Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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.

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