Have you ever wanted to do research into what makes flatulence smell bad, but you were afraid you might have to design some sort of fancy gizmo to do the analysis, because who would voluntarily smell a variety of farts? Fear no more; there are apparently people who will do just about anything for science.
Other favorites: Hot-zone Superintendent and Fistula Feeder.

Thanks to the charming and delightful Ursula for the pirate name quiz. Apparently, I should be called Dirty Jack Cash, though I can’t fathom why.

A collection of vintage posters advertising magicians.

In news that is shocking, shocking, I tell you, we find that teens who smoke tobacco are far more likely to smoke pot than teens who don’t. My favorite quote, from Joseph Califano, Jr. President of National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University: "If kids are regularly smoking, you should be concerned they are smoking pot." I would have thought that if kids are regularly smoking, you should be concerned about that on its own merits.

In the nick of time, Operation Infinite Purity. I hadn’t realized whitehouse.org was still around, or I would have checked it out sooner. It seems to be from the same batch (or at least an indistinguishable batch) of jokers as Landover Baptist and the ever-so-slightly subtler Objective Ministries. These guys clearly have a lot of time on their hands.

In 1911, the city of Pullman, WA, wanted more residents. So the Chamber of Commerce, the Railroads, and Sunset Magazine put together a nifty little pamphlet to encourage people to move. Of especial note, the question and answer section:
“What is the moral tone of Pullman?
Exceptionally pure. There are no saloons and little vice and crime.”
Keep in mind that this was a campus town even then…

Casting call for Mad Mad House. (Perhaps) interestingly, the copy of the casting call I first saw was looking for a Voodoo Priestess instead of a Priest, and a Naturist instead of the Trekker and Yogi Master. There’s a petition urging Sci Fi not to be so insensitive to pagans. Possibly in response, Sci Fi included that “important note” at the end of the casting call. In April, they thought they’d want a psychic.

An image of W, made of smaller images of an appropriate anatomical feature (hint: not “bush”).

If you’re under 18: MTV will be showing a movie about passion and jealousy.
If you’re over 30: MTV will be showing a movie of Wuthering Heights featuring a score by Jim Steinman!

This seems like exactly the sort of thing my co-blogger enjoys: Social Hygiene Posters. A memepool favorite is the one telling (some of) us not to worry.