Farkin' Links Vol. 72 6/2

I managed a run on my knee last evening and it hasn't swollen up to the size of a softball this morning, so I guess it's starting to get better. I was going to just take it easy, but my place was invaded by several friends who needed to take care of their competitive drive in video game format. Newjen and B began the trashtalking early last night and after the first victory by Newjen, the gauntlet was dropped. B wagered 20 dollars on the next game and Newjen happily took that bet. You see, B has a gambling problem; the problem being that he loses all the time. Combine that history with Newjen's inflated sense of self, Newjen was pretty confident going in. At first it seemed as though B might actually pull it out as he kept Newjen from scoring even one point for a quarter, but karma kicked in and B ended up snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as usual. What was a close game suddenly became a blowout as B pulled a Chris Webber and called a timeout when he didn't have a timeout...it was quite sad, really. In a perfect world, they both would have lost, then I wouldn't have had to hear them whine, gloat and complain for the next hour. Well, it was more entertaining than the actual playoff NBA games that night.

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that."
--Bill Shankly


I'd suggest this tattoo alternative to Paul or Vicky, but I doubt that they have enough hair on their chest for it to work. At least, I HOPE Vicky doesn't have enough hair on her chest.

Here's a Batman movie made with legos...well, it's a hell of a lot better than Batman and Robin.

How exactly do you become a sex researcher? I mean, really...do you major in human sexuality in college or something? More importantly, is there a lab section to that class?

Yet another example of how pizza is the world's most perfect food. It can even be used successfully in hostage negotiations.

In an amazing display of irony, a firetruck is destroyed by a fire in the firehouse. You'd think it would set off an alarm or something.

These are some crazy coincidences. My favorite is the one involving cannibalism. I mean, Edgar Allen Poe.

Yeah, as fun as Pamela Anderson would be to have as a mom, I don't think she really needs to be influencing any children at this point.

Something like this happened to a coworker at work...without the castration involved. Let's just say her husband found out he was a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde readin', Streisand ticket holding friend of Dorothy.

Well, that's a new use for your phone line. NSFW!

That's funny, I don't see my high school on this list of top schools in America.

Hehe...here's a Pat O'Brien sound board that let's you relive some of his famous phone conversations. Who couldn't use a wave of Pat O'Brien wanting to get some coke?

In the "Japanese people are crazy" link of the day, it seems to make up for their lack of procreation, Japan is going to become a nation full of super robots! Bring it on, Godzilla!

Wow...I guess that book Cryptonomicon wasn't entirely full of crap; the Filipinos really are looking for Japanese gold.

You can tell a lot about people by the beer they drink as this example from Michelob Ultra demostrates," You desire to be fit and attractive very much, but are unwilling to give up things—like beer drinking—that are necessary to achieve this goal."

I don't know if this actually happened, but if it did, I'm kicking myself in the ass for missing it while I was in Cambodia. Just check out the headline,"Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight."

In case you missed Mini-Me getting Vicky-drunk on the Surreal Life, here's the clip.

Awww...look at the cute kittens. If they were in Cambodia, they'd probably be lunch.

I didn't think David Hasselhoff is the Anti-Christ, but hey, this guy has proof.

This is a pretty fun wakeboarding game...except that the driver of this boat likes to drive through what seems to be a dangerous garbage dump.

Those are some intense speakers. I'm not sure if this is safe for work...although it is just two stuffed animals.