we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 40: "FUNNEL OR TUNNEL QUIZ" next issue » « previous issue This Week: - Funnel or Tunnel Quiz - Cheese at the Zoo - The Ass-o-tron ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | ___/ _ |/_ > Paper Aeroplane Post-it Notes << Cal Henderson - the B3ta programmer - has been making paper aeroplanes from post-it notes. He's put together a guide on how to make them, and is looking for submissions for new designs. This is bored office creativity at its best. http://www.iamcal.com/misc/postitplane/ >> Football Kitten Animation << B3ta regular Santexo writes, "I made make this in an attempt to reconcile my love of both B3ta and football." http://members.lycos.co.uk/neilgibbo/kitten.swf >> Smallest Website in the World <<< B3ta reader Noel Lyons writes, "We've made the smallest website in the world. Or at least, the smallest with a piano. And a game of Pong. And a poetry corner. And a search engine." It's all rather charming. http://www.guimp.com/ ------------------------------------------------- : CALIFORNIAN B3TA PARTY WITH MICKY MOUSE American B3ta chappy Captain Kimbo is fed up that the social events we organise are all in the UK. He says, "I was thinking of hosting one in California. Hopefully in Disneyland in mid-June. Please register interest at my site." http://kimbo-be-coo.com/yank-fest.html ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK #2 Footy/Kitten Anim, B3ta Calculator & Stalkers >> Female or Shemale 3 << Regular readers will know all about our Female or Shemale quizzes. And now? We've given in to email demand and made another one. Hopefully that'll be the last one - as we're pretty bored of making them. http://www.b3ta.com/femaleorshemale3/ >> Are you using B3ta too much? Find out << B3ta boarder Simon writes, "I made a timer that counts how much time you spend on B3ta, as I got bored and wanted to know. It only works on Windows though." http://www.highlyillogical.org/b3tatimer/ >> Rent a Stalker << B3ta boarder Fridgemagnet has set up a service where you can rent your own stalker. http://www.fridgemagnet.org.uk/stalkersonline/ ------------------------------------------------- : NAME THE BABY UPDATE Last week, B3ta reader Stu asked you to name his new baby. Stu writes - "Wow. There have been 400 email suggestions. We're overwhelmed. We need another week to go through the entries." C'mon Stu! We need to know. ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates. >> Hypnotic Web Game << Ferry Halim writes the best games on the Internet. His latest is a cross between Collapse and Puzzle Bobble. It stopped us working for an hour or two. http://www.orisinal.ws/games/bauns.htm >> Strange Pics of Weird Lady << Helen is a contortionist. Look at her - she's all bendy. http://www.contortionhomepage.com/helena.html >> Buffy Fan Fiction << Like Buffy? Like the idea of Willow & Buffy in lezzy love? This combition of slash fiction and cartoon strip is oddly sweet. Makes most sense if you've watched series 6. http://buffy.slayers.co.uk/ShowStrip.asp >> Down Syndrome Dolls << Apparently these are for sufferers of Down Syndrome. We think these are supposed to be sweet but they look scary to us. http://www.downsyndromedolls.com/thedolls.html >> Shooting inanimate objects #1 << Why does a banana look like after been shot with a Walther PPK? Find out. http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/exhibit-3.html >> Shooting inanimate objects #2 << If the above link was a bit too arty for you how about a redneck's take on it? http://www.sheldon.com/shotgun/ ------------------------------------------------- : BOOTLEG MP3 OF THE WEEK "100 reasons to be sad" from SAD Each week we talk to th_dr at Boom Selection about his current favourite bootleg track. th_dr writes - "Much like Osymyso's Intro Inspection this is 100 snippets of songs crammed into 15 minutes. See how many you can spot. BTW: It is the first ever So Solid Crew sampling bootleg I have received. Wicked." http://makeashorterlink.com/ (BTW: We've just downloaded this and trying to follow all the cuts did our heads in. In a good way.) ------------------------------------------------- : HOW TO SPEND YOUR MONEY Buy Buffy season 1 for £17.99 at CD-WOW As this costs £39.99 on Amazon, it's bloody cheap and should keep you busy for weeks worth of TV. It's region 1, so make sure your DVD player can handle it. http://makeashorterlink.com/ (BTW: We always need help with this feature. Tell us if you've bought something geeky, cool or cheap on the web at http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/) ------------------------------------------------- : PENIS QUESTIONAIRE Fill in this form about cocks. Last week we alerted you to comedian Richard Herring's desire for poems about penises - he's collecting information for his new stage show "Talking Cocks." This week Richard would like you to fill in his survey. Richard writes - "I've made a a questionnaire for both men and women. There is some room for amusing anecdotes, but I would really appreciate it if you could be honest about it. Go on. Tell him about your or your boyfriend's penis. http://www.talkingcock.co.uk/question/ ------------------------------------------------- : PAID PLUG Enter a competition and win some stuff. Net agency Poke London have bunged us some cash to mention their Brilliant Industries project. Vim van Haas (Chief Innovations Officer), says - "WE have scoured the globe to find the places where the inventors and innovators are hanging out. We singled out B3ta as being THE single most important gathering place of brilliant minds. "Each week we are posing a financial problem, and we want to see and hear your solutions. The best stuff wins prizes." More details: http://brilliantindustries.com/innovationfoundatio... (BTW: Want to bribe us to mention your corporate project? Speak to us at [email protected]) ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from Theatre Poster Challege 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 you to make ideas for new musicals. http://b3ta.com/challenge/musical/ We've asked B3ta boarder Santexo to judge the entries - here are his top 3. #1 Bantam of The Opera. Sometimes less is more. (Tomsk) http://b3ta.com/board/1/0/1/3/6/6/ #2 Pirates in Men's Pants. Surreal puns rule. (Broon) http://b3ta.com/board/9/9/7/5/9/ #3 Minging in the Rain. Minging is such a funny word. (Bitporn) http://b3ta.com/board/9/9/3/9/7/ >> This Weeks Challenge << This week, B3ta reader Justin Cooke emailed in the suggestion, "I'd like to see new stunts for David Blaine." http://b3ta.com/challenge/davidblaine/ (BTW: If you have a challenge idea, then tell us at http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/) ------------------------------------------------- : STAR IN NEXT WEEKS ISSUE Make something cool and tell us about it. This newsletter now reaches over 25,000 people - if you are in it, then people will see your stuff. It's that simple. Stuff we'd really like to see includes * Suggestions for image challenges * Reviews of weird/cheap stuff you've bought on-line * Games, animations and odd projects Send contributions to http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/ ------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------- It's Friday! So go for a beer and sing the offical beer song. http://b3ta.com/beer/ next issue » « previous issue Newsletter We run a free weekly B3TA email reporting on the coolest stuff on the net. _____________________ [ go ] -------------------- THIS WEEKS HEADLINES -------------------- * TYPE-IN MAGAZINE - LAUNCHED FOR YOUR FINGERS * AI SLOP - GET READY TO OINK FOR IT, PIGGIES * GET WELL SOON - WISHING WELL TO DAVE BAGPUSS READ LATEST ISSUE archive