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| Friday Oct 7, 2005 | Here, have
a history of the codpiece.
to Fashion by fringehead |
| I want to
balance rocks on each other for a living too!
to Art by fringehead |
| Thursday Oct 6, 2005 |
Various obsessive maniacs have attempted to create a
vocabulary for describing interpersonal relationships to Linguistics by fringehead |
| Your trick or treating will be legendary,
even in Hell. to Culture by fringehead |
| Pardon me, but
we own the music of your phone number to Law by fringehead |
| In the tradition of Regrettable Foods,
a photogallery of
very special
company potluck food, most of which is orange cheese. to Food by fringehead |
| Thursday Dec 9, 2004 | Petism is now! Let's learn about it. to Sex by fringehead |
| Monday Jun 21, 2004 | Grindcore is now transhuman, thanks to Caninus and Hatebeak. to Music by fringehead |
| Thursday May 27, 2004 | They have their own personals, their own slang, their own philosophy, and a combined IQ of about 85. Oh, and their own porn, too. to Music by fringehead |
| Saturday May 15, 2004 | Cremation experts know how to burn a fat person, how to stay safe and cool, and where to get an attractively light-hearted urn. to Culture by fringehead |
| Wednesday May 12, 2004 | The Infinite Cat Project is attempting a grandiose internet trompe l'oeuil effect. to Art by fringehead |
| Saturday Apr 10, 2004 | Bubble wrap, Skittles, and worry fill the world of obsessive-compulsive artists. to Art by fringehead |
| Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages. to Religion by fringehead |
| Wednesday Apr 7, 2004 | The chicken obeys. to Food by fringehead |
| Tuesday Apr 6, 2004 | Artist Dan Goodsell keeps an obsessive collection of advertising- and food-related toys. to Art by fringehead |
| Sunday Apr 4, 2004 | Jesus and Mary are everywhere, including in a Milwaukee tree stump, on a financial building in Florida, and even on the slopes! to Religion by fringehead |
| Thursday Mar 25, 2004 | Dow Corning Dilatant Compound 3179 is available in quantities of one hundred, five (multiple color choices), and 1 pounds. Go nuts with the funny papers. to Toys by fringehead |
| Saturday Mar 13, 2004 | The Octopus News keeps us up to date on the world of cephalopods. to Science by fringehead |
| Friday Feb 20, 2004 | Soulmates are now available for Objectivists, French Maid fetishists, NASCAR fans, evangelical BDSM enthusiasts, straight or gay diaper people, millionaires, bikers, amateur radio operators, truckers, and midgets. to Sex by fringehead |
| Thursday Feb 19, 2004 | Be careful of your cash machine. to Finance by fringehead |
| Tuesday Feb 3, 2004 | At least they didn't use the word "idol" in the name of the show. to Media by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jan 21, 2004 | Ah, the Magical Gadgets of yesteryear. I always wanted a BoneFone, myself, and everything described as "executive". to Gadgets by fringehead |
| Thursday Dec 4, 2003 | For parents horrified by the shape of their babies' heads, there is a solution. to Health by fringehead |
| Sunday Oct 5, 2003 | Remember the car from that movie? to Movies by fringehead |
| Follow the history of alphabets with animated evolutionary graphics. to Linguistics by fringehead |
| Sunday Sep 7, 2003 | Somewhere between steampunk and Max Ernst lies the magical world of the Industrial Art Gallery. to Art by fringehead |
| Wednesday Sep 3, 2003 | It's Choose your Own Adventure, old skool style, with Goofus and Gallant.
to Education by fringehead |
| Wednesday Aug 27, 2003 | In America, people don't stop at a puny double burger. We go all the way. Because that's what a hamburger's all about. (Editor's note: Turn off javascript before following this link, or you will be redirected to another site.)
