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I pity the fool who doesn't like stencilry.

Corporate Haunting

by Joe Patten


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Better Yourself

Why smart people defend bad ideas

11 steps to a better brain

12 ways to think Differently

38 Ways to Win an Argument

Get Rich Slowly!

Top 100 Speeches by Rank

Common Errors in English

A Field Guide to Chess Tactics

How to Brew Beer in a Coffee Pot

How to Perform Strong Man Stunts

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People With Email

What Color Eyes Would Your Children Have?

Beginner's Guide To Surfing

Finally

Google Takes Over

Gmail
The coolest internet mail ever to exist. Especially with the Greasemonkey extras.

• Gmail Notifier
  Lets you know when you have new mail. Sits in system tray.

Google Suggest
As you type, Google will offer suggestions.

Google Webquotes
View search results with quotes about them from other sites.

Google Video Search
Search recent TV shows.

Google Maps
Sucks to you, Mapquest! Now with Satellite images.

• Google Sightseeing
  Visit the best tourist sites in the world without actually leaving your chair.
  
  
• Interesting Google Satellite Maps
  More links to cool satellite maps.
  
  
• Google Maps Scavenger Hunt
  Use Google Maps to find the location of a particular graphical clue.
  
  
• Find Cheap Gas
  Use Google Maps to find the best gas prices.
  
  
• Google Ride Finder
  Find a taxi, limousine or shuttle using real time position of vehicles.
  

Google Compute
Donate your computer's idle time to help scientific research.

Guess-the-google
Guess what Google Images search keyword resulted in each collage.

Google Talk
Googles for words, finds the next word and prints that. Then removes the first word, adds the next word and repeats. Just try it. Here's mine...

Steve Poland eats the did did did part, of my training I was able to see the sun, and the moon. and the sun are in the same boat, Steve! and a sorrow shared is halved. and joy shared is doubled. and a sorrow shared is halved. and joy shared is doubled. and a sorrow shared is halved. and joy shared is doubled. and a sorrow shared is halved. and joy shared is doubled. and a sorrow shared is halved.

Google Fight
Pick two words and see which one 'wins' by getting the most hits. Some classics are:
Clothed vs Naked
America vs Iraq
Pen vs Sword
Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader

Cookin' with Google
Enter ingredients and the type of recipe you'd like. Google will do the rest.

Google Date
Find out what happened on a given date. It does not always return big events. Sometimes you get smaller events in people's lives.

Picasa
Google bought this great picture management software.

Google Toolbar
For Internet Explorer.

Lerbil

Half lion, half gerbil.
by Joe Patten


Two Lerbils argue the direction of stevepoland.net

Talking About a Revolution

by Faraballer

Since when did this site become a stage for Steve to rant about the stupidity of the common man?
Don't get me wrong, I still like Steve and I used to like coming to this site daily to enjoy a good laugh, but now I feel like I'm being judged for everything I do!

So what if I sometimes have trouble using the self-checkout?! I worked in a music store since 8th grade, so I don't have the mental deficiencies needed to operate a grocery store register. Maybe mall workers aren't the brightest bulbs on the tree either, but its antisocial grocery store clerks that make the food shopping world the virtual hell it is today. Maybe if they wouldn't hire such total head cases, there would be no need for self-checkout lanes. I know I'm smart enough to check myself out, but sometimes I get nervous when there's a beautiful girl nearby, which is almost always, and I make poor decisions. And why do they give me 11 different payment options? It's like they're begging for people to screw up! But now I'm lowering myself to Steve's level, which is the only reason for this post.

Moving on, I am a smoker. I've quit before and when I did, I hated smokers myself. But now I like to practice a little something called tolerance. I know there are a lot of ignorant, stupid and rude people in the world. Some of them do things to piss people off on purpose, like throwing butts at Steve's car, but who wouldn't do that? I even throw lit cigarettes at my best friend sometimes, its good comedy! I just don't want to junk up my ashtray with a plethora of toxic carcinogens that look and smell nasty, so I air mail them out the window. Where are the smokers of the world supposed to put their change??? Maybe if I was provided with enough ashtrays to hold everything I need in my car, I wouldn't HAVE to throw crap out the window. Ever think of that? Maybe very small laundry baskets? I'm always careful to make sure there is nobody behind or next to me when I throw my butts out because I agree it's annoying to have someone's garbage hit your car. Don't they have the "Adopt a Highway" system for a reason?

Anyway, my point wasn't to show everybody how much of a jerk I am, I just wanted to get one simple message across:

SHOW ME THE FUNNY!

Like my father always says, "If it ain't broke, why change it around and screw it up for everybody else just because you don't have a shrink to dump all your problems on." I know you're itching for a change, a revolution if you will, but it's already getting out of hand. Can't we mix articles and snippets? What inspiration can I gather from a site that makes clear to me that I am a part of everything wrong in society? Let's stick to what made this site the daily destination it has been in the past: quality links, short posts and lerbils. Lerbils stuck in the same everyday situations and environments we face, so our problems seem funny.

Man, wise up!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!