Sometimes things get ugly.

An argument goes awry. Friends drift apart. Families break up because they don’t share the same existential desires.

Sure, we all hope that eventually, human society will change for the better. Eventually, we’ll have a civilized strata, and a rough, hirsute barbarian underclass. This is as it should be. But god forbid the civilized group loses its mind and does things that are bad for all humanity!

This is what it is to be Zardozed.

(As we all are.)

Alltop is fond of the breech-clout.

Carnivals first: The mad, mad, Carnival of the Insanities and fine, furry Friday Ark.

Oh Bill. Don’t be so hard on yourself.

If you somehow missed the brilliant first installment of the Sarah Connor McLeod Chronicles, you can still read the script. On a related note, you may be interested in the Frogster’s explanation of how manly brains work. And you wouldn’t think knitting would be manly, but it can be funny.

And what could be more manly than bacon, the food of the gods? But it’s not just a man-thing, women like it too!

What could be more manly than bacon? Beards. Don’t get more manly than beards, as Rickey well knows. Did you know there is an international group of loons that run a competition for the best beard and mustache? I’m working on my goatee (pictured above, photo courtesy of Luciano Joaquim).

And now, a short history of beards:

And for more hirsute humor (bearded and not), may we suggest humor-blogs.com? No? Bugger.

Don’t miss the Super-Duper (Tuesday) Carnival of the Insanities.

While we’re talking insanity, you should go visit this website, which is probably the most shoddily built thing ever. (Thanks to the Mistress of the Singularities, editor of Abyss & Apex, for finding this. You may want to check out the new issue of A&A too.)

The Carnival of the Godless is always entertaining, and finally, this video is also a gem, raising the question, has Google Maps gone too far?

We should probably keep a close eye on these people too.

Godlessness here and Insanity here! Go join in the atheistic madness!

A brilliant Carnival of the Godless over here at Sexy Secularist. And some sensual insanity over here at The Carnival of the Insanities.