The legend will be back next year. The Killer Bean 3 trailer has been released over at Jefflew.com. Looks as nice as ever, maybe even better.

From Mafioso: Have a look at this ucomics strip, the Boondocks.

Maybe more later, I gotta run for now.

FRIDAY, 11/23/2001, 12:Ish pm HST by Penfold

The guy from that WTC hoax photo is famous now. He's got his own site. And don't forget to check out the All Your Tourist Belong to Us.

Submitted by Bluebell

Chicken in a duck in a turkey filled with stuffing. Sounds just like the perfect party item. Read about it here. I think I'll buy one this year.

The Naked News for the business types.

THURSDAY, 11/22/2001, 10:Ish pm HST by Penfold

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that nut.

Mix an AV with a phantom mare and you get this.

I wonder if there's a job as horse jizz mopper.

Not enough stuff to be worried about. Check out here for a whole selection of things to worry about.

Submitted by Bluebell

THURSDAY, 11/22/2001, 4:30am HST by Raul

Here's something I'm thankful for: gorgeous views like this. Sometimes you take living in such a beautiful place for granted. Even Kapaa Quarry doesn't look so bad from this angle. By the way, it's a hand-stitched panorama of 7 vertical shots.

I did the dirty deed and plunked down $50 for Ghost Recon today (I blame Mafioso entirely). Let me just say that this game is AMAZING. The level of detail is astounding at times. This thing aboutely cries for system resources. Even at 1024x768, 16 bit, if I turn up all the details, my framerates'll occasionally drop down into the teens. They added a lot of cool stuff like rocket launchers and fixed machinegun emplacements (in a nod to the popularity of Team Fortess, I'd bet). But I think this will be the game that makes me upgrade to more modern hardware.

WEDNESDAY, 11/21/2001, 11:Ish pm HST by Penfold

Just a little back dating.

Such cute little ratties. Cheaper and smarter than a lot of animals, the rat makes a great pet.

Unfortunately, I have to work on Friday. So this is one organization I could really support.

Oh, and a bit more flash madness. I promise this one is better than that last pot smoking one.

And lastly, this site full of musical parodies.

Patrick Roy has announced that he will not be playing for the Canadian Olympic Hockey team. But considering his backups are Brodeur and CuJo, I don't think the Canadian team will be to worried about their goalie. Read about it here.

WEDNESDAY, 11/21/2001, 12:30pm HST by Raul

I must say, that Harry Pothead Flash toon was a waste of 3 minutes of my life.

We've all heard of them. Here's a repository of dumb laws. In Indiana, it's illegal to "pitch a tent" ...

Funky ear problems? A certain ENT doctor, Dr. Hoffman, offers this question-and-answer page for your immediate mollification. Just something I stumbled across while trying to get my ear fixed before my Vegas journey.

TUESDAY, 11/20/2001, 10:Ish pm HST by Penfold

So where can a man get cheese curds?

Harry Pothead and the Magical Herb, some flash animation for you amusement.

Now I've seen it all, a game based on competitive figure skating.

Gettin' it on, one cell style

Although sexual liaisons between different species is usually taboo, researchers in California are encouraging bugs to get down and get funky with hamster cells in work that is described as "rewriting sex manuals in the act." Bacteria mates similarly to humans, through a timely protruding phallus. It suckers a nearby bacterium, dragging it close enough to shoot in DNA through a process called conjugation.

Also in sex content, a flash ad for safe sex.

TUESDAY, 11/20/2001, 2:30am HST by Raul

Well a while back, Weid mentioned to me that Rogue Spear:Black Thorn had been released (along with a demo), but it was Mafioso who finally kicked me in the ass and dropped the BIG news on me: GHOST RECON IS SHIPPING!

Yes, the long-awaited "sequel" to Rogue Spear, or rather the next big thing from Redstorm, Ghost Recon is a war-theatre combat simulation that takes you a little beyond where Rogue Spear did. Equipped with infantry-style weaponry rather than CT stuff, you play members of a recon team that are down to do some serious damage. Not much more I can say, but get downloading on the demo here or here, and see for yourself. A couple of screenshots are attached for the wait (75 Megs long).

