"Never complain about the quality or brand of a free drink." And 85 other prudent rules for boozing. [via]

Used to be so cool. Formerly the above referenced link worked. What happened here? more inside

New Australian party platform: enslave New Zealand. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry hysterically, but either way I'm not washing Nostril's socks.

Curious George: The future of Monkeyfilter? Monkeyfilter is on a growth curve and is picking up 10 users a day. With only linear growth we will hit the 3000 mark by Christmas and 5000 by summer. Can its cozy, eclectic roots be preserved in the face of this onslaught? And how can we keep from locking the door like MeFi did?

Aparthied leaders make "Greatest South African" list. South African Broadcasting Corporation pulls the plug on the Greatest South African contest when prominent Apartheid leaders make the list**. SABC had planned to air a TV program where the viewers get to listen to debates and then vote for the one they think was the greatest citizen. It all starts to go horribly wrong when the white population starts voting in large numbers for people like ex-President PW Botha (#87) or convicted murderer Eugene TerreBlanche (#25) more inside

I'm Gonna Murder My Baby and nine other creepy songs. more inside

For $5 the wonderful world of MeFi can be yours Mathowie sez: "I'm going to spend the next couple months of my free time ramping up a ton of stuff on metafilter, including letting people donate five bucks to get a user account." So, how many Monkeys will pony up the five bucks to join? Myself, I'm quite happy here. The big kids scare me.

A second season of making fiends is underway! And its author SOMETIMES like monkeys. more inside

Billionaires in the White Hizzouse Link to Quicktime and Windows Media music video

Curious George: Open your own online pharmacy! A friend called to ask me what he should think of this. They telemarketed him and so my suspicions are high. Looks from the graphic on the home page like it is a MLM scheme, which means STAY AWAY. more inside

Retro Coffee Cans - From Japan, whose residents drinks more coffee than you might think.

Terrified George: The Bogeyman Ranging from ghosts, malevolent faeries, and "monsters" from the pages of history, every culture has a stockpile of night-roaming beasties to scare the children into good behavior. What's your (least) favorite? more inside

Craig's List goes global Craig's List: better than puppies

Exponential (shockwave) more inside

The Photography of Scott Stulberg. The FLASH intro is worth watching. Warning: the site has music so it may not be SFW! more inside

Wanna Play Cards? Dvorak Games is apparently a group of internutters who make up interesting, fun, and sometimes hilarious card games and then distribute them for free on the net. Got a printer, some card stock, and free time? How about a game of All Your Base Are Belong To Us, or a four-handed round of Time Cube: the Game? Add a chess set for Chess Plus. Skads of others. Handy print-at-home page and card customizer included. more inside

"And I warned him about this war. I had deep misgivings about this war, deep misgivings. And I was trying to say, 'Mr. President, you had better prepare the American people for casualties.' " Robertson said the president then told him, "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties."

Lloyd and Trevor Kriegel's World of Sweaters.

Timmy's gone to Hell [links to Jack Chick] more inside

Video of soccer mom's reason for voting Mother in park gives compelling reason why she is choosing to vote for John Kerry this fall.