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Get the Latest Cell Phone News

Posted by Gary on June 5th, 2010

For the geeks in the crowd like me, you just can’t get enough tech news.  Now there’s a specific source for news on all the major United States wireless carriers – it’s called CellyBlog.com, and you should check it out. full disclosure:  i’m the one maintaining the site.  just thought you should know.

Donate to Haiti Earthquake Relief

Posted by Gary on January 14th, 2010

You can donate to Earthquake relief by text messaging the code “yele” to 501501 – $5 each time you do it, up to $50.  You can also click here to donate on their website.  100% of donations go to the earthquake fund.

Mom naps – Toddler buys earth mover online

Posted by Gary on May 22nd, 2009

Dig if you will the picture… mom’s online logged into her favorite auction site.  She gets tired and decides to take a nap.  Her 3-year-old daughter took over the controls, and by the time she awoke the youngster had purchased a $12,300 earth mover.  So the toddler had the house to herself?  That’s messed up.

U.S. Cellular Offering Free Battery Exchange

Posted by Gary on May 19th, 2009

This is unprecedented in the cell phone industry.  Starting today, U.S. Cellular customers with dead or dying batteries can walk into any retail store and receive a fully charged replacement for free.  Two minor catches… 1) you need to be a U.S. Cellular customer and 2)  your phone needs to have been purchased within the [...]

The most F’d up story you’ll read this month

Posted by Gary on May 18th, 2009

via BoingBoing, comes this totally messed up story… in Bakersfield, CA, a father douche who procreated got high on PCP and proceeded to eat the eyeball of his four year old son and permanently damaged the other… let that sink in… oh, and he proceeded to try and cut his own leg off with an [...]

Bodybuilders Scatter When Drug Testers Show Up

Posted by Gary on May 18th, 2009

According to an article in today’s USA Today, last year 75% of bodybuilders tested for banned substances either failed or refused to be tested.  So it’s no wonder that when drug testers showed up at a recent bodybuilding competition in Belgium, competitors scattered like cockroaches.  The majority of them headed out of the arena, and [...]

This is why you’re fat

Posted by Gary on March 5th, 2009

And here I thought it had to do with a low metabolism or something… but the site thisiswhyyourefat.com sheds light on the matter – with some of the strangest and grossest food concoctions on the planet.  Pictured above is the 30,000 calorie sandwich: Sandwich filled with ground beef, bacon, corn dogs, ham, pastrami, roast beef, bratwurst, braunschweiger and turkey, topped with fried mushrooms, onion rings, swiss/provolone/cheddar/feta/parmesan [...]

The Far Side in real life

Posted by Gary on January 1st, 2009

For those of us who are a) old enough and b) warped enough to have grown up on Bloom County and the Far side, there’s a clever Flikr pool out there with reenactments of some of the strips featuring real people (like the one pictured below).

Another interesting auto paint job

Posted by Gary on December 25th, 2008

Last year we brought you the questionable paint job on a Lamborghini.  This year, we bring you a questionable paint job on a much less expensive ride – a 1993 Saturn.  What started as an effort by Jill Bell, the car’s owner, to cover up a scratch exploded into the picture you see below. After [...]

Amazing Race for the rest of us

Posted by Gary on December 24th, 2008

This is kind of a neat idea.  A tour company called Competitours offers tours of Europe that emulate the competition of the hit TV series Amazing Race by incorporating offbeat tasks each day. According to this National Geographic article, a fella by the name of Steve Belkin recently launched this unique service.  “Challenges are set [...]

Henrietta & Merna sing like angels

Posted by Gary on December 23rd, 2008

This rousing rendition of “Go Tell It On The Mountain” will have you dancing in the streets.  The enthusiasm of Henrietta and Merna is simply infectious.

The TubaPants Totally Free mp3 Ringtone Page

Posted by Gary on December 11th, 2008

You may have noticed a new little icon over there on the left of the page touting free ringtones.  It’s not some money making scheme and it’s not going to redirect you to a page with a bazillion popups with no real ringtones. What you will find is a page with a small selection of [...]

ColdPlagiarized

Posted by Gary on December 7th, 2008

Interesting comparison of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and a tune by Joe Satriani from 2004.  And yes, legal proceedings have already begun.

Pronounce names correctly

Posted by Gary on November 30th, 2008

I’ve long believed that we Americans are lazy when it comes to pronouncing words, in general, especially names. Along comes a site called HowToSayThatName.com that can help immensely with the task. Native speakers provide help with pronouncing a host of first and last names. Check out the site if you need help with your class [...]

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Gets Rickrolled

Posted by Gary on November 30th, 2008

ok.  can we put an end to the madness now?