It's that magical time of the week friends, where all your dreams and online fancies are revealed. Avert your eyes if you are weak of heart...it is The Scanner.

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What to do when fair season ends It's always good to check in on the Strange Maine blog to see what's been uncovered. Example - this post on what a few industrious (do I have to use the phrase "Yankee Ingenuity?") types did with a county fair pumpkin after its pageant days ended.

When I snap my fingers you will sing "My Humps" So this is as weird as it is...weird. A storeowner in New Hampshire says his store was robbed after thieves hypnotized him. Seriously. They have mind powers. This story sounds like scam from an bad 80s comedy with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase. This is why people make fun of you New Hampshire. (Hat Tip: Fark)

On, Wisconsin! I only link to this story because it honestly reads like something out of the Onion, but indeed is very, very real. Nice going kids, way to be discrete. Also, it's an excuse to make fun of Wisconsin, which I always like to do if possible. Filthy badgers. (Hat Tip: Randball)

The Vinyl Wars I like animation, I like hip-hop, so when you combine the two, you'll get my attention. In this case, a Brazilian group has put together "Battle: The Vinyl Wars," a series of claymation shorts that will be airing on the Cartoon Network...in Brazil. Still, check out the trailer, maybe it'll make its way here some day. (Hat Tip: Cool Hunting)

Ask about his Perfect Hair policy Former senator John Edwards began the MTV/MySpace online presidential dialogues where people online can ask the questions. Did any of you get your questions in? Did anyone remember?

I can't believe I watched that 1980s nostalgia will always have a
place here at NXT, and so will cheesy TV shows and cartoons. But this list of 10 worst cartoon adaptations really makes me question why my mom let me watch TV. (Thanks to NXT reader AC)

World's Youngest Ba-Jillionaire? Reports and rumors this week that Microsoft wants a piece of Facebook, which would make 23-year-old founder Mark Zuckerberg that much richer. Of course, he still may have that pesky lawsuit on his hands.

Share your feelings This is actually a neat little scientific/sociological experiment. We Feel Fine uses the magic of the internets to constantly scour blogs for the words "I feel." Stay with me here - by using this weird/jazzy/arty interface, you can see what other people are writing/thinking all around the world. You'll find yourself captivated by it soon enough. (Thanks to NXT reader Amanda)

Teaser When I said no more Halo 3 news, I was only partially lying.
Check out this live action Halo 3 trailer goodness. I'm not exactly what the Discovery Channel is getting at with it, but its nice to look at. (Thanks to NXT reader shz4one)

Pranked Ok, just a last little bit of Halo 3 shenanigans, thanks to those geeks at MIT. To mark the release of Halo 3, they took the honor of throwing Master Chief's spartan helmet on the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard. BURN! (Hat Tip: Joystiq)

Marc Ecko Presents: 756* This is obviously sports news, but anytime Marc Ecko is involved, this are bound to get interesting. You may have heard that the designer/artist/mogul purchased San Francisco Giants long-baller (and record holder) Barry Bond's record home run ball 756, and allowed online voters to decided its fate. Well, the ball is not getting blasted into the cosmos, but it is getting sent to baseball's Hall of Fame, with an asterisk.

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