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links for 2006-10-10

• Fall on the Farm | washingtonpost.com
  This fall's pumpkin crop may be sparse, but the activities at area pumpkin patches are downright bountiful.
  (tags: fall washingtondc farm todo)
• Rock's Oldest Joke: Yelling 'Freebird!' In a Crowded Theater - WSJ.com
  Kevin Matthews is a Chicago radio personality who has exhorted his fans -- the KevHeads -- to yell "Freebird" for years, and claims to have originated the tradition in the late 1980s, when he says he hit upon it as a way to torment Florence Henderson...
  (tags: music history culture toread via:rob)
• M&Ms Dark Painting Answers! | The Movie Blog
  The idea to this game is to scour the painting and find a Darkly Themed movie titles.
  (tags: movies trivia food marketing blogfodder games via:dari)
• Participation Inequality: Encouraging More Users to Contribute | Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox
  In most online systems, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action.
  (tags: blogs community statistics socialnetwork)
• Stewart Dispels Rumor of White House Run | washingtonpost.com
  Those people wearing "Stewart/Colbert '08" T-shirts can stop hoping -- Comedy Central's fake news stars have no intention of making a run for the White House.
  (tags: campaign dailyshow stephencolbert television politics)