Shiny Happy Links for July 23, 2003
Sonar Challenge
Generally, I'm not really big on Flash games, but this one is really fun.
Helvetica vs. Arial
It's a font-face smackdown. Big daddy Helvetica takes on lightweight knockoff Arial in this down and dirty match to the finish. (I know, it's another Flash game. So sue me).
Truth in Advertising: American Online
What would AOL ads look like if they really told the truth about their service?
The Ejaculator
How much spooge would you produce if you "prevented prostate cancer" twice a day for a year? Handy online calculator.
Dr Evermor's Hobby
He builds wacky sculptures out of metal, including the Forevertron: the World's Largest Metal Sculpture.
101 Amazing Facts About the Earth
The Moon used to be much closer to Earth according to this.
Man Starts Fire To Get Out of Sex
What? "I have a headache" doesn't work anymore?
The Octodog
That's just ... wrong.
Customizing MS Outlook
Just make sure you don't use the naked-people background at the office.
Controlled America
Paranoid much?
Genki Gang
Update: The Japanese are weird again.
Swedish Gays Court Controversy with 'Gay Kids' Ads
Six-year-old lesbians? WTF?
Before Women Had Pubic Hair
It's about Victorian era porno, not 6-year-old lesbians. [Salon bullshit premium subscriber warning]
Draw Your Own Snowflake
Strangely hypnotic.
The Vietnam Playbook - Jed Babbin (NRO)
For the democrats, it's still 1968.
Alison's PantsCam
Alison got tired of people trying to get into her pants all the time, so she installed a webcam down there for convenience.
The Sum of Two Evils - Time
Saddam's sons were really, really, really bad guys. A retrospective.
Nos Amis, Les Francais
"The French are corrupt, lazy and hypocritical. They run away at the first sign of danger and eat revolting cheese."
Retired Army Major Ran Brothel To Pay Daughter's Tuition
It's important that parents help make a good life for their children, don't you think?
Husband of 14-year-old
" A 20-year-old Covington man has been charged with child molestation and statutory rape of a 13-year-old Rockdale County girl who is now his wife, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office."
I Wanted to Torture Him
At least one Iraqi is really sorry that Uday Hussein is dead.
The Virtual Lederhosen Museum
Appreciation of lederhosen involves lots of crotch shots, apparently.
Atlas of Mobile Housing Timeline
The first mobile home dwellers were gypsies (in the 1500s). Does this surprise anybody?
Good Genes
A dating service for the upper crust.
Old-time Macabre Art
Online Sexual Addiction Questionnaire
Gotta have it.
The Halimeter
"Measure bad breath scientifically."
Nothing
Nothing.
Generally, I'm not really big on Flash games, but this one is really fun.
Helvetica vs. Arial
It's a font-face smackdown. Big daddy Helvetica takes on lightweight knockoff Arial in this down and dirty match to the finish. (I know, it's another Flash game. So sue me).
Truth in Advertising: American Online
What would AOL ads look like if they really told the truth about their service?
The Ejaculator
How much spooge would you produce if you "prevented prostate cancer" twice a day for a year? Handy online calculator.
Dr Evermor's Hobby
He builds wacky sculptures out of metal, including the Forevertron: the World's Largest Metal Sculpture.
101 Amazing Facts About the Earth
The Moon used to be much closer to Earth according to this.
Man Starts Fire To Get Out of Sex
What? "I have a headache" doesn't work anymore?
The Octodog
That's just ... wrong.
Customizing MS Outlook
Just make sure you don't use the naked-people background at the office.
Controlled America
Paranoid much?
Genki Gang
Update: The Japanese are weird again.
Swedish Gays Court Controversy with 'Gay Kids' Ads
Six-year-old lesbians? WTF?
Before Women Had Pubic Hair
It's about Victorian era porno, not 6-year-old lesbians. [Salon bullshit premium subscriber warning]
Draw Your Own Snowflake
Strangely hypnotic.
The Vietnam Playbook - Jed Babbin (NRO)
For the democrats, it's still 1968.
Alison's PantsCam
Alison got tired of people trying to get into her pants all the time, so she installed a webcam down there for convenience.
The Sum of Two Evils - Time
Saddam's sons were really, really, really bad guys. A retrospective.
Nos Amis, Les Francais
"The French are corrupt, lazy and hypocritical. They run away at the first sign of danger and eat revolting cheese."
Retired Army Major Ran Brothel To Pay Daughter's Tuition
It's important that parents help make a good life for their children, don't you think?
Husband of 14-year-old
" A 20-year-old Covington man has been charged with child molestation and statutory rape of a 13-year-old Rockdale County girl who is now his wife, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office."
I Wanted to Torture Him
At least one Iraqi is really sorry that Uday Hussein is dead.
The Virtual Lederhosen Museum
Appreciation of lederhosen involves lots of crotch shots, apparently.
Atlas of Mobile Housing Timeline
The first mobile home dwellers were gypsies (in the 1500s). Does this surprise anybody?
Good Genes
A dating service for the upper crust.
Old-time Macabre Art
Online Sexual Addiction Questionnaire
Gotta have it.
The Halimeter
"Measure bad breath scientifically."
Nothing
Nothing.