SUNDAY CLICK-AROUND
I've seen the above jpeg in a few places recently, and honestly...I could put about 4 different company names in the pay line. Here is a site that has it up along with a few other funny pictures.
Combos has a new spokesperson, "Man-mom" with the pitch line being, "What mom would feed you, if your mom was a man". It's actually pretty funny. Watch some of the ads, here.
Lately, I've been watching mini-documentaries on various things. I am fascinated with Daniel Tammet from Bristol, England. His is a savant. He can do incredible math problems in his head, speaks nine languages and can learn a new one in seven days. In this documentary, we follow Daniel Tammet across the US as he's tested by scientists, and meets Kim Peek the man that Dustin Hoffman's Rainman character is based on. He travels to Iceland to do an interview on national television in Icelandic after he's given only seven days to learn the language. It's pretty amazing.
This documentary on Daniel Tammet is 45 minutes long, but worth it if you find this subject as interesting as I do. While we're on the topic, here's a group of brains competing in a rubics cube contest. Tyson Mao wins. Blindfolded.
StoryCorps is a site with sound bites of everyday people telling stories about their lives. I listened to quite a few stories and I found them interesting. Some people are too impatient for this sort of thing, but I find the small stories of people worth reading. It's why I'm addicted to blogs. Maybe you'll find them interesting too.
Office Max has a site that lets you "Elf Yourself". I've pretty much elfed everyone I know (and some that I don't know) that I have pictures of. Maybe you might like to as well.
Time Tales is a wonderful site full of found photos, with any text on the back of the photos documented, along with where the photo was found. You can browse the site by decade.
Years ago, people always wrote on the back of photos. Something that isn't done so much anymore.
Need an alibi to get out of something?
Going on a date or on an obligatory visit to someone and don't want to stay long? MobileAlibi.com will call you on your cell phone at any time you decide with any excuse you like using the generated voice of either "Samantha" or "Chris".
They'll do it for free.
I haven't tested it out, and if you do...let me know if it works.
Years ago, I knew a Trauma Nurse. She used to tell me interesting stories about working in a famous Toronto hospital's trauma unit. Here's a list of bizarre reports from hospitals across the states. Truth is stranger than fiction, because you can't even make this kind of shit up. No one would believe you.
Now, for the comedy: This is a serious article from CNN Money.com about The Schuetts who earn a "comfortable living", and still can't make ends meet.
Apparently, Mrs Schuett makes $150,000 a year, and her husband is now a stay at home Dad since he was laid off from his $120,000 a year job. They have 4 children, and they're *sniff, pass the kleenex* having a hard time making ends meet...they're living from paycheque to paycheque....I was with the whole, "once you're at a certain level, it's hard to come down..." until I read the second to last paragraph:
"Last year, for instance, Brian's parents gave the Schuetts a horse named Red for their kids to ride. They think it will cost a few hundred dollars a month to feed and care for the animal, and they're willing to give up ballet lessons and gymnastics classes for the girls to pay for it.The trade-off is worth it, says Brian, because "the kids so love having a horse."
In fact, Amy has already got a name if they get a second horse: Buttercup. "We'll probably have to wait a while for that," says Brian. "We've got another beast to tame first.""
Oh, shut.the.fuck.up.
Is this serious?
Are we actually supposed to have sympathy for this family's financial problems?
...Yes...for those of you with those piffling "food on the table, clothes on your back, buspass for the month" problems..pay attention to some families who are really suffering!
Both the Schuetts and CNNmoney (for thinking this is a serious problem), can kiss my forced to adjust to whatever comes ass.
Thanks to Cynical-C for the link
I think that's it for now, kids.
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