Category: Weird

HST Quote of the Day

This popped up on my Treo last week while I was waiting for a plane and idling away the time with Google mobile.

““The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” –
— Hunter S. Thompson

Fired From a Cannon

I wish I could write a sentence like that.

This is beyond comment ….

Why can’t I think of gifts like this?

Travel advisory

Do not stay in a hotel that backs up to the loading dock of a Sam’s Club (Studio Plus, Weston Parkway, Cary, NC). The trucks get unloaded at four a.m .by forklifts with back-up beepers and trolls who throw dumpsters filled with Yoohoo bottles off the roof into the parking lot.

 

I would open the window and scream, but they’d never hear me.  

PodDater.com

PodDater.com

Took less than three months and already there’s a business model built around the video iPod — pod dating. Think Match.com but with video. I am glad I am married.

 

Tip of the hat to Michael Laskoff at The Brand Asset Management Group for the pointer.

The Million Dollar Homepage – Own a piece of internet history!

 The Million Dollar Homepage – Own a piece of internet history!

 

One million pixels auctioned off on ebay at a buck a pixel and this is the result.

Ricky Gervais Podcast

Fred Wilson pointed at it yesterday, so I subscribed to the new Ricky Gervais podcast (creator, star of The Office and Extras) and laughed all the way down the Mass Turnpike. One of the funniest people on the planet. 

Today Reuters is reporting the podcast is number one, and for good reason. 


Verizon | Reuters.com LONDON (Reuters) – Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the hit BBC comedy "The Office," has topped the charts in the United States and Britain with his podcast, a booming new format that lets users download audio or video programming.

 Here’s the link for iTunes

Panexa – “Ask you doctor for a reason to take it”

MERD | Panexa (Acidachrome Promanganate) PANEXA can contribute to developing inhumanly powerful tongue muscles, capable of licking through steel.

ThinkGeek :: Plush Microbes

ThinkGeek :: Plush Microbes

 

 

"Acne/Pimple (Propionibacterium acnes)

  • Got a blemish? Give our little fellow a big squeeze, and you’re sure to feel better!
  • The Pox/Syphillis (Treponema pallidum)
    Don’t let a pox end up on your house — or anyone else’s house. The more you know, the better for everyone’s real estate.
  • The Clap/Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
    One of the most common venereal diseases, Gonorrhea can be easily cured — or avoided. Know the risks.
  • Flesh Eating Disease (Steptococcus pyogenes)
    Caused by the same microbe responsible for strep-throats, Flesh Eating can put you on a diet — fast.
  • Bad Breath – Halitosis (Porphorymonas gingivalis)
    Oral malodor is no laughing matter. But don’t give spicy foods all the credit. Microbes deserve their share of the glory, too. Make someone smile (as long as they’ve brushed first.)
  • Common Cold (Rhinovirus)
    Billions of people a year catch the cold. Now you can get one too — without getting sick! Learn all about the Common Cold with this cuddly companion.
  • Flu (Orthomyoxvirus)
    This guy may not look too tough, but don’t let his cute looks fool you! Once he and his friends show up you’re in for a pretty lousy time. Learn about his weaknesses so you can avoid unwanted encounters.
  • H.I.V.(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
    Not cute in any sense, This plush microbe seeks to educate those about the deadly virus that destroys CD4 or T-helper cells.
  • Mono – Kissing Disease (Epstein-Barr Virus)
    A kiss is just a kiss — unless she’s around! 95% of the population has encountered this sweetie pie. Just think of all the fun you can have giving Mono to somebody without all the medical complications!"

 

 

Drivers License Search – National Motor Vehicle License Bureau

Drivers License Search – National Motor Vehicle License Bureau

This is an outrage and an affront to privacy zealots everywhere. I strongly suggest you log in and remove your name from this heinous database.