I was trying to find some nice “Year in Review” set of pictures to link to, but according to the major media outlets all that happened in 2007 was that Mother Nature freaked out on us a few times, people killed each other, Paris Hilton went to jail, and Britney Spears shaved her head. I think we got off easy.

Unable to literally feed Michael Vick to the dogs, an enterprising eBay user came up with the next best thing.

In yet another sign that God loves dogs more than cats, a puppy was born in Odate, Japan with a perfectly shaped heart pattern on his fuzzy little back. Let this be a message to all you cat lovers out there – give up! With God on our side you can’t possibly win the great battle ahead.

In order to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie, 7-Eleven has converted eleven U.S. stores (and one in Canada to be announced today) in to Kwik-E-Marts. Inside you are able to buy Buzz Cola, Squishees, Frosted KrustyO’s and Simpsons inspired donuts. 7-Eleven should just ditch their name and do this to every store.

The New York Times recently did a neat photo essay comparing real-life gamers to their in-game avatars. It’s worth knowing that the next time you’re playing Lineage II and feeling all proud of yourself for chatting up some cute little number in pigtails and a miniskirt, it’s probably just Mr. Bubble-Tea over there.

This site is about protesting the inclusion of Hummer toys in Happy Meals, but I don’t really care about that. Don’t get me wrong, I have no love for the H2, but I’d rather just use their site to create silly signs.

Mr. Perthold attached a small camera around the neck of his pet cat, Mr. Lee, to see where he went and what he did when he disapeared during the day. And it is a magical world of cat friends, secret hiding spots, and (omigosh!) snakes! It’s a world almost as magical as my world of cubicle walls, LCD monitors, fluorescent hum, and… and… *cries*

Since I know how much you guys love YTMND, here’s the real story behind Ben Carpenter’s wheelchair adventure.

Twenty-two year old Ben Carpenter had the ride of his life after his wheelchair got lodged in the grill of a semi-truck, which pushed him down a highway for four miles at 50 miles per hour. Ben seemed pretty unfazed by the whole thing, unlike Jen, who called 911 to report the strange sight. She should try some meditation.

When someone you love dies, it is only common sense to get their face tattooed onto your arm. And when you do, spare no expense. Or, spare a lot of expense and get it done at the tattoo parlor behind the Discount Tobacco off Route 8.

I know, I know, this is incredibly cruel. But the music! And the picture! I can’t help but laugh. I’m going to hell aren’t I?

Most people aren’t aware that the Governator is a big fan of hippity hop, but that’s all going to change with the release of his cover of Ludacris’ Area Codes. It’s all just clicks and whistles to me though.

Something about this picture triggers my gag reflex. Maybe it’s the nostrils. Or the fuzzy glasses. Maybe it’s that all-too-silky goatee hair. Or maybe it’s the jealousy. Best. Haircut. 3VAR!

This picture really requires no introduction, but let’s just say that it involves lightsabers and squirrels!

Up until now I’ve never really known the difference HDTV could make. This site uses The Lord of the Rings to show a frame by frame comparison of plain old DVD against HD. And the results are… Elventastic? Hobittrific? Bilbo Baggins!

The Bottom Line: for bigger, hairier hobbit feet – go HD.

You can learn a lot of useful things from looking at old advertisements. For instance, you shouldn’t pee through a fence in a yard full of geese, and you shouldn’t have sex with prostitutes. Also, it’s never too early for a baby to start shaving or smoking. And they’ll never have to worry about feeling over-smoked. That’s the Miracle of Marlboro!

Make Albert Einstein write whatever you want on the chalkboard of this iconic picture. Will you turn him in to a brilliant botanist, or an uncouth upperclassman?

Google Sightseeing takes you on a top-down tour of the world using Google Maps directly in your web browser. Each weekday your guides Alex and James introduce new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by the reader community. And if that sounds boring to you, then perhaps you’d be intrested to know you can also find naked people.

Those of you not from the U-S-of-A might not be aware that today is Thanksgiving. A day when we give thanks to the baby jesus for fighting off Napolean and the Wild Turkey Army and for saving us from being pecked to death and also from our own sins. Or something like that. And we celebrate it by not updating websites and by eating ourselves into comas. Rejoice!

WARNING! There’s a dangerous serial rapist on the loose, and ABC’s Local Channel 7 News is hot on the case! With your help maybe they can finally track down this elusive deviant.