NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 91: "SKIPPY THE GOTH KANGAROO"
This Week:
* ANIM - Weebl Vs J-lo
* QUIZ - Sex or... stuff
* ANIM - Skippy The Goth Kangaroo
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B3ta email 91 - 06 Jun 2003
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Top week. Click your whack for this our kid
>> Weebl & Bob: J-Lo Fest <<
Isn't J-Lo great? She's got a fantastic arse
yet she still keeps it real. Weebl pays
tribute in the best Weebl & Bob cartoon in
ages. The animation alone is a cut above.
http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/wee-lo.htm
>> Retrogame Millionaire <<
"This is probably a bit too geeky and obscure
for the newsletter," bleeps Nick Humphries,
"but as you like looking at old Speccy
screenshots..." Jesus fucking Christ he's got
us pegged. We played this for 4 days straight
and haven't eaten at all. Huzzah. We're
slim now.
http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/cgi-bin/squil.pl
>> Skippy The Goth Kangaroo <<
"I've made a new animation," squeals Matazone,
"57 seconds long and a day's work, it's got
kangaroos, goths and retro TV references."
Yay. Made us giggle.
http://www.matazone.co.uk/skippy-the-goth-kangaroo...
>> Sex Quiz <<
What would the b3ta newsletter be without a
mucky quiz? This one's a fantastic effort by
Artamnesia - can you tell from a facial
expression whether someone's having sex or
doing something else? We can't - a constant
problem for us.
http://www.modestypanel.com/SorSE/
>> Flip Flop Flyin' Music Vid <<
"I made a video for a nice Italian band called
Giardini di Miro," emotes Craig Robinson of
cult design site Flipflopflyin. "I kinda ignored
the lyrics and just followed the mood of the
song." We didn't understand it at all, but it
made all the little hairs on our arms stand
on end. Watch it.
http://www.flipflopflyin.com/gdm/index.html
>> Interactive Beatbox Frenzy <<
Human beatboxing is brilliant to see. Now you
can recreate that experience electronically
without the aid of lips. Thank Weebl and
Rob Manuel for this slice of musical
stupidity. Twats that they are.
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/games/11/
>> Voodoo Trombone Quartet <<
Thorpe has beens contributing MP3s to b3ta
for a while. Remember his Big Brother Jade
track? Now he has a new band, and they all
have trombones. They rock bells.
http://www.voodootrombonequartet.co.uk/VTQ_From_Th...
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: SITES IN BRIEF
Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates.
>> Internet Pictionary <<
iSketch has been knocking about for years.
We're late in getting into it but now we're
addicted. If you haven't played it then
play it. Now. Kiss goodbye to getting
any work done. BTW: There's often a b3ta
room.
http://www.isketch.net/isketch.shtml
>> Worst Singing Ever? <<
"Hi, I am Wing!" writes Wing on her website,
"I have been learning singing in New Zealand
and I do performances in Rest Homes and
Hospitals." Christ, aren't they suffering
enough? BTW: Her rendition of The Carpenters'
Close to You is a particular treat.
http://www.wingmusic.co.nz/listen.html
>> Richard Herring Diary <<
Remember Richard Herring? He was the fat bloke
from Fist of Fun. He was funny. He still is,
and now he's running a website with daily
updates about what he's been up to. It's very
entertaining. Apart from the section about
collecting car registration numbers, which is
kind of sad.
http://www.richardherring.com/cnps.php
>> Icky World Records <<
Ray Macaraeg of San Jose, California, USA, blew
119 soap bubbles from a standard child's soap
bubble container in 30 seconds with a live
tarantula nestled inside his mouth. Why the
fuck would you want to do something like that?
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/video_content/...
>> The Customer is Always Wrong <<
If you've ever worked with the public, you'll
know they're all idiots. This guy entertainingly
lambasts the fools who come into his computer
games store. Click about a bit - there's a
lot of good stuff here.
http://www.actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter07.html
>> 3D Floaty Snake <<
Game. Pretty. Tricky. Woo fun clicky.
http://www.sfcave.com/snake.php
>> Worst Country Song Titles... Ever! <<
This is a list purported to contain the
worst country music song names in the world.
