One From Column A & Two From Column B
by Steve West on April 5, 2008
Serve yourself.
Remember those "Fold-ins" from Mad Magazine? Here they are.
Wesst Bobow of the Planet Xanax sends you, "Greetings". Who will respond?
Creative use of Barcodes.
Thirst, but crave the taste of meat? Your prayers have been answered. Meat Water is promoted as "dinner in a bottle".
Attention Horror Movie fans! 19 upcoming films with clips for most.
Employee of the Month.
Brilliant 404 error pages.
The remains of a shattered Statue of Liberty makes an appearance in a surprising number of comics and movies.
Grocery Eats is a website devoted to reviewing odd foods. These are a few of my favorite entries:
Deep Fried Pancakes
Big MacChicken
Kornet Pizza Cones
Deep-fried White Castle burgers
The Koolickle
Stand-up of the Week: Jack Dee
Web Junkie
Steve West scours the Web searching for interest or absurdity and then shakes his head ruefully when he finds it. Read more »
Lost in Translation
Some ad slogans that had hilarious results when translated into other languages for international marketing. Go »Auntie Em! It's a Twister, It's a Twister!
What the wind blew in this week. According to this chart, Rambo V will have someone die in the first minute of the film and five deaths per minute following. It's official, Robin Williams has turned into a troll. Go »Dumb Criminals And Other Court Type Stuff
Small potpourri of MENSA reject criminals, frivolous lawsuits and just dumb laws. Cupcake Burglar; Cheeseburger Lawsuit; Drunken Sock Eater; Saggy Trouser Law; and Goofy Streaker. The most shocking story to me is this last one in which a victimized Kirsten Dunst had her room burgled and items stolen including a $13,000 handbag. Go »Autism Walk 2010
We go on this walk annually and have seen it grow tremendously over the last seven years. What began for us as a walk to support a local fundraising group has evolved into a national campaign spearheaded by the Autism Speaks organization. It hasn't all been good but the majority of changes have been welcome. Go »I Tap My Magic Wand
This is just the coolest fountain. It may appear photoshopped but this actually has a pipe hidden within the water flow that supplies the water. I really have hopes that when I buy "Barbie's Dream House" (the euphemism my daughter and I use for our future house), a smaller version of this will be in my library. Go »
