Aug. 30, 2002

Rion Vernon's Pin-Up Toons
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." Take a gander of some lovely cartoon ladies who could easily grace the covers of Maxim or Playboy. When you're done looking at pretty cartoons, don't forget to check out Vernon's freakier creations in his other gallery: Creatures & Freaks.

VegaNova's ShowBiz Pizza Palace
Huge robotic puppets and hot cheesy pizza: match made in Heaven or horrifying dinner nightmare? If you've ever been to a Chuck E. Cheese pizza parlor, you know what I'm talking about. Here's the mother of all tribute sites to this pizza place. Watch videos of the puppet performances, browse through the photo gallery and find a Chuck E. Cheese pizza joint in your area.

Make Your Own Lava Lamp
Now you can create your own groovy lava lamps with handy tips from this site. Read lava lamp patents for official materials, or make one using various substitutes. Either way, you might be surprised how easy it is to construct a lamp out of mineral oil and stuff around the house.

Shampoo Uses
Shampoo isn't just for making your hair shiny and healthy, you can use it for so many other things. For example, use shampoo to clean your tub, wash delicate fabrics, moisturize your skin, bathe your dog, keep diving masks from fogging up, polish chrome and more!

Fly Resurrection
You don't have to be Dr. Frankenstein to bring a creature back from the dead. Find out how you, and ordinary human, can give life back to a dead fly. (Method not reccomended to try on other beings.)

Kaiju Big Battle
Nothing is more entertaining than watching people in Japanese mascot costumes wrestle like crazed weasels. Check out these videos of just that. My favorite is the guy in the sandwich costume. Hold the mayo!

Wacky Packages
I used to collect these funny stickers when I was a kid. Finally, they're getting the respect they deserve. Look at this site for a price guide and list of all the Wacky Package stickers around. Find info on how to buy individual stickers or packs of them. Or just read about the history behind these humorous stickers.

Best Episodes Ever
Simpsons fans everywhere have their own opinions on which episode out of the thousands available is the best from this cult hit cartoon. Was it when Homer becomes the Sheriff of Springfield? Was it when Krusty the Clown fakes his own death? Or maybe it's the Run Lola Run spoof? Go to this site and read about the top 30 best episodes ever.