…But then again, can you blame him? I mean, the man has achieved so much. First a YouTube smash video, and now, to be drenched in chocolate alongside a squirrel for a “hefty, hefty fee”?? You’ve really made it. I mean, what more could one really ask for?
(Despite the hilarity, you’ve gotta give Dr. Pepper a little credit . . . I mean they’re selling what appears to be a the world’s worst product, but they’ve got me interested in it and blogging. Kudos to the DP marketing team - way to go!)
Now, thanks to Arigatoa, a Japanese company, you can have both at the same time, with Taberu Me– peanut business cards!
If peanuts aren’t your bag, Arigatoa also prints logos, names and telephone numbers on other organic materials like beans and rice. Or you could grab some logo imprinted walnuts from epromos.com– nifty!
While the University of California marching band is sometimes overshadowed by Pac-10 nemesis Stanford, you’ve got to hand it to Cal for their recent Nintendo-themed half time show against Washington State. As a friend pointed out, in the “Pong” sequence, the people must have had to run at least 40 yards in each direction!
Some might consider this bad taste, but if you’re able to find any semblance of humor in the absolutely ridiculous video of University of Florida student Andrew Meyer being tazered after asking some pointed questions at a John Kerry speech back in September of this year, or if you own oneofthemillionsof “Don’t Taze Me, Bro” t-shirtsfor sale on the Web, the “Don’t Taze Me Bro - Rap Remix” will come as enjoyable entertainment for you. Don’t get me wrong, this all was terrible and in my opinion completely unjustifiable, but at least this well-done rap song gets my head knocking…
After over 10,000,000 votes, 47% of the voting public felt that Barry Bonds’ record breaking home run ball should be sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but not before it is permanently branded with an asterisk, marking the controversy that has surrounded Bonds’ pursuit of Hank Aaron and baseball’s all-time home run record.
Video of Marc Ecko, the man who bought the ball at auction and let the public decide what would be done with it, revealing the results on the Today Show can be seen here (scroll to the bottom). Interesting to note from the video, the Hall of Fame is extremely happy to get the ball, regardless of whether or not it has a brand, and Barry Bonds, when told about Ecko’s plan, called Ecko a “stupid idiot.” Classic!
Given all of the steroid controversy leading up to Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s home run record, many people have considered putting an asterisk next to Bonds’ stats in the record books, and some even go as far to say that Bonds should not be recognized as the record-holder, because he cheated.
Fashion designer and entrepreneur Marc Ecko, however, has decided to add a democratic element to the decision as to what should be done with the ball, recently purchasing the record-breaking home run ball at auction for more than $750,000, and then setting up Vote756.com. On Ecko’s site, you have 3 options to choose from: 1) send the ball to Cooperstown as is, 2) brand an asterisk on the ball and send it to the Hall of Fame, or 3) strap the ball to a rocketship and send it ball into deep space– a “moonshot for the ages” as Ecko puts it.
According to PCworld.com, Arm Spirit, a Japanese arm-wrestling game, was recalled from more than 150 arcades across the country after 3 people independently broke their arms while battling the machine. Apparently, the game has 10 levels of difficulty, including a French maid, drunken martial arts master, and a Chihuahua before reaching the final showdown with a professional wrestler. In response to the broken arms, Arm Spirit’s spokeswoman said, “The machine isn’t that strong, much less so than a muscular man. Even women should be able to beat it.“
Broken arms from an arcade game are pretty serious, but injuries in videogaming aren’t new, including a recent phenomenon: “Wii Elbow.” And something else just dawned on me: there would have been more of these Arm Spirit injuries, but honestly, who goes to arcades anymore, and furthermore, who plays the arm wrestling video game? Definitely tagging this one as ‘geekery.’
God bless the Japanese, who never cease to amaze me. Buy your own “Rodeo Boy” (日本直販 ロデオボーイ), a cross between a treadmill and a stallion for just 29,800 Yen, or about $252. Apparently (or so they want you to think), it’s a good ab workout. Can anyone tell me what they’re saying?
For the low, low price of $1200.00, you can buy the world’s largest Swiss Army knife. Weighing in at 2lbs 11oz and measuring 8.75 by 3.25 inches, it’s hardly a pocket knife. It has 6 blades and 8 different screwdrivers, not to mention a cigar cutter, laser pointer, golf shoe spike wrench, fish scaler, double-cut wood saw, ruler, scissors, pliers, wire crimper and cutter, and more. Hell, it even has a telescopic pointer!
For full specs and to buy (once it comes “back in stock”), check out Wenger’s site.
Not everyone knew about The Rock-afire Explosion in their heyday, but some people loved the animatronic animal band that graced the stages of Showbiz Pizza Place (and later Chuck E. Cheese). Most people probably assumed that this animatronic animal band bit the dust after they were ‘retired’ in 1994, but fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint), this is not the case.
Instead, some guy in Georgia got a hold of the band and reprogrammed them to sing a bunch of different, contemporary songs, such as Fergie’s “London Bridge,” and Bubba Sparxxx’s “Ms. New Booty” (below). I won’t lie…I’m a little freaked out:
Often a feared animal that has been known to attack humans, this South African hippo is anything but ferocious. She’s smart: she knows were the unlimited supply of food is, and can even open doors! From the looks of it, she probably thinks just she’s an oversized dog!
This has been around the Internet a little based on its 900,000+ YouTube views, but when I saw it today it was new to me and there was no question that it’s Blogadilla material.
I’m a big fan of mashups, but this is a mashup of a different style: music mashed with video. In 2006, Atlanta DJ and rap artist Unk released the addictive track “Walk It Out.” Shortly after, someone took a video clip from a 1960s TV show featuring Gwen Verdon (third wife of Bob Fosse and one of the best dancers of her time) dancing to a song called “Mexican Breakfast,” and had the idea to lay the rap track over the video. I can’t tell you what spurred the idea in the first place, but I can tell you is that the mix works out amazingly well. Check it out for yourself, and then for reference afterward, see the original.
