How to tell the Olympic gymnast Hamm twins apart.

NOAA's Photos of sanctuaries.

A Wingless Boeing 727 Limo. Perfect. [via cynical-c]

A Citroën DS used by former French President Valery Giscard D' Estaing. Part of the 'les voitures des présidents de la republique' collection. [via thingsmag]

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Training for movie and TV dogs.

The night club offers its VIP clients the opportunity to have a syringe-injected microchip implanted in their upper arms that not only gives them special access to VIP lounges, but also acts as a debit account from which they can pay for drinks. -Clubbing in Barcelona is very convenient.

Downloadable Karl Rove mask. He's purty.

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Drinking Liberally - Promoting democracy one pint at a time.

Relax!!! Feline behavior problems can be resolved once you know why your cat is acting out! Schedule a telephone consultation with award winning Cat Behaviorist Kate Gamble. -Whew!

A replica of the Munster Mansion in Waxahachie, Texas.

Big, big pumpkins at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts.

What happens when dry ice is mixed with blue toilet acid at 33,000 feet.

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While in custody he appeared to believe he was a pirate at sea and was using a rolled-up magazine as a telescope. "If he thought he was a bird rather than a pirate when he was on that roof the consequences could have been disastrous."-New Zealand man hallucinates for days after drinking garden plant juice.

Very neat MLA map of languages spoken in the US. [via j-walk]

Ohio artist Corlette Baylock uses nut shells to produce some very interesting and unique pieces.

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No more birthday cakes at British schools.

Large listing of places that give free stickers. Nice. [tnx mjmc]

Our perfect replicas of the White House Oval Office, Executive Corridors and Situation Room will convince you this is the real thing and save you a lot of money. -Sets and props available for your next film.

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A do-it-yourself cat tree.

How do you get into Citibabes? You have to know the right moms - and let's just say, they're not the ones wearing formula-smeared sweatpants to the local laundromat. -Posh daycare opens in Manhattan. [via gawker]

Interview with Matt Groening.

The Western Outlaw™ . One of many custom hard-hats from customhardhats.com.

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A sawed-off bear with propellers on some sort of track. In Japanese.

Collection of World War I era wooden propellers.

Tom and Jerry voted best cartoon!? Ugh. It was always the same thing. Stupid mouse.

Mad Magazine lists.

A dictionary of Antarctic slang. Also, a New Foundland vocabulary exam.

The international homepage of unicycle hockey.

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Welcome to Brandoland. Also, amazing prehistoric dogs.

One all passengers have exited through the final doorway on the way to the car, (provided the car is in view) they are considered outside and may call shotgun no matter what covering is overhead. This rule applies to all awnings, covered decks and all outdoor shelters. -From The Official Rules for Calling Shotgun, and its Amendments.

The fog rolling over the San Bruno mountains as seen from the top of Nob Hill.

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Who's the biggest celebrity to die in a station wagon? I never thought about this question until I saw something in Brock Yates' column in Car & Driver. Give up? How about Ernie Kovacs, the comedian who died behind the wheel of a Corvair wagon. Bet you'll stump your friends with this one! -From a list of station wagon facts & trivia.

100+ ways to fold a napkin.

Lots and lots of information about the military and bicycles.

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European roadsigns and signals.

I'm not making all this up just as a joke, or trying to con people into sending me money. This is pretty serious business here. Salvia is capable of changing you, your family and friends and the world around you. The people who are not ready to try Salvia shouldn't do it. -The life-changing power of Salvia Divinorum. I'm confused too. [tnx mjmc]

ABC of Arabic cuisine.

Collection of old ads for transistor radios.

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Elsewhere for sale were T-shirts that urge the entire Gotham franchise to perform an anatomically impossible feat with their 26 World Series championship rings and that dis the Yanks by using Sox reliever Keith Foulke's surname as a verb. -The Red Sox and Yankees rivalry gets uglier.

The building of a custom house - a photo feature.

A Texas-sized human maze.

Glossary of mining terms. Baking ones too.

Boston Red Sox try to cut down on ticket scalping. Good luck.

Photo from the North Dakota blizzard of 1966. Part of the National Snow and Ice Data Center's 'All About Snow' website. Glaciers and sea ice too.

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World Carrot Museum. Yum. [via B&Es]

The primary use of dog and cat fur is not for full-length fur coats, but for fur-trim parkas, gloves, hats, toys, and other accessories. Fur-covered animal figurines also frequently use dog and cat fur. -A look at the global market for dog and cat fur. Yikes.

Once again, flying cars will save the world!

Giraffes on the carousel at Yerba Buena Gardens.

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AP: Former Zoo Director in Indiana Dies After Suffering 1,000 Insect Stings.

