NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 103: "GABBA BADGERS ON MUSHROOMS"
This Week:
* TOY - How rich are you?
* ANIM - Gabba Badgers
* TIPS - Battery tip tested
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"We'll be saving the web next week"
B3ta email 103 - 05 Sep 2003
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What a week! Blimey. We've been the busiest
bees on the planet and haven't had time to
research a full newsletter, but there were
some items that are so good that we couldn't
save them until next week. So here it is: Baby
b3ta.
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: HOW RICH ARE YOU?
Just give us your fucking money, alright?
B3ta regular Nik Roope writes -
"I've been thinking about how to raise money
for charities via the web for a couple of
years now.
"I thought the nice idea would be to ask people
how much they earned and tell them exactly
how rich they are. Hopefully to guilt trip
people into giving their spare cash to
charity.
"So me and my team built it and convinced
CARE International to take any money we
generate for them."
Wow. This isn't ordinary b3ta fodder, but
seeing such a simple and powerful idea
executed so effectively makes us go woo.
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
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: GABBA BADGERS
On mushrooms
Oh Weebl Weebl Weebl. What has he done?
He's spent two days locked in his bedroom
singing "badger badger badger badger badger
badger MUSHROOM!" that's what.
Remember: Weebl is endangering his own mental
health for your entertainment. Think of that
whilst you are sniggering at his badgers.
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/21/
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: MOON AT GEORGE BUSH
Say it with bums
Manic has been hanging about on the b3ta boards
for a couple of years and he's always cooking
up odd little schemes to embarrass politicians.
His latest? Apparently George W. Bush is
planning to make a UK visit in the autumn.
Manic wants you to show him your arse.
We don't give a stuff about politics but we
do like the idea of turning a state visit
into a PR disaster.
http://www.bloggerheads.com/can_weblogs/bush_bum.a...
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: WAR OF THE WORLDS
Jaunty pub rock stylee
The 70s were great. Pop stars could get away
with anything. They could snort cocaine
off dwarves' heads and make rock operas. They
must have been like pigs in shit.
Mystery Bob has been getting into the prog
action and written a song - a jaunty little
number about H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds.
We like the bit with the dog best.
http://www.mysteryaction.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/well...
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: OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE MADE US GAWP THIS WEEK
* VIKING TV DOCUMENTARY - they gave a guy
magic mushrooms to test the theory that
berserkers were tripping. He stopped being
able to hit stuff with a spear. Now THAT'S
SCIENCE.
* CAT MAN AND HIS HATERS - also on TV we
watched a fantastic BBC documentary about
people who keep wild animals. Esmund Gay
- a breeder of Bengal cats - particularly
caught our imagination. He wouldn't go
out at night and he carved a dead pet's
name in his arm. Read about his enemies
on his own website.
http://www.sarezbengals.co.uk/html/mos03.htm
* SQUIRREL GUTS ON TOAST - we've known about
London restaurant St John for a while now.
Their USP is serving offal-based-meals
including spleen and chitterling. This
collection of reviews made us wince.
http://snurl.com/27c8
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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from the Hollywood Premake 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 to see earlier versions of
films that Hollywood might have made:
http://b3ta.com/challenge/premake/
We asked B3ta boarder 'Pootle' to judge the
entries - here are his 3 faves.
Pootle writes -
#1 "10 PRINT - Geeky, funny and truly inspired.
Of all the Matrix entries, this is the One.
(Rogan)
http://b3ta.com/board/1892284
#2 "They knew their place - It fits the theme
of the challenge perfectly, and made me
snigger for ages. (sp3ktor)
http://b3ta.com/board/1890345
#3 "Deep Throat - It may just be because it
sounds smutty, but I like it..." (Sick_boy)
http://b3ta.com/board/1872267
Special mention must go to Johnny2 for the best
animated entry by far - it would've won if it
had had Bob Hoskins in the starring role.
http://b3ta.com/board/1898483
>> This Weeks Challenge <<
This week, the Challenge Dictator was back in
his longship to give us the suggestion,
"Photoshop Vikings"
http://b3ta.com/challenge/vikings/
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THANKS:
This issue was edited by Rob Manuel.
Image challenge handled by Mike Trinder.
Tippery from Denise Wilton.
Gawping from Joel Veitch & Lucy Reese.
Proofing by the red b4ta army. (69810)
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TIP BIT:
Tea stained spoons? Pop them into a mug
of water with a teaspoon of Persil. Wait for
half an hour. Wipe them clean. Yay, they're
all shiny.
Last week's tip was tested by Bloid. He's done
a nice job with photos and a write-up. If you
fancy testing this week's tip then you know
who to tell... Us!
http://www.things.demon.co.uk/tip102/
