Archive for October, 2003

Virtual John

Friday, October 31st, 2003

Click here and scroll down to the big two-column list. There you’ll find a bunch of video games, fortunately with English names. Click on them and you will be treated to screenshots of toilets. The outhouse from “Redneck Rampage” is nice.

May 69 unshaven Teletubbies…

Thursday, October 30th, 2003

These don’t make much sense, but they’re kind of funny.

You would never know she belonged anywhere other than your tree!!!!

Wednesday, October 29th, 2003

As the stores have indicated, it is definitely not too early to think about decorating your Christmas tree.

Funded in part by the National Science Foundation award #CTS-0236281

Tuesday, October 28th, 2003

My alma mater has a team (complete with Flash web site) that is apparently making cartoons or something based on the “NanoKids,” who, according to Nature, are made of “carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.” Why?

Which button do I press to make the blocks explode?

Friday, October 24th, 2003

It’s fun when your childhood becomes someone else’s ancient history.

it is not the idea that matters it is the realization

Thursday, October 23rd, 2003

If you can overlook the hit-or-miss translation from German, this site is pretty funny. They make music with vegetables. Really. I was afraid to click on the “activities” link, but it turned out to be harmless. Listen to the music - it’s really out there. I think their first CD, “gemise,” was better than their second CD, “automate,” but you should judge for yourself. They took the files from the first CD off of their website, so you’ll have to go here to get them.

These MP3s are the first ones that definitely deserve to remain in the genre “Other.”

Endorsed by the Smith Family

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

WiFi is standard wireless ethernet. This makes it go faster, apparently. “Numbers don’t lie!”

Credit where credit is due

Tuesday, October 21st, 2003

In the newspaper business, it’s important to get your attributions right.

Cheese-filled starch products

Thursday, October 16th, 2003

A “humane” method for fois gras production.

Explain that one

Wednesday, October 15th, 2003

“A good rule of thumb for an identity thief is not to steal the name of someone whose reputation is worse than yours…”

Kikko-pow!

Tuesday, October 14th, 2003

A classic Flash masterpiece that needs no introduction: Kikkoman.

Intimate lighting

Monday, October 13th, 2003

“It should always keep a girlish figure as long as the recommended wattage is followed.”

Sir Mix-A-Lot, translated

Sunday, October 12th, 2003

Next time someone claims that high school Latin is pointless, direct them to this translation of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s 1992 hit “Baby Got Back“, with retranslation back to English. It includes such lines as “magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri,” which apparently translates literally as “large buttocks are pleasing to me, nor am I able to lie concerning this matter.”

Don’t forget to read the footnotes.

Sexual and excretory activities and organs

Thursday, October 9th, 2003

The legal determination of whether some particular phrase is “indecent” has always been a bit weird. This doesn’t make it much clearer.

Postage paid

Wednesday, October 8th, 2003

In the spirit of fighting back against unwanted telemarketing, here’s someone’s clever idea on how to respond to credit card offers that come in the mail. I’m surprised he got the check! Now if only we could figure out how to do the same for spam.

Weapon of Choice

Tuesday, October 7th, 2003

This Fatboy Slim video is cool. It’s simple, the music is pretty good, and the only guy dancing in it is actor Christopher Walken (most recently in Catch Me If You Can), age 60.

Fighting back

Monday, October 6th, 2003

Dave Barry rules.

Decorating

Sunday, October 5th, 2003

This duvet cover is available in double bed-size only, not round or heart-shaped.

How do you kill a ghost?

Saturday, October 4th, 2003

Cell phones may or may not cause brain cancer, but the evidence is irrefutable that they kill ghosts!

I wish I had thought of the headline Gizmodo used for this story: Who you gonna call?

Non-electric model

Friday, October 3rd, 2003

I’ve always wanted an air guitar, but this one is kind of pricey.