New caption contest photo coming soon
The caption contest is doing great. But hurry if you've got a caption you haven't submitted yet: sometime in the next day or so we're going to be posting a new photo to play around with. All the current captions along with the current 'nuns with guns' photo will be archived, so don't worry about everything disappearing forever. I'm thinking this should be a weekly thing, so if you've got any photos you think would make good caption contest subjects, send 'em in. Either way, keep watching this space.
[posted by gavin on Friday, June 30, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Canadian content
That Molson Canadian commercial was analysed on Jon Stewart's Daily Show the other night. If you missed it you can read a quick recap here.
Random Canadian Fact: Canadians do say 'aboot,' just watch any Degrassi show to see.
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 29, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

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Split personality weblogging
Reading this weblog is like a cross between looking at an optical illusion for too long, and having a conversation with an alzheimer's patient. It's by four girls who write collectively for the same blog, which isn't so much a blog as a 4-way conversation by people you don't know, like a message board that you get to read, but never post. Ouch, gave me a headache, but the idea might be interesting. Read their blog here.
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 29, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Test your risk
Curious to see your chances of being raped, robbed, stabbed, shot, beaten or murdered? If so then go take these tests. My score was -5 for the assault test (which means criminals are actually in danger of me), and 13 for the murder test (which means no one want me dead yet, and I should go apply at the police office). Take the tests here.
Random Quote: Do you visibly wear lots of gold chains when in public?
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 29, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Strange mail
I think one of the freakiest events in the world is getting an envelope through your letterbox which has your address in your handwriting on it. I got one of those today from the university. I couldn't remember writing the address out, yet it was obviously my writing style. Why would I be writing a letter to myself? Mysterious.. But it turns out that the letter was just some overdue marks that were supposed to have been sent to me months ago, and everyone in the class had been asked to write their own address on their envelopes, which I'd naturally completely forgotten about. But for a second there I thought something really bizarre had happened.
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Extreem Sports
I wouldn't mind bungy jumping, or mud-track racing, or hang-gliding. I would even skydive, or go whitewater rafting. But there is no way in hell I'm doing something as extreem as this.
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Odd Canadian news
And who said Canadian news is boring? Prime Minister Chretien is being threatened by a man who claims to be incontact with extraterrestrials. Although, it would be a much more interesting news story if there was actually an attempt on Chretiens life, or we had some evidence of actual extraterrestrial interference. Read all about it here.
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Say hi to Jackass

Did you know thar there is a bird called the Jackass Penguin? Really. Unfortunantly, they're becoming extinct. We all have to do what we can to help these creatures, and as a result, the official mascot of this weblog is: Jackass, the Jackass Penguin! Yeah, he's gets his own page and everything.
[posted by gavin on Tuesday, June 27, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Sex Laws
Who doesn't like obscure American sex laws? Such as:

- In Newcastle, Wyoming, couples are banned from having sex while standing inside a store's walk-in meat freezer.
- In Connorsville, Wisconsin, it's illegal for a man to shoot off a gun when his female partner has an orgasm.
- In Florida, if you're a single, divorced or widowed woman, you can't parachute on Sunday afternoons.
- In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night).

So stop that illicit lovin' Yankee, and read more sex laws.
[posted by gavin on Tuesday, June 27, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

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Bad Chemistry
My brother has his last high school exam ever tomorrow, and it's a chemistry one. To celebrate, I'm linking to the Bad Chemistry webpage. And since it's also science (kinda), I'm linking to the T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project too.

While I'm at it, I'll link to Mental Masturbation, which has hardly any chemistry info, but it looks very pretty, and that releases the chemical oxytocin in my brain which makes me happy.
[posted by gavin on Monday, June 26, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Big hungry Joe done gone hurt his elby-bone
Some people are just born pretty. The rest of them are goofy lookin'. Here are some of the pretty ones.
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 25, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

