NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 71: "ATTACK OF THE UBER-PEA"
This Week:
* ANIM - Blode 6 from Rathergood
* QUIZ - Spot the Gif-erence
* TOY - Bouncing Cattle
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B3ta email 71 - 10 Jan 2003
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: BLODE 6
The return of Joel Veitch
Joel has been too busy recently with his
TV gig to make any web stuff. Until now.
Joel writes -
"Woo! Finally! A new web thing! Thank fuck
for that!"
Blode 6 is the latest episode in Joel's cult
cartoon series. It features some lovely
songs and a very nasty pea.
http://www.rathergood.com/blode6/
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: WEB DESIGNER CHALLENGE
Are these kittens jpg or gif?
B3ta editor Rob Manuel writes,
"I've made a lot of web quizzes. Normally I
try to make them accessible to as many people
as possible.
"This time you'll need a bit more specialist
knowledge. Do you think you can tell what is
a gif and what is a jpg? Test your skills to
the limit with my thrilling quiz.
"Look - it's got kittens, too!"
http://www.b3ta.com/spot-the-giference/
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: BOUNCING COW LUCK TESTER
Animal killing fun
No more flipping coins to make your decisions.
Matazone has made a marvellous toy that can
give you the same thrills, but using bouncing
cows fired from a cannon. Utterly preposterous
and made us splutter with laughter.
http://www.matazone.co.uk/bouncing_cow_luck_test_g...
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Twister, Snowmen, Stupid surveys
>> 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...
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: 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/
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: 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/
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: 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/
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: 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.
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THANKS:
This issue was edited by Rob Manuel with David
Stevenson.
Links sent in by Baz, David Colderley, bhell13,
Rich from Brighton, Nik Poke, Flanflinger,
Alex, Geronimo,
Image challenge handled by Denise Wilton
Proofing by the wonky b4ta donkeys. (57867)
