305 - All Request

1. Chill Out I know winter is pretty much over now, but this has been sitting in my "to-list" box for quite a while now. It a pretty interesting report about the birth of the wind-chill factor, hw it is totally bogus, and why we should stop talking about it.

2. Dirty Dancing TV fisherman, Bill Dance has a lot of bad luck, as well as a laugh track. More and more.

3. The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy One thing I hate is when people look at old photos and laugh about the hairstyles and clothes they used to wear. Another is when people argue about what to call a sugary, carbonated, soft drink. If you want to avoid this type of discussion it looks like you should move to North Dakota, Montana or the southwest, where there seems to be the smallest amount of cross-over.

4. Charles Has A Licking Problem One word: euthanasia.

5. Fashion Before Function A new kind of crocodile skin belt which doesn't require the crocodile to be killed.

275 - with Links!

1. Pastry Avalanche A rare combination of snow texture and air temperature conspires to create giant, rolling, mountain doughnuts.

2. Stringfever Bolero Ravel played by four dudes on one single cheesy see-through cello.

3. Do Not Fly/Read List One guy banned from two different flights on the basis of his in flight reading materials; Hayduke Lives! by Edward Abbey, a novel about an environmental terrorist and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the story of a young wizard coming of age.

4. Planned Squares Another one of these damn games that looks like it should be easy, but is actually pretty difficult.

5. Correlation Does Not Neccessarily Imply Causation It seems likely that Debbie Bird really does have some kind of allergy, but her conclusion that electromagnetic fields, microwaves, and gamma rays seems pretty far fetched. Unsurprisingly, "doctors say there is little scientific evidence to back up a link between EMF and poor health" and smart commenters on the article have suggested means of determining the cause of her condition.

233 - with Links!

1. Weasel Terrier born without ears can hear anyway.

2. Black and White Etremely rare twins born: one black, the other white.

3. Thankfully, It Ain't Yellow Mysterious orange tinted snow falls in the Omsk region of Russia.

4. Zubbles After ten years of experiments and discoveries, the creative minds at Ascadia have done what scientists claimed was impossible.

5. Garbageman Trash pickup turns into lucrative art career.

204 - with Links!

1. DIY Silly Putty The real question is: Where do you get liquid starch?

2. Al-A-Ga-Zam There are hundreds of entries on the Carny Lingo encyclopedia.

3. Singapore Sling More unidentified flying stuff. This time a bright green light reported all across Singapore. No explaination in sight.

4. I Predict a Mild Summer Followed by a Harsh Winter This winter's curious weather is screwing up a lot of stuff. Looks like 2006 was the hottest year in recorded history. I'm taking this opportunity to play Sylvia Browne for 2007's weather report.

5. Tree Goats Another Strange phenomenon which may or may not be a result of the warm weather.