the photos are stunning.




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(Thanks, Melissa!)




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Sunday, December 7, 2003

Kitschy religious items for Xmas


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The 12 Days of Kitschmas is a gallery of twelve utterly tasteless (and apparently sincere and unironic) items of religious paraphenalia. Don't miss the five-inch-nail-Xmas-ornament, a $8.99 remembrance of the crucifiction for your tree.



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(via Making Light)

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Tis the Season to be Dishonest


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What is it about the holidays that inspires deception? I am, of course, speaking of the millions of parents that lie to their children about Santa Claus. [Kuro5hin.org]

Friday, December 5, 2003

Donald Rumsfeld: Mangler at Large


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The Plain English Campaign, an British organization that strives to have public information delivered in straightforward English, has given this year's "Foot in Mouth" award to none other than U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. [Kuro5hin.org]

Rumsfeld won the award for the following:




"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."



Mr. Rumsfeld narrowly beat out California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who's submission was:




"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman."

Photos from amusement park trade-show


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Comment: mmmmm, monsters
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The crew from Intercot have been attending the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions conference in Orlando and posting kick-ass photos as they go.



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(Thanks, Gary!)

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