by George

George Washington -- the new Chuck Norris?
Hope you had a good weekend. I know that history can vary a bit, depending on who writes it, what gets included or left out, and all that sort of stuff. One thing that must have escaped me during my schooling was that our first president was a badass. As proof, I submit this oddly compelling song+animation about the supernatural qualities of the mighty dollar-chucker. It seems somehow reminiscent of the old song that featured the lyric, "Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole". But with a lot more death. (Thanks Arifa)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1696935


Dog vs. Balloons
Among other things that kick butt is this dog named Simon. Watch as he exacts revenge on 74 evil latex orbs in under a minute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoiFGva_JoY


More challenging image challenge
So it appears that some Soviets might be disadvantaged to the point where the need to have photoshop competitions without Photoshop or computers. Genius. Why go high-tech when you can just skip the technology...?
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1691


QuOTeD
"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence transform a yellow spot into the sun." -- Pablo Picasso


Non-existent film
Due to some sort of coding SNAFU, "Temporarily Unavailable" appears as an actual film you can get hold of on this video rental site. Inevitably, waggish users have left a smattering of amusing reviews. "A masterpiece of minimalism" and "I found this film literally unwatchable" come immediately to mind.
http://www.lovefilm.com/visitor/reviews.html?product_id=20537&sort=score


Game break: Snow Drift
Get ready to yeti.
http://www.nitrome.com/games/snowdrift/


The Coin Jar Calculator
And finally, most of us have a jar full of loose change that just keeps accumulating, mainly because you can’t bear the thought of dealing with it. And from time to time you’ve probably wondered how much the money in that jar was worth. Well if you did, wonder no more.
http://www.coincalc.com/