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Today’s been another bang-your-head-against-the-wall day, so here’s some silly stuff.

A hitherto unknown Miss Marple mystery is scheduled to be published. It is allegedly the only Agatha Christie novel in which the murders are unsolved at the end of the book.

Today is Ash Wednesday, which different denominations observe in various ways. From the same authority: this is the only explanation for the USA’s anthem I’ve come across that makes any sense.

If Ayumu should misplace his masou shoujo chainsaw, here’s another one he could use. (Via Dustbury.)

It works for Kuragehime, too. (From Better Book Titles.)

Another Japanese innovation: Rent-a-Friend.

This duck I wouldn’t mind myself. (Via The Rat.)