I Guarantee This Will Freak You Out
It did me, anyways, there's something really, really weird about this thing...check it out.
Saturday, June 01, 2002
Beans Around the World
The true tale of a can of S&W black beans as it makes its way across the globe. You'll laugh, you'll cry as you thrill to the adventures of the world's most well-travelled canned side-dish.
Of course, after all those beans, it would be only be fitting to check in with The Farting Doughboy :)
Friday, May 31, 2002
Superhero Hype!
This site is perfect for all you comic geeks who want to keep up with the latest on the upcoming blitz of superhero movies in post-Spiderman Hollywood. Read up on the latest gossip and keep yourself apprised of important info, such as who'll be playing your favorite superhero, who'll direct the upcoming Ghost Rider movie, etc. Also includes message boards, reviews and neat little extras like this italian feature about a Spiderman motorcycle (with pics).
Who the Heck is David Still???
This site lets you send emails to your friends under the guise of one "David Still", artist. There are pre-written letters you can pick, you just fill in the blanks - or you can write your own. Better still, you can answer replies from people who've answered the mysterious Mr. Still's missives.
Stupidest Thing I've Ever Seen - The Popcorn Fork
There's something very wrong with this world when someone's trying to make money selling a specialized popcorn fork. Personally, I think I can live with the buttery fingers.
Object Lessons
Is a catalog that offers some truly unusual items, such as the flaming bible above that shoots out real flames when opened. Also available: gelatain molds in the shape of brains or hearts, magic lightbulbs and more.
Black Market Babies
Don't want to go through all the fuss and hassle of adoption? Too lazy to go out and steal a baby? Well, thanks to the folks at Black Market Babies, you don't have to, with their easy-breezy online catalog, you can have the baby of your choice in no time.
Black market giant panda bears are also offered, for the animal lovers among you.
Don't want to go through all the fuss and hassle of adoption? Too lazy to go out and steal a baby? Well, thanks to the folks at Black Market Babies, you don't have to, with their easy-breezy online catalog, you can have the baby of your choice in no time.
Black market giant panda bears are also offered, for the animal lovers among you.
U.S. Department of "Duh" Urges Americans to Leave India
No kidding, that never would have occurred to me, were I in India. Of course, though, there'll be a bunch of morons who stay behind. That's a given. Personally I'd have gotten out of there a long time ago, I'd certainly be hitting the road now that it looks as though India and Pakistan might be smoking, radioactive craters any day now.
No kidding, that never would have occurred to me, were I in India. Of course, though, there'll be a bunch of morons who stay behind. That's a given. Personally I'd have gotten out of there a long time ago, I'd certainly be hitting the road now that it looks as though India and Pakistan might be smoking, radioactive craters any day now.
Editorial Note:
Well, I'd planned on posting a lot more stuff today, I realize I've been slacking lately. I did, at least, manage to fix some links and add a couple new ones in my links section.
One in particular, ..:Temas da Vida:.. was long overdue and I'd like to give a shoutout to Renato, the webmaster. Sorry Renato, I'm a lazy piece of crud, what can I say?
Messing with my template is like pulling teeth for me, otherwise I'd have revamped the whole thing a long time ago, probably.
Well, I'd planned on posting a lot more stuff today, I realize I've been slacking lately. I did, at least, manage to fix some links and add a couple new ones in my links section.
One in particular, ..:Temas da Vida:.. was long overdue and I'd like to give a shoutout to Renato, the webmaster. Sorry Renato, I'm a lazy piece of crud, what can I say?
Messing with my template is like pulling teeth for me, otherwise I'd have revamped the whole thing a long time ago, probably.
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Arafat Cheese Puffs
The big snack-treat hit on the streets of Egypt these days are Yasser Arafat Cheese Puffs (no joke). Egyptian citizens like the one above are snatching up the brightly colored bags, which feature a cartoon of Arafat with the cheese puffs at his feet (again, no joke) and each bag bought promises not only bite sized morsels of cheesy-goodness, but finance for a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation, with the added benefit of sticking it to U.S. goods manufacturers, whose products many Egyptians are calling to boycott.
