When I was in high school and we had to write group compositions for Music (my very least fav. part of the subject) we had a similar system. It worked like this:

Step 1: Pick a number between 1-7 (we would randomise it so that 1 wasn't always C, so you couldn't cheat). This determined the key.

Step 2: Flip Heads or Tails to determine major or minor key.

Step 3: Assign a number value to each of the notes in the randomly chosen scale. (ie. for C Major C=1, D=2, E=3, etc...)

Step 4: Grab the local phone book, pick a number at random and play that number.

All that was left was to tinker with the tempo, and embellish the original riff a bit, so that it sounded tolerable. But essentially it gave you Composition in a Can!

If you used dice instead you wouldn't have to rely on a friend to help randomise Step 1. There's hope for the lazy, nigel-no-friends among us yet!

Isn't the internet grand?

When I was a kid I loved going to museums. Partly because I'm a geek and love museums, but mostly because the gift shop at the end was the only place you could get this sort of cool stuff. Now I can sit here and order it from work with nary a "Science of the Earth's Crust" display in sight.

Hopefully it doesn't lead to a down-turn in museum patrons...

Ah, is that a nappy he's wearing?

Let's ignore the fact that I personally find infant roleplaying a massive turn-off (which is an issue given that the device is moonlighting as a sex toy)- do these people not know the protocol for dressing cartoon beasties?

Have the Yogi Bears and Top Cats taught us nothing? Shirts and ties on top, people, no pants on the bottom. Do it the other way 'round and you're bound to upset the natural order of the universe.