B-List

1. World Beard and Moustache Championships
   <http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/index.html>


2. Follow-ups to September Postings

[Talk Like A Pirate Day - Sep 19]
   <http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/>
   <http://talklikeapirate.com/>

[Unusual Wedding Ceremonies]
* "French town offers live Internet weddings"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s949101.htm>
* "Bride, groom tie double proxy knot"
   <http://www.dailyinterlake.com/NewsEngine/SelectStory_AD.tpl?
       command=search&db=news.db&eqskudata=72-734975-14>

[Fads]
* "Latest party fad: Hiring pretty guests"
   <http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/
       Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1058393419461>
  "Hired partygoers help beat boredom"
   <http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/weird_news/6048426.htm>

[Some of Life's Great Mysteries]
* "Big heads 'boost IQ'"
   <http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7337755%255E13762,00.html>
* "Book Examines Nose Picking and Buttered Toast"
   <http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=OddNews&storyId=783025>

[Alternative Olympic Events II]
* "Black pudding games held"
   <http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7404683%5E13762,00.html>
* "Conkerers suffer after long, hot summer"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_823263.html>
* "Scots lose elephant polo final to Germans"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_821529.html>
* "Computer crashing, Ukraine-style"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3144704.stm>