Weird Vending Machine Items
Everyone's seen vending machines filled with candies or sodas or snacks...but there are a lot of other things that have been sold from vending machines - panty hose, liquor, bait and perfume, from the machine pictured above. Bet that was some great smelling stuff :P
Principal Denies Young Woman's Hard-fought Right to Graduation Walk
If you've read this blog for awhile, you know that two of the things that really tick me off are idiotic public school officials and lawyers. Here's a great example: A girl who'd been paralyzed in a car wreck in 1999 worked for two years to realize her dream of walking across the stage at her graduation commencement.
When the time finally came and she was ready to do it - using her walker - the principal pulled the plug on the idea, citing concern for her safety. Sounds more like he was just scared she'd fall and the school would get sued, even though she'd offered to sign off on liability if anything happened.
If you've read this blog for awhile, you know that two of the things that really tick me off are idiotic public school officials and lawyers. Here's a great example: A girl who'd been paralyzed in a car wreck in 1999 worked for two years to realize her dream of walking across the stage at her graduation commencement.
When the time finally came and she was ready to do it - using her walker - the principal pulled the plug on the idea, citing concern for her safety. Sounds more like he was just scared she'd fall and the school would get sued, even though she'd offered to sign off on liability if anything happened.
Priest Creates Questionable Boy's Wrestling Federation
Okay, the Catholic church has been taking it pretty hard these days in the media, so probably the last thing on earth they needed was some nutty priest making a website selling videos of young boys wrestling and posing suggestively in speedos, sporting names like "Bad Brad", "Latin Heat" and "Hardkore Kid".
In a time when the church is desperately trying to avoid bad publicity, I'm sure their officials had to down a few alka-selters when this particular padre decided to let his freak flag fly on the net.
Okay, the Catholic church has been taking it pretty hard these days in the media, so probably the last thing on earth they needed was some nutty priest making a website selling videos of young boys wrestling and posing suggestively in speedos, sporting names like "Bad Brad", "Latin Heat" and "Hardkore Kid".
In a time when the church is desperately trying to avoid bad publicity, I'm sure their officials had to down a few alka-selters when this particular padre decided to let his freak flag fly on the net.
Newsflash: Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis is a Total Freak
Okay, maybe that's not exactly a huge revelation, but Davis's latest undertaking is bound to raise some eyebrows - he's planning on opening a museum devoted to his vast collection of serial killer memorabilia.
Beer Can Chicken
Well, it's getting warmer everyday and that means it's time to grill, so here's a recipe I came across while I was browsing on Amazon the other day, a novel little item called "Beer Can Chicken".
I haven't tried this yet but it sounds pretty good. The underlying principle of it is you put the beer can up the chicken's rear *ahem* cavity and the boiling beer tenderizes your bird from the inside out, as well as making a nifty little presentation.
(Caution: boiling beer is hot, like I have to tell you that, so if you burn the hell out of yourself making this, it's all on you, okay?)
The Physics of Hell
An insightful theory on the thermodynamic properties of the bad place, as proposed by a University of Washington engineering student, in response to an extra-credit question on his mid-term exam.
Tax Man
A Maryland man filed his tax returns in Indiana - 164 times - netting him $372,909 in refunds. Hey, it could have just been an honest mistake, right? I mean, those forms are kind of confusing.
A Maryland man filed his tax returns in Indiana - 164 times - netting him $372,909 in refunds. Hey, it could have just been an honest mistake, right? I mean, those forms are kind of confusing.
Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Fred Durst Reduced to a Pathetic, Grovelling Shell - Yeah!
Fred "Sucks" Durst has sunk so low he's now begging former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland to return. In the immortal words of Nelson, Springfield bully and social commentator: "Ha, ha!"
Fred "Sucks" Durst has sunk so low he's now begging former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland to return. In the immortal words of Nelson, Springfield bully and social commentator: "Ha, ha!"
Wee on the Web
Guimp.com proclaims itself to the smallest site on the web. After looking at it, I'd have to agree.
Guimp.com proclaims itself to the smallest site on the web. After looking at it, I'd have to agree.
Monday, May 27, 2002
Photoshop Contest
This site gives you a pre-selected image to fiddle with however you like in Photoshop and submit. Discuss, compare and see how your work stacks up against the other entrant's mad skillz.
This site gives you a pre-selected image to fiddle with however you like in Photoshop and submit. Discuss, compare and see how your work stacks up against the other entrant's mad skillz.
Live, From New England, it's...a Gorilla!
