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May 31, 2005
Paris Hilton Commercial
The new Mac ad by Martin and Alex Tobias
Innovative Durex ads
David Frankham’s Talk Talk - People Shapes ad
Ernie Schenck asks: How About A Little More Burger And A Little Less Cheese
McDonaldland's first appearance. From Two All-Beef Patties Special Sauce Lettuce Cheese Pickles Onion on a Sesame Seed - The Freaky Universe of McDonald's Advertising
"In an effort to raise the individual American's awareness of and interest in advertising, the National Advertising Board launched a $32-million "Advertising: Get The Message!" campaign in major markets across the country Monday.
"From lifesaving drugs to new diet beverages, advertising keeps you informed about the products and services you want to buy," a spokeswoman said in a 30-second spot titled "Keep An Eye Out For Ads." "But advertising can't work for you if you don't pay attention!"
Winners of the 2005 Cleo Awards. The "Subservient Chicken" has been voted the "best of show"
7UP Offers Consumers the First Free Ticket into Space
Many More Funny and Unusual Ads Here
May 31, 2005 in Advertising | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Beer Gut
Portugese Cerveja. (From ”BeTuMan”)
Glass beer mug checker
O'Paul Lee's Beer Jelly 21oz Mug. (From ”Coudal”)
set
The Ring Thing, the ring bottle opener that you wear
"It was the sight of Brasky's naked body that drove Brian Wilson insane": Bill Brasky Quote Archive. "We once had a bachelor party for Brasky. He ate the entire cake before we could tell him there was a stripper in it."
The Ultimate Beer Gut contest
National Six-Pack (Canadian)
Beer Can Collector: Anybody can brew beer, but only God can make rust. (From ”Presurfer”)
A Huge Collection of Unusual Beers And Other Alcoholic Beverages Here
May 31, 2005 in Beverages - Beer | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
The mystery of Donald Crowhurst
At 100,000 horsepower, the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke is the Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World
Bumfuzzle is the story of Pat and Ali Schulte, who grew up near St. Paul, Minnesota and were married in 1997. In March of 2000 they moved to Chicago. While in Chicago they came up with this crazy idea to sail around the world, despite the fact that neither of them had ever been on a sailboat before
The mystery of The Teignmouth Electron: On 1 July 1969, after sailing 16,591 miles in 213 days, Donald Crowhurst scribbled his last deranged entry in the log of Teignmouth Electron, made his way to the stern and stepped into the sea
A list of all passangers aboard The Titanic. (From ”Bifurcated Rivets”)
The 118 Wallypower
A selection of cruise ship posters from 1900 to present
Webcams of the Meyer Werft German shipyard
At 416 feet, Paul Allen’s “Octopus” is the world’s largest yacht. This is a Powerpoint Presentation from ”Yacht crew”
Make your own kayak for less than $100
Everything you ever wanted to know about Barnacles
Bill Reid explains the crowded Spirit of the Haida Gwaii which now graces the $20 Canadian Banknote
How was a trireme built?
Chumbe Island Coral Park, one of the most spectacular corral islands in the world
Unrelated: In the mid-1800s, John Banvard painted a three-mile long canvas of the Mississippi, made a million dollars exhibiting it, built a replica of Windsor Castle on Long Island, and died broke. Other panoramas there.
This is the third post composed together with another blogger, this time with Charlie ‘Vruba’ Loyd, who provided many of today’s links. (First post here, second post here.) Thank you, Charlie! If other bloggers are interested to share the forum here on any other topic, please contact me for details.
Many More Unusual Boats & Yachts Here
May 31, 2005 in Boating, Co-blogged with | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
May 30, 2005
Free Dog!