to Food by fringehead |
| Thursday Aug 21, 2003 | Travellers wishing to reduce their hotel expenses can consult a handy guide to discount accommodations, with rankings by survey and some even odder alternatives for those who won't be near an airport. to Travel by fringehead |
| Monday Aug 18, 2003 | Download digital music, old skool style. to Music by fringehead |
| Thursday Jul 17, 2003 | The Lord's Prayer is now available in more than 1200 languages, including hieroglyphics, the Langue D'Oc, and a curious assortment of "Constructed Languages" including the inescapable Ebonics and the inexplicable Apthtesalon. to Religion by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jun 25, 2003 | Take a magical trip back to the 1970s, when a new religion was in an awkward stage. to Religion by fringehead |
| Monday Jun 16, 2003 | Laci Peterson's murder was a dreadful thing, but someone has found a way to make it all better. to Music by fringehead |
| Friday May 30, 2003 | The California Coastline Project is 12,000 photos into documenting the entire coast of the state with two people, a camera, and a helicopter. Public response has varied from the interested to the psychotic, and Barbra Streisand is suing.
to Photography by fringehead |
| Thursday May 8, 2003 | White-bread losers with insufficient soul can now accessorize their lifestyles. to Society by fringehead |
| Sunday Apr 27, 2003 | Snakes? Weird! Buildings? Ok. HazMat shelters? Maybe. But churches, probably not. to Technology by fringehead |
| Tuesday Apr 8, 2003 | The Art-o-mat project is making use of banned technology in a good cause.
to Art by fringehead |
| Saturday Apr 5, 2003 | It's hard to imagine a less tolerant environment for these guys, but lots of them like stock car racing, and some of them particularly like to follow Jeff Gordon's career. to Sports by fringehead |
| Monday Mar 3, 2003 | MotoGP racing stars beware. The Japanese are training early. to Sports by fringehead |
| Monday Feb 10, 2003 | The Dear Leader's birthday is coming up, and what better way to celebrate than with appropriate Juche-thought gifts? to Politics by fringehead |
| Thursday Jan 30, 2003 | Prepubescent girls. Beef. Pre-pubescent girls on beef. Pre-pubescent girls after beef. Any questions? to Food by fringehead |
| Thursday Jan 9, 2003 | Girls got rhythm at two minutes to midnight. Surrender in mysterious ways.
to Music by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jan 8, 2003 | In 1955, John Fitch witnessed the worst racing accident ever, and eventually invented the familiar safety barriers we see on highways today as a result. to Transportation by fringehead |
| Monday Dec 16, 2002 | Straight outta Middle Earth, yo. to Music by fringehead |
| Wednesday Dec 4, 2002 | CNN made the error of inviting the world to propose designs for a rebuilt World Trade Center. The results range from touchingly childlike and inane to thoroughly mad. to Society by fringehead |
| Monday Nov 25, 2002 | The worlds of Tolkien fans, sock puppets, and blogs meet at the Middle Earth Sock Puppet Theatre.
to Culture by fringehead |
| Saturday Nov 23, 2002 | Despite or perhaps because of its ghetto status, the 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor now has its own fan site, portal, and reviews. to Drugs by fringehead |
| Saturday Nov 16, 2002 | Here's a sure sign that the Doom Generation is old and rich: they have their own aerobics now. to Health by fringehead |
| Tuesday Nov 12, 2002 | Railguns aren't just for amateurs anymore. enterprising engineering students and their older and scarier professors are building the weapons of the next decade. to Warfare by fringehead |
| Thursday Nov 7, 2002 | Johnny Disco wants you to know about his career in television in film and the conspiracy against him, but apparently not about his sinister connection to Canada.
to Wackos by fringehead |
| Monday Nov 4, 2002 | Now there's an IMDB just for cartoons! to Movies by fringehead |
| Saturday Oct 26, 2002 | According to their government, the Australians are being overrun with feral camels. Take their camel, please! All of it! to Zoology by fringehead |
| Tuesday Oct 22, 2002 | Everything nowadays is self-referential art, even auctions. to Art by fringehead |
| Tuesday Sep 3, 2002 | U.S. residents interested in the cognitive dissonance between bellicose politicians and their personal histories need look no further than the Chickenhawk Database.
