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 This Week:
 - Crab Bloke in London
 - Download and wear your own finger crab
 - Has RuPaul gone insane?
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 B3ta 20 - 30rd November 2001
 "We're saving the web"
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 : CRAB-HEADED MAN TERRORISES LONDON
    
   Here at B3ta, we like to make dreams come true
   - and so when Joel Veitch of Rathergood came
   to us and said, "Can you make me a huge crab
   head and let me run around London?" we said,
   "No problem."
   See the results, they are pretty cool.
 http://www.afroman.f2s.com/londoncrab/
   Do you have a dream you want to come true?
   Then maybe we can help. Tell us at
   http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/
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 : B3TA CHALLENGE
   And this time it's different ...
   Each week we run a competition to test your
   creative skills. Normally we ask you to
   photoshop an image.
   This time we thought we'd really stretch you.
   We have made a "finger crab" for you to cut
   out and wear - a small version of the one
   that Joel wore round London this week.
   We want you to print it out, wear it, do
   something cool & photograph it. Oh, and
   show us your results - of course.
   We are really excited to see what you can
   do.
 http://www.b3ta.com/features/crab/
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 : IS RUPAUL COMPLETELY MAD?
   We interviewed him - and it made no sense.
   Do you remember RuPaul? He was the tall black
   transvestite who once sang with Elton John on
   the "Don't go Breaking my Heart" single.
   And now he's back, running his own
   weblog - written in a breathlessly bitchy
   style.
   We got in touch - and his answers were
   so nonsensical that it's best if you
   just read them and make up your own mind.
  
   B3ta, "Why did you start a weblog?"
   RuPual, "i want to serve the children multi
            dimension."
   B3ta, "What are the best reactions that
          it's provoked?"
   RuPual, "people sending me money for the
            crap i sale."
   B3ta, "Can you give us some brief
          biographical details?"
   RuPaul, "you're a doll! love ya heaps, ru."
 Check out his blog:
 http://www.rupaul.com/weblog.shtml
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 : BUFFY SWEARING UPDATE
   A couple of weeks ago, we made "Buffy's Swearing
   Keyboard."
   We've really enjoyed the feedback, our favourite
   comment being:
   "I'm going to get a T-Shirt made", said Chimp
   from uk.media.dvd, "with xylophone buggery
   printed on it."
   We also got "Site of the Week" in Kerrang!
   magazine. This made Joel of Rathergood so
   happy, that he went a built a small tribute
   to the power of rock.
   Watch it - for it features Def Leppard:
 http://www.rathergood.com/leopard/
   Oh, and the Swearing Buffy link:
 http://www.afroman.f2s.com/buffyswear/
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 : B3TA CHALLENGE - LAST WEEKS WINNER
  
   Last week we asked you to photoshop a Kitten,
   and the results were fantastic:
 http://b3ta.com/challenge/kitten/
   The winner? Chad Essley with his "Licky Kitten"
 http://www.b3ta.com/images/b3ta/kitty.gif
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 : SITES IN BRIEF
   * Satanists are hacking Church websites
 http://www.washtech.com/news/media/13886-1.html
   * Yatta - a fantastic flash animation
 http://www.verylowsodium.com/fanimutation/exuberan...
   * B4ta - board member AndyK puts all his
     weird pictures here:
 http://b4ta.com
   * Odd flash cartoon with nicely drawn arms
 http://propagandaculture.com/users/weirdemma/episo...
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 http://b3ta.com/board/
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