Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Bob Dylan Dr. Seuss Mashup

Something old Bob Dylan fans will appreciate at Dylan Hears a Who. And I love that scratchy, tiny turntable...

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The Amazing Rototron Cornbobber

Get yours today! Watch the infomercial:

Monday, February 26, 2007

Malfunction Junctions

A 19-year old driver went off the Bellevue Way exit on I-90 this past Saturday night. I mean, REALLY went off the exit. Another driver who witnessed the airborne accident had called it in but police and highway patrol looked for the car and couldn't find it. 12 hours later, the car was spotted in the water 50 feet below the ramp and the dead driver was pulled from the wreckage. (Seattle Times article HERE.)

What I didn't know was that there's a name for traffic engineering nightmares: Malfunction Junctions. In fact, Wikipedia actually has a listing of some of the worst in the US complete with Google aerial views. Then I came across another blog posting for some of the wackiest ones from around the world HERE. So here's to traffic engineers everywhere: What were they thinking of?

Sunday, February 25, 2007

An Early News Piece from the 80's on "The Internet"

As shown on the CBC in Canada and now posted on YouTube. Very prescient. I love how easily so much of these bits are now available on... The Internet. (No mention of Al Gore...)

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Tired of Heroes?

Trailer for the new series:

Monty Python Spamalot Game

From AddictingGames.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Great Typography

Using the audio from a very familiar scene out of Pulp Fiction, the folks at Motionographer produced this short QuickTime movie using some creative typography. A very creative use of type.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Cool Product of the Week

The Roberts Toot Tone:

Damon Wayans Gets a Prostate Exam

And by none other than Lou Rawls as the doctor (no idea why it's dubbed in Spanish at the beginning!)

YouTube Video: A World without America

Speaks for itself:

Saturday, February 17, 2007

3D Pictures on Your Computer Screen!

What an original approach to creating a 3D look with photos! More examples HERE. Even though this site is over in Germany, do some of the pics look like they're from Burning Man?

Possibly the Worst Commercial of the Year

Caught a clip of this on Craig Ferguson tonight and HAD to find and share it:

Friday, February 16, 2007

Living Wills

Living Wills: Be careful to say what you mean.

While watching the SuperBowl last weekend, my wife and I got into a conversation about life and death and the need for living wills.

During the course of the conversation I told her that I "...never want to exist in a vegetative state, dependent on electronic machines and taking fluids from a bottle.."

She got up, unplugged the TV and threw out all my beer.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Nora, The Piano-Playing Cat



And the website is HERE.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

I'd Hate to See It When They Flush!

Another one of those I-didn't-know-they-had-these concepts. Pictures of the world's biggest drain hole (link HERE).

Monday, February 12, 2007

Real Home Remedies that Work

Are you tired of all those ridiculous lists of home remedies people keep forwarding in their e-mails? Well, here's a collection that really works so you can send something back to all the people who have been so helpful.

Amazingly Simple Home Remedies

1. If you're choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto - the blockage will be removed almost instantly.

2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.

3. You can avoid arguments with the Missus about lifting the toilet seat just by using the sink.

4. For high blood pressure sufferers - simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Always remember to use an egg timer.

5. A mousetrap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives. Then you'll be afraid to cough.

7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you'll forget all about the toothache.

8. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are. In life, you only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move but should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move but does, use the duct tape.

9. Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

10. Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom.

11. Some people are like Slinkies: They're not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

A Collection of Strange Statues from Around the World

Seattle's Fremont Bridge Troll is No. 9 in this fantastic collection HERE.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

What the F*ck IS that Thing?

Weirdest bug I've ever seen. (A wood asp, according to the post.)

One Weird Ass Bug - Click Here to Watch

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Speaking Foreign Tongues

Just for fun at OddCast. And her eyes follow your cursor around too.

Friday, February 09, 2007

Some Serious Kung-Fu

As posted on Yahoo! videos.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

More Photoshop Animals

These are some of the best Photoshopped animal pics I've seen. The collection is HERE.

Commercial of the Week from Britain

This is a very thought-provoking commercial from the UK. Not a funny one this time.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Never-Seen-Before Pictures of Hiroshima

WARNING: Some of these pictures will make you sick to your stomach. As posted on Fogonazos.com.

Monday, February 05, 2007

This is Steve Ballmer's Office?

If this recent picture from the New York Times is real, then I take back a lot of what I've said about him (but not everything)!

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Commercial of the Week: What Hands Can Do

From Volkswagen. Just a nice and simple-looking commercial.

SHHH -- Society for Hand Held Hushing

A nice collection of printable cards to hand out to your favorite cell phone offenders. Downloadable as a PDF file HERE.