NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 67: "KEEP YOUR KITTEN WARM"
This Week:
* GAME - Keep your kitten warm
* QUIZ - Arse or Elbow
* VIDEO - Nutter blowing stuff up
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B3ta email 67 - 29 Nov 2002
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: KEEP KITTY SNUG GAME
Prevent your cat freezing this winter
Our friend Breel has a made a challenging game
for cat lovers.
The idea? Kitty is cold and needs socks
placed on his feet and ears. Of course!
There's a time limit which makes it suprisingly
difficult. Are you man enough for the challenge?
http://www.breel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/warmcat/
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: ARSE OR ELBOW
Can you tell?
In the great tradition of our "Female or Shemale"
quizzes, Chicago Dave has knocked up a version
posing, perhaps, the ultimate question - can
you tell an arse from an elbow?
We can. We're Rock.
http://www.assotron.com/arse-or-elbow/
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: B3TA CHRISTMAS PARTY
Featuring balloons, buffoons and booze
Open your diary. Find the 19th of December and
write, "B3ta Party, 7:30pm"
Full details and map on the flyer.
http://b3ta.com/party/xmas.gif
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Life coaching, Drawing, Explosions, Hypno thing
>> How to feel good about life <<
Whilst we were putting this newsletter together
we started singing the James Bond tune "Nobody
does it better" This made us feel so good that
we had to share it. We want the whole world
singing in unison this afternoon.
http://b3ta.com/this-will-make-you-feel-good/
>> Photoshop (as made by spackers) <<
Adam Armfield has made the most challenging
drawing package yet. It's impossible to use.
We challenge you to make anything remotely
recognisable.
http://www.hatstand23.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/paint/
>> Exploding Stuff <<
We got an email. It said, "My name is Andy.
I enjoy blowing things up." Blimey! He does
too! Brilliant stuff - watch him kill Santa.
WARNING: Big files.
http://www.badroo.alivewww.co.uk/explosions.htm
>> Hypno anim <<
There's not much to this little bugger, but
it'll do your eyes in alright. Thanks Ac-X.
http://www.mantasoft.co.uk/_stuff/Recursive.swf
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: SITES IN BRIEF
Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates.
>> Cow flash video <<
Herman's Hermits couldn't have envisioned
this cartoon when they recorded their cult hit
"No Milk Today" back in the '60s. It's nice
to be reminded of such a great tune.
http://www.millan.net/funp/80/nomilk.html
>> Matchstick sculpture <<
There are many artists working in the field
of matchstick art. Mostly they are in jail. This
one is different. He uses matches like pixels.
Then sets them on fire. Huzzah.
http://www.davidmach.com/sculpture/sculmatchframes...
>> Touch your unborn baby <<
Babies are creepy. That's why we've cut our
knobs off. If you're a breeder then why not
buy an ultrasound kit that plugs into your PC.
It allows you to simulate stroking your baby's
face with a pen.
http://www.novint.com/eTouch_Sono.htm
>> The History of Hoax Photos <<
Fake photos didn't start with Photoshop. Check
out this interesting and informative article
detailing famous spoofs through the ages.
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/photos/photos.html
>> Death Scene Database <<
At last! All your favourite actresses filed
according to when they've died in films.
If you like that sort of thing. We do. We rub
our smoothness. Woo.
http://www.cinemorgue.com/
>> Billy Joel <<
Charming little animation featuring every single
thing mentioned in Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start
The Fire.' However, it's the chatty commentary
that makes it.
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~yel/Fire.html
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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from 'who's lurking in the garden'
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 to know 'who's lurking in
the garden'? http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/garden/
We asked B3ta regular Witchy to judge the
entries - here are his 3 faves.
Witchy writes -
#1 "Nice to see International Rescue have
commandeered Apollo rockets for emergencies!
(brainstuff)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/5/0/0/8/2/4
#2 "Mowing the lawn can be so much fun!
See what you're missing, kids? (Pob)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/5/1/0/1/3/8
#3 "I always knew those hard-beaked bastards
were up to no good! (Clownkiller)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/5/1/1/7/7/8
"A special mention to Hiltono for his 'fucking
gypsies'. Stereotyping at its greatest.
Sorry, gypsies."
http://www.b3ta.com/board/5/0/9/2/9/1
>> This Week's Challenge <<
This week, B3ta contributor backrubslut gave us
the suggestion, "Doctor Who monsters that
should have been"
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/doctor/
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: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Follow-ups on previous stories.
* GRAFFITI THE WEB - last week we asked you
to scrawl obscenities on your favourite
website. You did in droves. A shout out
to the pupils of Tewkesbury School who
defaced their school site a stunning 185 times.
Check out the most scribbled-on sites.
http://www.yeahbutisitart.com/graffiti/top10.php
* JOEL ON TV - Joel's kitten animations have
been splashed across Channel 4 this week.
They've been bought to promote a new music show
called "Born Sloppy". Yay for Joel.
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THANKS:
This issue was edited by Rob Manuel with Uncle
David Stevenson.
Links sent in by Fraser Lewry, James Jennett,
Pinkle, Simon DogBomb.
Image challenge handled by Denise Wilton.
Proofing by the fluffy b4ta poodles. (54083)
Thanks to Jiva and Popt-art who gave us last
week's image challenge topic. (Not Pep, as we
said last week)
