we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 105: "CARS ARE STUPID" next issue » « previous issue This Week: * ANIM - New song from Jonti "Badger" Picking * PHOTOS - Stupidest car mods ever * B3TA RADIO - Tune in on Friday, 4pm GMT ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | ___/ _ |/_ > Stupid Weebl song << "I've made a philosophical animation about the true nature of things", writes Weebl. Hmm. We're not sure about that, but we do know that it's a very catchy tune. http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/22/ >> Scary sheep game << "I've made a game", bleats electech, "it involves poking sheep. It's called Poke-a-Sheep." Like Zombie Holocaust, but with sheep. http://eclectech.co.uk/poke-a-sheep.php >> Retarded car mods << Cars look better with spoilers. Fact. But maybe some people go too far. Stupidnorthernmonkey has been collecting the worst car modification pictures in the world. Best car? The Ford Fiesta with huge shocks. http://www.stupidnorthernmonkey.co.uk/ >> Live! Nude! All banana action! << Ever wanted to see a banana fire a ping-pong ball out of its 'special area'? Well, perhaps next week. But while you're waiting, enjoy this stupid banana splits skit. http://www.eclectech.co.uk/bananastrips.php >> Dave Blaine game << Piss monkeys - have we been inundated with Blaine links over the last few weeks. We've had flashmobs, Blaine wanking photoshops, and something about sausages. We spared you from the lot. But we're giving you Brian Mung's game, because we like the death scene. http://www.brianmung.com/blainegame.htm ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA RADIO 4-5pm GMT, 104.4FM, London, UK. For the last eight weeks we've been running a cheeky hour of radio on Resonance FM. You can listen on the radio in the London area or via the web on the Resonance site. We've held off mentioning it as, frankly, we're not too sure that their servers could stand up to a newsletter assault. Here's hoping you can listen. http://www.resonancefm.com/audio.htm ------------------------------------------------- : LINKS YOU CAN'T AVOID Stuff that's been all over the web this week >> We want your soul << How much is your soul worth? This question has been spinning about the web this week. Our soul is only worth $13,000 for we are base sinners. http://www.wewantyoursoul.com >> Anglegrinderman << We featured parody activist Anglegrinderman back in issue 91 of the newsletter. It took The Sun newspaper to pick up the story and turn him into a real star. Every other link we've been sent this week has been about this guy. Yay him. http://www.anglegrinderman.com/ ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates. >> Motorbike funerals << When we die we want a webcam in our coffin to broadcast our decomposition. Not everyone agrees. These guys offer a motorbike sidecar hearse service. Apparently it's 'what dad would have wanted.' http://www.motorcyclefunerals.com/ >> Pedal pushing porn << Nothing gets us hotter than watching grown men stepping hard on the gas. Thank God that there's a website servicing our needs. Next week: zit-popping porn. http://www2.b3ta.com/mirror/pedalporn/ >> Time travel << Imagine a man travelled from the future to collect an old PC to help solve a tech crisis in 2038. Imagine not - for it's already happened. Read his compelling story. BTW: World War III is set for 2015. You've got 12 years to learn some survival techniques. http://www.johntitor.com/ >> Plane landing game << Can you land the plane? We can't. Use the cursor keys to fly about, the plane descends automatically as you go. It's all a question of timing. A simple idea and well executed. http://www.severin.ch/krassair/ >> Shooty death anim << If John Woo made flash movies he'd be making this. It's genius on a stick. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the 'Shop the Police' 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 pictures of the police: http://b3ta.com/challenge/police/ We asked B3ta boarder 'Sue Denham' to judge the entries - here are her 3 faves. Sue writes - "Although most of the entries consisted of pigs wearing helmets, there were some fine pics to be found this week: #1 "NARC Squad - hee hee hee. Still laughing at the stupidness of this one. (Zak McFlimby) http://b3ta.com/board/1960307 #2 "Well Harris? - this wins the special "cute" prize this week. The WPC on the right is especially fab. (Ashurek) http://b3ta.com/board/1982720 #3 "Whoop Whoop - They should issue these jackets for real. They'd get a little more respec' from the streets. Or something." (matsimpsk) http://b3ta.com/board/1963496 "Special mention should also go to Manic for this ridiculous Google search." http://b3ta.com/board/1961676 >> This Weeks Challenge << This week, the Challenge Dictator returned, wanting us to make things dance: http://b3ta.com/challenge/makethemdance/ ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Follow-ups on previous stories. * TRANNY GRANDAD - last week we featured a middle-aged gentleman in a skirt. He's got in touch to point out he's not either a transvestite or a grandad. His email is actually rather sweet. Read it here: http://www.b3ta.com/board/1996539 ------------------------------------------------- : STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE Make something cool and tell us about it. If you are in it then people will see your stuff. Things we'd really like to see include * YOUR OWN FEAT OF ENDURANCE - like David Blaine, e.g. how long can you wear the same pair of pants? * HOME WIRING FOR DUMMIES - Green wire = Live Blue wire = Earth, Red/Black wire = Neutral. That's right, isn't it? * NEW PORN - we've seen elf porn, headphone porn, monkey porn, crusher porn and plushie porn. Is there something out there that would surprise even us? Send contributions to http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/ BTW: If you've sent something in that hasn't been featured then don't be put off - we look at everything you send us. ------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------- THANKS: This issue was edited by Rob Manuel with David Stevenson and Weebl. Links sent in by RWD1983, Chaz & Marc. Additional linkage by Fraser Lewry. Board research by Fnord. SINWI from Slim and Hugo Rune. Tippery from someone whose name we lost but called us "Dear fluffy b3ta people." Image challenge handled by Mike Trinder. Proofing by the salty b4ta dogs. 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