New caption contest entries
Wow, I wasn't sure if the caption contest would actually work out or not, but we're getting quite a few entries, so hooray. Keep up the good work, yours are all wittier than what I would have put down. There's still a couple to post, but I'll put them up the second I get a free second. Big thanks to Maria, who sent a bunch. Trying to think of a prize, since I did call this is a contest after all. Any ideas? Email me. Or just go to the captions.
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 25, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Someone wants me to know about Potato Bazookas
When I came down to check my computer a few seconds ago, I found this website open in my web browser. I didn't open it, so how'd it get there? Mystery! Eitherway, contains plenty of good info on how to build your own low-grade starchy assault weapon.
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 25, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Crappyness, thy name is TV
Just watched a show called Cleopatra 2525, which is about robots taking over the Earths surface, and the worlds last hope being three cute girls in miniskirts and bikini tops. Think of the show VIP, but without the witty script and acting abilities of Pamela Anderson, and you'll have Cleopatra 2525. Check your local listings for show times.
Random Quote: Cleopatra wakes up 500 years after being cryogenically frozen during breast implant surgery
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 25, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

need.. nicotine..
I don't smoke, but after seeing these photos I want to. On the other hand, cute chicks smoking do look good, but if you don't smoke yourself, kissing someone who does is like suckling an ashtray. Mmmm.. My last girlfriend smoked, and she was cute, but I began to dread kissing her past luchtime. She looked cool though, and maybe that's all that's important. If you just want to see pictures of people smoking, look here.
[UPDATE: (June 27, 2000) It seems their main webpage is MIA, but you can still see the pictures of people smoking here, in their images directory which still works. Explore a little, see what you can find.]
[posted by gavin on Saturday, June 24, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Plane crashs into building

I saw this on the news the otherday, but only just found some photos of it on the web. Apparently a couple of mechanics accidently started an airplanes jet engine while they were working on it, and got it lodged into the side of the terminal building. Maybe I'm revealing a little too much about myself, but doesn't it look a little Freudian? See more pictures here.
[posted by gavin on Saturday, June 24, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Caption Contest
It's time once again for Pixilated's 12th annual caption contest. Enter once and enter often.
[posted by gavin on Saturday, June 24, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

I could go for some meat right now
PETA's really getting on our nerves these days. First they complain about people eating rats on Survivor (which happens to be our new favourite show -- partially due to the rat-eating, yum), then they got a parody website about them (called "People Eating Tasty Animals") taken down, and now they're distributing "McCruelty's Unhappy Meals" to freak out kids. We preferred it when their protests involved having naked models facing backwards in magazine ads.
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 22, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Radio
Found this place where you get money for listening to internet radio stations. Might be useful if you have a high speed internet connection with bandwidth to spare, or you could just turn down the speakers, leave the radio on all night while no ones using the computer, and rake in da cash.

Of course, you probably wont hear anything like this
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 22, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Doody for prez
Did you know Howdy Doody is running for president of the U.S.? Whoops, I mean he did run for president in 1948. (Haha, a bit of political humour there. Har har.)

Unrelated to politics, someone fowarded this joke to me this morning.
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 22, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

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War News: God declares war on Peru, Taiwan declares war on yummy fruit
Item! Peru is being eaten alive!
Item! Taiwan is sending it's army to deal with a tasty dilema!
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 21, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Kitty need air

Have you ever wondered what it must be like for people who don't speak english to write HTML? How do they remember that <strong> means strong? Or that <table> means table? I always wonder about that. But not for too long, as that would be strange.
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 21, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

No Sex for You: Part 2
From someone who has a million-to-one chance of getting laid, to someone who's never getting any: this guy. So who is David McNamara, aka 'Anti-Porn'?

"I am 18 years old, and as my nick suggests, I am against pornography as well as masturbation. I want to ban pornography with a 10-year prison term for viewing or participating in pornography, as well as oral and anal sex with a 5-15 year prison term for oral sex and a 40-year to life term for anal sex. I also want to ban the manufacture and sale of contraceptives (birth control) with a prison term of up to 1 year for violating this ban. Using contraceptives will warrant a fine of $5,000 or less. NONE of these laws will be retroactive."