Okay, you know you're bored when you have nothing better to do than sit and watch the antics of some zoo gorillas for awhile. I was in just such a place today, if you have nothing better to do, you may as well, too. Beats slitting your wrists.
Handheld Gaming Nostalgia
Who could forget the first wave of handheld videogames? Probably you've owned some of these - chances are they're broken in the bottom of your closet, maybe they're in a landfill somewhere or maybe they're still stashed away in a "contraband" box in your old principal's office. At any rate, the proprietor of The Handheld Game Museum has made it his mission in life to document each and every last one of them.
Philson Air Guitar
Learn Air Guitar the easy Philson way - impress your friends, learn new air "chops" and be a star in your own mind!
Senior Prank Shocks, Disgusts
This beyond weird...towards the end of the high school year, pranks by seniors are pretty common, right? This one went way, way, way over the line, though.
"Over the line" being defined as 300 students eating lunch having raccoon urine-filled balloons thrown at them in a full-blown lunchroom riot, with teachers and workers being hurt and the school's television monitor system being taken over in order to show pictures of faculty members' faces attached to famous bodies such as Hitler's.
School officials say they're worried that next year's class will feel a need to "top" this little episode. God help them if they do.
This beyond weird...towards the end of the high school year, pranks by seniors are pretty common, right? This one went way, way, way over the line, though.
"Over the line" being defined as 300 students eating lunch having raccoon urine-filled balloons thrown at them in a full-blown lunchroom riot, with teachers and workers being hurt and the school's television monitor system being taken over in order to show pictures of faculty members' faces attached to famous bodies such as Hitler's.
School officials say they're worried that next year's class will feel a need to "top" this little episode. God help them if they do.
Sunday, May 26, 2002
Super Fighter
Yet another Flash game, this one a fighting game. (Note to dial-up users: this takes a good while to load up.)
You can also get downloadable versions from superfighter.com.
Yet another Flash game, this one a fighting game. (Note to dial-up users: this takes a good while to load up.)
You can also get downloadable versions from superfighter.com.
Aaron's Photos: Trip to Google
A photographic chronicle of a man's trip to Google's headquarters, showcasing such sights as the kickass videogame emulator shown above, their huge cereal containers and other weirdness.
File Trading Companies Dropping Like Flies
Looks like Audiogalaxy is the latest p2p program to fall under the weight of the legal fees necessary to keep up with the RIAA's barrage of lawsuits. Kazaa, as well, is calling it quits, it appears, though they've sold their network to foreign interests who won't recognize the RIAA's copyright lawsuits, so you may not notice if you use Kazaa or Kazaa Lite.
Looks like Audiogalaxy is the latest p2p program to fall under the weight of the legal fees necessary to keep up with the RIAA's barrage of lawsuits. Kazaa, as well, is calling it quits, it appears, though they've sold their network to foreign interests who won't recognize the RIAA's copyright lawsuits, so you may not notice if you use Kazaa or Kazaa Lite.
Friday, May 24, 2002
D-Day's Untold Stories
A multimedia presentation from National Geographic - 60 years after the battle, soldiers recount their experiences of the battle that turned the tide of the war for the Allied Forces.
Thursday, May 23, 2002
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Robotic Aquatic
Check out this cool robot fish, a Ceolocanth built by Mitsubishi, who apparently are the leaders in such endeavors.
Check out this cool robot fish, a Ceolocanth built by Mitsubishi, who apparently are the leaders in such endeavors.
War Games
Okay, my mind is reeling over here. The United States Army is getting ready start selling it's own retail videogame, a first-person shooter based on the Unreal engine.
This bothers me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we're at war and at any given time suicide bombers could attack us with explosives, "dirty bombs" or biological agents...we're fighting abroad and things are just pretty tense in general - so why are they worrying about something as trivial as making videogames? It makes sense, in a weird way, I suppose, as propaganda, but aren't there already enough gung-ho military games out there without taxpayers footing the bill for another one?
This brings up my second worry...if the government can wind up spending fifty grand for a toilet or what have you, how much is it going to cost them to make a decent videogame?
(Correction: May 24, 2002 - It's come to my attention that the game in question will NOT be sold in stores, as I said earlier, but given away free as a promotional gimmick. Still, something about the whole idea just bugs me.)