There are those that say this is a warmed-over Rogue Spear engine ... but I'm not so sure about that. The trees move, for cryin' out loud! Turn up the details, and it will bring all but truly high-end systems to their knees (GHz+ and GF Ultras for 32-bit gaming at LEAST). Seems to me they have done some good things with this one, including more stances (including prone/belly crawl), better AI (enemies go for cover!) and increased realism (no more instant-cappage from the computer characters).

TOKYO (Reuters) - It's official -- Japan's ``Barbie'' is pregnant. Japanese toymaker Takara Co launched on Friday a pregnant edition of its wildly popular "Rika-chan" doll, Japan's version of Barbie. When purchased, the long-haired, wide-eyed doll is clearly an expectant mother, complete with maternity dress and rounded belly. Well the last post was about playing death, now here's one about playing life. And the doll actually does "deliver" a baby. I wonder where the "special key" goes. Hit up the full story here. From Daddy Tef.

Well, ICQ finally screwed me into upgrading to 2000b -- the server was "losing" my messages to certain people. It's an AOL hatch, I tell you. Anyway, here's a painless ad-removal link Mafioso sent to me, upon hearing of my plight. It works for 2001 as well.

Send condolences here.

MONDAY, 11/19/2001, 10:Ism pm HST by Penfold

Sleep, must have sleep.

Just to prove that eBay really does sell everything, check out the costumes for you pet rat here.

For those women who don't take any shit. Read about Heartless Bitches International here.

Submitted by Bluebell

Also from her comes The Gallery of the Absurd.

With a thick creamy head.

First it was the Stripper FAQ, now to supplement it, the Breast Augmentation & Breast Implants Information Web.

MONDAY, 11/19/2001, 11:00am HST by Raul

From Geery's yard. Click to enlarge.

Been forgetting to post this: for the Episode 2 trailers (and other trailers) WITHOUT having to register with LucasFilm, try the Apple trailer site. The new trailer is out, by the way.

Here's another irreverent, mostly non-PC comic that draws from the current situation in Agfhanistan for content. Check out Get Your War On.

Fidelity mutual

Japanese women are turning to police science as they try to keep tabs on their husbands to see if they are cheating on them.

A Tokyo firm of private detectives is selling off-the-shelf forensic kits to women who want to catch their men out.

"Anger the cobra." "Badger the witness."

Those and thousands of ways more to say "Masturbate" at the Masturbationlist. I wonder if this site is profitable?

SUNDAY, 11/18/2001, 9:Ish pm HST by Penfold

Content Part II since I've been slacking so hard.

Taken today from the road to Makapu'u Lighthouse.

Chickens, not just for dinner anymore, but as playful avian pets. Ask Bluebell about them.

SUNDAY, 11/18/2001, 11:Ish am HST by Penfold

Patience, the content is coming. Minimal content, my PS us acting all weird.

I was out treking along the trails up in Tantalus. I really really need to get a map of the system before I go again. There are so many trails up there, it's quite easy to get lost.

Hockey hockey hockey

Hockey times for the week of 11/18/01. We really need to make a mission to Canada to watch a game.

• FSW-42 Sun, Nov 18, 2001 1:00 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild"
• FSWH-41 Sun, Nov 18, 2001 1:00 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild"
• ESPN2-21 Tue, Nov 20, 2001 3:00 PM "Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers"
• FSW-42 Tue, Nov 20, 2001 4:00 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames"
• FSWH-41 Tue, Nov 20, 2001 4:00 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames"
• Tue, Nov 20, 2001 11:00 PM "Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers"
• ESPN2-21 Thu, Nov 22, 2001 4:00 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers"
• ESPN2-21 Thu, Nov 22, 2001 10:30 PM "Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers"