NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 65: "WHY CATS LOVE EARWAX"
This Week:
- Build your own snow city
- Moustache game
- Potato song
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B3ta email 65 - 15 Nov 2002
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: CREATE SNOW CITIES
And print them on mugs
Remember the City Creator? This fantastic site
allowed you to drag around tiny pixel buildings
to create your own pictures.
B3ta gods Denise & Cal write -
"We've updated it for the festive season.
You can now make little winter scenes.
"There's also a funky addition: you can turn
your designs into mugs & t-shirts."
http://www.citycreator.com/
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: PLUCK THE MOUSTACHE
A game to make you wince
Weebl and B3ta editor Rob have knocked up a
quick game for the BBC.
The unique selling point? You have to pluck a
man's hairy lips with tweezers.
Fans of B3ta stuff might recognise the hands
- although the Beeb made us airbrush out the
gnarled cuticles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/lawrotash/
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: MEET THE NEW POTATOES
Flash video and song
Monkeon can always be relied on for a little
dose of weirdness. He's a big fan of neglected
90s band Go Kart Mozart and has made a video
for them out of potatoes.
He hopes that this will garner them a new
generation of fans.
Monkeon writes -
"St Etienne's Sarah Cracknell is the voice of
the Colorado beetle."
Behold the Monkeon magic.
http://www.monkeon.co.uk/potato/
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: B3TA CHRISTMAS PARTY
Featuring booze, drink and alcohol
Open your diary. Find the 19th of December and
write, "B3ta Party, 7:30pm"
Full details and map on the flyer.
http://b3ta.com/party/xmas.gif
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Venting, Appraisals, Sandwiches, Sex chat
>> Vent your spleen <<
Had a bad day? Someone really fucking you off?
Your boyfriend is a bastard? Your boss is a cunt?
Tell Fraser. He's listening.
http://www.blogjam.com/vent/
>> How to deal with office appraisals <<
Santexo has recently been appraised at work.
He didn't like it much, so he's poured his
frustration into a fantasy of how it should
have gone.
http://www.thegravy-train.com/el-fuego.html
>> Share your sandwich recipes <<
Derren Wilson wants to find the world's
greatest sandwich filling. So far he's had
several submissions from American sandwich
fans and is now looking for UK people to
share their sandwich secrets.
http://www.iliveonyourvisits.com/sp/
>> Bad cybersex - the sequel <<
Last week we linked to a chat log of some
disturbing sex chat. Looks like you are
all at it - you dirty pervs. Read this,
knowing that April17 is an Australian man.
http://slackers.net/~kanji/281000.html
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: WHY CATS LIKE EATING EARWAX
A question the net couldn't answer .. answered
Last week we asked you why cats liked eating
ear wax. We'd trawled the net and found nothing.
Stuart Moffat (BSc) got in touch and told us
that cats have a poor sense of taste
and will eat anything that smells like food.
Read his detailed science answer:
http://b3ta.com/files/cat-earwax-conundrum.htm
BTW: Have you got a query that the web can't
resolve? Tell us at http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/. We'll
pick the best and punt it out to the world.
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: SITES IN BRIEF
Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates.
>> Who is the amazing dancing boy? <<
This clip shows a guy get up out of the audience
at a talent competition and do the most peculiar
and yet spectacular dance routine we've ever seen
- he puts Michael Jackson in his prime to shame.
Who is he? We need to know. (Doesn't work on a
Mac.)
http://www.sierize.com/file/kolla2001.wmv
>> Extraordinary pencil sculptures <<
Dalton Ghetti sculpts the tips of pencils into
staggeringly intricate designs. We salute
both his artistry and his dedication.
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/features/scn-sa-pe...
>> Fire without matches <<
Everyone thinks they know how to make fire. They've
seen a film or read a book. But very few people
have actually sat down and tried to do it. This
man did - it took six days. A great read.
http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/fire/firefirst....
>> Goth computer case <<
There is a thriving subculture of people
customising their computer cases to look cool.
We think this heavy metal fan has gone too far.
http://snipurl.com/c2k
>> Whose arse quiz <<
Can you guess the name of the celebrity by
simply looking at their arse? We couldn't.
BTW: The format looks a little familiar. Well
it's nice to be influential.
http://www.shockhaber.com/Whosebutt.htm
>> Inexplicable platform game <<
We have no idea how to play this game - but
it's cute. Great hand-drawn characters and
a fantastic rope swinging jumpy thingie. Yay.
http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/tokyogames/opniyama.h...
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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from the Ostrich 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 you simply to photoshop
an ostrich:
http://b3ta.com/challenge/ostrich/
We asked B3ta boarder 'Mr Sheep' to judge the
entries - here are his 3 faves.
Mr Sheep writes -
"What a competition! Nearly 600 entries!
These show the best combination of
originality, skill and sheer woo-yay.
#1 "Untitled - brilliant. Just brilliant.
Definitely the winner. (monkeon)
http://b3ta.com/board/4/7/1/4/9/8
#2 "They're here - just loved this, in
wheelbarrowloads (spassmonkey)
http://b3ta.com/board/4/6/7/3/8/1
#3 "What the Bustard saw - topical, ingenious
and arrrrrtful use of 'Bustard'" (manic)
http://b3ta.com/board/4/6/7/1/3/9
>> This Weeks Challenge <<
This week, B3ta contributor 'thewife' gave us
the suggestion, "1950s Government Warnings"
http://b3ta.com/challenge/governmentwarning/
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: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Follow-ups on previous stories.
* DRAWING THING - last week Tomsk asked you
to draw some pictures. You did. 4,300 of
of the little buggers. Tomsk has picked a
few favourites. Have a look.
http://tomandphil.myby.co.uk/drawing/bestof.html
* PLUMP OR BUMP QUIZ - AndyK made a quiz
testing whether you could tell the difference
between pregnant and fat women. UK TV show
'Very Graham Norton' got in touch asking to
use it. Huzzah.
* NAME THAT BEARD - we've learned that our
beard quiz has been featured on stateside
TV show, 'The Screen Savers.' We'd love to
see a tape. Pretty please?
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THANKS:
This issue was edited by Rob Manuel
with David Stevenson
Links sent in by Fraser, James Moore, Tom M,
Chris Cummins, and the guy who sent in the
Korean dancing video whose name we lost (sorry)
Image challenge handled by Mike Trinder
Proofing by the shadowy b4ta cartel (52576)
