Archive for August 18th, 2007
Boyfriend Complains Beauty Mags Make Girlfriend Ugly
From AdRants. Now this isn’t a new thought or anything but a guy in New York’s East Village went to the trouble of hanging this banner from his building just to share his less than loving feelings towards beauty and fashion magazines which, as we all know, paint a fantastically fake image of what a [...]
Al Gore and Cameron Diaz Want You to Save the Earth
From CurrentTV Anything to get people to care about Current TV. Al Gore has hooked up with Cameron Diaz to introduce its “:60 Seconds to Save the Earth” contest which calls for people to submit :15, :30 or :60 PSAs urging people to care about the climate. The winning spots will air on Current TV [...]
From Reuters Three hundred chickens died in panic early on Sunday when a drunken German teenager on a joyride crashed a van into their shed, police said. “Apparently some of the chickens were so desperate to get away that they ran into the wall and died,” the spokesman said. “Others suffered heart attacks.” The 17-year-old [...]
Entrepreneurs – When You Get Stressed, Get Drunk!
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The Skittles Touch Is Flavorful
From AdRants If you’re Jonesing for some Skittles and you like that whole Midas Touch thing then you’ll love this new Skittles commercial which features a guy who “guesses it’s pretty awesome” to turn everything he touches into Skittles. Except, of course, the guy he shook hands with on the bus this morning. Photo by [...]
Men Are From Google, Women Are From Yahoo
From WebProNews On the Internet, as in life, men and women have different motivations for doing what they do. According to a recent report from Pew Internet and American Life, women view the Internet as a place to extend, support, and nurture relationships and communities. Men tend to see it as an office, a library, [...]
From Radar Onlin Britney Spears’ new perfume ad has folks buzzing about what fiendish spell she must have cast to inhabit the body of an unsuspecting and malnourished 18-year-old. But what’s with all the conspiracy theory about a body double? For one, wouldn’t they have gone ahead and sprung for a believable head double? For [...]
What Happens To Internet Businesses
From College Humor This College Humor original video shows you what happens during an internet companies business meeting. Humor instantly ensues!
When Your City Has Too Much Tax Revenue
From Auto Blog With the lousy economy in Michigan, most towns and cities have been struggling with shrinking revenues from state and local property taxes. All over the state, public employees have been getting laid off. There are, of course exceptions, with Bloomfield Hills north of Detroit being one of them. How many cops have [...]
Man Pays $12,000 Tax Bill In Coins
From APNEWS A landlord said he wanted people to see the pain of his property tax bill when he hauled $12,656.07 in coins and $1 bills to the county treasurer’s office. Cary Malchow said the heavy load left him “out of breath” but it was worth watching three cashiers working overtime and guarded by sheriff’s [...]
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Most Pathetic Personals Ad Ever
From Craigslist Post I found this ad while browsing Minneapolis’s craigslist “Men for Women” ad today and it just reminded my of my old Dungeons and Dragons roommate. I wonder why this guy has turned to craigslist to find a girlfriend? “Hello fair damsels, I’m your knight in shining armor. I slay orcs, ogres and [...]
Sexy Microsoft Ad From New Zealand
From Ad Jab This MS Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 was a three year old ad (though it seems no one has actually seen it) and now re released in New Zealand. Promise of sex notwithstanding, I could not figure out (like Adam Finley of Adjab) who is who here…who’s teacher, who’s student, dont [...]
