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this link caught my fancy. It poetically elevates our local common house cats into some wild magnificent beast. Just listen to this:

“Each time you see a Norwegian Forest Cat is a feast for the eyes. Each time you touch their spun-silk soft coats is a delight to the fingertips…

…These are the cats that explored the world with the Vikings, protecting the grain stores on land and sea, and which are believed to have left their progeny on the shores of North America as a legacy to the future…

…These lovely cats are really two for the price of one…

…The inner-ear hair that deflects the wind and snow (and can be three to four inches long, curving out and around the ear like flexible racing stripes) remains all year…”

Ok… even though the description is a bit fanciful, there is a true affection for cats that seems to motivate it. The Cat Fancier’s Association really love cats. And why not. Cats are ok animals.

The photo depicts Truls, the first Norwegian Forest Cat to be accepted internationally as a thoroughbred cat in it’s own right. This grand event in the catosphere took place in 1977.

Link discovered by PVC. Photo possibly from Aftenposten.

This post is dedicated to Bagherah. Mjau!

I found this interesting chart over at Cynical-C. I’m not sure if the number is completely accurate. This guy has the number at 2.270.365. He then goes on to break some of the numbers down in a later post.

Whatever the “real” number may be, it seems clear that we are dealing with a psychopath

I kill … I wound … I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh. — Deuteronomy 32:39-42

Apparently there is still humor in journalism. And thirst. If you try to visit TimesOnline at the moment, you get this lovely green message instead.

So while we are waiting and they are knocking them back we can ponder the eternal question: Why do journalists drink so much? (TAB that is)

And if that isn’t interesting enough, there is always more to learn about Dr. Gonzo himself, the only journalist I have ever admired.

Thanks to PAS for the news item!

This Mexican site has some scans of early as well as more recent Santo comics. El Santo is our (read: my) patron saint here at MeMag and he has been briefly mentioned before. More than once, actually.

Some of these comics are photonovels that showcase a wonderful blend of photo-collage and painting. Very creatively done. The scans on this site are of a quality that do the original low budget comics justice. There are also photos of El Santo unmasked and other rarities. Spanish only.

If my Spanish serves me right, and it usually doesn’t, the speach-bubble in this pane says “It is the body of the unfortunate (f) friend of mine who in life went by the name of Elena.” Dramatic stuff indeed.

Discovered through Boing Boing

This public service from David Lynch has been linked to by everyone for quite some time. It was on Boing Boing today so I guess it’s still relevant. What I like about this is that it is the only useful weather report I have ever seen. It doesn’t attempt to predict what the weather will be like in the future. It reports what the weather is like where David Lynch is at the moment of his reporting.

I have never understood why people believe in weather reports. After all, you simply cannot tell what the weather will be like in the future, because the future hasn’t happened yet. Hence it doesn’t exist. Why isn’t that apparent to everyone? Every day people are amazed by the fact that the weather is completely different from what the newspapers said it would be. Of course it is, stupid. -That was yesterdays paper, not todays.

Finally came across an online version of my favourite arcade game: Puzzle Bobble aka Bust-A-Move, which is a sequel to Bubble Bobble and unarguably the second most addictive game ever devised (after Tetris).

This actionscripted flash version is the most accurate online clone I have ever seen of any arcade game. They must have copied it from the original rom-files pixel by pixel. (or is that sprite by sprite?)
However… this is a lot harder than my NeoGeo Pocket Color version of the game. The bubbles are very sticky and you have to find the exactly right angle before shooting.

Another easier option is this clone, more varied with smoother gameplay.

Another fun puzzle game is this online demo of Bloxy.
Now if I could only find a decent non-java online Tetris…

Discovered through In4mador!

My childhood heroes have now been turned into bars of soap. Notice how freely people use the word “only” in front of the price tag whenever they wish to sell something really worthless.

“Bath with all of KISS (only available as a 4 pack special edition) for only £29.99″

Found through Exclamation Mark

I do not own a cell phone. I do not want a cell phone. I do not understand why other people want cell phones. I have been offered several of those things for free over the years by people who are frustrated at my unavailability. “If you had a cell phone I could send you messages”, they say. “I know”, I say. Nuff said.

If like me you have ever wanted to grab someones phone away from them in a café or on a bus and then procede to insert it into a bodily orifice where reception is probably bad, you may find this link a funnier less violent solution.

“After reading a story in the NYT, Jim’s wife Heidi came up with a method to fight back against the obnoxious cell phone users that we all have to deal with in stores, restaurants, trains and pretty much everywhere else. Can design ride to the rescue?”

SHHH, the Society for HandHeld Hushing. (these people also make some lovely CD jewel cases, that I would probably buy if I could afford it)

Yes, those wacky americans have finally done something to make the Bible more accessible to the modern masses; they have turned it into a theme park! For only $29.99 you can now be present at THE most famous execution in history. You can also get a Jerusalem Gold card, which entitles you to see it over and over again as many times as you like. What fun. And educational too! Everything is historically accurate. Signs and mosaics are in easy to read english. Every best bit of the Bible is accurately reconstructed here along Florida’s picturesque Interstate 4. There is even a gift shop. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and AMEX are accepted.

Disclaimer: Food and beverages are not permitted to be brought into The Holy Land Experience. But don’t worry… I’m sure they have some bread and fish there that you can enjoy.

Found through Gord Is Dead