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------------------------------------------------- : WHAT wibble PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK Gay, Sprouts and Lightbulbs >> Don't be gay! << "Hey guys," purrs Kirby. "You might enjoy this short video I made about preventing inadvertent homosexuality." We not only enjoyed it, we are actually following its advice, after some slightly worrisome moments watching it. http://www.goodiebag.tv/episodes/03.htm >> Sprouty Christmas << Ah, the old-time Christmas of Yore; horses trotting through the snow-covered streets; rosy cheeked carollers in top hats; Eyegas's 'Attack of the Sprouts' (2005). The man with leguminous/festive proclivities is back with a sort of sequel. Eat as many sprouts as you can, while venting wind to avoid a nasty explosion. http://www.eyegas.com/sproutifarts/ >> Arty farty lightbulbs << Bored with the bog-standard design of energy-saving bulbs, emotionblurred has come up with some alternative looks that actually make a feature out of their bizarre shape. It's a nice thought, although you'd probably go blind actually looking at them. http://www.plumen.com/ ------------------------------------------------- : QUESTION OF THE WEEK Desperate Times Last week we asked for stories of desperation: http://wibble.com/questions/desperatetimes/ * PENGUINS - "I think I was 9 or 10, sat in the back of the car. Idly gazing out of the window I saw a guy come half running, half tripping out of Kwik-Save. He looked slightly different; a look I'd later discover was caused by Downs Syndrome, but that didn't matter. The thing that struck me so hard was the look of pure determination on his face: clutched lovingly in both of his hand was a single packet of Penguin chocolate bars. Seven individually wrapped bars wrapped in one long pack. The moment he was out of the store he started to tear at the cellophane wrapper. He'd clearly been looking forward to them all day. He'd been and got them, they were all his, and now... Now it was all going wrong. The plastic packaging seemed to be impervious to his efforts. He was a strong looking guy, but he simply didn't seem to have the knack of opening them. He must have only tried for 10 or 15 seconds with the package skittering around in his fingers, but during this time his determined expression went through joy, desperation, utter panic, and then, horribly as tears welled up in his eyes - total and utter crushing defeat. He sat on the pavement not three meters from the car and, clutching the penguins to his chest, started to sob and cry. I looked out of the window, hands pressed against it and completely powerless to help. My dad dropped the clutch and we began to move again. I begged him to stop: I wanted to show him I cared and open his penguins for him, but dad said we had no time. Sat here, 20 years on, I can still see his face in every detail, and the frustration of it all makes tears well up and puts a lump in my throat." (Humpty Dumpty was Pushed)
>> Bouncing sheep << Sheer fluffy joy as Bambi the sheep happily jumps about on her owners' bed. Aww. http://www.wibble.com/links/Kids_just_love_to_jump_o... >> Petition to ban water << Old but amusing stunt by Penn & Teller, getting the well-meaning-but-stupid to lend their names to a campaign aimed at banning the use of life-giving H2O. There's a moral there, but we were too busy laughing at the thickies to pay it much mind. http://www.wibble.com/links/I_m_starting_a_petition_... ------------------------------------------------- : FUNNY NAME CORNER Still not funny, still not a corner "For your never-ending list of funny names", writes Emily Nixon, "Local police officer Sgt. Ray Pugh was involved in a high speed chase here in metro Atlanta the other day." In case you've missed the joke try saying 'Ray Pugh' out loud. http://snipurl.com/killyourselfnow ------------------------------------------------- : wibble IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the Kids' TV Challenge Last week we wanted to know what happened next for the characters of kids' TV. Your favourites included: