A Gallimaufry of Links

What's a gallimaufry?
It's a fancy word for a medley or hodgpodge according to dictionary.com

Hoff's faltering shows how strong Phelps is
Chad Johnson: I could beat Michael Phelps
Video: Watch the greatest relay split of all time. And then, see it from the bottom of the pool. You can actually see the point when Lezak turns it on at 3:01. Insane.
The best swimming relay finish ever. Lezak: "When I flipped at the 50 and I still saw how far ahead he was and he was the world record holder, a thought really crossed my mind for a split second; 'There's no way.' And then I changed and I said, 'You know what? It's ridiculous. This is the Olympics and I'm here for the United States of America. And I don't care how bad it hurts or whatever.' I'm just just gonna go out there and put it. And honestly in like 5 seconds I was thinking all these things. And just got like a supercharge and just took it from there and, you know, it was ... unreal."
Emily Silver, US Swim Team member (HTFU, indeed.)
Skinsuit Controversy from 1974
The Girl in the Window Be sure to read the story and watch the video slideshow.
Video: "What is coming out of our ground, our oxygen?" (Nice.)
Next time, use the revolving door. It'll save more kittens.
Hamlet (Facebook News Feed Edition)
Video: Slow-Motion Punches
The Big Picture: Beijing 2008 Preparations - Three Weeks to Go
History of #1 foam hand
Wunderlic Test Results by Football Position
Voters to decide on naming sewage plant for Bush
Do Dara Torres' "secrets to success" hold up?
Kid brothers drill back-to-back aces at Sawgrass
Video: ZAP!
Landis loses doping appeal before sports' highest court
Sprecher Root Beer named #1 by NYT
Madison sets 365-day precipitation record
The List: Five Reasons to Love $4 Gas
Video: Requiem For A Day Off (Ferris Bueller's Day Off recut to Requiem for a Dream.)
Images of Iowa Flooding
Bubbles!
Photobombers
Does $4 gas make hybrid cars a good option?
Mystery on Fifth Avenue - A great story of an architect hiding a treasure hunt in a family's apartment renovation.
Best Life Names Madison 8th Best Place to Raise a Family
Man driving motorized cooler faces DWI, other charges
Incredible pictures of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes firing bows and arrows
Late rush nets Brat Fest record
Leave it to the kids to show the true meaning of sportsmanship
Awesome idea for a windbreaker
How rough are your (bowling) balls?
Sunlit space station to put on marathon sky show
Fat People are killing the Earth
Three Houston teens accused of using corpse's head to smoke pot -- "He regurgitated in his plate of food when I asked him about it, so I knew there was some truth to the story."
Fly slower: save fuel & money (Probably applies to cars, too.)
All 120 Crayon Names, Color Codes and Fun Facts
Local murder victim, Brittany Zimmermann, called 911, but no one came. However, 9-1-1 officials state that the call was deemed a hang-up. And then, the City of Madison responds.
Great story of sportsmanship. You have to read it to understand.
Home Prices Drop Most in Areas with Long Commute
Audio slide show: Dude gets a customized bike to accommodate his 500 lb body and proceeds to lose 300
Trek seeks to dump LeMond
Autopsy released of UW-Madison student that died at Arkansas marathon: rare mix of heart condition & electrolyte abnormalities
Today marks the 85th anniverasry of the end of prohibition
The City of Madison makes a funny:Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is joining forces with a national wildlife group to ban the sale of compact discs in the city of Madison by April 22, 2010, Earth Day of that year. Cieslewicz is working with the National Seagull Preservation Society on the initiative, the first of its kind in the nation, although several municipalities in Sweden and Norway have banned the discs for years.
Video: The Fastest 100 yard Freestyle Ever.
View a drug deal going down in Chicago.
Living by the Golden Rule
Ever wonder how to calculate Easter Sunday? Now you know.
SI.com has opened their vaults. Thus, you can now read about the first article of the Ironman, the first step in its rise in popularity.
Video: Schweppervescence
$12,000 proposal mistake
Swiss is tops; Wisconsin wins most overall at Work Cheese Champs -- It's all about quality, not quantity California.
Keep your Eyes Open
Starbucks vs. Walmart
The Penny Should Go, But What About the Nickel?
Man turns $1 horse racing bet into $1.97M
Cold Impact
Citing a clear signal from the industry, Netflix will carry only in Blu-ray high-def DVDs. And everyone thought it would be the porn industry to sway the vote.
Leading candidate for Idiot of 2008
INSANE Homebuilt classic 80s arcade -- I don't know if this is really cool or really dorky.
It's snowed on 54% percent of the days since December 1 here in Madison. This about sums it up. (Scroll down.)
Ever wonder what they do with the losing team's "championship" gear after they lose? It goes to charity.
Happy 50th Birthday LEGO (PDF)
Wooden bike looks good, has harsh ride.
Video: The "downfall" of the cowboys. (HILARIOUS!)
Melissa Arrington is not a nice lady .
Cool: Virgin Galactic unveils Dyna-Soar style SpaceShipTwo (SS2)
Blu-ray players grab 93 percent of market after Warner went Blu
Beet Juice Used To Fight Ice - Dwight K. Schrute would be proud.
Video: MacBook Air causing self-conscious issues in other laptops.
Tom Cruise and Scientology has a very different view of themselves. As insane as he sounds, it not much different than the people in JesusCamp, which is a movie you must watch.
Dozens in Texas town report seeing UFO
BBC's list of 100 things we didn't know in 2007
Glamour Mug Shots
This is good: Robot Opens And Pours Beer
Astronaut mourns mother's death from space
A Six-year old hero sheilds her Mother from estranged boyfriend. She was shot six times, one in the eye
The Bible According To Google Earth
A little help Santa?
Playing Tetris on a really, really big scale.
Kids: This is why plastic surgery is no good.
Have fun being Jackson Pollack
Gatorade Inventor Dies
Whoa: Skin cells turned into stem cells
The dealnews.com Black Friday shopping strategy guide - The biggest tip? Start shopping on-line on Thursday.
36 million drivers would flunk drivers tests
Fight Thieving Restaurant Servers With Checksum Tips
84-carat flawless diamond recently sold for $16.5M (A steal!)
Your fast food facts, compared
Photos of the Men of War -- Pay special attention to the eyes.
Santa Claus banned from Ho Ho Ho
Madison sets record for world's largest Calzone
With their backs up against a wall, Astronauts fix solar wing to allow the International Space Station to continue.
With their backs up against a wall, Astronauts fix solar wing to allow the International Space Station to continue.
Don Vito (of Viva la Bam fame) falls to the floor as he's convicted on two accounts of sexual assault of a child. Highlight of the story: "Once he was gone, the only evidence of the pandemonium was a miniature Hershey's candy bar on the floor where Margera landed."
A guy launched a balloon to 30,000 meters and has the video and pictures to prove it
My new commute (?)
Soprano's creator says 'What did they expect?" The pathetic thing -- to me -- was how much they wanted HIS blood, after cheering him on for eight years."
Imrpov Everywhere strikes back
Travelocity gnome stolen UPDATE: He's been returned
Brush & Rinse: An innovative toothbrush
Video: A quick lesson on the 22nd Amendment.
Ninety-five year-old woman grows horn Or, it's a really bad zit.
Trouble in the Boundary Waters
Rocket-Powered 21-Foot-Long X-Wing Model Actually Flies [Be sure to check out the videos]
Madison is catching triathlon fever
Story of one man's 'stupid human trick:' drink beer through your nose
Five footer digs her way to scholarship; nearing record
Bringing back the housecall via [kottke.org]
Play the candidate match game
UW-Madison concrete canoe paddles to Dutch win
Some of the steepest streets in the world
The Wisconsin pronunciation guide for cities, counties, Indians & lawmakers
Hundreds Line Up Overnight For Opening Of New Homeless Shelter
Viking Ship Parked Under Pub
Video: Robotic inverted pendulum
If the pizza place burns, call 911. If the pizza place burns your pizza, don’t.
Ferris Bueller's Day Back [via The Morning News]
Video: Never has this song been so true (Just in case you don't know what I'm talking about.)
How To Hide An Airplane Factory
US Open ball person tryouts seek speed, stealth
Non-Doping Cyclists Finish Tour De France
Beer Machine Makes Beer
Video: Miss Teen South Carolina needs more maps!
Tragic: Golfer Struck, Killed By Lightning At Madison Golf Course
Sponge Bob recovered
Details on Electrocution Victims
This Gap Sweater Is Fucking Awesome
Catching the lottery
$20 per month benefit for biking to work, despite it being called a "19th century solution to a 21st century problem" by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R) - North Carolina.
Sign in Milwaukee: "Welcome to Cleveland" (Backstory)
Rich people get drunk too (and often behave worse)
Video: Chuck E. Cheese does hip-hop
The lone Englishman who biked up a hill
Madison in 1915, Rephotographed in 2007
Video: Simpsons on Two Guitars
What Best Week Ever.tv thinks The Princess Bride cast members have been up to, based on their current photos
A collection of postcards from Madison in 1915 [via]
The best five seconds on the internet
IMAX Crew Tracks Mount Everest
All the Colors of the Sun
A day in the life of Scot Adams (Dilbert) (updated live on June 15, 2007)
Video: Americans can be so disappointing
ParisExposed.com Exposes more than Paris
100+ year-old weapon found in whale
Local boy Phil Hellmuth setting records at the World Series of Poker
Geocaching Angelina Jolie's Tattoo
Video: How to give the perfect man hug
Luke captures a sweet superman crash
Best Week Ever explores the hidden costs (taxes) of appearing on home make over shows.
Sherpa guide scales Everest for record 17th time
Darwin Award honorable mention: Man accidentally shoots himself without a gun
Video: Domino PCs
Always wear your helmet
Pee Your Pants For The Brewers!
Video: Crazy team gymnastics
Is Jeff Ruby a hero or villain?
Kottke finds the 'headline of the decade'
Presidential popularity through the years.
Fixed Gear Fun Video #2
Video: Human Catapult
On Friday, the Wisconsin State Journal ran an article detailing how a Crazylegs runner donated 3 Defibrillators in honor of those who worked to revive him after a heart attack. And then, during Saturday's race, a man was revived from a police officer's defibrillator after suffering a heart attack during the race.
Video: The Landlord
Quake Lifts Solomons Island out of the Sea
Man dream up phone number; leads him to a bride
Man finishes 65-day swim down Amazon
How about this for a job? Office Jester Job at The Motley Fool
Video: Ride the home value roller coaster
Best headline ever: Keith Richards snorted father's ashes with cocaine Update: Of course he's denying it.
Why are swimmers gettting faster?
There's some fast swimming going on in Australia
Live first, work second
Volkswagen's super secret test track (Be sure to watch the video of the track in use.)
Video: The (Oval) Office -- 'I was in the Texas Air National Guard, and I was a cheerleader. So I ahhh...I think I know a thing or two about stratergizing a strategery.'
Video: Touch screen demo
Profile of a model lottery winner
The beer launching fridge
Mother coached children to fake retardation
Forget the environment; save the beer!
Alando42 - All the news about Alando Tucker. (Be sure to watch the CSTV.com interview)
Cashing in on 'An Inconvenient Truth'
Pilot &: Crew diffuse hijacking
Top 5 ways to hustle free drinks
Video: The Line Rider to end all Line Riders [via kottke]
The man who fell 12,000 ft ... and survived

Hackers discover HD DVD and Blu-ray processing key

Now that's a backyard ice rink
Discovery Channel dropping cycling team sponsorship
Video: The Machine is Us/ing Us [via Ev]
IMage of corporate jets leaving south Florida after the Super Bowl.
Think of Bears fan honors bet, changes name to Peyton Manning
Video: Making snow in hurricane conditions
Landis doesn't expect to return in 2007
Video: Mythbusters asks: Do Pretty Girls Fart?
Is a $700 bottle of wine worth it? Mike Steinberger of Slate thinks so. [via kottke]
The Human Slingshot
Man kills friend, jealous of his net relationship with a woman pretending to be her 20-something daughter, after man started initially set up relationship with a 20-something version of himself
Video: Sweep the Leg ("Better get a body bag, Johnny!")
Postcards From "The Edge."
When Tigger attacks
Video: Transformers Trailer
SI.com's most interesting pictures of 2006
A snowflake magnified from 93x-36000x
Light Deposits Indicate Water Flowing on Mars
The Atheist Delusion
Video: Stop Motion Battle
Video: Things you CAN'T do when you're NOT in a pool
I dare you to watch this video and not laugh. I double dare you.
List of 100 TV catch phrases
Wisconsinites: Sign up on the do-not-call list
For a cool $35M, you too could hit a golf ball off the space station some day (At end)
Look for New Dollar Coins
Dartmouth researchers identify a gene that enhances muscle performance
Whose team are you on: Team Pam Or Team Karen?
New record set in Scrabble, (but not without controversey, of course) [via]
Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) talks again
Video: Meet Skidboot
Elbow put through $140M Picasso
Video: Japan Land Slide
Don't ever think you can't; because you can. Just like Duane
Video: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in Pennies
Meet Thumbelina, the world's smallest horse
Audio: This Guy witnesses an accident...
Colliding With Death at 37,000 Feet, and Living
Earth from Saturn
Video: How to talk like a pirate
Video: Dance Dance Revolution Super Star [via]
Prepare for Talk Like a Pirate Day by first getting a pirate name
All UW Women's Hockey Coaches are Ironmen
Floyd asks USADA to drop case
Feel good story: Long-time Applebee's bartender receives $10,000 tip
Nice pot prank pulled on police
Improv Everywhere Mission: Slo-Mo Home Depot
Video: Game Over
Video: Kick ass video of OK Go on treadmills
If you don't like lots of caterpillars, then I don't suggest clicking this.
Authors to Rowling: Please don't kill Harry Potter
Marathon Melt: Running the Badwater 135
Missed the title of that song on the radio? Visit YES.com and they'll tell you.
Chocolate milk (or any flavor) is best after a workout. -- I've been on chocolate milk since it saved me after a long ride in June. Seriously. It works.
Lowlights from Tour of Qinghai Lake (Be sure to click through the next five shots.)
Video: Stop-Motion Human Space Invaders
Chad Vader goes viral
Video: Impressive bubble rings
Brat Fest goes big time
This is you on Earth. -- This is Earth in the Universe.
Do you laugh or cry?
Trailer: The Last Kiss (Filmed in Madison -- Look for the Capitol.)
Old dog petrified after 80,000 miles
Join me in Blingo. Win fabulous prizes. Please?
J.K. Rowling strongly hints that Harry may die at the end of Book 7
Save Screech's House
Iowa fans help snubbed Badger fan (Original article)
Video: Sweet, sweet juggling. [via Matt]
Kids can hear high- pitches that adults can't and then use them as ring tones (With link to the actual tone)
Flying without an ID: Is it possible?
Profile on putting magnets in your finger
Video: Someone tell Sam Jackson he's my bro
Oooooooo: Triathlete.tv Looks like YouTube for triathletes.
Video: Mentos + Diet Coke = Fun
Stephan Colbert's 2006 Commencement Address
Man invited lions, God to party. God didn't show up.
Iron Pol finishes his first triathlon against all odds
IKEA's dream kitchen presentation in bullet-time
An Unsolicited Commercial Love Story
The Ice Bear Cometh, Wearing Nothing but a Speedo
Video: Insane radio controlled airplane demo
Your boarding pass, 15-minutes & You: A security nightmare.
The Universe Within - Powers of Ten
Local Radio Station, 105.5 Triple M, in Payola Scandal
Video: 9/11 Pentagon Impact Keep your eyes peeled at 1:26 (Second view)
Half grizzly, half polar bear shot in wild.
Lost couple uses lost hikers campsite to survive
Video: Time lapse flight map of FedEx arrivals during thunderstorms
Rock Slab Growing at Mt St Helens Volcano
Video: Full throttle with the Blue Angels
Video: Evolution of Dance in Six Minutes
Video: Frogger with real cars
Superman Returns
Marginal Utility: Tax Breaks With A View - A mini expose on why lake properties in Madison haven't been appreciating at the same rate as non-lake homes.
Are We Worthy of Our Kitchens?
Video: And you thought you had mad Tetris skillz
The Beerbelly
The upside of 'density packing'
Video: Shalllloooommmm
Moving pictures and commentary on the Chernobyl legacy (w/sound)
The Brita Experiment: Part II - "So I set out to prove that filtered vodka is good. Not just "better than unfiltered" good. We're talking "as good as any premium vodka" good. No.1 party school good. Chuck Norris good."
Impressive rainbow
The art of the shot
Cricket Explained
Video: Life in an airport
Video: Counting to 12 -- Everyone's favorite pinball game as a kid.
Cabbie gives Ben Folds a ride. Ben gives cabbie performance on stage.
Dog sniffs out owner's brain tumor
The American Lifestyle in Six Panels
Sights and Sounds of Ironman Arizona 2006
Prius backlash in LA
How To Hold Back Tears
Eclipse over Turkey
UW-Madison #1 Party School (Again)
Adam Morrison's Five Stages of Grief
Trail Journal: Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Mutant Bike Gangs of New York
Movie trailer: High Score
Picking the perfect bracket next to impossible
Pre-pixelated clothes for Reality TV shows - I'd like to see on of those fake bikini t-shirts with the naughty bits already pixelated.
