Saturday sips

Look what I’ve finally found! Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream is the best! Yay!

This is by far the funniest MeFi thread I’ve ever read.

Here’s the puppet character by Jim Henson and Frank Oz that eventually went to inspire “Cookie Monster” from Sesame Street. Note the green color and the teeth! [via]

I miss watching The Jetsons

Apple’s “magsafe” input/output jacks don’t have to be limited to Apple products. Now with Replug’s magsafe-like audio jack, you can make any audio jack a magsafe jack! Nice idea (but that thing is too big for my own tastes).

Have a crack at the Crackbook.

This 8-bit tie looks ridiculous.

Some new research in smoking habits have revealed quite a bit about how smokers initially start the habit. Read some excerpts below:

Researchers say almost a third of kids interviewed who tried smoking said their first cigarette brought them a feeling of relaxation — and two-thirds of those kids went on to become smokers.

Once a teen had tried cigarettes, very little they did afterward impacted on whether they became addicted or not.

Furthermore, experiencing that feeling of being “relaxed” immediately after the first puff of a cigarette was the leading predictor of becoming dependent on cigarettes and then being unable to quit, the researchers found. Almost 29 percent of youngsters interviewed said they had experienced such a feeling after their first cigarette.

The findings suggest that the physiological addiction triggered by a first cigarette may be even more of a risk factor for smoking dependence than personality-driven factors, according to the researchers.

Did you know you could use charcoal to keep your fridge from stinking up?

Here are some wonderful links to abandoned places (with great pictures of course).

Uh oh! Marion Jones, a 3-time gold medalist in Sydney, said she had took the steroid known as “the clear” before attending the 2000 Olympic Games. Shame shame…

Carol Ann Gotbaum, the woman who was arrested and then later died in police custody at a Phoenix airport, is shown on video acting very strange prior to her death.

Heh, WIRED has a short article (plus videos) about the Wilhelm Scream used so often in major Hollywood productions.

Here’s a list of mostly awesome screensavers. Definitely worth downloading.

HEAR YE HEAR YE! Black Friday ads are popping up online already! Visit BlackFriday.info for more ad details. Depending on the particular store, you might be able to snag a few deals early. Nice!

I’m assuming by now that some of you have read the New York Times article on friends with benefits. It’s actually kind of enlightening in a weird sort of way.