to Politics by fringehead |
| Sunday Aug 25, 2002 | Tired of socially responsible investments that lose money like crazy? Switch sides and profit from evil: alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and good old fashioned war. to Finance by fringehead |
| Sunday Aug 18, 2002 | Parody king Weird Al Yankovic, like everything else in American pop culture, now has a parallel universe version of himself for the born-again set. listen and compare if you dare. to Music by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jul 23, 2002 | In the unlikely surroundings of Death Valley, California, an opera house has been running for more than 30 years. Owner Marta Becket and her work are the subject of a documentary film now as well. to Art by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jul 17, 2002 | Sesame Street may have expanded their horizons recently, but Bert and Ernie's coming out at Sundance was not well-received by their owners. to Television by fringehead |
| Friday Jul 5, 2002 | The legendary New York Dolls got their name from a very unusual hospital. And it's not the only one. Plus, of course, there's fan fiction. to Toys by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jun 26, 2002 | Stuck in the 80s? Your wayback machine is here! Just put on some of these and reach for the stars. to Culture by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jun 25, 2002 | The furry people are taking stock of their movement even as they go commercial, seemingly immune to mockery . to Sex by fringehead |
| Monday Jun 24, 2002 | Serious auction fans will shun Ebay's health care options and just bid on their own medical care. cosmetic surgery, anyone?
to Commerce by fringehead |
| Friday Jun 21, 2002 | Goatboy decided that it was time to move to the country, be a satyr, and collect player pianos. One of his favorite tunes is Ida, the Wayward Sturgeon. to Culture by fringehead |
| Monday May 6, 2002 | The Periodic Table may be a fine fad for now, but The Church is Forever. For those keeping Eternal Score at home, this handy wall chart is a must.
to Religion by fringehead |
| Thursday May 2, 2002 | The world of fantasy sports was already strange enough without bowling, bass fishing, or the more ominous fantasy gymnastics phenomenon, which includes a junior league. to Sports by fringehead |
| Friday Apr 26, 2002 | Hey everyone! Let's
filk
about food safety! to Music by fringehead |
| Tuesday Apr 23, 2002 | If I could talk to the animals, I'd need a phrasebook. coin coin! hu-lu h-lu! gik gak! aw kvak! to Linguistics by fringehead |
| Why waste valuable cash on expensive sex toys when you can roll your own? to Sex by fringehead |
| Wednesday Apr 17, 2002 | Got a question for G-d? You can't reach Him, but you can Ask Moses, twenty-four hours a day, six days a week!
to Religion by fringehead |
| Friday Apr 5, 2002 | Photojournalist A Raffaele Ciriello's career began in racing coverage but quickly took him to some of the world's worst war zones, including Afghanistan, Somalia,, and Sierra Leone. The end of his own career (and his life) is also documented on his site.
to News by fringehead |
| Friday Feb 15, 2002 | If you thought Richard D. James was a bad girl, wait until you see Dubbya! to Art by fringehead |
| When you get a good one going, why not immortalize it? Their competitor makes sure the ladies aren't left out either. True connoisseurs will want to join the club.
to Fashion by fringehead |
| Thursday Feb 14, 2002 | Be more careful with your tugboat, ok? to Transportation by fringehead |
| Friday Feb 1, 2002 | Gentlemen, start your pasteurized process cheese food. to Sports by fringehead |
| Friday Jan 18, 2002 | Know your Mass Murderers, including the wannabees and the champ! to Law by fringehead |
| Thursday Dec 13, 2001 | Never mind the Segway, here's the Megway! to Humor by fringehead |
| Monday Dec 10, 2001 | The glory days of the past echo again with today's new technology: MP3.. Flash.. KAZOOS! to Music by fringehead |
| Friday Dec 7, 2001 | Meet El Duce: the late lamented singer for the Shock rock sensation of the 80s, an idol to many, and possibly the key to the Kurt Kobain Konspiracy. to Music by fringehead |
| Friday Nov 9, 2001 | God's Game Show gives away His shoes, His puzzles, His phonecard, and His Really Ugly Candles. And don't forget the 4:20!