This is a smallish yet loud dog. It is not small enough to fit in your purse, but who the hell are you kidding, you're no Paris Hilton. Sizewize, it is somewhere between the Taco Bell dog and Benji. It is brown and white, or possibly just white but dirt caked. I think it's about a year old. I think that because it's been about a year since I've been able to sleep past 6:30am without being awakened by the barks of a medium sized dirty dog. I don't know that it knows any tricks, but it is very skilled at shitting in my yard and barking incessantly. I think it is a boy dog, but I only think this because the owner of said dog is a misogynistic, wife beating dirt bag, and I can't imagine that he'd have a girl dog, but I could be wrong about that. I've never gotten close enough to the dog to check out its goods, so if gender is a deal breaker for you, you might want to pass on this one. I don't know this dog's name, but I can tell you that it does not answer to "JesusChristPuhleeezeShutTheFuckUp!!!" If you're looking for a dog with that name, than this is not the dog for you.
The one tricky part about this transaction is that technically, this is not my dog. In fact, there is no "technically" about it, this is definitely not my dog. This rank creature belongs to my next door neighbor, The King of Rank Creatures. What makes this whole scenario feasible is that said next door neighbor has the disposition of a drunken Boo Radley, and will almost certainly not even realize or care that you are in his yard stealing his dog. Also, as the next door neighbor, I will provide excellent look out skills.
Original here: Craig’s List Jan 28
More fun: In-depth analysis of Lionel Richie’s video Hello? Is it me you’re looking for? with many still shots. (From the new ”MetaChat”)
Risky things to bring on a first date
Break-Up Letter. Dear Connie, I know the counselor said we shouldn't contact each other during our "cooling off" period, but I couldn't wait anymore
Reach! Lecture Musical from Prangstrup
A long list of Hysterically Funny and Crazy Links Here
May 30, 2005 in Funny | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Le Mano de Dios
In honor of the new spring baseball season, a Baseball stadium tour via Google maps. (Also, a flock of seagulls)
The hand of God on our side
Cement balls & tug boat chains at The No frill gym
SquashPics - home of Squash's top photographer, Steve Line
This just in: Tiger, Woods Assault Elin Nordegren. Also, the thing about Ben Folds Five
How to perform strongman stunts, still relevant today as it was in 1952
Many More Unusual Links of Extreme Sports Here
May 30, 2005 in Extreme Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Meet My Maker the Mad Molecule
Where will you be on Friday, June 03, 2005 at 06:00 PM? If you have nothing better to do, mosey over to 211-215 East 49 St., New York. Miguel de Cervantes will be there, promoting his book Don Quixote with a Panel Discussion thereafter. (From ”Nelliphant”)
The J.P. Donleavy Compendium. And then there are the The Ginger Man pub chain
Lyrics to nearly 800 songs for adults. From “Celebrating the adult writing of Shel Silverstein”
Greg Keeler 's Stories about Richard Brautagan
The Thirty-six Dramatic Situations
"Asses are made to bear, and so are you" 100 famous Shakespeare Quotes. On the other hand: The Skinhead Hamlet: Shakespeare's play translated into modern English. The old Monkey Shakespeare Simulator
When I interview people about their reading and ask, “Do you give up on a book you don’t like?” people usually get a pained expression and say something like, “Well I’d like to be able to give up. I should give up. But I find it hard to.” (From Kottke)
Breaking news: My favorite waiter-blogger is writing his first book!
Scattered Leaves. In the early decades of the 20th century, a Cleveland book collector named Otto Ege removed the pages from 50 medieval manuscript books, divided the pages among 40 boxes, and sold the boxes around the world. (From Metafilter)
Read online: A large Russian depository of literary works, both in English & Russian
Many More Unusual Literary Links Here
May 30, 2005 in Books & Literature | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
May 29, 2005
Katy Lied Outtakes
Steely Dan Sounds, from Andy Metzger's Steely Dan Page
The sheet Music for Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz. (From Charlie ‘Vruba’ Loyd)
Chillout and Trans MP3s from Finland, hosted by MBAR. Experimental music by Thorrific Secret Music Download
400 postcards of Richard Wagner’s operas. (From ”Plep”)
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser, Danny Miranda, and Eric Bloom. (Source is NSFW, but the only one I could find that hosts the original. If you know of a better quality copy, please let me know.) Correction: This is Will Ferrell in a live performance with Queens of the Stone Age. How the Blue Oyster Cult parody became Bruce Dickinson’s biggest hit
La Viuda (Widow? From ”Ffkieke”. This source is not safe either)
128 illegal recordings of John Cale
Tens of thousands of tapes, CDs and records from The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Rineke’s collection of album covers. Dana Countryman was the editor and publisher of “Cool and strange music” magazine. Here are the worst from his Unusual LP Cover Art collection
Recorded on this Date by Miles Davis
Literal meaning of song titles in images
The IBM glass engine enables deep navigation of the music of Philip Glass
Many More Unusual Musicians and their Art Here
May 29, 2005 in Music_ | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
I am not a cook
Vegemite ads from the 20’s to today
I love to cook. But I love cookbooks even more, especially if they're old and filled with recipes for things I'd never want to eat. Scary foods: The ultimate diet recipes & meat inspections
Klingon Gingerbread, Baked Camels, Ground Pork Peanut Butter Cookies & other Bizarre Recipes
A visit to a Bagel Bakery. (From “Tasting Menu”)
50,000 spider crabs
Micon’s Dinner blog
All over the internet this week: Crying while eating is good for you
Many More Unusual Recipes and Meals Here
May 29, 2005 in Food | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Rolling Wheels
Matchbox Gallery with Ambigram art. (From ”Mirabilis”)
Welcome to The Larson Company Camouflage Division. Larson Camouflage offers a variety of solutions and services to wireless network developers. While the roots of our Camouflage Division date to the first Mono-Pine in the industry, we have developed and structured our business around the increasing needs of wireless carriers and those who support them
Images of mathematicians on postage stamps
What the Bible says about sin and temptation
A short film, Hand Righting
Many More Unusual Oddities and Crazy linkage Here
May 29, 2005 in Odds & Ends | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Bloody Sunday
What I want in a man, revised list
Mr. Twitcho, the loser. (Explicit Language getting worse as the guy grows old & more desperate)
45 Dobbsheads
The Scientific Farm, StrangeLab
Strange faces from Eclectech
The pope funeral, April 1st, 2005
A long List of Links That Will Waste Your Time or that are Simply Stupid Here
May 29, 2005 in Waste of Time | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Songs about Crack Cocaine
I am Drugs! A series of Public Service Announcements to young people to stay on drugs – “I used to have to eat every day because I was hungry”. (From ”Screenhead”. Update: If you like this movie as much as I did, please vote for it as the Best Short at Emerging Comics of New York site. The short film selection is about halfway down. Thank you.)
Leary Timothy’s shoes. (From ”Feet Me”, famous feet series)
Free DSL at The Best Western Yosemite Gateway Inn
I take illegal drugs for inspiration, by psychologist Susan Blackmore
The message of the DEA Drugs of Abuse 2005 edition: Do not do drugs or you'll have to use these completely awesome multicolored pipes that totally rock
Pharmacy – This is your game on drugs. What happens when three people want to watch three different programs: "Car Wash;" "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" and "Valley of the Dolls."
Songs about Heroin and Songs about Crack (and Cocaine)
20:16, the Acid Sign
The new Erowid Splash page
The Acid Archives of Underground Sounds, 1965-1982
More about any kind of illegal drugs especially Acid and Pot Here
May 29, 2005 in Drugs - Timothy Leary | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
May 28, 2005
Garage Mahal
See how your car would fare in a crash - view crash test videos for recent vehicle types and models. Crash tests are conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. A short film about a Smart Car by “Louis” (Of the recent Yoda Gigolo fame)
Photos of Unusual Metropolitans. (Thank you, Michael)
Exotic Spotter. Spotting an exotic is a rare occurrence. That's why this site brings together hundreds of exotic sightings from all over the world
New words and phrases about cars, from Word Spy. F. Ex., “Cup-holder cuisine” n. Food meant to be consumed while driving in a car or truck and that comes in a package designed to fit inside a cup-holder
Plans for building your own car, van, three-wheeler, hovercraft, EV, hybrid, boat, sub and more
The National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) exists to increase public awareness of electric vehicle (EV) performance and to encourage through competition, advances in electric vehicle technology
Many More Unusual Automotive Links Here
May 28, 2005 in Cars | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
“Will you hand me a towel, tulip?”
The Sign of the Empty Symbol. Mark Conard essay on The death of God and the Royale with Cheese: Pulp Fiction is about American nihilism, the loss of all meaning and value in our lives. Existentialist Counterpoint - A dissenting view from Michael D. Gose at the erudite Metaphilm: “It is widely appreciated that Tarantino rejects both the a priori truths associated with the classical Greeks and the revealed truths associated with the Bible”
“This is a Tasty Burger”. Pulp Fiction isn’t the only place Big Kahuna Burger BK burgers show up. They’ve been seen in almost all of Tarantino’s flicks, including a few outside sources. Here’s the BK recipe
More Pulp Fiction action figures
More about Hawthorne Grill, 1956-1999
Jules Winnfield on hockey. (On the flight back to the States, I saw Jackson’s movie Coach Carter, and I liked it a lot, even though it was completely predictable)
The Norwegian Samuel Jackson 5 band
Waiting for The Vega Brothers
Many More Unusual Pulp Fiction Links Here
May 28, 2005 in Cinema - "Pulp Fiction" | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Long Live The King
Fear & diversion: Comedian Sinbad has just been arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly exposing himself in a public school
More breaking news: Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
Wikipedia’s entry on the election of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI was logged on at 9:47 AM, April 19, about 10 minutes after the Vatican announcement: Internet speed indeed
Exciting news from the Autobahn: Samaritan tows motorist - at 100 mph
Orem home hiding stash of cash: $10,000 is found wrapped in foil and tucked in fake vent
Man finds $2,000 in shirt, turns it in. (Fake registration required)
While the mainstream media started reporting yesterday that “King Fahd is in stable condition and improving, a day after he was hospitalized for unspecified medical tests”, Debka file has been writing about the eminent demise of the king now for 3 days
News organizations ignore gay filmmaker’s sexual orientation: Obituaries for Ismail Merchant mostly silent on 44-year gay relationship
Many More Unusual Headline News Here
May 28, 2005 in Current News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
The Saturday Evening Post
Garage Life magazine. As long as you are obsessively interested in something, you will eventually find a Japanese magazine that seems like it was written for no one else. Whether interested in Western shirts, Levis, bomber jackets, Coleman camping equipment, Red Wing boots, retro sneakers or Rolex watches, there is a magazine for you. And these are no flimsy get rich quick schemes; they are beautifully printed, wonderfully photographed and exhaustive. True labors of love by passionate individuals. (From ”Jalopnik”)
A new magazine, Understatement Weekly. (From Panopticist’s Magazine category, where the enclosed graphic is also taken)
Magazine Publishers of America look to the future
In 1923, J.C. Henneberger began Weird tales - The Unique Magazine. Throughout its 30-year history, the obscure pulp published some of the most outré fiction ever issued. The stories were odd, macabre, and completely unique. Weird Tales existed in a void, and the stories published therein reached pinnacles of strangeness never equaled
Colon is ace in hole. From “The Daily News”, L.A.'s third best paper
Axes and Alleys. The Official Magazine of The Royal Tractor Repair and Maintenance Society of Outer Mongolia - "Bringing you the best in tractor repair and maintenance information." Under direct control of the Office of Telecommunications, Director of Web Development.
Norman Rockwell Licensing from The Saturday Evening Post
May 30 update: Welcome, Boing Boing readers. Explore more than hundred strange topics that Grow-a-brain has to offer. Many More Unusual Newspapers and Magazines Here
May 28, 2005 in Newspaper & Magazines | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack
Cat blogging
Ed Weiland’s blog. Ed Weiland is 81 years old, and he is one of five bloggers born in the 1920’s on “The Ageless Project”
How To Get Slashdotted. When people talk about getting slashdotted, a feature article on the slashdot.org homepage is what comes to mind
How long has the cat had its own blog?
