Weekly Links

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And now for the weekly links:

When I was a little kid, I like to use MS Paint to create abstract wallpapers... for lack of a better description, I basically used most of the "tools" and most of the colors to make something that didn't look like anything. Well, now here's a web version of that called bomomo, but much much better -- more tools and more designs.

Recently, a friend of mine and I decided that "fried" automatically makes a food tasty. Imagine my surprise when I came across this post the following day, outlining 25 Foods You Never Knew Could Be Deep Fried. The chocolate chip cookie dough and Cadbury creme eggs sound the most appetizing to me. I've always wanted to try deep fried ice cream too, mostly because the mechanics of frying ice cream blow my mind.

I've recently discovered ListVerse; a fountain of Top Ten lists from funny to sad to bizarre. See the full archive here.

The Comedy Feed posted a list of 9 Reasons It's Better To Be A College Freshman Now Than in 1998. As someone who recently graduated from college, I have to agree that with a lot of these reasons but probably the first one most of all. =)

You've heard of arm wrestling as a way for men to demonstrate their masculinity to another man, but what about elbow wrestling or foot boxing? Check out 10 Manly Feats of Strength for more!

Now to get serious:

USA Today featured an article discussing how one man's loss of family could have gained the world Superman. The story seems to ring a bit close to Batman's, as far as how death will set the living down a new path of life, but really puts Superman in a new light for me. I always thought he was a bit too goody-two-shoes but now I see him as a person who feels the pains of loneliness and loss like everyone else.

Finally, Marissa's Bunny -- three stuffed bunnies who are making their way around the US and hopefully around the world to spread awareness about a very rare pediatric condition called Infantile Spasms. It's a very touching story and the guys at Penny Arcade are giving Fairfax (the bunny) a VIP pass at PAX this year.