CW 47 Friday Funnies

Nov 21, 2008 by Dan Taylor    2 Comments    Posted under: Humor

Comin’ back atcha with the weekly installment of Friday Funnies.  Without further adieu:

http://www.nytimes-se.com/ – ah if only the NY Times really would read like this.

http://adam.pra.to/public/pics/Killer_Biscuits_.JPG – note to self – NEVER buy biscuits in San Diego.

http://blog.twitad.com/ – Hmm, this requires further review.  If you’re not already – Follow me on Twitter

http://www.davezilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/wonder-sauna-hot-pants-lg.jpg – Seriously, who thinks/thought up this shit?

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/11/19/google-voice-browser-baffled-by-scottish-accents-86908-20906707/ – having lived in the UK for a year and spoken with a number of North Englanders and Scots, it was only a matter of time before this came to the forefront.

http://ranajune.com/post/58196230/omfg – did someone mention Cheezburger?

http://www.ridelust.com/road-rage-101-tips-to-piss-off-other-drivers/ – Are you fucking kidding me?  As a seasoned driver of the Belt Parkway, the Long Island Expressway, and the New Jersey turnpike, all I can say is Are you fucking kidding me?  Douschbags.  the rest of the site is kinda cool though.

http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/2/busted.jpg – Becks is like any other red blooded male.  With an ass like that who WOULDN’T look?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJUBFkVrk9s& – are you KIDDING me?  What marketing team was stoned at 3am and came up with this brand name?  Say it with me now….Tiddy Bear.

http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/11/candy_wrapped_b.html – mmmm…Bacon.  I love bacon, is that site still around? Apparently so, but sadly, a pail comparison of what it used to be.  That was one of the first sites I landed as a client while working at bla-bla.com.

http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/41000/Gonzo-Journalism–41262.jpg – will the real Gonzo please stand up?

Enjoy and have a GREAT weekend!  Ooo look, it just started snowing outside.  Which is better than snowing inside.

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CW 46 Friday Funnies

Nov 14, 2008 by Dan Taylor    4 Comments    Posted under: Humor

Back before the great database meltdown I used to have a Friday Funnies category.  I thought it might be time to resurrect this fun, useless category.  Without further adieu: Fun stuff I’ve found in my travels this week, pithy comments included.

http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/11/12/Nirvana_baby_recreates_album_cover__17_years_later – but wait…he’s fully clothed?

http://antigayblacklist.com/ – douschebags.

http://shouldiusetablesforlayout.com/ – view the source code for added fun.

http://www.alwayswatching.org/features/25-fantastic-indie-gems-made-less-1-million – for real?  No kidding!

http://www.ishkur.com/articles/trancecracker.php – esp. for Smartula

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2003/s_heathrow-p1.php – right up there with Heywood Jablowme.  But Better.

http://www.xymbiot.com/ – WTF?  Great…just encouraging litter and irresponsible non-recycling.  Douschbags x2.

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/11/jerry_garcia_biopic_coming_in.php – awesome!  Remind me to dust off the bong.  But in all seriousness…I’m looking forward to this.

http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/caffeine – I scored a 207.  Beat it.

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/iphone/fourtrack/ – speaking of beat it.

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/48/obama_puppy.jpg – yes we did, and yes I AM!

http://www.obamacto.org/ - I voted for Godzilla.

Have a great weekend peeps!

Wassup 2008

Oct 30, 2008 by Dan Taylor    6 Comments    Posted under: Video

Ok, really quick one here, but I think this is pure genius.  Whether you’re standing in the Red Line or the Blue Line next Tuesday matters not to me.  The important thing is that you vote.

With that said, Brian sent this over to me a few days ago, and I just have to comment on 60frame’s brilliant film.  To understand this, you’ve got to be old enough to remember the circa 2000 Anheuser-Busch Budweiser commercial featuring the Wassup crew:

Fast forward 8 years:

Like I said, it could be a McCain ad, or an Obama ad.  It matters not, but the brilliance of reaching back 8 years to re-create a popular ad, and wrap it around a message of WTF happened, is simply brilliant.

Browsers Profiled

Jul 25, 2008 by Dan Taylor    2 Comments    Posted under: Technology

It’s been missing for a while now, but I’ve deemed this image truly worthy of a Friday Just for Fun.

While this might appear a bit obscure with a touch of ‘huh?’ factor to the average viewer, that’s kinda the point.  Those that fall into the ‘huh’ category, see the ‘Newbie’ category.  For those of you out there that are power users, this will make complete sense….and then some.

Highlights include:

• MOAR FEATURES
• I’ve never found this browser unstable – never had a problem with it.
• Holds up nose and scoffs at foolish IE and FF fanboys.
• No, seriously, guys.  WTF is it?

So without further adieu…TurntheScrew proudly presents:

Browsers Profiled, as viewed by those of us that make fun of the rest of you:

New Walmart Logo: looks like a sphincter?

Jul 11, 2008 by Dan Taylor    17 Comments    Posted under: News

Looks like Wal-Mart Walmart kinda screwed the pooch on their new logo unveil.  Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal beat Walmart’s PR team to releasing the news of a logo/brand redesign.  The Journal was tipped off by the Memphis and Shelby County of Development who had received documents from Walmart with the intention of opening a prototype store there. An artists rendering on those documents showed a new sign over the facade of the proposed store.

Walmart released a ‘d’oh we effed up’ press release siting in some rather vague language that simply offers up:

But what really matters is what happens out there in the stores. This update to the logo is simply a reflection of the refresh taking place inside our stores and our renewed sense of purpose to help people save money so they can live better.

Ummm.

Brent sent this intial article over from underconsideration.com, with the comment, “Read the first two comments”.  All I can say is…effing brilliant.  Walmart probably paid Lippincott a small fortune to research, test, design, redesign, retest, and finally approve this new design.  Did NO ONE in the test group or even the design staff take a good look at this logo and think “WTF?”  Ok, sphincter might be a bit of a reach, but the minute Dante mentions it, you look at that logo again and think…ya know…he’s kinda right.

So what is the message that Walmart is trying to convey here?  As underconsideration mentions, the starburst is a bit more akin to a start up and/or a telecommunications company.  I personally don’t make any correlation of any kind between Walmart and the sun, sunflowers, stars, or starbursts.

However, when someone mentions, “Oy…that’s looks like a sphincter!” my mind immediatly jumps to the conclusion, “Walmart – Screwing customers and employees in the sphincter since 1962″.  Or perhaps, “Hello welcome to Walmart.  I’m taking it up the @$$ from these f#(&ers ’cause there ain’t nothin’ better in town”.

Some other top comments on underconsideration’s article include:

• I was hoping when I read this that it was april fools day…guess not disappointing Lippincott (if it is the case, say it aint so).
• OMG, IT’S SO F-ING HUGE!!!  What the hell is up with that giant asterisk?
• It’s like a ring of golden cannons, all aimed at small-town America.  The blue, of course, represents the depression Wal-Mart employees cannot afford to medicate.
• People seem hung up on the yellow mark. It is ugly, but my suspicion is that it was born of Target-envy.
• It would appear that Walmart has discovered their inner Target.  That said, I’d rather be the brand with the bulls-eye and not the butt hole.

Underconsideration.com also provided an interesting graphic of the development of the Walmart logo.

For the whole story, go give ‘em a visit.