Frrrrriday linky for your Frrrrriday
Perverse taxidermy: a contemplation of bizarre taxidermy from a museum perspective.
8 Historical symbols that mean the opposite of what you think
Who Tall Are You (Who is taller, Hoff or Cleese? THE ANSWER WILL SURPRISE YOU unless you get it right)
A lovely gallery of 50s-60s horror comic covers.
One-stop online shop for when you want to buy a private island.
God of War movie adaptation as Sundance-style indie flick:
This has been everywhere this week, but just in case: Mila’s Daydreams
Roger Ebert rips into BP with great vigour. (I’ve been bemused by the extent to which the Britishness of BP has been a factor in US anti-BP comment. Like multinational oil corporations based in the US would have done a better job?)
That’s not a knife. This is a knife.
And finally, via Suraya… bunny show-jumping
Nice to see Che debunked a little. I have a nagging suspicion that most of the people who adopt his image have little or no idea of what he actually stood for.
I’m the same height as Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore, and there, I suspect, the resemblance ends!
Hey I’m the same height as Paris Hilton and Bruce Lee! There the similarity DEFINITELY ends.
BTW, I loved the picture of the death metaller in the food court in the Cracked article. LOL-worthy. And that chapter of the article (and Guy Fawkes) are the best. Che – not so much. I think most people who idolise him associate the man with the ideals, not the real-life failures (or the homophobia, unfortunately). The martyrdom helps it along loads…