Tag 'em and bag on 'em

Hey there,

Hope you had a good Memorial weekend and took some time to reflect in and amongst the barbequing and whatnot. In just the opposite of thoughtful reflection, this website has you type in the first word you think of when looking at an image of a celebrity, and see what other people thought, displayed in tag cloud style. The internet's judgment is amusingly harsh and will probably have much more harshness to spare if they add a few more photos. No doubt, people can't get enough and will be crying for more.

Celeb word association
http://celebtags.com


The Quest for Every Beard Type
This guy has been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, he has a little fun with it and attempts as many facial hair variations as he can check off his list.
http://www.dyers.org/blog/beards/beard-types/ 


Disrobed by Backhoe
This is pretty much a construction worker's dream -- guy uses a giant mechanical shovel to slowly (and carefully, I might add) remove a woman's clothes on an Italian TV show. Next up -- the forklift diaper-changing...??? (Thanks G)
http://www.break.com/index/woman-stripped-by-mechanical-shovel.html


Shampoo ads for men
Those ridiculous commercials equating hair washing with a certain kind of exuberance, now remade for men. The guy's performance really lifts an idea that on paper, anyway, seems not even vaguely amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxTyuFBPJsk


QuOTeD
"The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -- Tom Waits


LEGO Boulder Chases Indy, Crashes Into Car
Five million multicolored pieces to create a solid boulder to reenact the scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark down the streets of San Francisco. The result: instant classic and some minor vehicular damage.
http://gizmodo.com/391587/5-million+piece-lego-boulder-chases-indy-crashes-into-car


O'Reilly Flip-Out - Remix'd
The dance remix version of this clip that was making the rounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE


Game break: Arachnophilia
Mmmm...insects.
http://www.digyourowngrave.com/arachnophilia-spider-web-game/


Mobile phones have come a long, long way
With all the time you spend with that sleek and tiny cell phone, you may have forgotten the early days of lugging a two-pound battery pack and holding a brick to your face. This brief video morphing montage takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the early days of cell phones, starting from 1985 (a Motorola DynaTAC) and making its way to modern day and even a glimpse into the future.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5a_1211301449


Ciao for now.

My dog

It's my dog

Toon in

Hola,

How good is your imagination? Ever consider going on a picnic with Yogi Bear, or sailing with Popeye, or play catch with Charlie Brown? Me neither. Now maybe it's just me, but some of these cartoon characters come to life are pretty creepy.

Reality Cartoons 
http://www.worth1000.com/contest.asp?contest_id=19342#entries

You might also want to browse the complete catalog of ACME Products, longtime supplier to Warner Bros. http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/acme.html


Guided missile
Flying "device" disrupts some sort of Russian meeting. Luckily some of the attendees had military training. (Thanks Raygun)
http://www.sharenator.com/Flying_penis/


Making Music With Candy
It takes balls to make beats like this. The Bubblegum Sequencer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziIdjrR_MRs


Hot buttons
These have been making the rounds somewhat recently, maybe because it takes only about a second...

Instant rimshot
http://www.instantrimshot.com/

...and its companion:
http://www.sadtrombone.com/


QuOTeD
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim." -- George Santayana


Drink up
You shouldn’t need to look at these, but Gordon sent them just in case you were wondering...
http://tastybooze.com/2008/05/the-10-unmanliest-drinks-in-the-world/

And on the flip side:
http://www.holytaco.com/2008/04/15/the-11-manliest-cocktails-in-the-world/

Aside from the noticeable lack of a boilermaker, the editors of the Manly Handbook might approve.


Challenge the world
People love interacting with each other. People love bragging about themselves. People love watching other people look like asses. This site has all the makings of...???
http://www.ibeatyou.com/


Quick pic: Can I Park Here
http://www.ilovebacon.com/050808/h.shtml


Surprise yourself for a sawbuck
SomethingStore is a fun new website that operates simply: We will send you something, an item selected randomly among many things from our inventory, for $10 (free shipping) and you will find out what your something is when you receive it. What will yours be?
http://www.somethingstore.com/index.html 
 

QuO2eD
"What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens." -- Benjamin Disraeli

 
Game break: TV Theme Songs
http://www.televisiontunes.com/game.html


8-bit Maps
Ever wondered what Google Maps would look like if it was running on a Commodore 64 in the 1980s?
http://www.asciimaps.com/


Sayonara.

not normal

Shalom,

Another week almost down the drain, but worth checking out for at least a minute is this new short film by Blu (?), an ambiguous animation painted on public walls in Buenos Aires. You're at the beginning. Very ambiguous.

