Mouse pointer OSx 10.5

Okay on a whim here, I have come across a thread asking this question,

I just got my lady a macbook and she said the one thing she wants to be able to do like she could do in windows is change her mouse pointer to different things. How is this done on the Mac?

Now this poses 2 questions:

(1) Is this possible? I have never really thought of this as I also have really never used a windows machine. So this brings me to my next question,

provided this is not an option,

(2) What would "you" want your mouse pointer to be?

As quick as I could think the first thing that came to mind was a top fuel dragster with smoke billowing from the wheels.
All in fun but a serious question as well, so please join the fun and if anything, this could have you possibly wearing an ear to ear.

I want it to be the same black with the white frame, but I'd rather that it is consistent with all other pointers. Like the green "+" and the colourful spinning wheel have that 3D quality and modern touch to them, but the cursor doesn't. Maybe it's a retro thing, I don't know, but I don't like inconsistency that much.