The New Yorker's "Critterati" contest invites you to "take a picture of your pet—dog, cat, ferret, iguana, or any other nonhuman member of the animal kingdom—dressed as a character from literature, and upload it to newyorker.com by October 25th." Gallery | About | Rules | Enter. [more inside]
posted by taz on Oct 22, 2009 - 42 comments

Top 10 Disgusting Websites to Share With Friends: Bloody-Disgusting l The Internet Pathology Library for Medical Education and so much more.
posted by nickyskye on Aug 15, 2009 - 29 comments

The King of Crayons
posted by jtron on Aug 11, 2009 - 27 comments

SYTL: A Normal Day [more inside]
posted by kolophon on Jul 22, 2009 - 16 comments

Here's something interesting you can do with those clear plastic buffer discs that come in stacks of blank CDs: Blow a looooong bubble that looks like a condom. Here's another example. Here's a doubter trying it for himself. Apparently you can do it with actual CDs too, at least according to this post at English Russia. There are lots more videos of CD bubbles on YouTube, showing varying levels of success.
posted by amyms on Jun 30, 2009 - 21 comments

I was never able to relate to FML, but I recently found a website that is much more accessible for the average person. It's decent, I guess. MLIA.
posted by bjork24 on May 14, 2009 - 59 comments

Haven't you always secretly wondered what would happen if a ninja accidentally stumbled into, say, Bill and Ted's time traveling Phone Booth and ended up somewhere around 7th century BC, only to come face-to-face with a feisty Spartan? Have you not pondered what would happen if you locked up an Apache with a Gladiator inside some sort of 21st century battle dome? Are you frustrated because you feel like there's nobody doing proper scientific studies to see what would happen when you pit two historically violent warriors that could have never actually met in real life? Worry no more people - I present to you Spike TV's newest offering - Deadliest Warrior! [more inside]
posted by Bageena on May 5, 2009 - 110 comments

If you, like me, find it sometimes difficult to parse the intricacies of great opera, this modernized and localized translation of O Fortuna might be of use. Some men, apparently, like cheese.
posted by Shepherd on Feb 12, 2009 - 20 comments

Ever spend a few moments during the day idly mucking about with your cellphone? You're part of a new trend known as micro-boredom - which now presents "a significant opportunity for a publisher to exploit readership and advertising consumption". Get away from the bombardment of advertising and find some sacred space, or just turn off the phone.
posted by divabat on Dec 30, 2008 - 30 comments

Thrill-seekers swim with crocodiles in Australia Tourists who want to get cozy with a crocodile climb into a clear acrylic cage, dubbed "the cage of death," which is about 145 mm (5.7 inches) thick and 2.8 meters (9.2 feet) high, wearing just a pair of swimming goggles and a swimsuit. [Pictures] [YouTubery] "I can understand how this might be attractive to tourists but has anyone considered the welfare of the crocodile?" [More about saltwater crocodiles] [more inside]
posted by KokuRyu on Nov 10, 2008 - 25 comments

Welcome to Harpeau Crapeau University. Sing along now:
Dear, dear ol' HCU,
We're filled with gratitude.
Sagest Amphibian,
Swami and trusted friend.
Our guide through the world of Maya,
Wit and wisdom, "Hi, howaya?"
Misguided A-Souls should try-ya!

God bless HCU
posted by mwhybark on Sep 8, 2008 - 11 comments

Yearbook Yourself. Have you ever thumbed through an old yearbook and wondered what you'd look like if you were part of that class? Wonder no more! Try on a 50s beehive hairdo, become a 60s flower child or prepare to join the cast of "That 70s Show".
posted by scalefree on Aug 18, 2008 - 23 comments

Webcomic artist D.J. Coffman offers to draw anything you want for $2 apiece.
posted by divabat on Jul 23, 2008 - 42 comments

Hey Meta,

Just saw a news report that you were on. Cool! Here is the link.

Best,

gnfti
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on Jul 11, 2008 - 62 comments

Face + Paint = ! Astonishing effects using the human face as canvas.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy on Jul 5, 2008 - 28 comments

Flash Friday Doeo Simple, amusing, addictive.
posted by mikoroshi on Apr 18, 2008 - 15 comments

Retro Sabotage is a collection of recreations of classic video games. Or is it? [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Feb 23, 2008 - 20 comments

Scientists for better PCR
Just mix your template with a buffer and some primers, Nucleotides and polymerases, too.
Denaturing, annealing, and extending. Well it’s amazing what heating and cooling and heating will do. [more inside]
posted by nihlton on Jan 11, 2008 - 23 comments

Terry's Chop Shop. "Ever since I was a boy I have had a burning desire to chop."
posted by Soup on Dec 5, 2007 - 14 comments

How many HTML elements can you name in five minutes?
posted by divabat on Nov 28, 2007 - 68 comments

I Am the Very Model of a Psychopharmacologist. [Via Omni Brain.]
posted by homunculus on Nov 19, 2007 - 33 comments

150 Python (Monty) sketches collected. via Open Culture. Also previously.
posted by Webbster on Nov 15, 2007 - 32 comments

On December 8th, pretend to be a time traveller.
posted by divabat on Sep 27, 2007 - 49 comments

Indiana's Sardina. The New Pornographers of the '90s, the Sardinas released two fantastic albums full of mixtape fodder. Now everything they've got, including some live gems, is up online.
posted by klangklangston on Sep 25, 2007 - 21 comments

