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B-List ArchiveSeptember 2003Postings to the B-List. Subject: B-List: Adrian Lafond's Flash Stuff + August Follow-ups Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 08:05:53 +0930 1. Adrian Lafond's Flash Stuff < http://www.adrianlafond.com/a/flash.html > 2. Follow-ups to August Postings [Not the Nine O'Clock News] * "Blair Says Britain Must Back Bush In Order To Become 51st State" < http://bbspot.com/News/2003/01/britannia.html > * "Dell Patents 'Reboot and See If That Fixes It' Technical Support Process" < http://bbspot.com/News/2003/08/dell_tech_support.html > [Don't Have A Cow!] * "Woman says runaway cows attacked her car" < http://www.wmtw.com/Global/story.asp?S=1390869 > * "More cow comforts" < http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=603837 > [Celebrating Failure] * "Failure Is the New Success" < http://slate.msn.com/id/2067220/ > * "Bombs Away!: The top 10 biggest box office failures" < http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=131054#1 > * "German town erects statue to historic gaffe" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_811202.html > [Animals In The Workforce] * "Goats do great job of guarding business against burglars" < http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/local_news/article/ 0,1426,MCA_437_2189544,00.html > [Action Figures and other Dolls] * "'Smart' doll can see and read" < http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7010272%255E13762,00.html > [Stories from the Dung-Heap] * "Railway shelves lion dung experiment" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_811303.html > Subject: B-List: Robotic Replacements Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:13:01 +0930 1. "How robots will steal your job" < http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59882,00.html > 2. "Feminists want robots to replace men" < http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/wwn/20030813/ 106078680003.html > 3. "Robot footballers descend on Italy" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_796119.html > 4. "Japanese scientists invent dancing robot" < http://www.klikka.net/klikkaweb.nsf/Living/ B82A4F766391AE96C1256D680061043E > 5. "Czech mate" < http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/26/1061663791544.html > 6. "Sony's new humanoid robot SDR-4X II" < http://www.i4u.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=255 &mode=&order=0&thold=0 > 7. "Robot guard-dragon unveiled in Japan" < http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993061 > "tmsuk and SANYO reveals new and improved 'Banryu' home-robot" < http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4-eng/0211news-e/1106-e.html > 8. "Robotic lawnmower paves way for hi-tech housekeeper" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_650556.html > 9. "Roomba the 'robot' ready to clean" < http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~1603534,00.html > 10. "Robot pets take off in Asia" < http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/ 0,7204,7110361%5E15397%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html > 11. "Robots rumble at annual expo" < http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59797,00.html > 12. "Robots without a cause" < http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,978873,00.html > Subject: B-List: Consider Yourself Warned Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 08:25:13 +0930 A. Microsoft - Just Say No Bashing Micro$oft is just too easy these days. It seems every week at least one new security hole is announced or a new virus is released. Today it's five security warnings. Perhaps they subscribe to the view that "any publicity is good publicity". 1. "Microsoft Issues Five New Security Warnings" < http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=14200390 > 2. "Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design" < http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer > 3. "Taking Microsoft to task on spam" < http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5070492.html?tag=fd_lede2_hed > B. Silly Warning Labels 1. "101 Dumb Warning Labels" < http://msnbc.com/news/922010.asp?v61 > Review of book: "Wearing Of This Garment Does Not Enable You To Fly: 101 Real Dumb Warning Labels." 2. "Warning: this salmon may contain fish" < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/11/nwarn11.xml > "Top 10 ludicrous labels" < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2003/05/11/nwarn11.gif > 3. "Stupid Warning Labels" < http://astro.bu.edu/~avondale/Humor/MiscellaneousHumor/Warnings.html > Subject: B-List: Living Billboards Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 08:27:09 +0930 1. "Mum-to-be has bellyful of adverts" < http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=74375 &command=displayContent&sourceNode=73927&contentPK=6941233 > "mum-to-be Zoe Ellis ... pocketed £250 by walking around the capital with an advert on her pregnant belly" 2. "Help wanted: Walking billboards needed" < http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/070103_bb_humanads.html > 3. "In-Your-Face Marketing: