Farkin' Links Vol. 49 3/8

Getting an ATM card to work at Costco is a lot harder than I ever would have thought...if you have an account with Washington Mutual, that is. They have some gigantic magnetized strip far larger than a normal card; I guess size really does matter.

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
--Bertolt Brecht

Uhhh...word. And on with the links...


I wonder if they teach this course at the University of Colorado? It certainly would be a better choice than their Ethnic studies program.

Ouch.

Now this is MY kind of origami...the origami boulder! Only 10 dollar!

Damn...rubberbands are dangerous.

I guess this means we won't be able to ship Ashlee Simpson off to China...well, there's always the Sudan.

Cool...new snow sculptures of 2005.

Oooohhh...I think I have a new favorite blog.

Here's a fun tennis game...it reminds me of the old Nintendo version.

...and here's an even more fun game to take out your frustrations after totally failing on the tennis game.

Awwww...I guess Jack won't be able to hang out at the library after his workout anymore.

The Israeli Defense Force automatically gives low clearance to people who role play due to the fact that “They're detached from reality and suscepitble to influence." Yet they're dealing with a former terrorist Abbas for "peace." The guys playfighting with swords somehow seem more grounded.

California university researchers are going to create a mouse with human brain tissue, then run him for governor, presumably.

Yet another teacher taking sex ed a little too far with a student...although the twist on this story is that she apparently demonstrated on his father as well. What is it with teachers nowadays, and why weren't they like this when I was in school?

Hmmm...the Koreans are taking disposable cameras to a whole new level...I wonder if I can get it cherry flavored.

Those Thais certainly know how to create opportunity out of disaster. Who wouldn't want to experience Tsunami: the Ride?

What if the Sudanese government freed the slaves and nobody showed up? Oh, that's right, there is no slavery in Sudan. Riiiiiiight.

Here's good news for smokers...you can quite smoking by taking drugs. Isn't that sort of like cutting off your hand to fix a hangnail?

It's good to see the government is going after those hardened criminals, like this mother who owed 96 cents in income tax.

I remember a story like this a while ago, but hey, it's back in the news. Here's the "Japanese people are crazy" link of the day...why is it when women cheat on their husbands they're still made out to be the victims?

What a dumbass...this is why drinking and sharks don't mix.