I’m stealing the link to this Teabonics flickr group from Warren Ellis, but it’s just too good not to spread around*:
The saddest thing about this, to me at least, is that someone took the time to pencil in some perfectly straight lines before screwing up nearly every other aspect of their sign.
As you might discern, my favourites are the ones that imply something the sign-holder never intended.
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It would be easy to label Victoria Jackson as stupid and crazy, or even stupid crazy, but hear me out: maybe what we’re seeing here is the ultimate move in comedy genius – more Colbert than Colbert, a brilliant Andy Kaufman-esque, carreer defining gag?
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Maybe not.
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This Hyundai Sonata commercial always reminds me of the opening sequence from Ghost In The Shell (which was surprisingly difficult to locate on youtube).
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As a being entirely dependant on the goodwill of those around it, abandonment probably figures high in their bad dreams – but what do the good ones look like?
Ceiling fans and massive, jingling sets of keys descending from the sky?
They should make artificial tomato flavoured drinks – like kool aid orange, but tomato.
Speaking of futuristic with a retro tinge, this sweet trike from Kid Kustoms got me thinking.
I may not have a grand or two to drop on a bicycle my children will only be of size to ride for a couple of summers, but there sure are plenty of people dropping ridiculous cash on plastic bits for their Honda Civic. Why not expand the after-market with some sweet deco fins & styling?
I’d love to see a road full of mini-vans that look like The Rocketeer.
I’ve really been enjoying the fantasy design of Daniel Simon, but I’m a sucker for most things futuristic with a retro tinge.
It’s great marketing on Virgin’s part to call their new spaceship the VSS Enterprise, and congrats to them for a great PR day with the recent “test flight”.
Branson’s company Virgin Galactic announced Monday that the VSS Enterprise had successfully completed what it called a captive carry flight attached to a carrier plane.
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The VSS Enterprise remained attached to its carrier aircraft for the duration of the 2-hour, 54-minute flight, reaching an altitude of 45,000 feet, according to a statement from Virgin. – CNN
A necessary step towards space tourism, which makes me happy, but certainly not a cheap one:
Virgin Galactic has envisioned one flight a week, with six tourists aboard. Each will pay $200,000 for the ride and train for at least three days before going. About 80,000 people have placed their names on the waiting list for seats. – Still CNN
Still, there’s definitely something to be said for the odd Leer-Jets-strapped-to-a-flying-wing appearance, although it sort of looks as if it were designed by an eight year old mashing up airplane model kits.
From an LA Times article:
In a bid to uncover the roots of super-sized American fare, a pair of sibling scholars has turned to an unusual source: 52 artists’ renderings of the New Testament’s Last Supper.
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Using the size of the diners’ heads as a basis for comparison, the Wansinks used computers to compare the sizes of the plates in front of the apostles, the food servings on those plates and the bread on the table.
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Over the course of the millennium, the Wansinks found that the entrees depicted on the plates laid before Jesus’ followers grew by about 70%, and the bread by 23%.
As entree portions rose, so too did the size of the plates — by 65.6%.
A predictable result to a neat approach for a study, but it’s my terrible fear that all this proves is the ongoing shrinking of the human head.
I’ve always found the concept of the last supper an interesting choice as the last major signpost before Jesus’ imprisonment and death – that it’s not some burning bush or tripped-out series of doomsday prophecies, just a simple round of mastication.
