Bacon of the month club. [via memepool]

Images of women in ancient art.

A gangster slot machine from a collection of wood carved character slot machines. More slots.

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We normally associate beef as being part of a satisfying meal. However, because 99% of the beef animal is utilized, items manufactured from beef by-products are all around us. Yogurt, car tires, drywall and a variety of medicines all contain a beef by-product. -When is a cow more than a cow?

Nine sheep tales.

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. I guarantee this towel to have Lance Armstrong's DNA on it. -Ebay auction for Lance Armstrong's towel from the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Yikes.

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UK residents: Spot a juniper shrub, get a free bottle of gin. Sweet.

Foggy San Francisco as seen from the Sunday afternoon ferry from Tiburon to Pier 41.

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Canonical list of elephant jokes. Also gratuitous pictures of cows.

Learn comedy from your home with Steve North, telephone comedy coach.

How to avoid getting killed in your big rig.

Photos of early Chevy vans. More van photos.

Historic medical sites in the Washington, DC area.

Learn all about eggs and how to cook them. Bonus: Instructions on cooking green eggs and ham. Sam I am.

Jesus wants all of me.

A look back at discount stores of the 60's.

Two-handed whistling.

All about meat - with charts!

Mail order slow-smoked Texas Bar-B-Q. Yum.

How safe is your kitchen? Bonus: Hot dogs of Scandinavia.

A collection of synchronized swimming photos.

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The University of Florida Book of Insect Records names insect champions and documents their achievements. -Insect world records. Also bumble bees of the world.

US survival tips for Aussies.

Short video showing the jet blast of a 747. Wow. [via a welsh view]

Severely overweight people tend to have more health problems and they often can't fit in standard beds or wheelchairs built for 300-pound people. The $3 billion market for hospital beds, wheelchairs and other equipment designed for plus-size patients is rapidly growing as more Americans become obese. -Oversized hospital equipment big business.

Watermelon Coat - One of Evelyn Roth's works of wearable art.

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A list of Bob Dylan mentions in non-Bob-Dylan songs. [via j-walk]

Balloons in pop culture.

Full script to "Blabbermouth", a 1956 Honeymooners episode.

The Vegan Motorcyclist - Links to places to find non-leather Motorcycle gear that still offer excellent protection.

Photos of photographers and their many, many cameras covering the Olympics in Athens.

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Photos of celebrities playing pool. Also a list of female celebrity smokers.

Many photos of telephone books. [via cynical-c]

Historic bridges in Oregon, Connecticut and Minnesota.

I hold a position that is fairly unpopular amongst my friends, but I stick by it all the same. There is no need for ketchup in our society. -Ketchup is philosophically unsound.

Information on a new live Jerry Garcia Band album.

Kameo's Boyfriend Arm Pillow resembles a man's torso, shoulder and arm, offering a cozy space sized to fit and comfort its lonely owner. -Boyfriend pillows big in Japan.

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Every sign on Interstate 90 in New York. [via kottke]

Alexander still has the baseball, which apparently left the confines of Silver Cross Field and traveled through her open driver's side window. The ball and her bruise are all she has walked away with from the experience. -Illinois woman hit by foul ball.

Vinegar statistics. Also Ranch Dressing tips & tricks.

Raquel Welch wigs.

Hair movies from a hair exhibition at London's Natural History Museum.

A gallery of goatee styles.

This is the first submission of lollipops containing heroin powder to the laboratory; however, the laboratory has previously received lollipops containing cocaine hydrochloride. -From the DEA's drug bust newsletter 'Microgram Bulletin'.

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85 year old Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary to visit Antarctica one last time.

Bike jousting in New York City.

How to eat like an Olympian.

I too have enjoyed the concept of being hit/kicked/kneed in the balls since I began puberty. It was only fairly recently that I met a wonderful woman who has been prepared to indulge me in my fantasies. She was uncomfortable at first, but as time has gone on....she has slowly found more and more power and pleasure from kicking me in the nuts. -12 ways to crush your own testicles. Sorry.