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Internet Radio Lives
Thank goodness, the level heads at the U.S. Copyright Office killed a controversial recommendation that proposed insanely high fees on net radio. Keep on rockin' in the free world, baby!
Business News -- Controversial CARP Ruling Rejected
Thank goodness, the level heads at the U.S. Copyright Office killed a controversial recommendation that proposed insanely high fees on net radio. Keep on rockin' in the free world, baby!
Business News -- Controversial CARP Ruling Rejected
Is Your Neighbor a Terrorist?
You can never be too sure...thankfully, S.N.I.T.C.H. (the Strategic Network of Intelligence on Terrorism in our Communities and Homeland) has the info you need to root out these evildoers. Read their informative site, take their "terrorist test" and if it turns out the guy down the street isn't the soccer coach or chef he claims to be and, in fact, is planning to jihad on your ass...rat him out, quick!
This site about origami boulder very fine wadded paper artwork. I make artwork for you and you buy it now. I am famous Internet artist. You find my site didn't you?
Origami Boulder Company -- Original Origami Gifts!
Monday, May 20, 2002
Songfacts
Lots of great trivia about popular songs, such as the following information regarding the Elton John hit, Tiny Dancer:
The "Blue jean baby, L.A. Lady, seamstress for the band" is Maxine Feibelmann, Bernie Taupin's girlfriend. She traveled with the band on their early tours, often sewing together the costumes and fixing their clothes. She and Taupin married in 1971.
You can request facts, add to their database and search by artist or alphabetically. A cool site for the music lovers out there.
Lots of great trivia about popular songs, such as the following information regarding the Elton John hit, Tiny Dancer:
The "Blue jean baby, L.A. Lady, seamstress for the band" is Maxine Feibelmann, Bernie Taupin's girlfriend. She traveled with the band on their early tours, often sewing together the costumes and fixing their clothes. She and Taupin married in 1971.
You can request facts, add to their database and search by artist or alphabetically. A cool site for the music lovers out there.
Metapets
Yet another virtual pet game, it's Flash and takes a long time to load on a dial-up, so be warned.
Yet another virtual pet game, it's Flash and takes a long time to load on a dial-up, so be warned.
Featherless Fowl
Those wacky Israelis have come up with a genetically altered chicken that has no feathers. The low-cal, faster growing bird promises to make poultry easier to grow in warm climates, where their feathered counterparts don't do as well, in addition to being at least a good 20 times freakier looking.
Zero-G Shenanigans
Think NASA's just wasting your tax dollars doing zany things like growing space string beans and such? Hell no!
They also do a lot of really cool, truly relevant things we can all understand and enjoy - like doing neat tricks with water-filled balloons in zero-gravity...cool!
Maybe Darth Vader Really Meant Well
An author makes a compelling case for a misunderstood Empire and against Luke Skywalker and his "unimpressive crew of anarchic royals".
The Case for the Empire
Sunday, May 19, 2002
Thursday, May 16, 2002
Lot of Traffic Today (For This Site, Anyways) Due to Money Origami
I haven't really messed with my blog much the last couple days and today I went by to check out my sitemeter stats and was shocked to find out I'd had a little over 500 visitors today (my average is 49). Apparently tons of people were all looking for the 9/11 twenty-dollar bill tribute instructions.
Look, I'm not trying to turn this into some kind of war-profiteering or anything (not like I have any ads, anyways) but I figured if that many people were coming by looking for the link in question, I'd go ahead and post it again so they'd have an easier time finding it. Hopefully some of you will stick around and browse the rest of the site :)
Crop Art
This site showcases the work of people who use natural mediums such as beans, seeds, oats, etc. Odd stuff, some of it's pretty impressive, though.
The Matrix Reloaded
The teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel to The Matrix went online today at the official site. Quicktime format in various sizes, depending on your speed and patience.
The teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel to The Matrix went online today at the official site. Quicktime format in various sizes, depending on your speed and patience.
The 5k Site Contest
A web design contest where the participants are asked to make the neatest page/site they can using only 5 kilobytes.
A web design contest where the participants are asked to make the neatest page/site they can using only 5 kilobytes.
