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[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 4, 2008 by admin in Comics, Politics
Friday, July 4th, 2008Help name my comic strip and be immortalized in graphic design. I’ll include your likeness in the strip.
In 2004, I worked on a political comic strip for a while. I’ve decided to revive it, so I’ll be posting some of the old strips over the holiday weekend. Problem: I never came up with a name that I liked, so I never promoted it. Feel free to post suggestions below as a comment.
A REALLY Bad Idea
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on July 4, 2008 by admin in Lifestyle & Culture
Friday, July 4th, 2008There are some things you just don’t want to use after someone else has.
If you’re easily offended by the topic of recreational sex, stop reading. Also stop reading if you’re even moderately rational. I just want to be on record as saying that I think a dildo rental service is a BAD IDEA. A bad, bad, bad idea. However, the site is well designed; their FAQ page immediately addresses important questions like “Do you include batteries?” and “What about lube?” And boy, am I ever glad I clicked the “NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS” link. How else would I have found out that on September 27, 2005 they stopped lending anal sex toys to customers. On the bright side, if you had one of these types of rental toys at the time, you were invited to keep it without charge as a “courtesy accommodation”. Yech. So, one last thing. Can someone please tell me what a “rabbit vibrator” is?
A Torture Two-for-One: Christopher Hitchens Writes About Waterboarding
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 3, 2008 by admin in Politics, Popular Media
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The big question is: Why’d they stop dunking?
Leave it to Christopher Hitchens to throw in the little dramatic bits that let you know how brave he is right before he confesses to a fear of drowning caused by “a bad childhood moment on the Isle of Wight, when I got out of my depth”. Yes, he’s still the hungover drama queen he’s always been, but my hat’s off to Mr. Hitchens for bringing to the larger public’s attention once again the barberic and detestable practice known as waterboarding. America needs to make some amends and genuinely claen up its act after these past eight years of Cheney-Rumsfeld-Wolfowitz-driven sadism and insanity. Good show, Hitchens. You can read the full article at VanityFair.com
Faceless Alien Guerilla Marketers
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 3, 2008 by admin in Popular Media
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008What’s up with the mysterious faceless aliens spotted around England lately?
Web Urbanist has an interesting eight-part series on guerrilla marketing. It covers topics ranging from the early history of guerrilla marketing to contemporary flops like the Aqua Teen Hunger Force fiasco in Boston (but was that a flop?). They also do a reasonably good job of clarifying the difference between guerrilla vs viral marketing . I wonder if they have a scoop on the mysterious faceless aliens spotted around England recently?
Spread the Word, or Spread the Compost?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 3, 2008 by admin in Clean & Green, Lifestyle & Culture
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Is leaving your leftovers on top of trash cans really going to feed the homeless?
Call me cynical, but maybe the people that are so worried about this issue and have time to design nifty graphics for it could just order less food? Or think of a way to convert their waste pizza to fuel? I’m not sure what I think about RePlate.org’s idea of putting your unfinished food on top of trash cans instead of in them to make it easier for homeless people to eat it. It seems to me there are plenty of people who are happy enough doing the necessary diving for dinner that we’d really just be creating a trash problem rather than performing a public service. Interesting concept though. Read their FAQ and decide for yourself.