That's Anti-Porn.. he's in favour of the death penalty for homosexuality/lesbianism, and believes women should not have orgasms. Grab him quick ladies, because he won't stay single for ever! (Actually, he might).
Random Quote #1 I am a Fascist
Random Quote #2 I have 2 cats
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 21, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Let's get Walter some action
You wouldn't think it by looking at him, but Walter needs a million people to help him get sex. If his webpage gets to 1,000,000 hits, he get's laid by Samantha. 2,000,000 hits and Karen (possibly a lesbian) will sleep with him. 3,000,000 hits and Candy will get in on the action too. Walter's at half a million right now, so lets see if we can help him.
[posted by gavin on Tuesday, June 20, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Air Toons
Found a website called Airtoons that puts captions under the images from airplane safty cards. This one is my favorite, but they're all pretty good. See them here.
[posted by gavin on Tuesday, June 20, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Boogie Bass
Wonder how many dads got this on fathers day.
Random Quote Meet Boogie Bass - the seemingly innocent mounted bass!
[posted by gavin on Monday, June 19, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

World of Fart
Make some electronic flatulence here.
[posted by gavin on Monday, June 19, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

My spidy senses are tingling
I'm not fan of spiders: you can't see their eye's, and they move too quickly. Yet, I can't kill them because when I was younger I was told that killing a spider causes bad luck. (I was also told that the spiders that make spiral-webs were 'jumping spiders' and would jump and bite you, and that the little gray and white spiders were 'money spiders' and if you pressed one without killing it, it'd rain money on you.) Eitherway, this picture is just gross. Find out more about spiders here.
Random Quote: A world without spiders is no world at all
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 18, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Hey baby, what's your sign? .. wrong!
For some reason to do with space and time, the zodiac signs have all shifted in the last couple of thousand years. Acording to this article, what astrological sign you thought you were before, is now something else. I was a Cancer, but now I'm apparently a Gemini.
As a Cancer I was.. "as sharp as stainless steel scissors"
As a Gemini I am.. "often described as childlike"
[posted by gavin on Saturday, June 17, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Did that lounge chair just move?
Kieran gave me an address to a website that deals with furniture pornography today. "I think I recognized one of the ottomans," he said, glancing toward my couch.
Random Quote: Somebody's gonna need re-upholstering after this hot time
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 15, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Japanese restauranteur scares us
We went to get some Japanese food tonight. As we walked through the doors we were startled to see a gentleman with intense eyes grinning at us, as he took a large and somehow expressive bite from a yellow bell pepper. "Welcome to Kitchen Stadium!" he boldly proclaimed. Truly, we had entered the realm of... The Iron Chef. (Of course, it wasn't the "Iron Chef" from tv, but we still managed to feel the same adrenaline rush we get from the tv show. Crab ice-cream..? It gave me goosebumps.)
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

French Movies and Dinosaurs
At the moment I'm watching a French film about university students on summer break in Brittany. At first I thought I might be able to relate.. what with me also being a university student on summer break as well. However, in this movie everyone does (a lot) of walking around on the beach having philosophical discussions about love, while the protagonist has three girls fall in love with him. As for me.. the nearest beach is a mountain range away (and even then, it's not really golden sands and palm trees), my philosophical discussions tend to contemplate what was for breakfast, and as for the three girls in love thing.. bah.. that's only a half-truth.

Of course, this seems so insignificant compared to how the scientific community wants to change the T. Rex's name.
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Battlefield Earth
I wasn't planning on going to see the movie Battlefield Earth, but after reading this review, I've changed my mind.
Random Fact: There is already a sequel to this movie in the works.
[posted by gavin on Monday, June 12, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

That sex sheep stole my name
I just found out today that there's a very famous inflatable sex sheep with the same name as me. And, according to Gavin's fanpage, we not only share the same name, but also..

1. ) He is a sheep... I was born in the Chinese year of the sheep.
2. ) He was born on July 11th in London, England... I was born July 8th in London, England.
3. ) We both have sexy bodies.