Legendary competitive eating champion Takeru Kobayashi battles Kodiak bear [youtube]
posted by KokuRyu on Aug 7, 2007 - 28 comments

Largest lake on an island, in a lake, on an island, in a...
posted by petsounds on Jun 11, 2007 - 71 comments

Foo! Notary sojac! 1506 nix nix!
posted by JHarris on May 18, 2007 - 20 comments

The 15 most outrageous claims in pop music history.
posted by jbickers on Apr 18, 2007 - 85 comments

Mathematicians in the 1940s became curious about Fair Division, thus birthing an entire branch of mathematics concerned with cutting cakes. Recently, this man came up with a new method, purported to be the most fair yet. Hard to disbelieve, coming from the topologist who has mastered shoelaces, although arguably he's missing the point.
posted by eparchos on Jan 15, 2007 - 28 comments

Blogs by Phone - for when your family and friends have trouble keeping up with your blog posts. (YouTube video from SixApart)
posted by divabat on Dec 22, 2006 - 23 comments

Skate Bording Girls. Disclaimers: flash clip, uncanny nudity.
posted by madamjujujive on Nov 13, 2006 - 81 comments

EXPOSED!!! TUFTY the traffic safety squirrel 'Patriots, would you trust a skwerl to teach children the fundamentals of safety at home and on the road? Of course not!' Read the execrable Tufty Fluffytail song sheet music! Weigh in on the enigma that is the Shroud of Tufty! Watch insidious squirrel propaganda!
posted by owhydididoit on Oct 18, 2006 - 12 comments

The Interweb Medley!! What happens when you mix up some of the more well-known Internet memes around? Madness.
posted by divabat on Aug 11, 2006 - 25 comments

Motor City Rock 1980-1990 A great archive of Detroit's most overlooked and ignoble musical era. Highlights include Bittersweet Alley, The Trash Brats, Vertical Pillows, The Dick the Bruiser Band, and many more. Great to listen to while you read the relauched (and vaguely sad) Creem.
posted by klangklangston on Aug 4, 2006 - 12 comments

Zidane! In the wake of Sunday's World Cup, pranksters are hard at work transforming a man's name into a bold new verb. First link to a silly little flash game, all others, YouTube. 'metacafe?'
posted by mwhybark on Jul 14, 2006 - 17 comments

The Symmetry Thesis
posted by Tlogmer on Jun 6, 2006 - 37 comments

Beat it. (Google clip)
posted by madamjujujive on Mar 19, 2006 - 46 comments

Waste some time on a lazy Sunday with Monty Python's Silly Walks Generator.
posted by caddis on Mar 12, 2006 - 15 comments

Monk-e-mail If you want to send a message, this is....unique.
posted by konolia on Feb 17, 2006 - 47 comments

Bored dork with truck, goofing around. Hilarity ensues. I know I shouldn't laugh, but after watching this over and over again, I still can't stop snickering. [jackass-style google video called "redneck surfing", 16 seconds long via Jalopnik]
posted by mathowie on Dec 27, 2005 - 101 comments

A few years back ASCAP, the performing rights agency that collects fees on behalf of songwriters and publishers, attempted to collect licensing fees from summer camps for songs sung around the campfire by Girl Scouts. This week, PRS, the UK equivalent of ASCAP, flexed its muscles by demanding a licence fee from a guitar shop owner for customers who play copyrighted riffs while testing instruments. Jimmy Page must be rubbing his hands together.
posted by gfrobe on Dec 18, 2005 - 69 comments

Halloween Hangman (via my dad)
posted by mr_crash_davis on Oct 22, 2005 - 17 comments

An iPod repair shop with a silly bovine mascot. Cautionary tape for what YOUR iPod might be in for once you send it away for repair. Friday Night at the Silly.
posted by Jazznoisehere on Aug 26, 2005 - 8 comments

Frustrated artists (and bad ones) unite! Now you can create your own virtual flipbook.(flash req)

(Here's mine. Operators are standing by)
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies on Jul 20, 2005 - 18 comments

That damn Paul Simon sold us short! Here are the other 45 ways to leave your lover.
posted by danb on Jul 1, 2005 - 29 comments

Roger Moore's fantabulous eyebrows
posted by Robot Johnny on Jun 27, 2005 - 35 comments

Pictures of stuff on cats because well, some people like to put stuff on their cats.
posted by mathowie on Jun 10, 2005 - 73 comments

Are you a Neo-Conservative? Another well designed and researched quiz that gives results you might not expect. Even at only ten questions, it's surprisingly accurate because the density of possible responses serve to counter transparency. Consider taking some other less silly online quizzes when you're done. Try staples like the Myers-Briggs and World's Smallest Political Quiz or some Blue flashbacks like the BBC's Sex ID, Belief-O-Matic, or the Europa Dart game.
posted by trinarian on Apr 20, 2005 - 56 comments

Just another collection of silly internet videos (most NSFW.) But many very funny. Some strange. Some just sad. Want to hear a play by play of a lady beating a guy with a bible? Or how about the kid that things everything is so gay he has to sing about it? And let's not forget the simple pleasure of an air horn.
posted by [insert clever name here] on Apr 19, 2005 - 22 comments

Do Your Damn Taxes (flash video) is an amusing little movie about a dude and his 1040 form, getting ready for the big day. From the same guy that did merry christmas from james.
posted by mathowie on Apr 4, 2005 - 8 comments