Tesla Coin-Shrinking
A guy having way too much fun with a 10'' diameter tesla coil. By inducing currents of over a million amperes inside a coin, magnetic forces are created which shrink the coins to a fraction of their normal size. Neat trick :)
Warning: do not try this at home unless you really, really know your way around a tesla coil, okay?
A guy having way too much fun with a 10'' diameter tesla coil. By inducing currents of over a million amperes inside a coin, magnetic forces are created which shrink the coins to a fraction of their normal size. Neat trick :)
Warning: do not try this at home unless you really, really know your way around a tesla coil, okay?
Microsoft Cartoon
A really funny little flash spoof of Bill Gates and Windows in the form of an animated Microsoft commercial.
Busted Celebs
A rogue's gallery of celebs who've been arrested or put in jail, such as Darlene Fraschilla, former Mouseketeer (above) who was convicted of stock fraud, Johnny Carson and George Bush (DUIs) and I don't suppose I have to tell you Robert Downey Jr. is on there, right?
Zippo Tricks
Okay...you're completely, totally bored and there's nothing to do? Absolutely nothing? You're sure?
Okay, in that case, there are 150 or so neat ways to strike a Zippo lighter and they're all chronicled here for you to learn. Have at it.
Vanilla Coke Introduced
I'm going to have to try a bottle of this stuff if I can find any later. Anyone else tried it yet?
I'm going to have to try a bottle of this stuff if I can find any later. Anyone else tried it yet?
Sound Search
FindSounds.com is a search engine for sounds - AIFF, AU and WAVEs. Looking for a sound for your instant messenger or theme? This would be a good place to look.
FindSounds.com is a search engine for sounds - AIFF, AU and WAVEs. Looking for a sound for your instant messenger or theme? This would be a good place to look.
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Saturday, May 11, 2002
War of the Worlds
Well, since Hollywood is running low on new ideas, they're going to remake H.G. Welles' War of the Worlds soon, starring Tom Cruise. Here's a page that chronicles the panic Orson Welles created with his October 31st, 1938 radio broadcast of the story.
Well, since Hollywood is running low on new ideas, they're going to remake H.G. Welles' War of the Worlds soon, starring Tom Cruise. Here's a page that chronicles the panic Orson Welles created with his October 31st, 1938 radio broadcast of the story.
Friday, May 10, 2002
The $20 Bill Remembrance of 9/11
First up, I'd like to thank Popculturejunkmail.com for plugging me earlier today, it's a great site, go there now, check 'em out. That said, on with the blogging.
This first item is pretty weird, you fold up a twenty dollar bill a certain way and when you're done, one side of the bill shows the flaming pentagon, the other shows the twin towers.
First up, I'd like to thank Popculturejunkmail.com for plugging me earlier today, it's a great site, go there now, check 'em out. That said, on with the blogging.
This first item is pretty weird, you fold up a twenty dollar bill a certain way and when you're done, one side of the bill shows the flaming pentagon, the other shows the twin towers.
Attack of the Clones Clones
Well, by all accounts, the latest installment of Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, looks to be a smash. Much to Lucasfilms' dismay, however, it's already showing up online. The copies, which are of questionable quality, were apparently filmed at a private screening of the film on a videocamera and uploaded and passed around on IRC..
Well, by all accounts, the latest installment of Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, looks to be a smash. Much to Lucasfilms' dismay, however, it's already showing up online. The copies, which are of questionable quality, were apparently filmed at a private screening of the film on a videocamera and uploaded and passed around on IRC..
Compaq Pinches the Pennies
Due to a "hiccup" in their online purchasing system, Compaq Australia mistakenly put a bunch of their pcs on sale for the ridiculously low price of one penny. To make things worse, before discovering the mistake, they'd actually transferred the money and are now offering the buyers a refund of their money. Even though Compaq says it was simply an honest mistake and they're not at fault, as you can imagine, the buyers want their pcs, not the penny back.
Due to a "hiccup" in their online purchasing system, Compaq Australia mistakenly put a bunch of their pcs on sale for the ridiculously low price of one penny. To make things worse, before discovering the mistake, they'd actually transferred the money and are now offering the buyers a refund of their money. Even though Compaq says it was simply an honest mistake and they're not at fault, as you can imagine, the buyers want their pcs, not the penny back.
Free Pool and Billiard Lessons Online
If you're a pool player, or if you'd like to learn, this looks to be a great place to start. My friend Jeff, who's a pool whiz, showed it to me this afternoon and it looks really helpful and thorough. Rack 'em.
