The Hangman Cheat isn't really a game, it's more of an intellectual investigation of statistics (kind of, at least - no really, I'm not kidding), and it has some ridiculously simple graphics. But despite this the scenario it creates is somewhat compelling. It's you versus the computer. Think WarGames, but with less Global Thermonuclear War (and, unfortunately, less Bueller). Can it guess the word you are thinking of before the poor stick man bites the dust again? Will the computer's unrelenting understanding of letter statistics defeat you once again? Can you avert Global Thermonuclear War? Will you arrive at world peace thru playing Hangman? These questions, and less, are answered in The Hangman Cheat [via openswitch].

The Waldo Ultimatum provides the mash up of Bourne and Waldo/Wally that I wasn't looking for, but I was very happy to find...

If you're looking to wile away some time without playing computer games, then shame on you. Not shame for the wiling away time thing you understand, wile away to your hearts content as far as I'm concerned, I mean shame on you for the 'without playing computer games' part. How very dare you! But anyway, if you were to to require some material for wiling away time, and you weren't to play computer games, and you had still ended up here somehow, then I would probably suggest visiting (and browsing the archives of) Passive Aggressive Notes (.com). It's a hoot. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go - I have to reset my irony detector, which is making a loud beeping noise [via some website somewhere which I can't remember now, but I bet it was op-pop].

CONTENT WARNING: Passive aggressive folk can be unrestrained with their language at times, so you might want to stop the kids visiting this one unless you want them to start dropping the "F Bomb" every five seconds.

Counting To 4 has never been as much sweet fun as it is with Feist and Sesame Street [via op-pop].

Lords, ladies and gentlemen, for this Musical Friday please allow me to introduce to you Mr. B, The Gentleman Rhymer, he's Straight Outta Surrey, don't you know? [subbed by Lincoln Phil].

Don't you just hate it when you are way busier than you thought you were going to be, especially when it's Friday? The subtext being that I don't have much time here, but is that going to stop me posting Darth Thriller for Musical Friday? No way... [via op-pop].

It take a special kind of sick individual to post William Shatner's cover of Pulp's "Common People" on "Musical Friday" under the category "cool". Fortunately for you lucky peeps I am that kind of special individual. Enjoy [via op-pop].

Concerned that I wasn't getting a proper cup'o'tea fix here in the States Lincoln Phil has kindly sent me Professor Elemental's hip-hop ode to tea: Cup Of Brown Joy. Quite frankly it has left me short of appropriate words. All I can say is: Best. Song. Ever. You ain't heard a rap until you've heard rap performed by someone wearing a pith helmet. Class. Crank it up and sing-a-long: "when I say Earl Grey, you say yes please"... "when I say Herbal, you say no thanks"... [subbed by Lincoln Phil].