Why is this couple so happy?
Perhaps it's the "150% more contact surface area"
Perhaps it's the "Anti-slide fins"
Perhaps it's the "second set of anchors"
Whatever it is, the Great John has finally brought peace and joy to their lives.
"High Quality Daily Amusement"
Monday, February 28, 2005
Perhaps it's the "150% more contact surface area"
Perhaps it's the "Anti-slide fins"
Perhaps it's the "second set of anchors"
Whatever it is, the Great John has finally brought peace and joy to their lives.
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Hamsters make music
Here's a design project in which music was created entirely by hamsters (and with the help of some algorithms in the background). Give it a listen - not too bad for hamster tunes!
Thursday, February 24, 2005
If you break it, they won't let you keep the money
Here's a great ad for 3M Security Glass. (However, apparently only the top bills are fake, and a security guard and video cameras were placed nearby... and the ad agency is located across the street... and if you succeed in breaking the glass, which you can try only by kicking it, you don't get to keep the money)
Weird Steve Ballmer Video
Check out this video of Steve Ballmer selling Windows 1.0 on TV. This wasn't a real TV ad, but boy is it classic Ballmer.
Paris Hilton Phonebook
I really have no interest in anything relating to Paris Hilton. However, I do really hate when a huge scandal brews about something that's online, yet no one actually provides a link to said scandalous material. So, without further ado, Paris Hilton's T-Mobile Phonebook.
While this page is "safe" as of this writing (it's an exact mirror of a T-Mobile web page), it seems to part of a fairly seedy site. I take no responsibility if the site owner suddenly decides to redirect the URL to porn or something...
It's pretty sloppily organized, but it does have phone numbers for Avril Lavigne, Anna Kournikova, Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Olsen, Ashlee Simpson... Wow, it's almost like a membership list for the People I Couldn't Care Less About Club!
While this page is "safe" as of this writing (it's an exact mirror of a T-Mobile web page), it seems to part of a fairly seedy site. I take no responsibility if the site owner suddenly decides to redirect the URL to porn or something...
It's pretty sloppily organized, but it does have phone numbers for Avril Lavigne, Anna Kournikova, Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Olsen, Ashlee Simpson... Wow, it's almost like a membership list for the People I Couldn't Care Less About Club!
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Star Wars fanboy post
It's been a while, after all :)
While the cardboard cutouts for Episode III characters are interesting, it doesn't hold a candle - er, a gaffi stick? - to ... wait for it ... the new LEGO DEATH STAR II! At 3441 pieces (about 300 pieces more than the Star Destroyer) I'm guessing a pricetag of anywhere between $300 and $335.
While the cardboard cutouts for Episode III characters are interesting, it doesn't hold a candle - er, a gaffi stick? - to ... wait for it ... the new LEGO DEATH STAR II! At 3441 pieces (about 300 pieces more than the Star Destroyer) I'm guessing a pricetag of anywhere between $300 and $335.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Top 100 Gadgets of All Time
Mobile PC Magazine has a list of the Top 100 Gadgets of All Time. Some high tech, some low tech, some useful, some not so much. I think this quote about the Fisher Space Pen (#80) perfectly sums up the phenomena of gadget fetishism.
Spurred by the space race, the Fisher company spent years inventing a pen that could write upside down, underwater, and in zero gravity. What did the Russians equip their cosmonauts with? Pencils.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
"Worst Of The Week" Most Offensive TV Clips
The "Parents Television Council" conveniently lists the "Worst of the Week" most offensive television clips - and conveniently links to them, so you can watch them as often as you'd like... purely for research, of course.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Order Pizza from Everquest II
My first instinct is to poke fun at this bizarre cross-promotion, but deep down I realize it's actually quite ingenious.
Note that you DO actually need to briefly step away from your computer to get the pizza from the delivery guy. If this requires you to leave the basement, be sure to wear your sunglasses, and remember that you need to pay with so called "real money". The delivery guy won't accept "Platinum Pieces".
While playing EverQuest II just type /pizza and a web browser will launch the online ordering section of pizzahut.com. Fill in your info and just kick back until fresh pizza is delivered straight to your door.
Note that you DO actually need to briefly step away from your computer to get the pizza from the delivery guy. If this requires you to leave the basement, be sure to wear your sunglasses, and remember that you need to pay with so called "real money". The delivery guy won't accept "Platinum Pieces".
Well, if by "re-imagined", you mean "turned into a heaping pile of ridiculous crap"....
Warner Brothers is launching a new "franchise" called "Loonatics", which is a "re-imagining" of classic Looney Tunes characters as space adventurer super heroes in the year 2772. The drawing style looks ridiculous. All the characters are jet black, and have no pupils, for crying out loud. Yeah, that just screams wacky fun times, kids.
Bugs Bunny with laser eyes... Daffy... sonar... Yup.
"Re-imaginings" can work out pretty well (Tiny Toons was a good show), but this just looks stupid as hell. It's like they took every aspect of what kids actually watch these days, put it in a blender, hit "puree", and this is what came out. Or, better yet, took all that stuff, fed it to a dog, and this is what it pooped out.
By the way, WHY ISN'T ANIMANIACS ON DVD YET?
