we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: "LET'S ALL PRETEND TO KATIE HOPKINS THAT LABOUR WON" next issue » « previous issue This Week: * ANIMATION - Fist: Pounding 8bit gameplay * ROYAL BABY - Some kind of awful image challenge * ELECTION - What we did to fuck it all up. Sorry. ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | "Read this newsletter ___/ _ |/_ > Putin interviews Edwina Currie << B3tans Joel Vietch and Natt have done a curious thing - a week of chatshows where Natt pretends to be an animated Vladimir Putin. It makes no sense but this final interview with Edwina Currie is - beneath the bizarre presentation - is genuinely fascinating. https://www.youtube.com/watch >> Crow Revolution 2 << "The crows are back and they're still revolting", writes Eddache. http://www.b3ta.com/links/Crow_Revolution_2 >> 8-bit fighty film << Tits writes, "forget election stuff, get fisted." http://www.b3ta.com/links/FIST ------------------------------------------------- THE ELECTION We campaigned hard to disrupt the election but did people listen? Obsessing over the General Election is basically the World Cup for people who got picked last at games. (We got picked last at games.) * There was Six50 who told everyone not to vote TORY. That totally worked. http://should.i.voteconservative.party/ * There was The Thanet Liberation Army who told people not to vote UKIP - did people listen? Millions of you didn't but the first past the post system prevented them getting more than 1 seat. http://ukindependence.party/ * Actually we're claiming Farage's failure as OUR win as this image got over 750,000 views and we're choosing to believe that it worked. http://bit.ly/did-this-change-the-election * And of course there was TONNES of election images on the /board - many of them fucking superb but yeah, we're pretty depressed writing this newsletter. http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/electionposters/popu... Clearly voting Labour is the lie you tell to pollsters that you're on a diet whilst you vote for drinking Tory custard in private. What a nation of twats. ------------------------------------------------- : ROYAL IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the 'Royal Baby' challenge Last week we squeeze out a bonus image challenge to celebrate the birth of the new people’s princess mkIII. Your favourites included: * Mug: hand-crafted, artisan crockery. (Rob) http://b3ta.com/board/11148548 * Royal Mumsnet: help for the mum with too many butlers and housekeepers. (monkeon) http://b3ta.com/board/11148462 * Name: ooof! (Notfunnydad) http://b3ta.com/board/11148808 All these images, and a load more can be found here: http://b3ta.com/challenge/royalbaby/ >> New challenge: Bad Advice << The world is full of bad advice, be it hard to follow product instructions, scientifically unsound Hollywood plots or just stuff your parents told you. Show us the worst suggestions people have offered you. Or just photoshop Viz's top tips. http://b3ta.com/challenge/badadvice/ ------------------------------------------------- Friend B3ta on Facebookywook Yeah. You should friend B3ta on Facebook. We tend to stick breaking news on there. When we say 'breaking news' we mean topical stuff we find funny like corporations getting their tweets wrong. Oh and last weekend we posted pictures of mugs we were painting in celebration of the royal birthing. https://www.facebook.com/b3tan ------------------------------------------------ : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the 'British Superheroes' challenge Last week we asked you to come up with some UK alternatives to the deluge of Marvel’s American demi-gods. Your favourites included: * The Seethe: the mild mannered scientist. (AdrianJ) http://b3ta.com/board/11148324 * The Mighty Teabag: A hero is brewing. (HappyToast) http://b3ta.com/board/11148255 * Workman: He’ll come to your rescue, but.. (sucks teeth) it’ll cost you. (AdrianJ) http://b3ta.com/board/11148292 All these images, and a load more can be found here: http://b3ta.com/challenge/britsupers/ ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates * Tiny LEGO computers and phones made into real working machines... http://bit.ly/tiny-lego-shit-you-like-that-shit-ye... * Send unwanted goat photos to other people's phones. How is this even legal? https://goatattack.com/ * "A restaurant with plates designed for instagramming food." Jesus wept. What is wrong with people? Stop pandering to these idiots. Eat your bloody dinner and put your phone away. http://www.foodography.co.il/ * Just mash the keys with both hands to make it look like you know what you're doing. http://touchpianist.com/ * Want to make a big shouty poster but can’t be bothered to do all that fiddly font work? Here’s the answer. http://typeslab.com/ * This confession about autofelatio going wrong made us laugh. https://t.co/c1KipRa55b ------------------------------------------------- Follow @b3ta on Twitter. Go on, it won't hurt your penis or vagina. Or both. https://twitter.com/b3ta ------------------------------------------------- : VIDEO SCHMIDEO Like film but much much smaller * Creepy video based on a old children's TV show. https://vimeo.com/121550627 * If you've ever dismissed Liberace as a joke then just watch him play - the speed and dexterity on display here is staggering https://www.youtube.com/watch * RIP Errol Brown. In all the election fuss he's been forgotten so here's Emma by Hot Chocolate. We really like this song - even if we first knew it from a Sisters of Mercy b-side. https://www.youtube.com/watch ------------------------------------------------- The world probably isn't in the mood for Titanic facts but we've got one and it's true: the fourth funnel was fake & only there to impress. We're not bullshitting. ------------------------------------------------- YAY: [email protected] NAY: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------- THANKS: This issue was written by Rob Manuel with David Stevenson. Stuff sent in by Image challenge by HappyToast. Mike Trinder is QOTW bloke. Subjlols via joefish ------------------------------------------------- Friend b3ta on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/b3tan ------------------------------------------------- TOP TIP: Enjoy a perfect solar eclipse by closing your fridge door really slowly. 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