outsmsk: Juli 2005

Minggu, 31 Juli 2005

Self-esteem Games

Help yourself feel more secure and confident in yourself.

Interesting High-speed (super slow motion) Video Clips

Some of the facial ones are fascinating.

Ross Kemp's Homepage

Official. (Not).

If you don't know who Ross Kemp is, he's a hardman TV actor who also happens to be married to the editor of The Sun newspaper.

Post No Bills

Photographs of Hong Kong featuring advertising, by Henry Ho.

10 things we didn't know this time last week

From the BBC.

Grumpy judge convictions quashed

Irritable behavior.

Sabtu, 30 Juli 2005

Pot Eight Toes

This is an mp3 of a quiz from a few years ago on a Liverpool radio station.

Left click and it will open with whatever you use to listen to mp3s or right click and save target as.

Apologies

Type in your accusation and the little man will apologise.

Thesaurusizer

Translating your normal sentences into smarter sounding jargon.

I know someone who'd like one of these

A chocolate fountain.

Giant Bra Fence Sparks Controversy

In New Zealand.

Toyboy is also a cross-dresser

I posted about this 31 year-old guy and his 70 year-old wife a while back.

Now it turns out he likes wearing her clothes.

Nice couple.

Jumat, 29 Juli 2005

100 Photographs that Changed the World

By Life.

Fall Guys

Following the falling lady, now there are more.

ITV1 announce 'Teenage Tourettes Camp'

All in the best possible taste.

Man regrets having 77 children

You reap what you sow.

Well certainly in his case.

Man denied job as air traffic controller

For being too tall.

Burglar didn't know what to do with stolen cash

So he handed out money at random to strangers.

Rabu, 27 Juli 2005

More Geography Web Games

Click on the map for the region you want to answer questions about.

Some of them are incredibly difficult.

Lynx Lips

From the purveyors of deodorant, a pair of ladies lips that make ecstatic noises with each different key you press.

Caught Short?

Try the Portable Inflatable Potty for children and adults.

Ukraine scraps all traffic police

And everything's running just fine(ish).

Women Charged With Driving Under The Influence

For pushing broken-down car.

Amorous couple sparks rescue drama

Cries of passion.

Shaggy

A prank phone call to a department store in the style of singer Shaggy, with a flash animation.

The lady on the switchboard is either incredibly patient or not altogether sure what's happening.

This site presents photographers with a challenge - take a new photograph specifically for the word of the day, and post it for the rest of us to see. The only description and caption you get to include with your image is the word of the day.

I posted this ages ago. It now has a lot more words and photos.

Selasa, 26 Juli 2005

Still Trucking

Asian Geography Test

Similar to the European one posted the other day.

Drag and drop the countries.

Teachers confiscated items collection.

On eBay.

I'll bet they confiscate a different kind of item these days.

Office Guns

Dangerous weapons made from office supplies.

Shopdropping

Reverse shoplifting.

Tricks to remembering names

Picture it written on their forehead.

First the Liger

Now "Tiglons".

Ancient phallus unearthed in cave

Yabbadabbadoo.

Late with a payment? No wonder car won't start

If you don't pay your bills, your car won't start.

40 goats and 20 cows offered for Chelsea Clinton

Bill was reputed to comment

"Close, but no cigar".

Inmate's 50 years without trial

He was finally freed last week after paying a token personal bond of one rupee.

Senin, 25 Juli 2005

Run

Jokes on Translation and Languages

Lost in translation.

Contains some swearing.

Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

While You Were Sleeping

Someone was probably taking your photo.

Create your own Google style logo

With Logogle.

Going on holiday?

Generate a custom packing list.

Pets In Uniform

This could be your pet.

"Supersize" mice eating albatross chicks alive

Rats?

Minggu, 24 Juli 2005

Road Hog

Bike Experiment

Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter locked a bicycle onto a bridge above a river in Stockholm.

They then photographed what happened to it over a period of time.

Here's the result.

The page may take a while to load.

True Facts

Allegedly.

Say it with toast

The Love Toaster.

Expressions & Sayings Index

Find out where common expressions originate.

Troubled by unsightly back hair?

Try the Razorba.