The Fonz board game.

A collection of old French lottery tickets. [via coudal]

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Great non-fan account of the last Phish shows from a Vermont local.

Interesting interview with an NBC camerawoman (?) at the Olympics in Athens.

Gallery of old movie cameras.

Old ad for the Channel Master 'Showman': "The most powerful indoor TV antenna produced by modern science."

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How film is transferred to video. Also films with supernatural themes.

List of highest peaks in each US state.

How to prepare for disasters.

Outdoor showers popular again in Cape Cod.

"The lobster is a difficult and brutal food to eat in competition, the lobster teaches humility to the arrogant and rewards the humble." -100 lb Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas eats 10 lbs of lobster in 12 minutes to win the World Lobster Eating Championship in Maine.

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Open water swimming tips. Also lifeguard equipment.

An enormous directory of swimming pools from Andorra to Zimbabwe.

A bicycle coloring book. [via velorution]

Article on the Green Tortoise, San Francisco's adventure travel hippie bus.

SFist - A new San Francisco themed weblog.

World Beer Games.

History of movie making in Venice, California.

Tasty little tidbits of Laurel & Hardy movie dialogue.

Great Star Trek quotes.

Not only am I a fan of game shows, I also have a collection of over 2,000 TV Guides. I'm pleased to share some of the many game show ads from my personal collection that have been featured in TV Guide over the years. -Old game show ads.

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Long update on Mark Knopfler whose new album, Shangri-La, comes out next month.

An international conference in Brisbane today has heard that insect extinction will cause an ecological crisis unless the world learns to love insects. -Insects are ok.

Gambling on insect fights big in Hong Kong.

The farm's precise rows of pot plants and drip irrigation system resembled a corporate Wine Country vineyard more than an outlaw pot field. -Police confiscate 20,000 plants from medical marijuana farm near Santa Rosa, California.

BBC photo gallery of South African innovators.

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The moose, who may also have been somewhat mentally disturbed, first crashed through the main window of the grocery story. The huge animal then made its way past a heavy refrigerated case before it started galloping through the aisles. -Moose breaks into grocery store in Norway. [via mirabilis]

Photos from Wednesday's Olympic cycling time trial race.

Custom sports drinks made just for you. Also custom socks.

The image of librarians in pornography. [via memepool]

Building confidence in a shy dog. Also avalanche dogs.

The moose gallery. Also what to do about aggressive moose.

Hippo's Song. Also effective mole control.

Training a donkey is not difficult. Donkeys communicate using body language and with a little practice you can learn what their different postures mean so you can talk to them with a human version of their donkey language. -Donkey training.

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Information on Canon's new 20D digital camera.

USA Today article on the Grateful Dead.

Quicktime video from the Phish shows in Vermont last weekend. [via mefi]

Cartoons with Christian themes.

An incomplete listing of edits to Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Huge collection of Smokey Bear posters, TV/radio ads and other memorabilia 1940-Present.

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Shanties and sea songs.

World's healthiest foods. [via growabrain]

"My friends did think I was a bit crazy when I started farming butterflies, but when they saw how much money I was making they realized it was a good thing to do and they no longer say that." -Butterfly farming booming in Tanzania.

Methods of becoming a horse. [via presurfer]

Olympic trivia. Also a general Olympic FAQ.

Photo gallery of Olympic athletes on TV game shows.

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A photo of many, many photographers at the Olympic Games in Athens.

Diary of Olympic cycling road race winner Paolo Bettini.

Nice photo galleries from the Phish shows in Vermont this past weekend.

Photo gallery from the final Phish shows in Vermont this past weekend.

How to eat a lobster. Also how to eat lobster and other items to discuss over lobster.

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The Brotherhood of Catfishermen.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice. -From a list of writing and speaking bloopers.

Back home after a nice time spent swimming in the Atlantic and eating plenty of lobster. Better, richer update tomorrow once mind fully returns from vacation.

Photo gallery of neglected shoes.

