Excuse us for a second while we try to stop laughing.
Ok, it starts with this story from MSNBC:
Free EA software release spawns “sporn”
It’s a double-edged sword, this user-generated content thing
It’s a simple equation that marketers can’t seem to grasp: The Internet plus free modeling tools equals giant dancing penises.
So it goes for Creature Creator, the [...]

There’s a place in Tokyo, Japan called Akihabara. Or, Akihabara Electric Town as some call it. Sounds positively Japanese, doesn’t it?

Wiki:
Located five minutes by rail from Tokyo Station, Akihabara is a major shopping area for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods, including new and used items. New items are mostly to be found on [...]

Another Odd Year Goes By.
Lots of crap went down in 2007. Much of it disturbing - Bhutto’s assassination, the Virginia Tech massacre, Pekka-Eric Auvinen, Microsoft Vista.
Some of it was funny. Or strange. Or both.
Here are the top 10 oddest stories:
10. Bad Newz: Michael Vick gets busted for dogfighting.

In July, Atlanta QB Michael Vick is [...]

I will rule the world!
There’s a movie called Santa Claus about a big fat guy in a red suit named Santa Claus. Every year he brings presents to all the good little children around the world.
So far so good, yes?
Well, not if you’re talking about the Mexican Santa Claus, which, as MST3K commented, is just [...]

Well, Elaine, let’s examine thew word “Santa”, shall we? [ holds up board with "SANTA" spelled across it in removable letters ] Santa. Let’s see, what have we got here? We’ve got an S and an A, an N, a T, and another A. Hmm.. [ rearranges the letters ] Who could be causing all [...]

Currently available for sale at walmart.com and other fine retailers, Barbie who scoops feces (which her dog eats, evidently):

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