Farkin' Links Vol. 105 7/7

Well, Thursday is already here. Thank god for short weeks; especially ones with huge explosions at the start. I watched City of God this weekend, a Brazillian film which my friend Paul described as a cross between Goodfellas and Kids. That's not a bad analogy as the movie follows the rise and fall of a group of drugdealers and one evil, flawed man's quest to become the most powerful man in the city...except that nobody seems to be over 18 years old and many much younger. It's rather shocking to see 12 year olds running around with weapons shooting each other, but what's even more shocking is the fact that this movie is somewhat based on a true story. This is the type of movie that makes you glad you grew up in an American suburb. I was under the impression that this movie was going to be one of those heavy, artsy movies with deep meaning or some other b.s., but it actually turned out to be a fast paced, clever, dark comedy that immerses you into a foreign culture of death and violence. The director skillfully weaves various stories into one another which could have led to a very confusing movie. Shocking, horrifying, hilarious, depressing and uplifting all at once, I have to say I really enjoyed this one. I'll give it a 8.5/10.

"I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy."
--Richard Feynman

This is one crazy ass bunny.

Although I don't condone frog violence, this bastard had it coming.

I had no idea squirrels were this cool. These guys could totally take Chip and Dale any day.

Eat the bug...EAT IT!

An illiterate Chinese man passed himself off as a top government official in Beijing to swindle people...big deal, he could have pulled that act and got elected to the senate here.

It appears that Russia has it's own 4 thousand year old Stonehenge. Those space aliens sure got around, didn't they? I bet Tom Cruise would know.

Wow...new tallest man discovered in Mongolia at 7 feet 8.95 inches tall as the previous guy was 8.90 inches. I guess it's true; there always is someone a little taller and a little faster no matter how good you are...

Venus and Serena Williams are competing for a role in X-men 3 as a transvestite hooker...I'm sorry, I mean bisexual. Whoops...Freudian slip.

Residents of Kenai, Alaska are up in arms because a postal clerk is not allowed to wear colorful ties anymore and apparently trying very hard to prove they live in the most boring place on the face of the Earth.

I really wish I was a cellphone all of a sudden...

Speaking of...uh...cellphone holders, this chick pulled the ultimate dine and dash, or major surgery and dash, I suppose.

O.K., one more weird story about breasts, only because it involves a man in serious need of a manzeer, or was it a bro?

Not that I needed this sort of warning, but I am avoiding the soda if I'm ever in Bengali.

For those of you wondering what you missed at Newjen's big bang show on the 4th...it was like this, complete with injuries.

Should I be worried that I answered 9/10 on this quiz about Keanu Reeves career? Really, the only thing I can say about that is....whoa!

Very cool. I had no idea there were trogdolytes in Australia.

Here's a ranking of the best beers in the world by beer enthusiasts. Funny, I don't see Coors on here.

This car can be powered on less energy than a lightbulb...of course, it appears to have a weight limit of 90 pounds and could be passed up by an old lady in a walker, but hey, it's a start.

I don't really care about the story, but check out this pic. That is one fly panda. The Lakers should sign him.

For the silly ebay auction of the day...well, actually, this thing is just freakin' creepy and is going to give me nightmares. Enjoy.