The "re-imagined" Bugs Bunny is going to be renamed "Buzz" and star in a new series called "Loonatics." The series will be set in the future and will feature a tough-talking rabbit with laser eyes and who is a martial arts expert. Even Daffy Duck will get a techno-update with built-in sonar.
Bugs Bunny with laser eyes... Daffy... sonar... Yup.
"Re-imaginings" can work out pretty well (Tiny Toons was a good show), but this just looks stupid as hell. It's like they took every aspect of what kids actually watch these days, put it in a blender, hit "puree", and this is what came out. Or, better yet, took all that stuff, fed it to a dog, and this is what it pooped out.
By the way, WHY ISN'T ANIMANIACS ON DVD YET?
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Napster Free Music Feeding Frenzy
In case you missed it, there's a loophole in Napster's "Napster To Go" system that allows you to make unlimited un-protected MP3 copies of their entire collection.
Here's the basic info.
Here are two important ways to drastically speed up the process.
Since Napster has a 14 day free trial, and the only tools you need are Winamp (free) and a few plugins (also free), you can fill up your hard disk for approximately... $0.
Of course, this information is for educational purposes only. Don't steal music.
Here's the basic info.
Here are two important ways to drastically speed up the process.
Since Napster has a 14 day free trial, and the only tools you need are Winamp (free) and a few plugins (also free), you can fill up your hard disk for approximately... $0.
Of course, this information is for educational purposes only. Don't steal music.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Movie Trailer
There's a new trailer out for the upcoming Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. Looks pretty good. Check it out.
Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?
Well are ya, punk? Here's a scholarly paper and a number of other arguments for being a part of the Matrix.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Webcam Dancing Guy Update
Don't miss my updates to the webcam dancing guy video... Apparently, the meme is bigger than I thought, seeing as it was shown on VH1 today. Craziness. All you Numa Numa are belong to us.
Friday, February 11, 2005
No News is Good News?
I don't know what Meridian News is but, apparently, they could use a little help.
110 Foot Ice Sculpture
This is really cool. Be sure to check out all four pages. Apparently, in Alaska, people have an abundance of two things: 1.) Ice. 2.) Free Time.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
"Honeeeey? Why does this article say your husband's an Iraqi soldier?"
Sarah: Hi, my name is Sarah Kenney. My husband, Jonathan, ...
Michael (interrupting): Uh, Sarah honey, my name is Michael.
Sarah: ... anyway, he's a specialist in the U.S. Armed Forces ...
Michael (interrupting): I'm not in the military, what are you talking about, sweetie?
Sarah: ... and he's currently serving in Iraq ...
Michael (interrupting): Um hello? I work at the local Wal-Mart, remember? Employee discounts and all?
Sarah: ... Well, he did the most heroic thing - he took a bullet meant for an Iraqi child.
Michael: What are you smoking?
Phyllis: Well, I believe her. What a heroic story! Wait until the news media hears about this!
Sarah: Actually, I lied. I think I need some serious counseling.
Michael: Ya think? What the hell did I get into by marrying you??
Phyllis: Wow, I wouldn't have guessed she was lying to me in a billion years.
Read the real news story.
Michael (interrupting): Uh, Sarah honey, my name is Michael.
Sarah: ... anyway, he's a specialist in the U.S. Armed Forces ...
Michael (interrupting): I'm not in the military, what are you talking about, sweetie?
Sarah: ... and he's currently serving in Iraq ...
Michael (interrupting): Um hello? I work at the local Wal-Mart, remember? Employee discounts and all?
Sarah: ... Well, he did the most heroic thing - he took a bullet meant for an Iraqi child.
Michael: What are you smoking?
Phyllis: Well, I believe her. What a heroic story! Wait until the news media hears about this!
Sarah: Actually, I lied. I think I need some serious counseling.
Michael: Ya think? What the hell did I get into by marrying you??
Phyllis: Wow, I wouldn't have guessed she was lying to me in a billion years.
Read the real news story.
Monday, February 07, 2005
Oddly Hypnotic Flash Movie
Um... there's this chubby guy lip syncing on a webcam to a Hungarian dance song, and there are these random pictures and stuff... The song is actually pretty catchy. It's called "Dragostea Din Tei" by Haiducii, if you care to look it up.
I found this on PointlessSites.com - which looks to be an excellent source of future Ridiculentness.
I found this on PointlessSites.com - which looks to be an excellent source of future Ridiculentness.
Today, Amazon Recommends...
Today's top two recommendations on my Amazon homepage were:
- Tenacious D - The Complete Master Works
- A Heart Defibrilator
Friday, February 04, 2005
Well, I thought it was funny...
The tax superintendent of Middletown, OH was placed on leave after inserting humor in the city's tax filing instructions, including such gems as "Free advice: if you don't have a profit in a five-year period, you might want to consider another line of work."
Banana Bunker
Keep your banana safe with the Banana Bunker®. It's strictly for storing bananas, mind you. Whatever else your sick mind concocts as a possible alternative use is your business.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
It's not a hostage, it's an action figure!
Those silly Iraqi militants and their hijinks! They could have at least changed the soldier's uniform with something from G.I. Joe. Next thing we know, they'll be attacking us with spring-loaded plastic warheads. Here's the story.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Associated Press got PWN3D!!!!!11
Read this article, look at this picture from the article, then check this out.
Oops.
(Update: read this)
Oops.
(Update: read this)
