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Classy, real classy.

What ran through my head, upon reading this list of search keywords that brought people to boston.com:

• Barack Obama. Barack Obama. Barack Obama.
• Fiji. Fiji?
• It looks like "Britney Spears" and "crotch" tied for 9th place.
• Speaking of which— how is Paris Hilton not on this list?

2nd bread addendum

The boston.com food blog, Dishing, finally tried the NYT no-knead bread recipe that I've been fascinated with. Their verdict: yes, it's the best breadmaking technique ever. Also useful are the comments that NYT Minimalist author Mark Bittman added after additional experimentation.

WEIGHT VS. VOLUME
The original recipe contained volume measures, but for those who prefer to use weight, here are the measurements: 430 grams of flour, 345 grams of water, 1 gram of yeast and 8 grams of salt. With experience, many people will stop measuring altogether and add just enough water to make the dough almost too wet to handle.

SALT
Many people, me included, felt Mr. Lahey's bread was not salty enough. Yes, you can use more salt and it won't significantly affect the rising time. I've settled at just under a tablespoon. […]

Something in the water

Animal weirdness in the news: trifecta complete!

• You just can't make this $%^& up: Man fined for tossing pig at hotel.
  
• From our neighbors across the pond: Sheep sex immigrant caged (with absolutely hysterical pics).
  
• Woman helps rescue (500 lb.!) pig on interstate. (That, my friends, is a lot of bacon.)

Gaming quickies!

• Last week, we celebrated Mike's birthday and played Shadows Over Camelot for the first time. Afterward, I found a treasure trove of gameplay and strategy info from defective yeti, Wikipedia, and boardgamegeek.com (the downloadable PDF FAQ is especially useful).
• The Morning News brings us Matthew Baldwin's annual Good Gift Games (G3) Guide. (And, should you receive any of these games, they also offer this useful how-to guide: how to write a thank-you note.)
• And this is old, but I just found it today: The A.V. Club's list of 11 Of Video Gaming's Strangest Moments.