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This Week:
* HYPNO-CAT - treats a dog
* PEAK SHIT - Brand Vs Farage
* CRAP ROBOTS - championship

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____/  _)|_  // /_/ _ | "We're chewing the goose     
___/  _ |/_ </ __/ __ |   fat for xmas giblets
__/____/____/\__/_/ |_|     ... together"

B3ta email 646  - 19 Dec 2014

Read this on your Cambridge Z88: 
http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue646 
    
    Joiners  :  [email protected]
 Shitbaggers : [email protected]

  
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: SPONSORED LINK
  Come to hear amazing talks!

  The Story is an awesome and inspiring event on
  Feb 20th in London. Previous speakers have
  included Adam Curtis, Jeremy Deller, Meg Rossof
  and Rob Manuel. This year’s speakers include
  avant-garde comedian Simon Munnery. It always
  sells out, so get your tickets now -
https://thestory2015.eventbrite.co.uk/

  BTW: Personal recommendation from B3ta editor
  here - we've been two years running. It's top.

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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK

  >> Cat Gives A Dog Hypnotherapy <<
  Translated with voice over by Slurpy J.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/1257496/


  >> Unveiling the Birdbox Christmas card <<
  Smartie123 writes, "We thought we'd show off
  the 2014 Christmas pop-up card with a
  difference. Merry Christmas!"
http://youtu.be/7aiKg5AscQ8


  >> Sweary Stencils! <<
  Lumpytuna and Happytoast bring you an exciting
  new way to be rude to someone over a hot
  beverage. Decorate a Cappuccino with popular
  phrases like Cunt, Twat and Toss Pot!
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SwearyStencils


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: BEST USVSTH3M ARTICLES THIS MONTH
  Reading rather than interactives

  * Russell Brand and Nigel Farage on Question
  Time means politics has reached 'peak shit' - 
  written by John Higgs author of The KLF: Chaos,
  Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds.
http://goo.gl/DBAlt7


  * What happened when your B3ta editor Rob Manuel
  visited the notorious Cereal Killer Cafe.
http://goo.gl/D0z7de


  * 17 times it 'all kicked off' in regional news
  - the best, most bafflingly mundane, headlines
  from uk's local papers.
http://goo.gl/CnmgoY


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: SITES IN BRIEF
  Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates

  *  Abandoned CDs - oddly fascinating glimpses
  of the rotting, technology of the recent past. 
http://abandonedcds.blogspot.co.uk/


  * Winter wear for the discerning b3tard -
  because who doesn't want to be draped in cock?
http://odioalagente.tumblr.com/post/105381396001


  * 12 days of Tubgirl and Goatse -  Something
  festive for our readers and not even that NSFW.
  Finally a use for 3-D printing!
http://tubgirlandgoatse.tumblr.com/


  * Bullets! Lots of bullets! The Recordist on
  SoundCloud has 23 seconds of HD bullets
  whizzing by. Play loud, as it used to say on
  LPs.
https://soundcloud.com/therecordist/bullets-2-hd-p...


  * A very specific niche here. Perfect for
  secret Santa!
http://www.stampacunt.com/


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: PODCAST CORNER
  Keep you busy over Xmas anyway 
  
  * Marc Maron and  Louis C.K. from 2010 -  "this
  conversation between Marc [Maron] and Louis
  C.K. was chosen by Slate as the #1 podcast
  episode of all time." 
http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/louis_c.k._...


  *  New Popper/Serafinowicz Radio Spirit World -
  "David Frost interviews Jimmy Savile. In Hell.
  Ft. Hitler, Margaret Thatcher and Bill Cosby,"
  writes jonofthesouth. 
http://goo.gl/5LjdRf


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: VIDEO SCHMIDEO
  Like TV but without the Radio Times

  >> Car Park by Bird Box Studio <<
  Varmint writes, "This deserves a repost because
  it won the British Comedy Award 2014 for best
  Internet short, AND was done by a B3tan!"
http://www.b3ta.com/links/Car_Park_by_Bird_Box_Stu...


  >> The Crap Robot Championships <<
  "This is what the internet was invented for!"
  claims wakeupandsmellthebacon - with partial
  accuracy. 
http://www.b3ta.com/links/1253529/


  >> A recorder made from a carrot <<
  Does what it says on the tin. A carroty tin.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/A_recorder_made_from_a_c...


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: FUNNY NAME CORNER 
  'Fanny burger'
  
  OnionTerror writes, "I actually used to live
  in this town, which is why I found out about
  this. It wasn't there when I was so I missed
  out on eating some."
http://www.fannyburger.cez-net.sk/


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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
  Results from the 'Dangerous Everything' 
  challenge

  Last week we asked you to make all the lovely
  safe things in the world into life threatening
  explosive horror machines.
 
  Your favourites included:

  * Gymnastics: a return visit to the already
  pretty lethal balance beam
  (drbroon)
http://b3ta.com/board/11122149

  * ELCJCB: another return visit, to the perfect
  blend of power tools and childcare
 (HappyToast)
http://b3ta.com/board/11122065
 
  * Hardhathell: The gaping jaw of site protection.  
  (Ya What?)
http://b3ta.com/board/11120814
  
  All these images, and a load more can be
 found here:
http://b3ta.com/challenge/dangerall/popular/


   >> New challenge: Piggy Christmas  <
  This week we are shoving all things porcine in to
  all things festive. Pigs in blankets, pigs in 
  stockings, pigs in presents etc  
http://b3ta.com/challenge/pigxmas/


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  THANKS:
  This issue was written by Rob Manuel with
  David Stevenson. Stuff sent in by antmulder,
  fred zeppelin, mediocre, Mudface, Double2,
  jonofthesouth, Ghoti Fingers, & Varmint
  Image challenge by Fraser Lewry.
  Mike Trinder is QOTW bloke.
  Top tip via  Devon Dan 
  Subjlols via Frogbeat.
  
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  TOP TIP:
  Seeing as it's nearly Xmas - here's the BEST
  ever top tip:
http://www.b3ta.com/questions/toptips/post66967

  Freezing worms makes them easier to sharpen.

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