Ok. One more of these then I’ll quit I swear:
As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
#1? The Magniscribe Pen, where the woman is ‘calling now’ to order the pen she so desperately needs USING one of the pens? Classic.
And I’m not sure this is real or not, but check out the reviews page for #2: My Lil Reminder — a voice recorder/reminder system. Click here and do a search for ‘Bob of Ohio’.
While we’re on the subject of awesome, I just remembered this:
That guy, man. That guy. Wow.
Courtesy of our wonderfully creative friends at Elevator Repair Service.
This is completely awesome:
6 Retarded Gas Saving Schemes (People Are Actually Trying)
I have to say, though, I love the websites with a big sticker on the front page that say ‘Top Secret’. Shh… don’t tell anyone else on the internet!
But really. The best part of it is these guys. Spokespeople for #5. The brains of the operation:
Just becuase it’s so amazing, i’ll provide you with a little excerpt of what you get when you watch the video. Pure science.
“I’d like to explain how our product works. The enzymes in our product break down the molecular structure of the fuel. So if you were to look at gasoline or diesel under a microscope, on a slide, you’d see clusters of molecules. Much like clusters of grapes. Our enzymes attack those clusters and break them down into individual molecules, allowing for a more complete burn of the fuel. So if you’re shooting less out your tailpipe as an emission of our byproduct, you’d go further down the road and your fuel economy would be on the rise. It’s as simple as that. Thank you.”
It’s like he learned chemistry from Peter Griffin.
Ok. So we all know by now about Lori Drew — the girl who maliciously concocted a MySpace campaign that led to her adolescent neighbor’s suicide. Bad news. She deserves what she gets from the legal system.
But this?
Lori Drew Charged with Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Really? Not, like, 2nd degree murder? or manslaughter? Or something with teeth?
The scary thing about it is the implications on the rest of us. She was basically charged with logging into MySpace under a fake name to gather information, which is a violation of title 130 section (a) (2) (c) of the US Code. A FELONY. If she’s found guilty for each of the 4 counts, she could get up to 15 years. For pretending to be someone else on the internet.
Which is something that is so far beyond commonplace on the internet, I would hazard to say it’s practically the NORM.
Don’t get me wrong. I think what Drew did was inhuman. But seriously, lawyers. WTF?
I don’t know what else to say exactly. This is mind blowing. Why on earth would the lawyers in this case think this is a good law to put in the books? OR that it would not be appealed and overturned?
Ridiculous.
I’d move to Canada, but Apple took back most of their iPhones.
Oh McSweeny’s. You’re such rascals.
“Lit 101 Class in Three Lines or Less” by Ben Joseph
thank you Carter.
From a hotel room in Korea:
I love this picture. From my travels with the Columbia MFA Acting class of 2005.
Ok. So I realize this is a little racier than the stuff I usually post, but I’m going to try to move past my puritanical upbringing for just a sec.
Photographer Phillip Toledano interviewed and photographed a whole gaggle of phone sex operators for his new book Phone Sex (out July 2008). The photos are beautifully composed and, as you might have guessed, confirm that the average phone sex operator may not look they way they would in your imagination.
A gallery of interview and photo excerpts is up on The Morning News. Definitely worth a look-see :)
Thanks to VSL for the link.