Don't Link the Water, Don't Link the Air

I was sorry to hear that Washoe has died. You should be too. If you don't know who Washoe was, you need to follow Infidel753's link to find out why you should care.

Now for some other links from October:
* Splotchy has some more great Two-Buck Schmuck reviews, this time of The Invasion, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and The Bourne Ultimatum.
* J.D. posts the creepiest movie poster I've ever seen, as well as character posters for The Golden Compass.
* Piper has some interesting thoughts on The Kite Runner.
* Times Online points to 10 historical accuracies in 300, as well as Plutarch's Sayings of Spartan Women.
* Something Awful presents the 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction, while Times Online has the 40 Most Memorable Aliens.
* Ken Levine suggests more movies for the Farrelly Brothers can ruin, has a negative reaction to the saturation of Bee Movie ads and tie-ins, and ruminates on the reason for the WGA strike.
* Comics2Film has the animated trailer for a Turok movie I had no idea they were making.
* The Bleeding Tree has some thoughts on what's stalling the Barbarella remake and on movie nudity and modesty.
* The Orlando Sentinel lists movie endings that might have been, while Cracked counters with the 10 Most Asinine Movie Twist Endings.
* Cracked also has 9 Awesome Directors Who Temporarily Lost Their Mind, but I'm not sure some of their choices did so temporarily...
* Semaj has a three-part review of G.I. Joe: The Movie that brought back some memories (part one, part two, part three).

Now for some links somewhat less movie-related.
* MWB has had some weird fears, but he also has an excellent picture of Dorothy Stratten to illustrate his conception of robot butt.
* Chris has dos and don'ts and something I absolutely agree with about fortune cookies. A compliment is not a fortune!
* Becca has some new sketches and not just one, but two posts of new Aria Giovanni pictures.
* Splotchy presents what are, sadly, the final Green Monkey mixes, Speed It Up, Geography Pop Quiz, ABC, and Battle of the Sexes.
* TheMom ruminates on the Phil Spector mistrial.
* Cap'n Dyke put up an ad that made me smile and a religious statue I must have!
* Bubs has a clown problem. He also talks about the Chicago Marathon here and here. Boy, am I glad I didn't do that!
* Distributorcap has some beautiful pictures of Bryce Canyon.
* Ken Levine reviews Viva Laughlin and is embarrassed for Ellen DeGeneres.
* Holy shit, am I excited!
* Tom the Dog sums up the fall TV season.
* Dr. Zaius uncovers God's hatred of Velma Dinkley.
* Pop Matters has the oddest list I've ever seen about shows that should be on DVD. Seriously, I'm still not sure if it's a joke or not.
* Cracked: the 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational 80s Songs and the 8 Worst Places to Steal a Movie Idea.
* Wow, Kim Kardashian is a fucking moron, like most girls in their twenties these days. However, she's pretty fucking hot, so if you're interested, the Boobie Blog has Kim's Playboy layout.
* MC has a great Bit of Fry and Laurie.
* Marius points out only a few of the reasons I despise Perez Hilton.
* That's what she said: Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches has an Office compilation.
* Sleestak remembers Steve Ditko's birthday.
* Jesus, Layercake, that's one bizarre thingamajigger!
* Dr. Zaius had a swell party.

Political stuff... I've been trying to stay away, but here's some good stuff.
* Jess Wundrun on Ma Bell and terror (sort of).
* Bill Richardson on a 21st century military.
* Devilham has a bridge to sell you.
* Distributorcap is, thankfully, not one of those people always fobbing off about what a great lady Laura Bush supposedly is. For example.
* The Rude Pundit on torture, the Bush legacy, Blackwater, Congress, Bush at war, and Hilary.
* Atheist Revolution has a nice Richard Dawkins quote.
* Infidel753 has some astute words regarding religious persecution and life after death.
* Here Comes Johnny Yen Again with an interesting comparison regarding Cheney and some interesting thoughts on Leopold and Loeb.
* Zaius Nation has a great Valerie Plame clip.
* Dr. Evil makes an observation about reporting the truth.
* Semaj has a friend stationed in Iraq. Read about it here and here.
* I had sex with Larry Craig. Not me, the guy in the Wonkette story in the link.

And finally, there's Dr. Monkey Von Monkerstein, truly a category unto himself. Read what he has to say about Mrs. Larry Craig, Dennis Kucinich's insanely hot wife, a lack of democracy, the people of Iran, right-wing crazies, Male Pattern Baldness Disembodied Head Guy, Jenna Bush (who is on a book tour and not doing whatever the hell she claims she's doing now), the worst jobs for the 21st century, that evil ratfuck Malkin, Republican fear tactics, SCHIP and Limbaugh, thirteen things he'd never say, that douchebag Rick Santorum, one very groovy room, a scary story, the language of the oppressor, and never forgetting, and tell my why, why, WHY you're not going to Get Monkey/Love 2008! Hell, the guy even graciously put up some excellent, hilarious National Lampoon scans, so what more do you need?