Monthly Archives February 2008

Elmo Doll Says it Wants to Kill You

I believe when toys are altered to say something other then their programmed script, it’s a form of “culture jamming.” I like culture jamming better when it plays with gender or other expectations. Now if only this Elmo had said “Kill mommies credit card, ” “Kill Daddies giant tv” or even “Help, […]

Strange Milky “Rain” in New Mexico

Nicely written article with good data and strong possible explanation. This story isn’t brand new, but thats not what you’re here for.
Environment Dept. probes strange precipitation in Grant County
By Rebecca Johns and Levi Hill/Sun-News reporters | 01/11/2008 | Silver City News
SILVER CITY —The New Mexico Environment Department is looking into what caused a […]

Oh yeah-Kool Aid Brand Shoes

Oh yeah! Oh no.

Reebok Teams Up with Kool-Aid for Scented Shoes
www.clevelandleader.com
Reebok and Kool-Aid have teamed up to create a new collection of fruit-scented footwear launching on February 1st. In addition, Reebok is also launching a complete collection of matching apparrel.
The shoes will launch in three funky flavors: Grape Cherry, and Strawberry. Packed inside the shoes […]

Wintour, Armani and Batman

Milan Fashion week kicked off with a hilarious photo op. Shown in this photo are Anna Wintour, Georgio Armani, a giant Batman and Bernard Wilhelm’s bleeding Superman dress. There’s a reason for the grouping, “Superheroes – Fashion and Fantasy” is the theme for the Costume Institute Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum.
There’s a public […]

Teen Uses Truck to Save Gramps from Raging Bull

Cole is 16 years old, more man than boy, but I count him as one of “tough kids” I love so much. Good job buddy! You saved your grandpa.
Here’s some of my other favorite tough kids. Baby vs tornado, 5 yr old wrestled Rabid Fox, 3yr old dresses as power ranger saves family, Missing […]

15th Century Venus Banned From Ads

One wonders if this particular image was chosen for the poster because it is so nude and would cause a furor. Gosh, what the heck do religious fundamentalists and Muslims put in their art museums? Paintings of flowers or fully clothed men drinking tea? YAWN.

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus, 1532, Oil and tempera on red […]

Sex Toys FINALLY Legal in Texas

It’s so tempting to make a joke about everything being bigger in Texas. Click here for a previous post on sex toys in the news.

Court overturns Texas ban on sex toys
Federal appeals court says law violates constitutional right to privacy.
statesman.com | By Steven Kreytak | Thursday, February 14, 2008
A federal appeals court has struck […]

Chickens Close Philadelphia Area School

MissFidget.com loves pranks and pranksters. This high school prank gets high marks for its classical theme of farm animals and the sheer number of animals involved. Who doesn’t agree with the school staffer who said, “It’s better than hearing about a shooting.”

The 80 chickens recovered from Northeast High School wait for relocation in a […]

Woman KO’d by Beau for Wanting Sandwich

Domestic violence is not funny. However, a stoical police report of passionate impulsive acts can often seem funny.

Woman bloodied at boyfriend’s home
Mon, Feb. 11, 2008 | By Mike Cherney | The Sun News
A Garden City woman said she was hit by her boyfriend after he told her not to eat a sandwich because she is […]

Papers Reveal-Vaticans Didn’t Condem Templars-Just Killed Them

The ratio of bull shit to good historical data about the Knights Templar shifted with the Vatican’s release of this document. This story is notable as it is based on actual, factual, physical, historical documents. I’ve read that these papers prove that although the Church burned alive all the Templars it could find, in it’s […]

Baby Tossed 300 Feet by Tornado Survives

Unpredictable and brutal tornadoes devastated many Southern states this week. Death and destruction are never good news. This story about a tiny tough kid and the fickle weirdness of weather is considered a bright spot by many. He is shown with his grandmother and great grand mother as his mother died in the storm. […]

Miami Cat Chaser is Impaled Wed Feb 6

This unnamed cat chaser was not the only Florida man in his 40s to fall from a roof, be impaled, and live to tell the tale on Wednesday Feb 6. Click here for the other guys story.
Man jumps off roof, impaled by fence
BY MAURICIO MELINU | Feb. 06, 2008 | MiamiHerald.com
A man trying to catch […]