to Religion by fringehead |
| Wednesday Nov 7, 2001 | Not sure if you're going to be laid off? Stop fretting and calculate it. to Economics by fringehead |
| Tuesday Oct 30, 2001 | Don't kaboom or poke when you can BONK! to Sports by fringehead |
| Monday Oct 29, 2001 | You don't need a Ferrari or a Ducati to be a race driver. Racing fun can be found in your tool cabinet, your garden shed, and your local junkyard! to Sports by fringehead |
| Tuesday Aug 21, 2001 | Advertisers seeking to make their message ubiquitous have invaded gas pumps, supermarket checkout lines, and even now the time you spend waiting for others to answer the phone. And you can't run to the bathroom to escape, either. to Commerce by fringehead |
| Friday Aug 17, 2001 | An unholy alliance between newspapers and funeral homes has produced an Internet Portal of Death. For $195 you can be immortal! to Commerce by fringehead |
| Monday Jul 30, 2001 | Careful market research has revealed the most wanted and least wanted paintings and songs in the world. Please make a note of them. to Culture by fringehead |
| Sunday Jul 29, 2001 | If you're planning on becoming a disruptive urban performance artist, please consult this handy guide first to avoid repeating the work of previous geniuses. to Art by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jul 24, 2001 | Follow the adventures of the little ninja as he travels through the ancient world... to Flash by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jul 18, 2001 | Allow Excreman to take you on a magical journey through the life of a little man made of feces. to Culture by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jul 3, 2001 | God bless American car culture. We've created the ultimate gothmobile. to Transportation by fringehead |
| Wednesday Jun 27, 2001 | Imps and assboys, fear the approach of THOR!. to Culture by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jun 12, 2001 | Worst resume EVER! to Wackos by fringehead |
| In the market for some bad advice? Get help with sex, ethics, games, and the world of the very miscellaneous. Or just from some random teenager. Priced per minute. to Internet by fringehead |
| Friday May 25, 2001 | Possess the souls of the famous for a fee! A legion of celebrities awaits you, from Dr. Seuss to Tojo. All brought to you by some dubious royalty. to Wackos by fringehead |
| Tuesday May 1, 2001 | If you're filling out this year's census in the U.K., you can do it in other languages than English. Sort of. Obleeged gif ye'd scrieve in. to Government by fringehead |
| Wednesday Apr 18, 2001 | Pulitzer prize-winning author Michael Chabon's personal site has an excerpt from the winning novel, but also reveals Chabon's interests in Cthulhiana, television, the X-Men movie, and his own favorite reading. to Literature by fringehead |
| Monday Apr 9, 2001 | Alternative fuels aren't just for hippies and wack jobs any more. You can run your car on old fast food oil or other grease, or just race under the sun... to Science by fringehead |
| Wednesday Mar 28, 2001 | It sucks to have a phone. It sucks to shop for home improvement stuff. It sucks to work at an apartment complex. It sucks to be at a Wal-Mart. In fact, it just all sucks. to Commerce by fringehead |
| Saturday Mar 24, 2001 | Jeff Krulik maintains a mind-blowing archive of video material, including his work in public access television, out-of-control fandom, a museum of erotica, and of course his almost-famous collaboration with John Heyn: Heavy Metal Parking Lot and its many sequels. to Movies by fringehead |
| Thursday Mar 8, 2001 | Action figures of rock stars!... Bad Scifi TV Show Characters!... Current events dioramas!... Gods!... to Toys by fringehead |
| Wednesday Feb 28, 2001 | Looking for a gift for that plus-sized goth in your life? You need go no further than this charming little shop. to Fashion by fringehead |
| Friday Feb 16, 2001 | Just in case you had to be reminded, the Internet is a very big place. Big enough to hold The Rick Springfield Fan Club, a William Shatner Impersonator, and.. umm.. a 47-year-old divorced Peter Pan. We're at a loss.
to Wackos by fringehead |
| Thursday Nov 2, 2000 | The Goth thing has been going for so long that they've all grown up and got jobs. So it's apparently time for them to get furniture, including beds for undead pets and the Entertainment Center of the Damned. to Culture by fringehead |
| Monday Oct 16, 2000 | Need to explain recent cultural history to a gamer friend? Try this exhibit of notable events redone in a format that might be more familiar.