The new, official del.icio.us blog, including Some noises we make while coding
A list of Dead bloggers of the LJ kind. (From Presurfer)
What blogs are and what they are not. Doc Searls' closing keynote at Les Blogs, Paris, 25 April 2005
Why is the One Man Safari blog so intriguing? Here’s an explanation: His fascination with the late-fifties
Tommy Lasorda has a blog
From Creating Passionate Users: Why you need to go to a skateboard shop: “If you're a programmer, attorney, teacher, chef, preacher, marketer, whatever - you can't ignore the crucial importance of design, especially today. And one of the best places to find it is the nearest skateboard shop
From Monopoly to Blogpoly, with links on each space
The most comprehensive list of audioblogs & MP3blogs available, from “The Tofu Hut”
Why bloggers don't need standards
Newsweek photo of Ben and Mena Trott, founders of Six Apart: Nice dress...
Blog Insults. “My blog is like Martha Stewart during her trial for securities fraud: no comments”
Graphic above from ”Moo Alex”. Many More Unusual Blogs and Bloggers Here
May 28, 2005 in World of Blogging | Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBack
May 27, 2005
Report to Shareholders
Report to Shareholders. I am pleased to report a banner year for Standing Outside The 14th Street Chase Bank Holding The Door For People Industries
How much will you give me for my $20 bill? Psychologist Max Bazerman says that during the past ten years he has earned more than $17,000 by auctioning $20 bills to his MBA students at Northwestern University. In the course of almost two hundred of his actions, the top two bids never totaled less than $39, and in one instance totaled $407
Related re-post: Bank Notes from all around the world, where you can also purchase money ($US2 bill for $5, and 2003 $US1 bill for $2)
Swiss bank accounts: Myth vs. Reality
How to Make a Million Dollars. Marshall Brain is the founder of "How Stuff Works". This is a presentation he gave at Duke University
Coin towers. (Like the previous Penny towers)
From "The time Ken norton flew on the Enron corporate jet to meet Jeff Skilling": The 2,800 employees of PGE lost almost all of their retirement savings in the Enron collapse. They had invested large portions of their 401(k) plans in PGE, which for years was a boring, dividend-paying utility stock. After the Enron acquisition, the accounts converted to Enron shares. During the downfall, Enron froze employee access to the PGE 401(k) accounts, preventing employees from selling their holdings. They watched their savings become worthless while Enron executives back in Houston dumped a billion dollars of their own shares onto the market
What to Know Before You Try to Raise Capital. No. 1. Have a final, airtight version of your business plan.
Forbes' Tax Misery Index, their proxy for evaluating whether policy attracts or repels capital and talent
"Freakonomics" blog. A longish "Crooked Timber" discussion of Steven Levitt Work. Correction: Found there, "Marginal Revolution", a blog by Tyler Cowen.
Y Combinator is a venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups. Founded by Trevor Blackwell, Paul Graham & others
I am back from my trip in Israel, and regular blogging is to resume in a few days. Meanwhile, my mom received nearly as many birthday greetings as I was hoping she would. If you havn't done so already, please send her a belated birthday wish there. When the number of messages gets to 30, I will send $35 gift certificate to one of the well-wishers.