This was at least 2 inches bigger than the fish my dad caught. My Grandpa was not along fishing that day, and was very jealous when he saw this picture. -Collection of children's big fish stories.

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Make your own conspiracy theory. Also funny town names.

Australian cow doping. Also crazed cat in cockpit.

Photos of Carnies. More.

Icons of foods on sticks. Also fair and street food recipes

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How to make out to a monster movie. [via !]

Green slime found in Louisiana river.

The decision followed a number of tragic animal attacks on people, including the death of an Orlando man killed and partly devoured by his pet lion. -Floridians not permitted to keep wild animals as pets.

Highway 128 through Navarro River Redwoods State Park.

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No updates until early next week as we're off to Boston and Cape Cod for a little rest and relaxation.

My sandy feet on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Navarro State Beach up in Mendocino County.

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Fly Times. Also mosquito movies.

Smokey Bear birthday card contest winners.

How to build a campfire in 6 steps.

Graham Watson's photos from Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian cycling race in Spain.

Photos from Monday's New York City Cycling Championship.

Pine Bluff, Arkansas: The least best sports city.

Olympic logos from past, present and future games. Posters too.

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A South Florida woman who died this week had an unusual last request. Instead of flower or contributions in her name to a charity, she asked those who loved her to try to make sure President George W. Bush is not re-elected. -Smart lady.

Athletic quizzes. Also how to read weather maps.

The Japanese pizza page.

We strive to provide our readers with the very latest and greatest in what’s new in the doggie world: home entertaining tips in which martinis mingle with dog biscuit recipes. -Modern Dog magazine. Be afraid.

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Reason interview with John Perry Barlow.

So you would like to be a lighthouse keeper or purchase a lighthouse?

Michigan in the Olympics.

Olympics through time.

Top 10 foods for eyesight. Also pork rind reviews.

Signalfan's homepages & museum of traffic control.

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Why ride a recumbent bicycle? [via metafilter]

Welcome to Ice Cream University. Also ice cream art.

Taking a year off after college to backpack the world may not help your rise up the golden ladder of corporate goodness.

How grasshoppers jump.

Sometimes I’ll fly to whatever city where the Pirates are playing, and if Kris isn’t pitching then we have sex. -Wife of Pittsburgh Pirates' Kris Benson really enjoys sex. A lot.

Name that Drug! [via bacon&ehs]

A trampoline warning from a collection of "Do Not" & "Do Not Enter" signs from around the world.

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I don't want to confront the Republicans. I want to discombobulate them. I don't want to argue with them, which would only convince them further, I want to throw them off their game. I don't want to be aggressive in my discontent. God knows there's been plenty of that on all sides. I want to be genial. But disconcerting. -John Perry Barlow's advice on how to protest the Republican convention: Dance.

Proofreaders' marks. [via askmefi]

A Bart Simpson and 50 Cent rap? Yikes.

Call for applications to assist with scientific research in Antarctica.

Tide predictions for possibly every place on the planet. Seriously.

A Bigfoot welcome mat. Something very exciting.

Cat in a spacesuit. From Dwight's amazing collection of cat photographs.

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The bear facts. Also a cool bear webcam from McNeil Falls, Alaska.

The pothole patching playbook.

Kangaroo meat - The basic cuts. Sorry.

'The Angel of Meat', one of many very strange and very interesting paintings by Mark Ryden. [via burp]

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Diagrams on how to tie a noose. Do not try this at home.

Flying snake home page. Also what snake poop looks like.

Frequently asked questions about homing pigeons.

The crabs are here.

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Evel Knieval's X-1 skycycle.

"He was going to throw all his Nomar stuff away," Zanni said. ''He was actually more mad at the Cubs. 'I hate the Cubs,' he said. He just couldn't understand why he's not a Red Sox anymore. -Garciaparra trade pissing off young children.

Backyard birds of Modesto, California.

A huge collection of poorly drawn cats.

The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, looking more and more like a troll, at the premiere of the new movie Festival Express.

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With a name like Courtney McCool, she's gotta be good.

Proof that ancient Peruvians got really drunk.