If you're a pool player, or if you'd like to learn, this looks to be a great place to start. My friend Jeff, who's a pool whiz, showed it to me this afternoon and it looks really helpful and thorough. Rack 'em.
Funniest Concept for a Show I've Heard Since The Osbournes
Kato Kaelin, desperately clinging to his fifteen minutes of fame for dear life, like some kind of pit bull that just won't let go, is filming a pilot for a proposed reality show. In the show, called Houseguest, Kaelin, perhaps the most famous couch squatter in history, simply shows up on people's doorsteps and invites himself over to stay as their guest for awhile and the tv crew films his stay. Mind you, this is a funny concept, probably it'll get stale when the novelty wears off, but I got a laugh out of the idea anyway. Hey, whatever Kato, keep milkin' it for all it's worth, that's what America's about, I guess.
Kato Kaelin, desperately clinging to his fifteen minutes of fame for dear life, like some kind of pit bull that just won't let go, is filming a pilot for a proposed reality show. In the show, called Houseguest, Kaelin, perhaps the most famous couch squatter in history, simply shows up on people's doorsteps and invites himself over to stay as their guest for awhile and the tv crew films his stay. Mind you, this is a funny concept, probably it'll get stale when the novelty wears off, but I got a laugh out of the idea anyway. Hey, whatever Kato, keep milkin' it for all it's worth, that's what America's about, I guess.
Wednesday, May 08, 2002
"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain
Sorry about the lack of updates recently. The sparseness of posts is due to a number of things; I've been getting out a little more lately, for one thing. Never fear, though. I'm not about to take up permanent residence in "meatspace". I'm firmly glued to my chair again at my computer.
Another reason I haven't posted much lately is that I've been getting up earlier.
For some reason, blogging seems, to me - to be a task best performed in the wee hours of the night, surrounded by darkness, basking in the cool, soothing glow of my monitor - all jacked up on Mountain Dew and hearing nothing but the sounds of my fingers going clickety-clack on my keyboard and maybe a good mp3 (the song of the moment, incidentally - Driver's Seat, by Sniff 'n' the Tears).
That said, think I'll do a nice fat update, here's the first post, a funny little mockumentary of Ken Burns' The Civil War that depicts the events of Star Wars' "Battle of Hoth".
Next up, we have this odd, bitter bit of illustration and poetry - a wonderful way for you goth parents out there to teach the kids their abc's, trust me.
Toon Appreciation
The Toonopedia is a massive repository of all things toon, from comic book characters to advertising shills like Cap'n'Crunch. They hope to someday be the web's leading source of information on the subject.
Pin-it-Yourself
You have some time on your hands and you're the do-it-yourself type? How about building your own pinball machine as your next project?
Taking it to the Extreme
Maybe it's the Mountain Dew talking, but after looking at this site, I'm feeling foolhardy enough to consider some extreme ironing. Looks dangerous, though, so be sure and bring along your Extreme Teen Bible for good luck.
Beer Magic
A collection of magic tricks you can play on your friends or at bars, such as the "Spiderman" beer trick pictured above, in which a beer bottle is stuck to the wall, without the benefit of gum or glue.
Ticking Off the Neighbors 101
Gillian Greensite, of Santa Cruz, can't understand why her neighborhood is in such a snit over her sculpted Eugenia hedge. Aparrently they're reading something into it that she's not. Hmmmm....you be the judge.
Mesh Shirt to Replace "Wife-beater" as the Official Undergarment of Domestic Violence
Experience Music Project
EMP is a museum devoted to music and memorabilia. Their online presence is a great site, the kind you can get lost in for awhile. Among other things, there are exhaustive articles devoted to artists such as Jimi Hendrix (EMP's patron saint - the museum takes it's name from his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience).
Other fun stuff: offbeat items like the infamously diminutive Stonehenge model from This is Spinal Tap. Be sure and listen to the audio of Derek and David extolling the virtues of corporate sponsorship. If you don't know what or whom I'm talking about, either go rent the movie or, failing that, check out some of these clips from it, it's a comedy classic.
EMP is a museum devoted to music and memorabilia. Their online presence is a great site, the kind you can get lost in for awhile. Among other things, there are exhaustive articles devoted to artists such as Jimi Hendrix (EMP's patron saint - the museum takes it's name from his band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience).