Many More Unusual Stories about Money Here
May 27, 2005 in Money & Finances | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
May 26, 2005
Color experiments
Flickr Color Fields Experimental Color Picker
The Yellow House by Peter Wilster, Caracas, Venezuela
UnControl Algorithmic Art
Tru-Valu, an online work by N. Wylde. (From Digital Souls)
Dylan Cole’s Sky Captain paintings
Monochrome Landscapes by Thomas Petersen
Digital Blasphemy 3D wallpapers
Media Lounge Medley
Ferenc J. Haraszti’s While you were asleep
I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. A large Collection of Digital Eye Candy Here
May 26, 2005 in Digital Art | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
May 25, 2005
Pulp Octi
Matt Madden's Excerises in style - 99 ways to tell a story
Winners of the Greatest Story Never Told Competition
Peaches & Poison - The first three pages of Busted Wonder
The octopus, known as poulpe in French, polip in Hungarian, and polypous in Classical Greek, is justifiably the essence of pulp. Here you will locate hard-to-find images of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure pulp covers featuring octopus
The Old Man & The Fish (Le Vieil Homme et Les Poissons) by filmmaker David Bokser
The The Laws of Anime is a growing list of physical, universal, and natural phenomenon that seem to appear in various forms in all sorts of anime
Squirrel Girl is a mutant with several traits that are similar to or usually associated with squirrels. For one, she is extremely agile. She can also leap several stories. She possesses claws which allow her better grip for climbing. Her teeth and jaws are strong enough to rend wood
Who's the trumpet player? "The image to the left is a drawing by Virgil Franklin Partch (1916-1984). I'd guess that it was drawn in the early 1960s, possibly as an LP cover. The trumpet player appears to be a caricature of a specific individual, while the other four musicians are typical ViP stock characters.
I'd like to know who this trumpeter is, and where this art was originally published. If you recognize the musician, or know anything about this art, please eMail Wayno"
Jean Giraud, AKA "Moebius"
The official index to Marvel Value Stamps. (From "And Plus")
Drawings by Mel Kadel
I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Comics and cartoons Here
May 25, 2005 in Comics & Cartoons | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
May 24, 2005
Stuck at the prom 2005
Instead of throwing old T-shirts away, why not give it to your mother-in-law, so that she can make a nerdish T-shirt quilt?
The Gentleman's Page: a resource for those who wish to look and act like; or perhaps better understand, the 19th Century American man. "A well dressed man does not require so much an extensive as a varied wardrobe. He wants a different costume for every season and every occasion; but if what he selects is simple rather than striking, he may appear in the same clothes as often as he likes, as long as they are fresh and appropriate to the season and the object.”
All contest entries from the duct tape prom scholarship
Latest fashion in the Bay area: gold teeth covers for young females
“phunKtion!” While in SoHo yesterday, I learned that I am apparently light years behind today's current fashion trends. I went into a store with my roommate to look at some jeans, and when I picked up the first pair, I noticed that they cost $150! When did jeans become 150 dollars?
The Interactive Tartan Weaver gives you the chance to design your own Tartan. (Previously blogged: Vivienne Westwood’s Create-A-Tartan)
Beauty check: Why are some faces more beautiful than others?
Blogged everywhere: Rob hates normal hair and prefer to use his head as a canvas for whacky creations
How to quiff up your hair. Same subject: The 50 Worst Hairstyles Of All-Time