to Art by fringehead |
| Tuesday Oct 10, 2000 | Why be a namby-pamby vegetarian or a half-baked vegan when you can reject capitalism, meat, money, and fresh food entirely? Become a freegan today. Advantages include the thrill of dumpster diving, membership in a proud elite, and drinking urine. to Wackos by fringehead |
| Saturday Sep 2, 2000 | It's well past time for the extreme sports thing to be over. Not only is it painfully easy to parody, but it's reached that stage of popular culture where snack food marketers, frustrated youth pastors and even Yahweh himself seem to be getting extreme. Game over! to Culture by fringehead |
| Monday Aug 28, 2000 | It's getting harder to tell real meat propaganda from the Troy McClure parodies, and the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
isn't helping.
to Food by fringehead |
| Thursday Aug 17, 2000 | Goth girls. Powerpuff Girls. Goth Powerpuff Girls? to Culture by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jul 11, 2000 | The Alessi design shop in Italy is justly well-known for its fabulous history of design successes by well-known artists. How then to explain Mr. Suicide? to Art by fringehead |
| Friday Jul 7, 2000 | Yes, there's a support group for everything. And everything else.
to Health by fringehead |
| Monday Jun 12, 2000 | Dog shoes. Glowing dogs. Holiday outfits. Any time is a good time for canine couture. to Fashion by fringehead |
| Tuesday Jun 6, 2000 | There's the original Shaft. There are a couple of sequels. There's the new movie. And then, of course, there's the site everyone will be going to first, where you'll find out that there are no pumps, weights, or painful surgery and that great results can be achieved through exercise. And no, you can't get results that way. to Media by fringehead |
| Friday May 12, 2000 | What is a Song-Poem? Cynics would say it's just amateur crap lyrics sung by tapped out studio musicians for vanity recordings. Refined esthetes, however, appreciate the homespun madness of this preserved folk art and its tormented creators. to Music by fringehead |
| Tuesday Apr 25, 2000 | After Death Communications specialist Christine Toomey is helping us to pierce the veil of death and speak with both Princess Diana and, of course, Chris Farley. Future projects are under construction, and investors may wish to help spread the light. For now, Di has graciously agreed to provide a newsletter. to Wackos by fringehead |
| Saturday Mar 11, 2000 | Seek spiritual help for your constipation, sufferer. May you have much success in finding your way to natural, fantastic bowel movements.
to Health by fringehead |
| Tuesday Mar 7, 2000 | Inevitably, there's a site called iDrink. Also inevitably, the Internet Community has risen to the occasion and presented us with a variety of new beverages, including a yogurt-based delight, a regional specialty, and a body part. Bottoms up! to Food by fringehead |
| Friday Feb 25, 2000 | Michael Lesy's classic 1973 book Wisconsin Death Trip documents the mad, miserable, and bizarre existence of turn-of-the-century Black River Falls, Wisconsin through a collage of news articles and photographs from the time. The book has recently been re-issued, and this year a film based on Lesy's book will be released.
to Culture by fringehead |
| Thursday Feb 17, 2000 | Everyone agrees that clowns are terrifying. Here's graphic proof. to Art by fringehead |
| Wednesday Feb 2, 2000 | Yaks are great. You get neato wool garments from them, have some butter, a spot of yak jerky, or just give in and buy a whole yak.