Eye glasses for houseflies
Proof of Big Bang Seen by Space Probe, Scientists Say | Related APOD
Mugger ran down by runner - after his run.
Decisive Moments: A Camp
Now, That's a lot of beer
Video: America's Next Top Model contestant Rebecca faints
Social Engineering at its Finest
Video: Frank Caliendo on George Bush
Video: Better Juggling - Apparently, this guy is a better juggler than the one I linked to a while ago. Be sure to check out the explanation below.
Video: Sweet Pool Shots
Video: Full Scale RC Car
Video: Elmo revealed
The $39 Experiment: Asking Random Companies for Free Stuff
Video: Dedicated Cheerleader - I don't know what to say about this. It's great to see her move after the fall, but is it an involuntary action just because they band started playing?
The Onion AV Club: Ten Memorable Saturday Night Live Musical Moments [via]
Human quadrupeds discovered in Turkey
Coroner: Peanut kiss did not kill Quebec teen
Video: The Art of Juggling at Its Finest
The Art of Enjoying a Leinie's Beer
Bridge vs. Backhoe; Bridge loses
Driving tip: Don't honk at the cops
Video Autistic basketball player causes mayhem at game
Photo: Tour of California
Video: Amazing Stunts abound in this collection of 80s Isuzu Gemini TV ads
Video: Highlights of the NBA 2006 Dunk Contest
Bad Dates Be sure to read about "the crocodile hunter"
Toilet Water Cleaner than Ice
Video: First person motorcycle crash - This is why I wouldn't ride a motorcycle
DFL
Steinbrenner invites charitable 12-year-old to Bronx
Lots of info & pics on this year's Northeastern blizzard
Bell companies spent $200 billion on "dark fiber"
Netflix doesn't like you - If you feel 'throttled', just reduce the size of your queue, and your movies will turn up.
The Art of DeTouch
Super Bowl XL Commercials on Google Video
Dumbest. Guy. Ever.
Comprehensive List of 2005 Hurricane Records
The Onion: Five Years After the Move - "I guess the lesson is, if your life is going nowhere, don't try, and it'll all work out."
This week's sign of the apocalypse: Texas A&M seeks restraining order against Seahawks
Video: He Kicked Him...
Brad Pitt is a chameleon
Saddle Up Yer Velomobile - At $6K each, it might be worth it versus a car & gas.
The Slanket - Pretty good idea for valentine's day...
Video: Rocketboom asks the common person: "Why is George Bush so awesome?"
Hackers blackmail milliondollarhomepage.com site
All is one...
Video: Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli
Nebraska proposes to limit driving in left lane. Truckers like the idea. I don't.
Blockbuster's downfall - We were just talking about we don't go to Blockbuster any more. And now the in-laws are signing up for Netflix, too.
Mummified body found in front of TV
Study: High fiber diet & exercise can reverse metabolic syndrome
The Smoking Gun Investigates and exposes the story behind A Million Little Pieces
Tattoos and your Skin
Top 5 Clogs, according to Roto Rooter
This week's Darwin Award Nomination: Artist Binds Feet in Desert, Loses Key
Take five minutes out of your day to watch aphotoaday's best of 2005. (w/music)
Everyone has a Golden Rule to live by. Here are the Golden Rules of 49 rich people.
Grassroots Traffic Calming Techniques
Teen Runs Off to Iraq by Himself
The ethics of backing players in poker
Don't pop that cork just yet: 2006 Postponed by One (Leap) Second
Somehow, I think we evolved from the Ape family: Gorillas go through menopause & Monkeys have accents
Turn down your IPod - Use the 60/60 rule: 60% for less than 60 minutes.
Toy story: How your toys get under your tree (in pictures)
Video: Jay Leno on Dealing with the Public
The Smoking Gun's Best Mug Shots of 2005
Student finds her stolen thesis - The only copy was on her thumb (flash) drive.
Giant squid encased in ice (Don't Blink)
2005 to be the warmest year on record - I was there for two of the hottest.
The Day Strong Men Cried (pdf) - Andy Hempsted's recount of the pivotal Gavia stage of the 1988 Giro