What I wore. Dustin really wanted to jump on the latest fad and have his very own blog. Unfortuntely for him, he doesn't have anything interesting to write about. So....since a picture is worth a thousand words... Here is a photo of what Dustin is wearing today. If you're curious about what Dustin has worn in the past, the photo archive is available
button badge series by a group of designers, illustrators and artists. At “Stereohype”
Super stretch Wrestling outfits
Go fug yourself - Celebrities wearing awful clothes
I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Fashion Trends Here
May 24, 2005 in Fashion | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
May 23, 2005
More sand
Pixar & Disney sand sculpture show in Australia
New, expanded galleries from the impressive artists at Sandsational
Natural sand art from Western Australia and world heritage area, Fraser Island, Queensland
Al Sharpton sculpture by Art in Cleveland
Cropless Crop Circles. Large designs have been appearing on San Francisco's ocean beach tidal flats at low tides
A funny short that sums it up: GorillaSuit's Everybody at the beach. (From Wikipedia about "Giavasan")
Wikipedia about sand painting
Dora Dallwitz’s Rope Story installation
Formula for perfect sandcastle unveiled
I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Grow-a-Brain’s Extensive Sand Sculptures Galleries and Ice Sculptures Galleries Here
May 23, 2005 in Sand Sculptures | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Great ways of spending your money
The perfect cross-promotion - Star Wars Lawn Fertilizer
Crazy for Cocktail Shakers. (Found on ”Tacky Times”, brought to you simultaneously from Norway & New Zealand)
Comparing the ear-plug market. The first time I used ear plugs, I thought I'd reached nirvana… It was the start of a long and quiet affair. I now regularly wear foam ear plugs when I'm reading, working, and sleeping. In fact, I recently realized that some days I wear my plugs for 16 hours or more, longer than I use any other personal item, including my computer, glasses, and clothes
Want to see the effects of global warming without waiting ten or twenty years? Then use one of these frightening and informative Global Warming Vanishing Land Mugs. (From ”Coudal”)
The Seven-Person Conference Bicycle, only at the Hammacher Schlemmer, and only $18,000 (I wonder how many of them they sell per day). The original Conference Bike site. Thank you, Michael
Innovative Products from "The Onion". Includes among others: New Swiss Army Phone ("May Pose Health Risks"), Mesquite BBQ Visine ("Selling Poorly Outside Texas"), Cola-Flavored Sprite, Home Menstruation Test from P&G, and New Ronco Food Exposer ("Spoils Food Overnight")
Many More Unusual Things To Buy Here
May 23, 2005 in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
May 22, 2005
Pigs
Pig Roasting Boxes for urban usage, La Caja China. Found on this tutorial by a group of fine Americans who made a pilgrimage to the nation's capital in search of something big – a pig roast
50 Lemons, 50 ways to love a lemon
Pit Stops in Texas. (From ”Information Junk”)
An engineer shows the proper way of cutting up a chicken
Spicy green olives. (From “Tasting Menu”)
Idealism vs. Realism in Raw Foods. A Comparison
Giant fruits. (From Jesica Davis. Her grandmother)
Today’s hot link: A Humberger today. (Not ever eaten one, I can’t understand the attraction, but I have an inkling that other people do…)
Jews, Muslims, Hindus Agree On Chicken
GENEVA—After years of sectarian violence, a coalition of Jews, Muslims, and Hindus signed an international resolution Monday, confirming their mutual appreciation of chicken dishes. "Whether it is breaded with matzo, served as shwarma, or covered in tikka masala sauce, chicken is the one meat upon which all faiths can agree," said spokesman Jerome Maliszewski, addressing an assembly of rabbis, mullahs, and shamans. "Let this friendly exchange of recipes be the first tentative step toward everlasting peace." (From The Onion)
Many More Unusual Vegetarians and Meat Eaters Here
May 22, 2005 in Food - Meat & Vegetables | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Extreme B.M.
