Where Was This Stuff When I was A Kid?

Animal lovers slam Choke-A-Chicken toySeriously, that’s honestly what it’s called. But if you don’t want to believe either me or The Register, you can check out its official website and maybe even buy one by clicking here. And if you’re considering picking up a few for the kids on your Christmas list, think about grabbing …

Welcome To The White People’s Happy Time Hip Hop Sing Along

I know that covering rap songs and turning them into country or folk songs is sort of an old gag, but I still think it’s funny, and since I know other people think it’s funny too, here are a couple more that I’ve just found. Both of these tracks were done byJonathan Coulton,who I know …

Even More Odd Inventions

In keeping with the weird shit that people create and try to sell theme that we have going on around here this week, I give you StrangeNewProducts.com, a site that I found yesterday without even looking for it. What can I say, I’m just that good, or maybe that lucky. But either way, finding entertaining …

Checking In, Saying Hi, Writing Things Down

I hope that everyone who celebrates it had a good Canadian Thanksgiving. Mine was great, thanks for asking. It was a good excuse for me to see my family, who I don’t see nearly as much as I’d like. It was also a good excuse for me to eat ridiculous amounts of food. The last …

It’s Completely Useless, But Somebody Will Still Pay For It

A company called PG Tips has created what is probably the first, and hopefully the last,SMS tea kettle,a product that they hope will “revolutionize tea-time.” The concept behind the kettle, which the company is calling ReadyWhenUR, is simple enough. Whenever you want to boil some water, all you need to do is send a text …

For Its A Jolly Good Person

The following bit of stupidity was sent to me this morning: Hi All of you wonderful volunteers:There is an Agency Fair being held at Stone Road Mall for Thursday, October 13, 2005, 10:00am – 2:00pm.We are in need of a couple of volunteers that can person the booth at stone road mall see the following …