Other fun stuff: offbeat items like the infamously diminutive Stonehenge model from This is Spinal Tap. Be sure and listen to the audio of Derek and David extolling the virtues of corporate sponsorship. If you don't know what or whom I'm talking about, either go rent the movie or, failing that, check out some of these clips from it, it's a comedy classic.
Tuesday, May 07, 2002
The Hulk Trailer Online
Not much to this, it's really just a tease...anyways, hopefully you already saw Spiderman - which was awesome, btw - and it's the same trailer they showed during the coming attractions.
Still....hey, it's the trailer for The Hulk so I'm posting it.
Not much to this, it's really just a tease...anyways, hopefully you already saw Spiderman - which was awesome, btw - and it's the same trailer they showed during the coming attractions.
Still....hey, it's the trailer for The Hulk so I'm posting it.
But this was just too funny not to post. The truth about CANADIANS!
Monday, May 06, 2002
Jeffrey Price Barber, possessing perhaps the world's lousiest sense of humor, decided to play a little joke on his wife - by smearing himself with ketchup, then firing a .22 and letting her come in and find him all bloodied and supposedly dead.
Oops. His distraught wife called 911 and the police didn't find it very funny. They also took into account the fact that previous felony convictions prohibited him from even OWNING a firearm, of which there were plenty in his home. So now Jeffrey's sitting in the pen for five years.
In the immortal words of The Simpsons' character, Nelson: "HA, HA!"
Fast Food Abroad - Countries' Spins on American Resturaunts
Growing up with Burger King, it's hard to imagine how weird it is to see the Australian version of the resturaunt's site. It's like stepping through a dimensional portal and into the Bizarro universe. For one thing, the name is different. Happy Jack's, it's called. I don't get it, what's wrong with Burger King?
Growing up with Burger King, it's hard to imagine how weird it is to see the Australian version of the resturaunt's site. It's like stepping through a dimensional portal and into the Bizarro universe. For one thing, the name is different. Happy Jack's, it's called. I don't get it, what's wrong with Burger King?
Sunday, May 05, 2002
An experimental Flash-based community site, where you take the form of an insect - a flying drone - which can post an read messages and short cam feeds left by other drones on the virtual estate, as well as chat with other drones in the same area.
Dream Domain
Thursday, May 02, 2002
The site that dares to ask such loaded questions as "Why did Fred Flintstone wear a tie, since he worked for a contruction company and drove a bulldozer?" and other topics to ponder or add your thoughts to.
The folks at Stink Factor are into challenges of the disgusting kind. Here's how it works...they raise a pool of money, say seventy bucks, then offer the cash to one of their staff/friends who'll agree to doing things like drinking an entire bottle of tabasco sauce, a jar of horseradish, etc. Not for the squeamish, as the challenges are documented pictorially and yes...puke does enter the picture.
Wednesday, May 01, 2002
I guess I just have comic books on the mind lately, what with the Spiderman movie coming out Friday, but this has to be the coolest toy ever...well, if you're an old comic-book nerd, at least. Back when I was a kid, I used to read The Green Lantern comic books and always thought it would be really cool if they'd make replicas of his power ring and battery for kids to play with.
Well, they finally have and it's the sharpest toy I've seen in a long while, it even lights up just like the one in the comics when you touch your accompanying power ring to it's face (which, as comic fans will recall, was an intregal part of the Lantern's shtick).
Ah, if only they'd had this when I was ten, I can see myself with this thing in the inner sanctum of my bedroom, reciting the Lantern Corps oath:
In brightest day, in blackest night;
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might;
Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!
Only bummer...the damn thing costs $250...if not I'd buy one, kid or not.
Three electrodes implanted in it's brain and from five-hundred meters away they can make the thing jump through hoops, practically. PETA's going to have a field day with this one.
How's this for a gig? Nintendo is looking for fifty people to play videogames all summer, not only that, but you get to demonstrate the games at concerts, conventions, etc. Sounds like a lot of fun...I can only imagine the number of applications they're going to recieve, more than likely their server will explode. Good luck, game junkies.
Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Polyhedral D&D dice carved from the Edmond meteor. Guaranteed to make all your roleplaying geek buddies drool with envy.
