From the days of cuneiform, heiroglyphics and quipu down through the golden age of industrial type foundries , mankind has dreamed of universal communication. Then one man conceived a universal, hyperlinked...preserve the old tales against a better tomorrow. And if you lose the battle today - if the sweater curse prevails despite all the little eloquence you can muster? Well, illegitimi non carborundum

So you're breezing along on your translation of that jillion-selling kid's book, already mentally blowing your paycheck on weed and some primo cheese. And then they make a major plot point out of some lullekoek acronym?

It'll likely be a while before the Wikipedia Sampler loops back to Britain, so here for your consideration is Tim Westwood : Sacha Baron Cohen's inspiration for Ali G, Suffolk's most notorious drive-by victim, and of course, host of Pimp My Ride UK .

Some would consider it impossible to have too much comprehensive information on a given subject. On an unrelated note, courtesy of the Homestar Runner wiki, here are the thirteen instances when Homestar forgets which one Homestar Runner is. Also, here are the 41 instances when someone mentions eggs.

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