Even Hitler Gets the Blues...

A child in New Jersey was a little disappointed when his birthday cake came and it didn't have his name: Adolf Hitler.

Do Your Laundry & Check Out a Book Too!

I've seen and heard of a lot of weird libraries...the library below which combines doing laundry with reading books is definitely going to the top of that list! Thanks to Alex for sharing it...

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It's a Miracle? NO! It's Creepy

MSN ran a story last week about a woman who cloned her beloved dog; she claimed it was a miracle. It's not! It's weird.

The woman claims the dog saved her life, and she couldn't live without it. Touching. It really is. But you can't bring back the dead...unless you're Jesus (and, FYI, they had pictures of the dog and it's no Jesus). Did anyone see the "This American Life" episode on Showtime about the cloned animal? The thing acted inbred, and would attack the owner. It wasn't the same at all! And even if it was it would be weird, and completely wrong.

When you mess with the laws nature, you set yourself up for disaster. I've seen "A.I.," so don't try and tell me I'm wrong about this!

The best (i.e. most disturbing) part of the story is she sold her home to cover the 50,000 dollars to replace it. What happens when this new batch of dogs die? I hope she's saving up. Personally, I think she should have used that 50,000 dollars and got the best psychiatrist she could get.

The Place for Library Haters

A few months back, my wife sent me this link to a message board where this person was asking a question along the lines of "is there a NetFlix, but for books?" Everyone was like, "Yeah nerd--it's called a library!"

Well apparently there are a lot of people out there who are like the person on the message board--they've never heard of a library, because I just heard about a new service that bills itself the Netflix for Books. It's called PaperSpine, and you can subscribe to it for the low, low price of 10 to 25 dollars a month! Full details about the plans are below.

The claim the average person who reads three books a month will save 400 dollars month by loaning the books instead of buying them. They even act like this idea of borrowing books is a revolutionary idea!

They're offering a great, unique, service; why not mention libraries? They could have something along the lines of, "Sure you could go to the library and borrow books, and get this exact same service for free, but then you'd have to interact with people--plus you can get the dirty books, and nobody will ever no!"

Wanna hear something even dumber? When I told my wife about this, she said, "Oh, that's nothing, check out BookSwim!" What's dumber then PaperSpine you ask? There's enought of a market for two places to offer the same thing!

Sanrio You Disgust Me :-(

Yesterday's post was a bit serious...I guess I have to balance it out with something a little lighter.

My wife didn't tell me about her dirty little Hello Kitty secret until we had been dating several months; by then I was too in love with her to hold it against her. I guess it makes sense that a future librarian likes stuffed cats (granted a cat that looks part alien and part demon possessed). It's certainly isn't as bad as her love affair with those creepy little garden gnomes, but I digress.

When Diana sent me the pictures below, all I could do is ask why? Why would someone want a house that is Hello Kitty in every way? It's just wrong. I don't know where this house is or even if people live in it. I just know it's weird.

Weird Science

When you look at this picture close up, you see Albert Einstein, but if you stand about fifteen feet away, the picture will become Marilyn Monroe. Don't you love what you can do with PhotoShop? Thanks to Donna for sending it my way....

Father Fined for Buckling in Beer Instead of Boy

I expect this sort of thing from American's, but Australians? Has good old fashion American stupidity gone global or something? And what's up with the fine?! Arrest the guy...if it's not a crime in Austrialia to put the protection of beer over the protection of children it should be!

And if that story isn't weird enough for you...did you hear about the man sueing JetBlue because he was forced to sit on the toilet seat for part of his flight! Now that's customer service!

Thanks to Diana for both of these...she always finds away to brighten my day with the weirdest news floating around the Web each week.

Dreaming of You Ted Danson

I'm not what you call a fan of Ted Danson. I mean he was good on Cheers and I do recall seeing "3 Men and Baby" (although I don't remember the plot...I imagine it has something to do with three men, and possibly a baby), but I don't exactly have dreams about the guy. Until the other night.

You read that right. The other night I had a dream in which Ted Danson and I were "bro's." I'm sure there's some kind of pyscho-anaylitical explanation for it, so perhaps someone can explain. The dreams been troubling me for some time. I have not thought about Ted Danson in...well I've never thought about Ted Danson. And yet there he is in my dream. If you assume that I probably just saw him on a talk show or something, then your wrong. The last time I even saw him act in anything was years ago...I was probably in high school.

It's dreams like this that make me not want to sleep.

Wii Fit vs. Wii Strip Pole?

In just a few weeks, Americans will take the Wii Fit challenge. While gamers turned exercisers do there best to stay fit, a new fitness game, of a different kind of aerobics, is in development. What is it? The strip pole! Read about it here.

With all the buzz about libraries buying Wii's, I have to wonder...will any libraries being using it for adult programming in the future?

Sex In the Library

If someone told me to probe up my balls for some online fun, I'd run. But Strokerz Toyz is banking on a few people not having my same fears. They've created a sex suit for the ultimate online sexual experience. It seems like something right out of Demolition Man!

I can't help but wonder how long it will be until someone walks into the library with one of these things on; and when it does, I can't help but wonder what the libraries policy will be regarding it!

There are somethings meant for the bedroom, without a suit--if you really can make all your fantasies come true with this suit, doesn't the whole idea of fantasy kind of go away? I always thought clothes came off with sex...seems with this the clothes come on.

Become an Energy Drink Connoisseur

What is it with people and their energy drinks? This article talks about the drinks like it was some sort of fine wine! Seriously people! You want energy? Try sleep!


It's a fun read, nonetheless...thanks to my wife, Diana, for it!

They Sell What On Amazon?

Have you ever been on Amazon and wondered why are they selling that? You are not alone. Something, perhaps boredom, made me want to compile a short list of the weirdest things I've found. Some make me say "why are they selling that" while others make me say "why are people buying that?" Most do both. And I'm not even going into all the weird stuff lonely men tend to buy on Amazon (although some of these obviously fall into that category). Enjoy and view at the risk of offending the person next to you...


Weener Kleener Soap...make sure and buy this lovely gift with the Butt Face Soap!


Wedding Chapel


JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank


Nose Pencil Sharpener


Heinz Spotted Dick Pudding...this stuff is actually REALLY good if it's made right.


Infaltable Wife


Nearly Me Gaff


Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom


Dr. John's Famous Pee Pee


EA Brevita Branded Drive-Thru Unit


Venison Carcass