we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 66: "VANDALISE THE WEB" next issue » « previous issue This Week: * QUIZ - Gash or Tash * VANDALISE WEBSITES - an evil tool * INTERVIEW - voice of the London Underground ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | ___/ _ |/_ > The return of Weebl & Bob << Jonti has been busy recently making animations for MTV. However, he's finally had a bit of free time to make the next episode of "Bob's week in France." Blimey. http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/bobs%20week%20in%20fra... >> Secret Santa << Each year B3ta gods Cal & Pep and their friend Tom run a special service for people with Amazon wish lists. It allows you to send and receive presents from people around the world. Pep says, "We want everyone to join in, not just webloggers. We recommend that people have something on their wish list that's about $10-$15 so people don't have to spend too much." http://www.thinkblank.com/santa/ >> "We're Geeks" say Geeks << Simon Panrucker has made a song and video about being a geek. "Most of it is about my own life", he says, "I'm the really geeky looking one in the Atari t-shirt, although I don't look that bad in real life... I hope." http://www.marshallsoftware.co.nz/b3ta/simonp/geek... >> The Office - The Making of ... << Wondered about David Brent's amazing dancing? According to Mr Fancyteeth, it was animatronics. http://www.mantlepies.com/brent.html >> Football animation << Rogan is a Photoshop genius. His gags have been brightening up our board for a while. He's now experimenting with flash. Here are the results. http://www.roganjosh.co.uk/showFlash.asp ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates. >> How to pee in public << Are you troubled with piss anxiety? This guy was and he overcame his problem. The trick - don't be scared of the big boys - is to imagine yourself pissing on their shoes. http://www.eastwest.nu/mtblog/archives/000014.html >> Serial Killer art << Nico Claux is a cannibal. He recently spent 12 years in a French prison for eating people. And now? He's out and on the web. He paints pictures of his favourite serial killers. Not very good pictures, mind. http://www.sondralondon.com/nico/killer/art.htm >> Spock sings Tolkien << Spock and Kirk both had abortive pop careers in the late 60s. Their songs are legendarily shite, but did you know Spock made a video? It's pretty kitsch, and doesn't he look young! http://homepage.mac.com/celkjer/iMovieTheater2.htm... >> Photoshopped or Hoaxed << With so many altered images floating about the web, see if you can spot the difference. We scored 9 on level 1 and 7 on level 2. We're rubbish. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/tests/hoaxphototest.... >> A child's diary << Animated versions of an 8-year old's diary. Funny and sweet. http://www.angryalien.com/amys_diary.html ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from '1950s health warnings' 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 '1950s Government Warnings' http://b3ta.com/challenge/governmentwarning/ We asked B3ta legend Weebl to judge the entries - here are his 3 faves. Weebl writes - #1 "Keep your head in the car - this warning is lovely and so very very true. (Santexo) http://www.b3ta.com/board/4/8/3/7/8/4/ #2 "Do not shrink guitars - simple but made me laugh. (Chief Wiggum) http://www.b3ta.com/board/4/8/3/4/8/5/ #3 "Your country needs yo-yos - who thought something different could be done with this picture?" (Gias) http://www.b3ta.com/board/4/8/6/8/3/3/ >> This Week's Challenge << This week, B3ta contributor Pep gave us the suggestion, "Who's lurking in the garden?" http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/garden/ ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Follow-ups on previous stories. * JOEL ON HIS LIFE IN TV - "I had to pretend to be a foot fetishist with a thing for Gail Porter. She was supposed to walk on my back. She came very close to freaking out. I didn't realise they hadn't told her it was a stitch-up." * VENTED SPLEEN - last week Fraser asked you to send him your anger. You did. You need therapy - some of this stuff is foul. http://www.blogjam.com/vent/ ------------------------------------------------- : 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 NOT to see include * Sites claiming to be "The English Onion" * Emails saying, "My mate made this." We want stuff YOU make. * URLs with haha, funny or comedy in them. 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. Links sent in by Freddy Woo, Annalise, Jennifer Shiman, Jon Brownridge & Fraser. Image challenge handled by Denise Wilton. Proofing by the hooded b4ta druids. 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