Archive for May, 2008

Two Criminals, One Brick: No money

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008


Two criminals try and break into a building throwing rocks/bricks at it. In the span of a few seconds their plan goes from stupid to unconscious… it’s almost impressive.

Why people scoff at “modern art”

Monday, May 19th, 2008

MoMA LightThe Museum of Modern Art is a pretty nifty museum. There are some pretty cool things there like this little light exhibit shown above. But for every one cool exhibit, there are 10 ridiculously overpriced products in the gift shop, and 20 other examples of “modern art” that are so absolutely not cool. Hey! Let’s take a look!

Dummy Tummy

The Dummy Tummy

“Hey it’s one of those helium tanks, only smaller” you say. “But that isn’t art” you say. You’re 50% right, I say. Created by some Italian… “artist”(?) this Dummy Tummy inflates proportionally to how far along mommy is with her baby. The longer the bun in the oven, the bigger the balloon. Then when mommy has the baby you “can burst the inflated stomach with the included pin and then display the remains in a special frame”. Oh okay, because that’s what happens when you have a baby… it EXPLODES. “Hey kids, let’s gather round the frame and take a look at the popped remains of little Jimmy.”

Check out MoMA page for barely much more information.

The FertilitoyFertilitoy

This one is made by the same Italian… what am I supposed to call this guy because he is missing a few meatballs in his spaghetti… if you catch my stereotypically unfunny drift. This puppy is called the Fertilitoy. It’s a toy, about fertility, for kids. It consists of “child-friendly sperm, egg, and womb dolls.”

Child-friendly sperm dolls. Let’s move on.
The MoMA page is here.

Epidermits

The Epidermits Interactive Pet

This doozy is too bizarre to sum up, but it’s supposed to follow in the footsteps of the Tamagachi, if, instead of the Japanese, it was the cast of the Hills Have Eyes making these things. “They are fully functioning organisms resulting from advances in tissue engineering, electronics, and fuel cell research… they require minimal maintenance and can be stored in a state of forced hibernation in a standard refrigerator.” Because everyone wants a hairy slab of skin with a handle next to the apples. The MoMA page has another picture with a kid holding one. How do you know it’s photoshopped? He’s smiling.
My Bio Cow Cup Thingy and XenotransplantXenotransplantMoMA cow cup

This one is extremely simple. It’s supposed to remind you that milk comes out of cows that have udders shaped like other little cows. See also the Xenotransplant. This one isn’t suppose to give kids nightmares, it’s supposed to remind them where they can go if they ever need a heart: pigs.

iBelieveThe iBelieve

“Hey, I don’t have enough iPod accessories, and I praise the Lord Jesus Christ for all the iPod accessories I do have” you say. Well then the iBelieve is for you, because even Jesus likes to listen to Enya whilst pumping iron in the gym… or perhaps you’re someone who finally wants a way to reduce the stares when you blatantly listen to your iPod shuffle in church.

Check out all the craziness at the Museum of Modern Art.

Josh Brolin is George W. Bush

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Josh Brolin as George W. BushJosh Brolin, the man who brought you Lewellyn Moss in this year’s Best Picture Winner “No Country for Old Men” is set to portray a man nearly everyone on the planet recognizes: 43rd President George W. Bush.

In a leaked script of Oliver Stone’s upcoming film “W” (which could be released as early as October of this year) we learned the film would treat audience members to such memorable moments as Bush choking on a pretzel, among others.

What’s the over/under on how many shirts Busted Tees will come up with after this movie debuts?

Josh Brolin on Entertainment Weekly

You can also check out Josh Brolin with Elizabeth Banks, who will be starring as Laura Bush. It’s kind of creepy how closely they resemble the real thing…

Resources:
Entertainment Weekly
Slash Film

Patriots trying to trademark “19-0″

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Alas, the Patriots who made headlines every single week for destroying opponents and escaping others to end the regular season having gone undefeated, were expected to win it all (until the most important game of them all rolled around and then… oops). Tough luck, but the craziest thing about their shenanigans is that the Patriots organization is attempting to trademark the phrase “19-0″ and “19-0 The Perfect Season.”

Let that sink in a little: The Patriots. Are trying to trademark. Numbers. From a business stand point it would theoretically bring in trillions of dollars of royalties (just think of all the math classes, sports scores, phone numbers etc.). At least, that is, if it wasn’t an utterly RIDICULOUS idea.

They would use the phrases “19-0″ on a number of toys and whatnots, thereby forever mocking themselves for winning 18 games only to choke on the last one. Clever clever people.

Resources: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0421081pats1.html

Patriots go 18-1
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