Ad agency rents foreheads" < http://www.commercialalert.org/foreheads.html > 4. "Man auctions off back of his head for £4,500" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_768863.html > 5. "Homeless serving as billboards" < http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134998925_pizza15.html > 6. "Cow-verts launched at Glastonbury" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_794370.html > Subject: B-List: Intergalactic Non-Blonde Right-Handers Day Not really, but recently it was ... A. (Australian) National Blonde Day 2003 - September 10 1. "Blondes Are A Dying Breed" < http://www.clickondetroit.com/sh/health/stories/ health-nbc-169118120020927-130904.html > "International media caught by dumb blond joke" < http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s690838.htm > 2. "PhD roots out blonde myths" < http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6637214%5E13762,00.html > The story has been "archived at Newstext" - ie available if you subscribe, but it can still be read for free at: < http://azure.bbboy.net/australianparents-viewthread?forum=9&thread=23 > 3. US National Blonde Day Site (June 30) < http://www.nationalblondeday.com/ > B. International Left-Handers Day - August 13 1. "Out in left field < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/08/13/159829.html > 2. "Left-handed facts and trivia < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/08/13/159828.html > C. Find your own special day to celebrate 1. Yahoo! > Directory > Society and Culture > Holidays and Observances < http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/Holidays_and_Observances/ > 2. Google > Directory > Society > Holidays < http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Holidays/ > 3. ButlerWebs.com > Holidays & Observances < http://www.butlerwebs.com/holidays/default.htm > Examples: * System Administrator Appreciation Day (July 30) < http://www.sysadminday.com/ > * Buy Nothing Day (November 28) < http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd/ > Subject: B-List: Unusual Places for Wedding Ceremonies Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:22:47 +0930 1. "Couple who met by text marry in phone booth" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_817307.html > 2. "Wal-Mart employees wed in aisle" < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/04/07/59972-ap.html > 3. "Couple get married at town dump" < http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0902Dump-Marriage-ON.html > 4. "Couple get married at motorway service station" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_687391.html > 5. "Drive-through mochas, matrimony" < http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134684272_drivethru27.html > 6. "Couple weds with tigers in bridal party" (at the zoo) < http://www.boston.com/news/daily/10/odds_tigers.htm > 7. "Horror museum hosts couple's Halloween 'wedding'" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_700649.html > 8. "Newlyweds blessed in cattle ring" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_715278.html > 9. "Stars in space couple's eyes" < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3138941.stm > 10. "Couple marry while suspended in mid-air" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_744788.html > 11. "Indian couple in world record wet wedding" (under water) < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s886819.htm > "Indian couple to take plunge after airy engagement" < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s879703.htm > 12. "Alcatraz wedding on offer for British couples" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_792887.html > < http://www.kuoni.co.uk/news/brochures/newbrox4WD.html > Subject: B-List: Some of Life's Great Mysteries Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 08:10:14 +0930 1. "Contagious yawning is a real phenomenon" < http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/2/2003/07/29/story001.html > 2. "Why we hiccup" < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2730251.stm > 3. "Researchers unveil why we can't tickle ourselves" < http://in.news.yahoo.com/030711/139/25xxv.html > "Brains hardwired to underestimate own strength" < http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993929 > 4. "Why do humans get 'goosebumps' when they are cold, or under other circumstances?" < http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm? articleID=000A0A06-DD99-1F4C-8D6E80A84189EEDF&catID=3 > 5. "Pain really is 'all in the mind'" < http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993861 > 6. "If you drop it, should you eat it? Scientists weigh in on the 5-Second Rule" < http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/news/list.cfm?NID=2467 > 7. "Why do people gesture when they speak?" < http://www.nature.com/nsu/981126/981126-2.html > 8. "What a half-smile really means" < http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60232,00.html > 9. "Sleep position gives personality clue" < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3112170.stm > 10. "Why some of us are early risers" < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2996364.stm > "'Sleepyhead gene' discovered" < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1112458.stm > Subject: B-List: CrazyFads.com Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:04:17 +0930 1. CrazyFads.com < http://www.crazyfads.com/ > "From 1920 to 1990 we list all of the craziest fads that have come and gone. Go back a few decades and read about the silly to serious fads that helped change our society and create a pop-culture." Examples: Silly Putty, Board Games, Pet Rocks, Hair Ironing, Boom Boxes and Sea monkeys 2. B-List Flashback [April 2001]: The Bad Fads Museum < http://www.badfads.com/home.html > "Browse through the fun and fascinating fashion, collectible, activity and event fads of the last 100 years." Subject: B-List: Freaks of Nature Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:48:34 +0930 1. "Two-headed snake amazes experts" < http://www.itv.com/news/1938859.html > 2. "Girl finds two-headed turtle" < http://www.local6.com/news/2219188/detail.html > 3. "Healthy lamb born with six legs" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_750775.html > 4. "Rare calf with three horns born on Alberta farm" < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/04/11/62715-cp.html > 5. "Girl catches fish with horn on head, legs" < http://www.local6.com/news/2403030/detail.html > 6. "Four-legged chicken born in Del." < http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2003/07/ 16fourleggedchick.html > 7. "Hen lays boomerang-shaped egg" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_788926.html > 8. "Girls find frog with no eyes" < http://www.local6.com/news/2349034/detail.html > 9. "533-pound fish caught; May be largest pacific halibut ever" < http://www.local6.com/news/2481257/detail.html > 10. "Super beetle sets up home" < http://w3.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/story.asp?StoryID=32306 > Subject: B-List: Alternative Olympic Events II Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:09:10 +0930 Another installment in the Alternative Olympics series ... 1. "Athletes limber up for Mobile Phone Olympics" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_803111.html > 2. "Former baseball player wins mobile phone throwing comp" < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s931815.htm > 3. "Swedes triumph at video game World Cup" < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s901242.htm > 4. "Thousands Attend Redneck Games in Georgia" < http://www.abcnews4.com/news/stories/0703/93800.html > 5. "Silly world championships take over Finnish summer scene" < http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/bu/ Qlifestyle-finland.R2Ig_Dl9.html > 6. "Estonians dominate sport of wife-carrying" < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s895841.htm > 7. "First ever Santa Olympics to be held this Christmas" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_802156.html > 8. "Swifter, higher, stronger" < http://espn.go.com/page2/s/immerman/030703.html > Subject: B-List: What Fred Ate Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:08:23 +0930 What Fred Ate < http://geocities.datacellar.net/NapaValley/4885/ > Find out what Fred the Cockroach ate. A contender for the ugliest and most annoying site ever. If you're at work, turn the volume down first. Probably not advisable for epileptics. Subject: B-List: World Beard and Moustache Championships + September Follow-ups Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:37:40 +0930 1. World Beard and Moustache Championships < http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/index.html > 2. Follow-ups to September Postings [Talk Like A Pirate Day - Sep 19] < http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/ > < http://talklikeapirate.com/ > [Unusual Wedding Ceremonies] * "French town offers live Internet weddings" < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s949101.htm > * "Bride, groom tie double proxy knot" < http://www.dailyinterlake.com/NewsEngine/SelectStory_AD.tpl? command=search&db=news.db&eqskudata=72-734975-14 > [Fads] * "Latest party fad: Hiring pretty guests" < http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/ Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1058393419461 > "Hired partygoers help beat boredom" < http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/weird_news/6048426.htm > [Some of Life's Great Mysteries] * "Big heads 'boost IQ'" < http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7337755%255E13762,00.html > * "Book Examines Nose Picking and Buttered Toast" < http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=OddNews&storyId=783025 > [Alternative Olympic Events II] * "Black pudding games held" < http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7404683%5E13762,00.html > * "Conkerers suffer after long, hot summer" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_823263.html > * "Scots lose elephant polo final to Germans" < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_821529.html > * "Computer crashing, Ukraine-style" < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3144704.stm > B!?
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