Sticking it to the Ad Agencies

The brilliant Anti-Advertising Agency has come up with their latest subversive message: the "You don't need it" sticker. The guerilla group sticks the signs on ads as a statement against our consumer culture. You can get a free set of stickers by following the link.


Full disclosure: I am the child of a man with a "kill your television" bumper sticker.

Save those pennies

Remember what I said? Always save those coins! This man bought a car with his.

Random Manta Ray Found On Busy Street

The Experience Project writes about a manta ray sighting on a sidewalk in downtown San San Francisco. Apparently the ray gathered quite a crowd and no one knows how it got there. Weird!

Relish Victory

Relish takes the gold at the half-time condiment race at the Brooklyn Cyclones game!

Shortie Gets her Shortening

At this year's Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, hometown girl and Olympic silver medalist Shawn Johnson will be memorialized in butter, according to the local paper. "Butter Johnson" will be displayed alongside the traditional butter cow. Hmm...maybe you have to be from Iowa? I'm speechless.

re: Dan Aykroyd

By the way, after I mentioned the former SNL actor in a previous post, it turns out the actor now has his own Ontario-based winery and wine label. The Blues Brother went from bass milkshakes to Sauvignon Blanc -- go figure!

Eel-fated New Product

I'm having deja-vu. Ever seen Dan Ackroyd blend a live fish on the Bassomatic 76? Tokyo-based Japan Tobacco Company has introduced Unagi Noburi, a new drink that promises to boost your energy and keep you cool in summer. It's made out of ground up eel parts. All I can say is: "Wow that's terrific eel!"