Steve is a pin cushion. Steve Deerwood had 2,507 22-gauge (1.5 inch long) surgical needles inserted into his body by Jeremy VanWert in 6 hours and 15 mins at Body Matrix of Bemidji, MN, USA on May 1, 2005. The previous record, verified by Guinness World Records TM, was for 745 needles. October 17th, 2006 Update
Steve Haworth, a 3d Body Modification Artist. (From ”Lorbus”)
Related, Dennis "Cat" Avner, The “Human Cat” is moving from San Diego to Washington state
Imperial Stormtroopers going to the supermarket
"Robert, they can’t eat you!" Bob Parson’s 16 rules for survival. (Parson is the founder of “Go Daddy”)
Paul Tillinghast’s All about George
Greg Gillespie sells the perfect gift, the one-and-only belt buckle knife. Check out his video demonstration of the world fastest knife. (From ”Panopticist”)
Re-post: “My mother is insane. Like, one of those ladies you see on the local news insane. Since it's inevitably going to come up I'll get out of the way that I am too, but at least I take a full dose of my medication. I've been meaning to make this thread for about the last year, but the longer I waited the more interesting the situation became. Also, I'm incredibly lazy…”
“Obfusciatrist” never listens to music To him music is just noise
The mystery piano man, a modern day David Helfgott
To promote Christina Hoff Summers, RWUCR is introducing Testaclese, a big happy penis. He will be taking pictures, signing autographs, roaming about, and handing out information for a couple weeks prior to our event
I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual People Doing Unusual Things Here
May 22, 2005 in Unusual People | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
May 21, 2005
America in the 30’s
America as it was, a tour of the US in Vintage Postcards, (By Atlanta Realtor Pat Sabin. It’s odd that only a few other Realtors bothered to develop extensive sites for the areas where they sell homes. A nice exception is the local Historic Anaheim Colony by Meghan Shigo)
Also, Old Postcards of Motels
Strange detail on the West Palm Beach FL Google map
Welcome to the Michigan Accent Pronunciation Guide: it is DAMNED cold in Michigan, so you have got to conserve energy. Consequently, the right way to speak "Michigin" is to
1. talk fast,
2. slur your words together, and
3. clip all your hard consonants, like "t". Someone smarter than me calls this a "glottal stop".
“I love the 30’s” Presents Episode 1: The Lindberg Baby Kidnapping
Animation of county boundaries for 1650, 1700, 1750, and census years from 1790 onward
North American Railcar Operators Association. (Thank you, Michael)
Many More Unusual Stories about America Here
May 21, 2005 in Americana | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Behind the facts
A Timeline of Timelines, Daniel Rosenberg's introduction to the timeline
A Dictionary of Three Letter Acronyms, from “American Automobile Association” to “Zero Insertion Force”
Human Population through History, animated version
Publicly Traded Companies by SIC Code and by State
Behind the Name, the etymology and history of first names
Interesting stories and fascinating facts. Did you know, for example, that the tomato is the world's most popular fruit, selling more than bananas and oranges
I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment. Many More Unusual Bits of Information Here
May 21, 2005 in Information | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
May 20, 2005
Happy birthday to my mom
Today is my mother’s 75th birthday. I know it’s not nice to tell a woman’s age, but what the heck -
It’s been over 35 years since I left my parents’ home (under less than happy circumstances), and 32 years since I left Israel for good. For my mom’s birthday I decided to come for a surprise visit without telling anybody beforehand. I will be here for a few days and celebrate with my parents & the rest of my family.
Please be kind & leave good wishes in the comments for my mom’s birthday. If she gets more than 30 comments, I will award the sender of the most original or unusual greetings a $35 gift certificate to an e-store or a charity of their choosing –
יום הולדת שמח, אמא
While here, I intent on having a massage
And here are a few photos from my own birthday a few weeks ago…
This posting was pre-blogged. I am not sure yet how this surprise visit will play itself out... Stay tuned. A few personal items about me Here
May 20, 2005 in Personal | Permalink | Comments (37) | TrackBack
Pie-throwing and radical politics
Pi Pie, baked especially for March 14, by Megpie. (From Jason Kottke)
“I'll bet you that you can't eat 50 marshmallow Peeps in an hour”
Hostess Ads featuring Marvel, DC and Archie characters battling foes with tasty Hostess snacks. (From Tomorrow’s Heroes comic book ads)
How to cover an Altoid tin
LEGO wedding cake. The cake is yellow with white icing and has three tiers, and separate 124 “slices”
Cake Man Raven, home of the Red Velvet Cake. NYT story about Brooklyn baker Raven Patrick De'Sean Dennis III
Why throwing a pie at someone who deserves it is one of the most celebrated traditions in our so-called culture. The original Yippie Pieman, Aron Kay
(I am on a short vacation this week. This post had been pre-blogged for your enjoyment.) Many More Unusual Sweets and Unusual Chocolates Here
May 20, 2005 in Food - Desserts | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
May 19, 2005
Historical Resources
Frosted Windows – 300 years of