World Beard and Moustache Championships + September Follow-ups

   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 >