Industrious Clock

What a lot of writing.

Postage Paid Envelope Revenge

Good idea.

Irish Blessings Prayers and Curses

Here.

Excerpts from Court Reporters

Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

Sabtu, 23 Juli 2005

He hearts Hooters

European Geography Test

Drag and drop the countries.

Marketing Translation Mistakes

There are plenty here.

Elastic Enthusiast

Bounce that lady.

Prom Tux

He made his own.

Divert your course

Your call.

Who'd have thought he was a paint sniffer

Take a look at the mugshot.

Diving board accident

Ouch.

You can see the video here.

Florida Police Search for Naked Tickler

Strange.

Jumat, 22 Juli 2005

You might feel just a little self-conscious

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

In 30 seconds.

And re-enacted by bunnies.

There are more re-enactments further down the page.

What will you and your UberOrbs do?

Hours of entertainment.

You could always ruin your monitor.

Create you own Big Brother Scenario

It's almost as interesting as the real thing.

Scrolling beer mug

Cheers.

What happens when a pitbull fights with a porcupine

Click for bigger.

Cultural Archive

Discover treasures from the world's libraries, archives, and museums.

Top 10 Web fads

Here.

Celebrity baby names

Banjo?

Get into the Edinburgh Dungeon free

If you pass the ugly test.

Snake In Toilet Bites Woman

Ouch.

Kamis, 21 Juli 2005

Safety First

Internet Anagram Server

I Rearrangement Servant.

BuddhaNet's Multimedia Collection

There's a lot here.

Egg and Muffin Toaster

You can't beat a good poached egg.

Send Me Pennies

He's doing well.

At the time of posting he's received 316 pennies.

The Museum of Food Anomalies

Strange food.

Want a special needs turtle?

How about a No Eyed Red Eared Slider Hatchling.

Scroll down.

Remove nasal hair

Using the Finger Nose Trimmer.

Fly on water

With the Aquaskipper.

Pickup Lines : The First Drafts

Here.

How to Perform Strong Man Stunts

And other useful information.

The 60 strangest job titles in the USA

And a lot of other lists.

Octopus Learns To Open Lids

Useful.

With video.

Girl weds dog to break 'evil spell'

Tribe elders said the marriage would not affect the girl's life, and that she would be free to marry again later and did not need to divorce the dog.

Selasa, 19 Juli 2005

Jaws

Letter Maze

Memorise two long words then spell them through a maze.

Probably not as easy as it sounds.

Things to make and do

Some of these look dangerous.

Bizarre tales from small claims court

I like the first one.

Packing Tips

Including a hippo.

The best palindrome

Ever.

Magical Fireflies for your backyard and garden

Not real ones. Obviously.

Giving Birth Under The Influence

I posted this story last week.

Here's more, with the lady's picture.

Eunuchs show all for truth's sake!

How exactly do you fake being a eunuch?

Teachers say no-one should 'fail'

It should now be "deferred success".

Average British woman spends £31,000 on shoes during lifetime

No surprise there then.

Firms install 44 ventilation fans in elderly man's home

Fraudsters.

Night Watchman

Fly Swatter

Get swatting.

Scary Bloodshot Eyes

Move your mouse around.

Do You Know What Lives In Your Eyelashes?

It's not nice.

Unusual Hotels of the World

A guide.

Deathbed Soup Tales

People whose last meal was soup.

The Book Spoiler

Find out the ending of books.

See also The Movie Spoiler.

Online Generators

Some more here.

Top Ten Deadliest Animals

Some of these look quite cuddly.

Building an outdoor mist cooling system

Cool your garden.

'Ugliest man in the world'

Money can't buy you love.

Money makes you horny

Official.

Chinese Chase Giant Panda

Thinking it was a burglar.

'Mom Rock'

New musical genre.

Senin, 18 Juli 2005

Cargo

Create your own logos

With LogoYes.

Inklish Signs

English well talking.

15 years of drug abuse

Look what it did for her.

There's another set on the second page.

Women passes driving test

Eventually.

Edit: Thanks to Armin for pointing out that the link now went to another story and particular thanks to the Grumpy Troll for finding the link in the newspaper's archives.

The link now works.