Look out mama there's a white boat comin' up the river

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1. We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oil! Dear God this is worse than that Aphex Twin video or the dubbya girls site.
   
   
2. "A woman heard about the rabid raccoon in her Dickeyville neighborhood soon
   after the animal attacked and bit a friend, on 2 Dec 2005. Even so, she was
   surprised when, a few hours later, a raccoon appeared out of nowhere as she
   walked her mixed spaniel. The crazed animal charged her and clamped its
   jaws on the leg of her corduroy pants." Via ProMed.
   
   
3. Anyone local know a Sean Pierce or Randy Spizer? They got busted for fraud hijinks with the new XBOX 360.
   
   
4. Robot Wisdom links us to a neato, not expensive Muppet Chess Set.
   
   
5. Reason has a good follow-up on that guy who got capped by marshals in Miami. Poor bastard didn't have a chance, Nor do we, in a police state.
   
   
6. Make your own Chinese Restaurant Sign. (Thanks, 'Vark!)