to Culture by fringehead |
| Saturday Jan 8, 2000 | The art of Masami Teraoka combines classical japanese print technique with modern and Western themes in a jarring and often hilarious way, and often on serious and contentious topics. Where else could you see McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan or The Geisha's AIDS Nightmare? to Art by fringehead |
| Sunday Jan 2, 2000 | No visit to Houston, Texas is complete without a stop at the National Museum of Funeral History, a showcase of our country's proud heritage of funeral service. Auto enthusiasts will appreciate the hearse collection. Anyone can appreciate the practical beauty of the solid glass casket (air-tight!). And don't forget the Gift Shop. Where else could you get a casket putter, or an Any Day Above Ground is a Good One Gift Bag? to Culture by fringehead |
| Tuesday Dec 28, 1999 | Here, have lots of Web Greeting Cards. They're all pretty awful, but of particular mention are the AngelWinks Clown Cards, the Pig Me Up Cards, and the alarming Stufti-Friends. to Art by fringehead |
| Friday Dec 24, 1999 | Treat your terrified child within to the Pop-Up Book of Phobias this year. Remember, fear is a man's best friend. to Humor by fringehead |
| Tuesday Dec 14, 1999 | Worried about those shootings in schools? Don't leave the delicate task of predicting and thwarting student violence to humans. A friendly, well-adjusted, and entirely non Big Brother-like computer program will do it for you. As they say, "the objective process resists bias." to Education by fringehead |
| Friday Dec 3, 1999 | Next time you're in the hospital, beware. Your drugs and supplies may well have been purchased by online auction. How much am I bid for this fine case of Imodium? to Health by fringehead |
| Tuesday Nov 30, 1999 | Marine Wives! Take heart! There is a place of comfort for you on the Internet. Bone up on your etiquette, find a rose (none available in POW-MIA area), or just read some really really really bad poems. to Warfare by fringehead |
| Friday Nov 19, 1999 | The people at J&B Scotch want every child this Christmas to experience the magic of holiday drinking. to Drugs by fringehead |
| Tuesday Nov 16, 1999 | If you have $6 US per month to blow, Weathertap has some pretty sexy up-to-the-minute weather imagery for you. to Science by fringehead |
| The horrible Trinity Broadcasting Network televangelists have a Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh Gift Shop online now, where you can purchase amazing gewgaws such as Holy Land Anointing Oil, the KwikScan Bible, and the Scary Hair Lady's depression cure tape. to Religion by fringehead |
| Monday Nov 15, 1999 | The State of California wants to help you get rid of your assault rifle before you take out a school. to Warfare by fringehead |
| Friday Oct 29, 1999 | Want some truly underground music? Detritus archives the forbidden sounds of "appropriative" music, including John Oswald's classic Plunderphonic, Negativland's infamous U2 material , and scores of links to seditious attacks on copyright. The links page itself is an artistic anarchist's delight. Don't miss gunderphonic's take on Chuck D. and Herb Alpert. to Music by fringehead |
| Monday Oct 11, 1999 | If you're like me, you probably don't have nearly enough Book of Mormon Figurines around the house. The vinyl ones are particularly suitable for dramatic tableaux in your office cubicle. to Art by fringehead |
| Tuesday Oct 5, 1999 | Having a crappy life? Running from something or someone? Join the French Foreign Legion! to Warfare by fringehead |
| Friday Oct 1, 1999 | Members of the White Master Race! Your Pontifex Maximus commands you to eat raw food!. to Food by fringehead |
| Tuesday Sep 28, 1999 | Finally, a web portal for that lone gunman in your life. For a stirring call to arms, don't miss the Open Letter to the Community. to Warfare by fringehead |
| Sunday Sep 26, 1999 | Sure the MP3 revolution is great, but too much attention is paid to a lot of pantywaist pop music for sissies. The real excitement is in MP3.com's Adult Country Music directory. Where else could we have found Government Chicken Boy? to Music by fringehead |
| The Bible Believers Diet Plan: Obey it or suffer. Your body is NOT yours to make into a
barrel of fat. to Food by fringehead |
| Thursday Sep 23, 1999 | From 1915 until 1944, comic strip genius George Herriman created Krazy Kat, one of the most influential strips ever. Often imitated and never equalled, Herriman's inimitable graphical style and sensitivity to language still delight us today.
to Comics by fringehead |
| Wednesday Sep 22, 1999 | This is the Golf Swing of the Future! Plus of course the Fountain of Youth. It's all based on calcium, exercise, and of course Neo-Tech. Non sequitur is defined and illustrated with examples in Appendix E. to Wackos by fringehead |
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