Oh, that would be logical wouldn't it, Scott? Thanks for catching that. I've switched the pics (hopefully it'll be propagated through Neatorama's image cache system).

And that's an interesting thought: making mug shots out of glamour pics, though I'm sure with many of today's celebrities, all you have to do is just wait till they run afoul of the law.

Ahoy, Meaty!

You're probably right, Jason E. I wrote that while listening with volume turned low as not to wake up the babies.

MADtv is funnier to me than SNL, probably because I just don't get New York humor (that's also why Jay Leno's funnier than David Letterman to me).

Update 1/26/08: Seiko and Independent brand watches are excepted (these were added just yesterday, days after the contest started).

@Jimmy Jones: If 4 neatorama users were picked in the drawing, would they all be winners? (I’m leaning towards “yes” but would like confirmation)

You got that right! The first two winners are picked completely at random from the entire pool. The next two are picked only from the registered user pool. So, by being a registered user of the blog, you're increasing your chances of winning.

@Ashley: you're right, Neatorama's not at all low bandwidth/slow computer-friendly, but I'm not sure separating this post out of the homepage would help that much ...

@VonSkippy: I'll think about it, but at the moment, it's a little more work to set up a separate "story section" than I'd have time to put in. I've never done a lick of SEO on Neatorama (unless you count "prettifying" the permalink) so that's not even a consideration. Just scroll down, people!

Thanks for those who liked the article - it was fun to write (found a lot of neat trivia that sadly didn't make it to the article).

I don't know what style it is, but if you're ever in/near Berkeley, California, check out the deep-dish spinach pizza at Zachary's.

Donut = drifting in a circle. Or so I think, maybe I'm wrong...

@Christophe: If I go missing, you know who's responsible! :)

$6 for a cup of coffee? That's nothing! Monkey poo/civet coffee goes for about $40.

You missed Versoix, Switzerland, Miss C!

And what's up with all these comments about Canadia, our mysterious neighbor to the North? :)

Don't mind ted - he's just cranky. I find them very amusing....

I was admiring the camouflaged kitty house....

Good question, S-r-ex. It's the number of currently available watch (so coming soon models don't count). However, you're right that the number actually changed today.

So, I asked Tokyoflash to clarify: they said that the right answer will obviously depend on WHEN you enter the contest. :)

Both links worked for me just now, Lea. Maybe it's just a temporary glitch.

The kids got the right idea, they just ran into some logistics problem (and who hasn't run into those?)

A fantastic concept though - overall, a very neat film.