MUTO
http://www.vimeo.com/993998




Impressive Magic Trick
Master Magician Kevin James performing at the Las Vegas "callbacks" on America's Got Talent. I wonder if it would hold up to the scrutiny of a close play in the NFL?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rwgn_le-magicien-kevin-james-au-americas_creation




Cats: Engineer's guide
It's the monotone delivery that makes this deadpan guide to pet keeping so effective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4




Genghis Khan Massage Chair
Who doesn't love a massage chair? These vibrating wonders provide relaxation and stress relief while you watch your favorite TV show. And models with multiple settings give you a variety of rubdown styles: Swedish, deep tissue — and Japanese? This two-minute clip from a Japanese variety program shows just how relaxing a chair massage can be. Unless, of course, the chair is straight out of Stephen King's attic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVqI31rU-4




QuOTeD
"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these." --Paul Harvey


The Impossible Art Of Li Wei
How could you hang these to possibly do them justice?
http://www.hemmy.net/2008/04/19/the-impossible-art-of-li-wei/


Exorcist spiderwalk
You get pretty much what it said on the label, and not something to try at home for most of us that sit on our butts most of the day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGSeD_fumQ




Gamester: Dinorun
Keep your dinosaur ahead of the flaming wall of global warming extinction doom.
http://pixeljam.com/dinorun/


Shattered glass
The Who's classic "Baba O'Riley" (you know -- "Teenage Wasteland") entirely with Windows sounds and effects. An impressive piece of work, though possibly devastating to the a audiophile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_EZuwbeZU




Enjoy and have a good weekend.

All together now

Que pasa,

Love syncs
At times when things seem out of kilter, I’d like to be able to do this...what everyone needs to know-- how to synch cinco out of sync metronomes using two aluminum cans and a plank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TMZASCR-I




Guitar Herobot
Watch and listen as some software (from some C++-students) takes on "Cliffs of Dover" in expert mode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icsDptr7Umw




Tetris the Movie
The reviews are already in: "...a genuinely brilliant gag." "These guys have nailed it." "Portentous narration." "Hilarious reconceptualization." "An almost transcendent parody."
http://black20.com/black20-trailer-park/tetris-movie


Money Celebs Gallery
Apparently this is a current craze in the UK -- folding over banknotes and matching them up to people's pictures to create half-man, half-Queen monstrosities. Actually, some of these ones look quite convincing. Who would have thought the Mr Bean look was so popular in Indonesia?
http://www.freakingnews.com/Money-Celebrities-Pictures---1773.asp


QuOTeD
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." -- E. B. White


Rockin' it
The club set, broken down. And if you can't verify, don’t worry -- same as it ever was.
http://www.viruscomix.com/sympathiestotheband.jpg


Top 10 Wired Reader Night Photos, Decided by You
Well, not you, but some people. Tahiti and Joshua Tree are pretty cool.
http://www.wired.com/culture/art/multimedia/2008/04/gallery_top_10_night_photos


Game on: Roller own
This is a game where you can design your own roller-coaster.
http://puzzling.caret.cam.ac.uk/game.php?game=roller


Quick pic: Emo Lincoln
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joefxd/2378412680/in/set-72157604423778692/


Tree's a crowd?
Not if you have 3000 sqft. Pretty amazing tree houses indeed.
http://freshome.com/2008/01/08/top-8-most-amazing-tree-houses/


Sayonara.

Apply as needed

Aloha Friday,

Spring is in the air, and apparently it's college visit time. There's nothing harder for a moody, hormone-addled 17-year-old than making a smart college decision, but our friends at (where else?) College Humor are here with a welcome dose of honesty: a straight-from-the-heart ad for Quendelton State University. Finally, a college ad that tells it like it is from the school that US News & World Report once called "...adequate..."

Have you considered Quendelton State University...?
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1812947



Idiot of the year
The universe works in mysterious — and often entertaining — ways, and there are a few things fate clearly doesn't appreciate. Many would say that karma has quite a sense of humor. His new mantra: Ten and two, ten and two...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbdim66k8d0




Pick Up the Phone
Making a mint has never been easier. Or made less sense. Which is not unlike the actual bogus commercials.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1813647




QuOTeD
"We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong." -- Bill Vaughan


Your Face
Homemade, yeah.
http://yourfaceblog.blogspot.com/


Quick pic(s): Geekiest pants ever
http://www.vouspensez.com/2008/04/22/the-geekiest-pants-ever/


Liquid Nitrogen Poof
It didn't totally work. She was supposed to be gone with everyone's wallet.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1812492




QuO2eD
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." -- Yogi Berra


Where do all the neurotics live?
On the East Coast, of course. A psychological tour of the United States, in five maps.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/05/04/where_do_all_the_neurotics_live/


Game break: World's Hardest
http://www.bored.com/games/action/1/worlds_hardest_game/


I want to be left alone
Now you can buy one for what good it will do you. Reminds me of someone I know...
http://leavemealonebox.com/welcome.html


War in.