If you own a bakery or want to start your own custom edible imaging business, Icing Images, LLC can provide you with all of the cake equipment and supplies you need to create pictures on cakes. -Mmm...edible imaging.

Vintage toy kaleidoscopes and noisemakers.

USGS 'before and after' photos of damage caused by Hurricane Ivan. Above is a breach through Pine Beach, an Alabama barrier island. [via metafilter]

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An unofficial history of the Los Angeles Police Department's Communications Division.

The ride was smooth, by the standards of most intercity trains, although the waiters in first class struggled to pour out cups of tea and coffee without spilling them. -Aboard the new Virgin high speed trains in England.

How to control gravity.

From yesterday's Stage 16 of the Vuelta a España. The race ends Sunday in Madrid.

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Handy farm devices and how to make them.

Happy Birthday Mary!

Glass paperweight eyes for porcelain dolls.

A mans guide to getting dressed. Seems simple enough. [via B&Es]

You can build a kayak of green willow shoots and a blue tarp in just four hours!

How to build a geodesic dome out of cardboard.

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How to get drinking water from a tree.

Why I should marry Liz Phair.

Animated tutorials for fishing hook knots.

A collection of electric clocks.

Take a tour of NOAA's South Pole station.

Large collection of small whisky bottles. [via memepool]

Birthstone information.

Fish giving me the evil eye yesterday at the Steinhart Aquarium.

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An alphabetical listing of television situation comedies, 1947 - 2004 with starting and ending years and type of show.

Someone from Five-O keeps a suspect under surveilance unnoticed by sitting ten feet away reading a newspaper: Chug. -A rule from the official Hawaii Five-O drinking game.

Virtual tour of Antarctic sea ice.

An awful lot of dad themed t-shirts. [via thingsmag]

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You may purchase small castle for $200,000 to $500,000, medium sized castles for $500,000 to $1 million, and a large full sized castles from $1 million to $10 million. -Custom stone dream castles.

How to make root beer at home. Ginger ale and Sauerkraut too.

Kruzlifix's history of the bow tie.

Ambulance models. [via thingsmag]

Chess on stamps. More.

Hand made of the finest materials, our commode seats come in a variety of designs and color and bring a look of creativity and personality to the bath. All of our items are carefully hand-made, one-of-a-kind and unique. -Seashell toilet seats!

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The turbans of India. Also, how to construct a turban.

The illusionist was clinically dead for a minute after the attack. "I saw flashing bright lights and my mother. My beloved animals were lying at her feet." -Roy Horn, Siegfried's sidekick, describes his mauling by a tiger last year.

List of restaurants offering free birthday meals. [tnx mjmc]

'Columbo - Just one more thing' - one of many drawings and paintings available for purchase from actor and artist Peter Falk.

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A compilation of weird Calvin and Hobbes facts and characters.

Donate money and watch the webcast of tomorrow's Farm Aid concert up in Seattle.

Online belly dancing lessons. Also, silly belly dancing questions.

The removal of the jersey after a goal has been scored is unnecessary and players must avoid such excessive displays of celebration. -New FIFA rules on how not to celebrate a goal. [via sportsfilter]

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What it's like to work at a Bay Area porn shop.

A collection of interesting old adverts for electric stuff.

If one doctor doctors another doctor, does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does he doctor the doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors? -Very silly tongue twisters.

How to prune trees.

Tiddlywinks in Antarctica.

Free political stickers. [tnx mjmc]

Man working on a peace garden at Saturday's free concert/rally at Golden Gate Park.

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Suggestions have included coating the surface of the water with olive oil; towing an iceberg down to Florida to cool down the water temperature; or building large fans on the coast to blow away approaching storms. -Ideas on how to stop hurricanes. [tnx mjmc]

Designing structures to resist explosions. Also, the symptoms of pyromania.

Pepe the two-tailed scorpion. RIP.

Don't be missed again! These lights are super bright and impossible to miss! Cruise down your favorite area on a cloud of color! -Neon lights for your bike. [via even the the devil rides]

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Cats and wildlife - A conservation dilemma.

Dirt pudding. Seaweed pudding. El Niño pudding.

At yesterday's T-Mobile International cycling race. Check out several more photos I took from the race here.

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Bicycling meditations.

At work I realised that people are quite tired at work and falling off their desks or even sneaking off to the toilets to catch rest. Then I realised that we are really missing a comfortable and a convenient place to take a nap during the day. -Sleep pods are a profitable business.

Science myths in K-6 textbooks and popular culture. More.

Examples of bad meteorology.

Facts about cockfighting.

Really nice aerial photo of San Francisco.

The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company's southeastern region normally sells about $180,000 worth of nails a month, but sold about $310,000 last month because of Charley. After Frances and with Ivan on the way, sales could go even higher. -Nail sales big in Florida.

History of the Atlantic cable & submarine telegraphy.

Tony Danza has a new CD. He sings? I'm sorry.

What is a composting toilet system and how does it compost?

Pigeon in a lawn chair. [via bacon&ehs]

Limited edition animation cels from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.

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Alexander Graham Bell's path to the telephone.

They run stop signs and red lights, speed, tailgate, weave in and out of traffic, pass on the right, make improper and unsafe lane changes, make hand and facial gestures, scream, honk, and flash their lights. -Aggressive drivers - Who are they?

The Driftway Collection of tennis rackets, memorabilia, imagery and publications, 1873-1938.

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Planes and trains and boats and busses characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport and the cargo that they're carrying is you. -From a collection of Tom Waits quotes. [via burp]

Understanding shoplifters.

Photos and resumes for stunt kids. [via growabrain]

From Monday's Giro di San Francisco.

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Illustrated history of the classical guitar.

Public domain music list with original copyright dates.

Neat satellite photograph showing sea temperatures in Hurricane Alley. Part of NASA's hurricane photo gallery, 1968-Present.

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Database of sanitation inspections on international cruise ships.

Gold handcuffs, oversized handcuffs and gummy handcuffs.

Dance Music Hall of Fame inductees for 2004.

From Stage 2 of the Vuelta a España. Thus far the US Postal team (minus Lance & others) is dominating the race.

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She has already met the king, called friends and family to tell them she is all right and not to worry about her. She is reportedly pleased at the latest events and is not being held against her will. Her friends say she was looking forward to both the reed dance and a chance encounter with the king. -Swaziland King chooses his twelfth wife, a 16 yr old beauty queen. It's good to be king.

Pine cones for sale.

Hurricane Frances memorabilia, such as this downed Palmetto branch, available on Ebay. [tnx mjmc]

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Sponges - The weird wonders of the seas!

Four college students spend three days riding every San Francisco public bus line from start to finish.

The infamous cat names list. Also videos for cats.

Bob Weir/Ratdog show at Saturday afternoon's Sausalito Arts Festival.

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Envelope art received at Grateful Dead Ticket Sales this past summer.

Korean War photo-documentary.

Listing of State and County Fairs.

24 page photo album of customized third wheel trike motorcycles. Also more photos of mopeds than you can imagine. Scooters too.

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World temperature extremes. Also billion dollar US weather disasters, 1980-2003.

Miami Herald's photos of Hurricane Frances.

SF Chronicle's photos of the Burning Man festival.

As of late Sunday afternoon this weblog ranked 59th on a Google search for "information on how to have sex with animals". Oh my.

At last night's Rockies-Giants baseball game.

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UFOs in the North and in Scotland. Bonus: Jimmy Carter's UFO sighting.

The Nixon and sports website. Bonus: Hockey fight videos.

Frequently asked questions about the wild parrots of San Francisco.

You can actually stop truckin' now, Bob. The Dead's insistence on staying on the road post-Jerry Garcia has proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the band was just a collection of semi-competent nerds with a prodigiously charismatic and talented frontman. -Bob Weir, one of the ten most hated men in rock. Wow.

BMW art cars of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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Grubbish - Litter aesthetics in a fast-food culture.

Website for the Vuelta a España cycling race which begins tomorrow in León.

A blog about cycling and eroticism. [via velorution; in Spanish & NSFW]

The history of bloodletting, an exhibition from UCLA's Biomedical Library.

Coca-Cola bottles of the world.

Aircraft sound files.

A bear in Berlin attempts to steal a bicycle. [via velorution]

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Sniper central.

State laws concerning bicycles. Also funky bike racks.

Inspirational posters for school bus drivers.

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An outdated list of potentially offensive web comics.

Photos from the 2003 Popeye Picnic in Chester, Illinois.

How to sail a boat and manage a canoe.

Tiger multimedia.

An exercise in garbage analysis.

Save the Australian banana.

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From the Museum Security Network - How to salvage damaged art, books, maps & more.

The star was pelted with plastic bottles by the crowd, as he took to the stage on the final day of the weekend event. One audience member also hurled a camping chair on stage during the set. -Rapper 50¢ booed off stage in England.

Two SF Chron articles: Kids and Burning Man and Kids and the Olympics.

Bingo supplies.

'Hit Me' - A collectible sculpture of clowns playing blackjack. Found at the world's largest gambling superstore.

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Photos from the RNC protests in New York. More. [via NYish]

Five years ago today I started this weblog. It has been and continues to be a great release for all the seemingly useless information I stumble upon. The fact that people (even you) read it is just icing on the cake. Thanks.