we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 71: "ATTACK OF THE UBER-PEA" next issue » « previous issue This Week: * ANIM - Blode 6 from Rathergood * QUIZ - Spot the Gif-erence * TOY - Bouncing Cattle ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | ___/ _ |/_ > Keyboard Twister << Put your fingers to the ultimate test in JBoom's finger version of the classic party game Twister. Sadly it doesn't work with all keyboards, but it's well worth a try. http://www.jboom.com/twister/ >> Making Snowmen << Britain has had its first real snow of winter this week. B3ta boarders Spacefish and Freshlegs have been out frolicking in it. They made some lovely snowmen on Hampstead Heath. Sweet. http://www.b3ta.com/board/638353 >> Rigging Internet Polls << The UK Guardian is running a surprisingly witty survey on whether people trust online polls. B3ta boarders have been amusing themselves by helping to rig the vote. http://www.guardian.co.uk/graphics/0,9749,871420,0... ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates. >> Pancake Rabbit R.I.P << Oolong the rabbit is dead. He first came to fame in 2001 for his puzzling appearances with pancakes on his head. He will be sadly missed. Although these pics of him lying in state are a bit off-colour. http://sokaisha.hp.infoseek.co.jp/030108/030108.ht... >> Bez on crack << Watch Bez of the Happy Mondays twat the fuck out of a punter with a microphone stand. Last week UK TV show Born Sloppy invited Bez to appear on their programme. He acted up and he acted up badly. Frankly we're stunned that C4 are releasing this footage on the web. It looks more like evidence for a court case than a funny video. (RealVideo file) http://makeashorterlink.com/ >> Microwave vs. CDs << Ever wondered what would happen if you microwaved a CD and then placed it on a Tesla coil? Us neither. We don't even know what a Tesla coil is. And we don't care! Great pics tho. http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~wwl/cdzap.html >> Extreme Wheelchair << We like cripples that can do cool shit and give us a laugh at the same time. We like this man. We wish we were born wrong, so that we could be cool too. http://www.wheelchairjunkie.com/idiotzone/page4.ht... >> Dino Porn << Like dinosaurs? Like them a lot? Would you like a time machine? So you could go back in time and fuck them? You would? YAY! http://www.mccmusic.com/prehistoricporn.htm >> Ugly Chick << This munter submitted their photo to hotornot, a site where viewers rate people's attractiveness. We're not sure if they're male or female and we're not sure if we want to know. http://www.hotornot.com/r/ ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the "Hats of the Future" 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 hats of the future: http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/hat/ We asked the ever present B3ta boarder 'Professor_Fnord' to judge the entries - here are his 3 faves. Fnord writes - #1 Cow23's trilogy of 'Literal hats of the future' - Being done in black and white made these look even more classy than they already were. (cow23) The Bowler Hat: http://www.b3ta.com/board/617330 The Derby Hat: http://www.b3ta.com/board/618102 The Straw Hat: http://www.b3ta.com/board/617887 #2 Monkeon tells it like it is, or at least, like it will be. http://www.b3ta.com/board/636797 #3 Flash Bastard - you can't beat a good pun. They could do with hats for their arses as well from what I've seen. http://www.b3ta.com/board/618969 >> This Weeks Challenge << This week, B3ta contributors Glis, Pootle and Witchy gave us the suggestion, "What if advertising told the truth?" http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/advertisement/ ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Follow-ups on previous stories. * B3TA PEOPLE WIN YAHOO AWARDS - we were pleased to see two b3ta regulars in the Yahoo Pick of the Year. Well done to Mat Connolley (iusedtobelieve.com) and Joel Veitch (rathergood.com) http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/picks_of_the_year_2002/ * CHICAGO DAVE "BIG IN JAPAN" - his famous Queen in England strip photoshop found its way onto a football supporter's banner which ended up in the Japanese press. Woo. http://www.limpfish.com/b3ta/nikkei.jpg * B3TA AWARD RESULTS - last year we asked you to vote on what you thought was the best stuff on the web. And you did. In your droves. We've compiled the results into a lovely little page which has a loads of great stuff that you might not have seen before. http://www.b3ta.com/features/awards2003/ ------------------------------------------------- : 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 * QUIZZES - we love them. People love them. They're great. * REAL WORLD STUNTS - why not make a load of rude stickers and stick them on the tube? Or on your mum? * NEW STUFF - we like shiny things. For our nest. 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. 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