Brainnnsss! Brainnnsss!
If you're like me, you're constantly bothered by the nagging suspicion that zombies could be plotting to enter your home at any given time. Thankfully, with the new Zombie Alert, there's finally protection against zombie attacks. They even offer a million dollar guarantee if any zombies do somehow manage to slip past their security alarm and eat your brains.
If you're like me, you're constantly bothered by the nagging suspicion that zombies could be plotting to enter your home at any given time. Thankfully, with the new Zombie Alert, there's finally protection against zombie attacks. They even offer a million dollar guarantee if any zombies do somehow manage to slip past their security alarm and eat your brains.
Well, the Webby Award nominees for 2002 were announced. Same old same old, pretty much. I was kind of dissapointed that they didn't nominate FARK for anything, seems like a grievous oversight. Shockingly, this site was nowhere to be found either. Looks like the fix is in, people.
Top Arab Psychiatrist's Insane Rantings on Bush, the Joy of Suicide Bombing and Allah
This is why there will never be peace in the middle east. Even their psychiatrists are complete loons. Find me one rational psychiatrist anywhere else in the world who'd extoll the virtues of suicide bombings thusly:
"When the martyr dies a martyr's death, he attains the height of bliss. … As a professional psychiatrist, I say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And then, you press the button to blow yourself up. When the martyr reaches 'one,' and then 'boom,' he explodes, and senses himself flying, because he knows for certain that he is not dead. … It is a transition to another, more beautiful world, because he knows very well that within seconds he will see the light of the Creator.
Think its' time for your pills, doctor.
WorldNetDaily: Top Arab psychiatrist: 'Bush is stupid'
This is why there will never be peace in the middle east. Even their psychiatrists are complete loons. Find me one rational psychiatrist anywhere else in the world who'd extoll the virtues of suicide bombings thusly:
"When the martyr dies a martyr's death, he attains the height of bliss. … As a professional psychiatrist, I say that the height of bliss comes with the end of the countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And then, you press the button to blow yourself up. When the martyr reaches 'one,' and then 'boom,' he explodes, and senses himself flying, because he knows for certain that he is not dead. … It is a transition to another, more beautiful world, because he knows very well that within seconds he will see the light of the Creator.
Think its' time for your pills, doctor.
WorldNetDaily: Top Arab psychiatrist: 'Bush is stupid'
Monday, April 29, 2002
Lots and lots of reasons explaining why the giant retailer is a bad, bad bogey monster that must be stopped. Some are obvious, some are not. There are lots, though...and the article didn't even mention the fact that until recently (when congress spanked them for it), they'd been taking out life insurance policies on their workers without their knowledge .
Sunday, April 28, 2002
Insaniquarium is a neat little game where you buy guppies, feed them to earn money and fight off predators, while upgrading your weapons and buying new, helpful pets to keep your aquarium safe for your fishy friends. All in all, a cool, addictive little game.
Well, later this week the Spiderman movie will be hitting theaters and I gotta tellya - I'm jazzed, folks. So far, so good, the couple trailers I've seen looked pretty good, Harry at aintitcoolnews all but peed himself he was so happy, after seeing a screening of it...things look like they're going to be okay, which is rare for a movie adapted from a comic book. I'm sure I'll have some minor nitpicking issues with it...I read the comic as a kid and had a huge stack of Spidey's various titles, moreso than any of the other comic heroes' books I collected. This is the big one. So, in honor of everyone's favorite wallcrawler, I'm going to post several links to spiderman-related things I've found.
First up, here's some pics of a cool old Spiderman pinball machine produced by Gottleib I'd really like to have.
King Features produces a daily Spiderman comic strip for newspapers across the country, as well as the web. Written by Stan Lee, Spidey's creator.
As far as the movie goes, you can get more info than you probably need at the official movie site, a prettied-up flash extravaganza that features interviews with the cast, wallpaper and even articles on the "spider-wrangler" who worked with the real arachnids used in the flick.
You can read the newly rehashed spiderman origin in Marvel's "webisodes" form, a sort of Flash comic book, at Marvel.com.
Someone has even been working on a total conversion mod for Quake 3 with a Spidey theme.
There are lots of vintage Spiderman toys for the collector-types, a list of essential reading from About.com, and anything else you might want can probably be found here.
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