"High Quality Daily Amusement"
Friday, May 28, 2004
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Andy Kaufman Returns? On Blogspot?
Someone is running a blog, claiming to be Andy Kaufman, coming out of hiding after faking his death 20 years ago. While it's fun to imagine this is on the level, I highly doubt it. Considering the confused and often angry reactions from the folks commenting on the blog, Andy would probably be impressed with whomever is perpetrating this little game.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Another Reason to Hate Clowns
Ringling Bros' clown "Spanky" arrested on 10 counts of kiddie porn. Life cannot be pleasant in prison if you're a(n alleged) pedophile AND a circus clown, to boot.
Monday, May 24, 2004
Am I Clueless?
Rob Cockerham is an EXTREMELY clever guy. His website, Cockeyed.com is one of my favorite sites out there. Poke around a bit, and you'll realize why he's so clever. Twice now, he's posted little stories about "deals" he's gotten at stores by conspiring with other customers to mess around with 2 for 1 (and similar) deals. The stories read as if there's a point at the end that he's intentionally leaving out, so that you'll smack yourself in the head when you realize how clever he is. Rob's not the kind of guy who would get overly excited about paying a dollar for something that's basically worth a dollar, so I'm wondering what the really clever implied "Twilight Zone" twist is, that I'm not getting! Help!
"'Hi person w/ funny website... We'd like to have you on our show. We're on from 6-10 a.m. M-F. ' "
You mean all I have to do is create a funny website, and I'll get calls to go on a radio show? On BitchHitMyTruck.com, there's an equal amount of screen real estate devoted to the original problem, and all of the traffic and comments this guy has received.
Okay everyone... now is the time to link up your funny websites.
Okay everyone... now is the time to link up your funny websites.
Friday, May 21, 2004
MP3 Player Causes Airplane Evacuation
This is why everyone except Apple needs to stop making ugly MP3 players.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
The robots revolt...
The robots revolt... "Robot Protest. What would they be protesting? Who knows? They’re robots, it doesn’t have to make sense. That was two months ago. After three weeks of serious planning and hours upon hours of making costumes and signs, the day came." [via boingboing.net]
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
More Signs
While we're posting funny signs, here's one of my favorites which was posted on an ex-blog of mine:
Click the picture for the "Prohibitions Competition" web page this came from.
Click the picture for the "Prohibitions Competition" web page this came from.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Ha ha ha! Those silly Vancouverans...
After sending a comment to Blogger about the "1 comments" irk, I browsed some old entries from my pre-Ridiculent blog. This sign was featured in one of my posts from exactly a year ago, and it made me laugh again, so I thought I'd share it. Enjoy!
Click to enlarge.
Click to enlarge.
A perennial favorite
This image was on CNN's front page today. Maybe people will get a good chuckle, but it's nothing we haven't seen before...
The Barbie Drug
Scientists at the University of Arizona have discovered a drug that makes you horny, skinny, and tan, all in one pill. It's expected to hit the shelves within two years. Unfortunately, it does not also make you rich (well, at least not when used by males, if you catch my drift...)
Molecules with Silly or Unusal Names
(Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 may not sound funny, but its common name is quite amusing :) As is "Dictite", "Moronic Acid", "Fucitol", and many others.
Monday, May 17, 2004
ShardsO'Glass
Someone has spent a pretty decent amount of time making a website for ShardsO'Glass Freeze Pops.
Friday, May 14, 2004
Ugoff is Hungry!
Burger King is getting pretty wacky with the marketing these days... First, there was Subservient Chicken. Now there's the "Ugoff" campaign... In cased you've missed the TV ads, Ugoff is a fictional designer hired to design the pouch for their new salads... "Pouch?" you ask? Well, it's like, you get the salad, and then there's hot meat in a pouch that you put on the salad... Yeah... Um, anyway, I'm not sure how much actual food all these offbeat ad campaigns will sell, but they're definitely interesting.
To see the TV ad, go here, then click "Spring/Summer 04", then click "Commercial" at the bottom (ah, the joys of all-Flash sites).
[Update: The "office" ads are also pretty amusing and I just found some of them in Quicktime go over here... Click the little arrow above the ad to go to the next ad, etc...]
To see the TV ad, go here, then click "Spring/Summer 04", then click "Commercial" at the bottom (ah, the joys of all-Flash sites).
[Update: The "office" ads are also pretty amusing and I just found some of them in Quicktime go over here... Click the little arrow above the ad to go to the next ad, etc...]
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Minor Upheaval
Well, folks, for a complex conglomeration of reasons, Ridiculent has moved to a new server and made a few changes. Sure, it looks pretty much like it always has, but there are some major technical changes in the background. The only really significant change for you, the valued user, is that the old comment system is gone, replaced with the newly-available built-in comments from Blogger. I like the way these work, and that all posts get their own page as a sort of side-effect. Sadly, we have to say goodbye to all the old comments. I apologize for the loss of all your gems of wit and wisdom, but hopefully you will bless us all with new ones... Incidentally, Ridiculent is rapidly approaching the one year mark! Woohoo!
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Lessons in Lifemanship
This is what we all should have been handed in high school, but alas, we weren't. Finally, I found a site with ideas and suggestions for living the daily life, and it's not condescending or patronizing. That's a difficult tone to avoid with this kind of stuff, and Bryan Bell handles it well.
What drew me here was the chapter, "The Art of Negotiation", which is the first link that comes up when you Google that phrase.
What drew me here was the chapter, "The Art of Negotiation", which is the first link that comes up when you Google that phrase.
