December 01 2008
Todays Choice Links, Brought To You By The Letters WTF
posted by Ana Samways at 11:42 am
Retro: Pendant Christmas gift idea for him? Geddit? Via
Computer Monitor Christmas Garland: Trim a 17 inch monitor and plug in this unique Christmas garland into a USB port and it will light up.
The ultimate chick flick: He’s Just Not That Into You, with Affleck, Aniston, Barrymore, looks like the kind of movie I will try and resist, then when I give in and watch it I will bitch and moan all the way through it. Just like Sex In The City.
Picture this: Life magazine goes inside the homes of the parents/grandparents of musician from the 1970s, including Frank Zappa, The Jackson Five, Eric Clapton, and Elton John.
Dance Your PHD Contest: Interpreting thesis topics through dance.
New in Fashion: Fake tan has done its dash. Hooray! One expert in a Times story defines the over tanned look as “excessive fake tanning, a French manicure and lashings of lip gloss” and says it is “unbelievably ageing.”
Acid Wash Jeans are making a comeback, but this time they’re calling them “mineral wash”.
How about some instant eyeshadow? these eye shadow stickers are like temporary tattos and can give you instant eye makeup… if you want zebra/leopard eyes or army fatigue eyes.
And a premium line of men’s and women’s fragrances, whose bottles are designed to mimic male and female genitalia, are now for sale.
Stupid things: Like a mortgage calculator, you can now calculate the odds of your relationship’s survival.
Video: Testing bullet proof glass.
December 1st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Now what I’d really like to know is what are the chances of the relationship between the man and the woman in the video lasting more than five years. Somehow I don’t think it ended in divorce though.
December 1st, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Errrr … that’s weird. Did someone get rid of the video of the kid freaking out at the puppet show? Or did I dream that this morning?
December 1st, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Sorry Bobbles, technical difficulties – took it down but will post again tomorrow.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Does the male perfume bottle claim to be say, 100ml, but be closer to 60ml in reality?
December 1st, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Has anyone ever tried using the “but it said it was bullet-proof on the package” defense?
Personally, you’ve got to wonder about whether natural selection is at work with someone who does a bullet-proof test in front of their face.
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:20 am
I think it looks more like a fairground demonstration than a bullet proof glass test. If he started throwing knives next while she rotated on a board I wouldn’t be surprised.