However, we actually rather liked a few of
them. Sample title, 'If I'd Killed You
When I Wanted To, I'd be Out of Jail By
Now.'
http://www.downstream.sk.ca/country.htm
>> The Nation Has a New Superhero <<
Get ready to meet Angle-Grinder Man. He's a
lone vigilante making a stand against car
clampers. He's not the most impressive
physical specimen in the world. We'd still do
him, though.
http://www.anglegrinderman.com/gallery1.htm
>> Bondage escape tips <<
If, like us, you enjoy cross-dressing and tying
yourself up, you may find this useful. This page
is full of ways to get yourself loose when you've
had your kinky fun. One idea is to freeze the
keys to your shackles in an ice cube.
http://www.slamhost.com/stories/selfbondage/main.h...
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: 15 SECONDS OF STUPID
Short anims from b3ta people
>> Invisible Washing Machine <<
"I made this on the first day I had Flash,"
snorts Squashynose, "Me and a friend got a bit
tipsy, and decided that small furry creatures
were a good idea." Yay. She's right.
http://www.freewebs.com/squashynose/thtt/flash/pwe...
>> Cat Lounge Singer <<
"I know you guys like your cute stuff at b3ta,"
purrs Brian Mung, "So here's something cute."
Blimey. Very pretty it is, too.
http://www.brianmung.com/littlemew.htm
>> Matrix 4 <<
Suz has seen the new Matrix film and has tried
to imagine what episode four might be like.
But on a very tight budget. Mmm tight.
http://www.suz.and-then.org/flash/neo.swf
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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from the Bad Song, Worse Movie Challenge
Each week we run a competition to test your
creative skills. We set a challenge and you
open Photoshop and mess with our heads.
Last week we wanted terrible movies that took
their plots from bad songs:
http://b3ta.com/challenge/badsongworsemovie/
We asked B3ta boarder 'Mozza' to judge the
entries - here are his 3 faves.
Mozza writes -
#1 "Theme From Shaft the Movie - Damn right!
This made me laugh lots. How many
different Isaac Hayes would be needed to
make the soundtrack for this film?
Beautifully recursive.
(Mystery Bob)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1295443
#2 "Totally Addicted to Bass - I love the idea
of jacking up with a graphic equaliser
syringe. 'Nurse, give him 3 more dbs
of Morphine' (Monkeon)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1306505
#3 "Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones's
face, his location and the fact that he's
singing make him look like the happiest
man alive." (Wiganer)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1330188
"A special mention must also go to Slim, who
entered the competition a staggering One
Million times. This was my favourite:"
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1315332
>> This Weeks Challenge <<
This week we've got a special announcement:
next Friday is board member K3rry's birthday.
He's donated some money to B3ta to fund a
free board icon for the best entry to this
week's challenge. What a nice man.
As for the challenge, Rob and Thorpe suggested
"Celebrity Zoo"
http://b3ta.com/challenge/celebrityzoo/
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: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Follow-ups on previous stories.
RATHERGOOD WINS WEBBY - "Er... Woo... And
inevitably yay", screaches Joel Veitch,
"I've won two webbies. Fucking shitting hell.
I'm going to jump up and down and flap my
arms for two hours."
http://www.webbyawards.com/main/webby_awards/nomin...
* NICEY IN THE NEWS - Biscuits Alive! Nicey
from NiceCupOfTeaAndaSitDown is now a media
darling. The BBC reviewed his site and he was
featured on UK TV show Richard & Judy as
Britain's foremost authority on biscuits.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2950274.stm
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: STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE
Make something cool and tell us about it. If
you are in it then people will see your stuff.
Things we'd really like to see include
* 15 seconds of stupid. We've made this
section to allow people to join in
the newsletter without having to slave
over a hot computer for a month. C'mon,
you can do it.
* Real world stuff. You guys have done
us proud this week with your web things.
But remember, we also like real world
projects. Stuff you've built, videoed etc.
* Someone blowing 120 bubbles with a live
tarantula nestled in their mouth. Rarrr.
Send contributions to http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/
BTW: If you've sent something in that hasn't
been featured then don't be put off - we
look at everything you send us.
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THANKS:
This issue was edited by Rob Manuel with
David Stevenson.
Links sent in by Simon Bedak, James Moore,
force_motif, funkymonkey, Carl, rkbowen,
Wilesy and LexWest.
Additional linkage by Fraser Lewry.
Board research by Fnord.
Top Tippery by Greta Warren.
Image challenge handled by Mike Trinder.
Proofing by the bulbous b4ta baldies. (67174)
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TIP: To get bloodstains out of clothes, soak
them in cold water for five minutes before
sticking them in the wash. Lifts out the blood
lovely. No-one need ever know.