An experiment in collective creativity
I had a thought that maybe in the future, we won't be inundated by robots, but instead by biological creatures that have been engineered to fill a need. Sort of a jump-start on evolution... "Hey Evolution, here's a niche you haven't thought of yet. How about a type of bird that consumes pollution?"
We won't see this in our lifetimes, but it's interesting to think about. Disregarding the obvious ethical issues, if you could engineer a biological creature, what might it do? I'll get the ball rolling in the Comments section.
We won't see this in our lifetimes, but it's interesting to think about. Disregarding the obvious ethical issues, if you could engineer a biological creature, what might it do? I'll get the ball rolling in the Comments section.
Monday, May 10, 2004
Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?
This quiz is awesome. Thanks to Anastasia for the link...
Friday, May 07, 2004
Chess Boxing
That's right... and there's even a World Chess Boxing Organization. Alternating games of chess and boxing.
I think a more inspired game would have used boxing to determine if one piece could capture another piece, rather than simply alternating between the two domains.
I think a more inspired game would have used boxing to determine if one piece could capture another piece, rather than simply alternating between the two domains.
From the land of "duh"
I'll bet no one saw this coming. Diets are hurting Krispy Kreme sales. Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Well, I suppose having actual numbers to support the claims makes this more newsy than just an observation piece. They should pull a McDonald's and come up with low-carb donuts, low-fat donuts, and donuts made from fresh vegetables. Mmmmm asparagus crueller....
Well, I suppose having actual numbers to support the claims makes this more newsy than just an observation piece. They should pull a McDonald's and come up with low-carb donuts, low-fat donuts, and donuts made from fresh vegetables. Mmmmm asparagus crueller....
I'm glad I don't need Bush to write me a recommendation
We can easily alter the wording in Bush's recent weak praise: "PufferPop Popcorn is a really good popcorn. PufferPop Popcorn has fed me well. PufferPop Popcorn has been my popcorn for two movies and it's an important part of my cabinet and it'll stay in my cabinet."
While flipping radio channels this morning, I happened across the Howard Stern show, where someone said that Bush's comments sounded like a 2nd grader's book report. "This book is a really good book. This book has seven pages. I think you should read this book."
While flipping radio channels this morning, I happened across the Howard Stern show, where someone said that Bush's comments sounded like a 2nd grader's book report. "This book is a really good book. This book has seven pages. I think you should read this book."
Pac-Man invades Greenwich Village
This is weird:
This weekend a man in a yellow costume will weave through the streets collecting dots while being pursued by people dressed in ghost outfits whose aim is to stop him before he gathers all the dots. The characters' movements will be controlled by five telecommunications students, who will instruct them via cell phones
Somehow, this is educational, apparently.
[Update: Here's the project's website. It's called PacManhattan :) ]
This weekend a man in a yellow costume will weave through the streets collecting dots while being pursued by people dressed in ghost outfits whose aim is to stop him before he gathers all the dots. The characters' movements will be controlled by five telecommunications students, who will instruct them via cell phones
Somehow, this is educational, apparently.
[Update: Here's the project's website. It's called PacManhattan :) ]
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Scientific Product Warning Labels
Scientific warning labels to be applied to all products for sale anywhere.
Example:
Public Notice as Required by Law: Any Use of This Product, in Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe.
Example:
Public Notice as Required by Law: Any Use of This Product, in Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe.
Why I'm Not in Sales
Here's a welcome letter from a newly hired Sales Director who sounds like a total prick. Sorry if there are salespeople reading this, but Sales has always seemed more like a cult than an occupation to me.
One of my favorite bits:
- We do NOT sell Offshoring...We sell Business Solutions that leverage an
optimized global workforce...You must believe this and sell like it
And:
- I always prefer powerpoint presentations to word proposals
Why doesn't that surprise me?
One of my favorite bits:
- We do NOT sell Offshoring...We sell Business Solutions that leverage an
optimized global workforce...You must believe this and sell like it
And:
- I always prefer powerpoint presentations to word proposals
Why doesn't that surprise me?
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Doing the numbers
If I were an independent software developer who produced applications for home users - say, photo management software, or a tool to help learn a foreign language - I'd make a pretty decent living selling each unit of software for $30 to 5,000 customers per year.
Does anyone have any idea if these numbers are reasonable, or can anyone see a flaw in my logic? (First item: How does one get 5,000 customers?)
Does anyone have any idea if these numbers are reasonable, or can anyone see a flaw in my logic? (First item: How does one get 5,000 customers?)
So, Where's His Wishlist?
Nothing to do? Visit the Messiahcam. If you're very lucky, you might catch the Second (or First, depending on your stance on such things) coming of Christ in blurry streaming video!
"Jesus is coming, look busy!"
"Jesus is coming, look busy!"
Celebs Without Makeup
Celebs Without Makeup... I'm really not coming up with any inspired narrative to introduce this link, so let's just leave it at that.
Monday, May 03, 2004
Finance for Math Geeks
Google is trying to raise e Billion dollars from its IPO...
Another flourish involves [Google's] allegiance to its geeky roots: The amount of the $2.7 billion offering contains an inside joke for the math-minded. The exact offering, $2,718,281,828, is the product of "e" and $1 billion, where "e" is the base of the natural logarithm--a logarithm especially useful in calculus--and equals about 2.718281828.
Another flourish involves [Google's] allegiance to its geeky roots: The amount of the $2.7 billion offering contains an inside joke for the math-minded. The exact offering, $2,718,281,828, is the product of "e" and $1 billion, where "e" is the base of the natural logarithm--a logarithm especially useful in calculus--and equals about 2.718281828.