Those is just three of the many coincidences. Go visit Gavin's official website here. (Big thanks to ChiChi for tipping me off about my newfound namesake.)
Random Quote: Gavin is one of the most mature and intellectually complex sex sheep that I know
[posted by gavin on Monday, June 12, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Blog #508, where are you?
We thought we had found the mysterious blog #508, which is the weblog next to this one on the Bloggers webring, and is MIA (read news about that below).. unfortunately that's not the case, and #508 is still at large. On the plus side, we found Maria's weblog.. she linked to us, and even said we have some good ramblings! Wow.. we wish she was next to us on the webring, either way go visit her page.
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 11, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Twinkie explodes
I missed all the aurora action from that solar flare that's been going on for the past coupla days, but at least there enough hot twinkie action to go around for all.
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 11, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Sun explodes
Now that the sun's going through it's 11-year tempermental cycle, all our communication satalites are supposed to be destroyed (or disrupted.. something like that). Nothing for us to do but watch the pretty Northern Lights. Seeing something like this would be awsome.
[posted by gavin on Saturday, June 10, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Scary photos
I thought this photo was a little freaky.. can you see the girls face? Although, I'm a little puzzled by what exactly that big long white thing sticking up in the middle of the picture is (the webpage author says it's a "psychic light rod"... hmmm). The website deals with how to catch ghosts and psychic events on film. If taking photos of spirits is something you really want to do, you can find some good advice on how to do it here. If you just want to see more creepy photos, there's more of those there too.
Random Quote: There is no mistaking a shadow ghost
[posted by gavin on Friday, June 09, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Bloggering
My placement in the webloggers ring is a little odd, I think. The » sign, which would usually point to the next blog in the ring, will change every few hours to point to the newest blog on the list. Something to do with the fact this blog is #507, and there isn't a blog #508.. or something. Actually, I'm a little proud to know that this weblog, for now, is the very last blog listed on the webloggers list.
In more blogging news, I've been linked to by Barretts Blog and mentioned in Sugarwater! Very cool.. go visit their websites.
[posted by gavin on Friday, June 09, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Mystery food of the week
We've got a hankering for some monkey.
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 08, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Lengthyness, thy name is hockey
We got home at about 6 this afternoon to watch the NJ and Dallas game, and stayed here till about 11.15pm. It was the longest non-scoring game in playoff history. I wanted Dallas to win, just so it'd go to a game 6.. although after a while I just wanted anyone to score so I could go do other stuff.
[posted by gavin on Thursday, June 08, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Everyone loves Microsoft, why not you?
I'm sure everyone has heard by now that Judge Jackson has ruled that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates must be split in two. Depending on whether this will be a vertical split or a horizontal split, the decision of who will get his torso and who will get his legs is still up in the air, pending appeals.
Random Post-Verdict Gates Quote: this kind of regulation would really hurt
[posted by gavin on Wednesday, June 07, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Everything you know is stupid
We must have been fools, how did we really believe the lies that the "scientific community" has been spreading about the Earth revolving around the sun? Did we actually think that the Earth spins on some kind of "axis"? Lucky for us there is a book out that is willing to ignore 400 years of knowledge. With a few sprinkled references to 'Big Brother,' biblical quotes that seem to have nothing to do with the subject, and testimonials that less than enthusiastic, this website will make you question both evolution and religion.
Random Testimonial Quote: "I just finished reading your book The Earth Is Not Moving. It's a real eye-opener. I never believed in evolution. Now, I don't believe the earth moves."
[posted by gavin on Tuesday, June 06, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Get out of my dreams and into my car!
Against all odds I managed to pass my road test today. (I thought I'd have to eventually move to a carless city). In celebration here are 5 driving related photos: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
[posted by gavin on Monday, June 05, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Virgin Lesbians vs. Organized Religion?
Stumbled on an online discussion that began with question about how many of the people there were virgins, then inevitably moved onto the subject of lesbianism, until coming round to arguments about whether God hates humanity or what. Complete with a hard right-wing Christian woman, perhaps once and for all we can all figure out what God really wants. Get your feathers ruffled here.
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 04, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

I writer good now
Quick self plug: I put the fairytale I wrote last semester for Childrens Lit. class up in my writing section. Feel free to read it here.
Random Quote: "..he could charm young ladies out of their fur coats."
[posted by gavin on Sunday, June 04, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

Cheer up, Scientology
Just noticed over at boxofficeguru that Battlefield Earth is now at #12 on the movie charts. After 3 weeks it's only made $20.3 million (it cost $73 million to make), whereas after just 4 weeks the great film Gladiator is at #4 and has made $127 million. Feeling bad for John Travolta and Ron Hubbard, we found a page all about machines scientologist use to.. uh.. do whatever it is scientologists actually do. The machines are called "E-Meters." Apperently they're some kind of polygraph machine or something. But on the plus side you get to see Travolta looking like a boob.
Random Travolta Quote: "I tackle personal problems."
[posted by gavin on Saturday, June 03, 2000 | Discuss | link this]

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