Well this is my usual Thursday night post.  The problem with it being this late is that last night I totally crashed.  I was watching some Iron Chef Japan around 10:30 and the next thing I know it's 3 AM and Vince is trying to get me to buy a Sham Wow because the Germans make Sham Wow and we all know that the Germans make great products.  I shut the tv off and go to bed.  I slept and I slept.  I guess the stress of not knowing what is wrong with my health caught up to me as well as the stress of my dad going back in the hospital because he is having infections all over his legs.  Since he went in last night until this evening, he's lost 16 pounds of fluid.  It doesn't end.  Well I have decided to post this week's set of links.

A friend of mine over at the micepace posted this link on his blog.  Of course it was dealing with Christmas shopping but maybe you have someone's birthday coming up.  I am sure you can find a lot of great presents over at the American Civil Defense Association catalog.  My birthday is coming up in a bit and all I want now is a skin stapler available on that site.

My friend over at micespace also found this article about how evil Walmart is.  It's from The Isthmus which out of Madison, WI.  If you don't know, it gets cold around Christmas time in Wisconsin.  I think this year the highs were below zero near that holiday.  So when Walmart tells the bell ringers of the Salvation Army that they can't be inside, well that just tans my hide.  I hate Walmart but it is so therapeutic. Best line from the article: "For a store that pretty much survives on the backs of struggling people, this corporate policy seems kind of cruel."

A story about a cat stuck in a tree becomes controversial.  I want to say, Et tu, Brute but I was was reminded the cat's name is Brutis and that wouldn't work for the Latin language.  Would it be Brutae?  I know it wouldn't be Brutaeorum.

A while back I posted a video claiming to be from the tourism department of Milwaukee.  I have been to Milwaukee and even I knew that it was nothing to do with Milwaukee.  Now there are more clues about this video popping up all over the place.  This is the wiki page about This is My Milwaukee.  The most recent piece of this puzzle was a strange piece of paper left in a cafe in San Fransisco which is supposedly tied to this promotion or whatever you call it. 

Have you ever thought about what are some of the greatest producers of greenhouse gases that are destroying our environment and leading to global warming?  I bet you could never guess that farting cows are a huge contributor but they are and now cows are going to be possibly taxed because they fart. 

Have you wondered why we are only seeing footage from the Israeli side of the recent Gazan/Israeli conflict?  Well it's because Israel has banned foreign reporters from entering Gaza.  Well Al Jazeera has gotten past that ban and has some incredible footage.

Have you ever wondered what people did for wiping before the advent of toilet paper?  Well I found this article on the topic.  Here I thought all those times my dad joked about corncobs in the outhouse were some sort of sexual joke.  Apparently not...

Have you ever wondered how many horns a unicorn has?  Well thanks to Google calculator you have your answer.

I have often said that people who collect dolls tend to be a little "off".  Well I came across this site of a doll maker who makes celebrity lookalike dolls.  The Golden Girls?  Carrie?  My god...those are creepy but not as creepy as the prices.

The Louisville Free Face guy is back.  Um...I can't help but say I am intrigued as to the possibilities of starting my own site like that however I don't think I could get the clientele.  First off, the Amish do not have the internet so I'd be at a loss there.

Here's a little trick to make every website you visit look delicious.  Let's try it with mine. 

I am trying to remember what I was like when I was 6.  I think all I wanted to do was collect Matchbox and Hot Wheels and G.I. Joes and baseball cards not run off to Africa with a girl in order to get married.

From time to time I enjoy Stephen Colbert.  Here we see him imitating the infamous Bellow Really tirade. 

My god!  The Incredible Hulk actually exists and he wants blow up dolls. I don't want to know the DNA evidence they collected from the scene of the crime.

Ladies, if you're worried that your butt is a little too big, don't worry.  It's healthy.  Freddie Mercury knew what he was singing about. 

OK, I think Reuters got duped here because I always heard this as a Polish joke when I was a high schooler.

This story makes me enjoy not having children or haven't babysat since my misadventure with Bambi.  Want to know about Bambi, contact me.

Ladies, I already talked about butts so I might as well cover the chest.  Hmmm...that may sound like some innuendo there but it isn't.  A Japanese company is claiming they have a cookie that when eaten will make your breasts grow larger and they call the cookie, the F-Cup.  In case the comments aren't there, someone left a comment that says "I bet they go well with...milk...mwahahh  Maybe a couple of JUGS of it? heheh"

In my last Lukewarm Links entry I had a link to a site that claimed 2008 was the gayest year on record.  Well, this week I bring you another site that makes a high claim for 2008.  2008 was the greatest year for men humping inanimate objects.  Strange thing about that list is that I think I posted 3 of those stories before.

I am glad I never had to make a Course Evaluation paper for my students.  When I had to fill those out in college, I was really blunt and wrote with my opposite hand so they could never tell it was me.  Thank you Lord for making me ambidextrous.  This evaluation or grade change form is hilarious.

Supposedly the xenophobic, neo-con masturbation fantasy 24 is coming back for its season premier and this site has a little game to describe 24 in 24 words.  Is that show still in real time?  I think I have only seen one episode.

Last time I found the Black Bird web browser and wondered if it was real or a joke.  I think that it must be a joke since this week I found the White Bird Browser.

Did you play with Barbies growing up?  Well it turns out that the creator was a total perv.

I know some of you are going to have a couple of drinks this evening and if you are, try something new or something exotic.  If you can't drink but want to learn something about cocktails, try this site out.  Also if those two drinks aren't your style, here's a site with a few hundred drink recipes, enjoy!

Well that is it for this week.  I will be back later with my celebrity round up.