Archive for the ‘bad ideas’ Category

Signs of the apocalypse

Via Deadspin, here’s an arena sign that’s too hot for TV.
GO LOOK

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Bad Religion

This little piece of news — not to mention the accompanying image — left me gobsmacked.

Some Church of England parishioners will replace church hymns with chart-topping hits this spring at an adapted service being dubbed a “U2-charist.”
The ‘U2-charist’ service will discuss reducing world povery, one of U2 frontman Bono’s main causes.The ‘U2-charist’ service will [...]

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Vault of Atrocities

This installment features not a mouldy old music video, but rather, some of the strangest and most misguided commercials ever to worm their way onto WIVB, better known, way back in the day, as Buffalo 29.
That’s right, I’m talking about the twisted oeuvre of Tom Carvel.

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If you see this millionaire, hide yer toilet seat

From ESPN Soccernet:
Portsmouth full-back Glen Johnson has been given an on-the-spot fine for stealing bathroom fittings.
England defender Johnson, on loan at Pompey from Chelsea, and Millwall striker Ben May were caught at B&Q in Dartford, Kent, on Wednesday.
The pair were spotted by a security guard putting a toilet seat into a box with a cheaper [...]

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Is the iPhone a walled garden?

UPDATE: Immediately after I wrote this, I noticed that Boing Boing has a riff on it as well. But he didn’t use any swear words, so mine’s more fun.
Quietly tucked in amongst the breathless, fawning and almost completely uncritical reviews of the iPhone, I found a blog entry from PC World (Oh, the irony!) containing [...]

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iPlop

As some of you know, I’m at the Consumer Electronics Showcase this week.
Oh sure, I’ve seen some pretty impressive new technology down there. But nothing has me quite as chuffed as this new iPod docking product.

That booth rental was a no-brainer — when people find out about this phenomenal product, these things are gonna sell [...]

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Stereotype of the Year

As you may have heard, Time Magazine has announced its Person of the Year, and congrats are due, because this year, it’s YOU, “for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game.”
Whatever.
Congrats are also due to [...]

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From the Department of Bad Ideas

It pretty much speaks for itself, but you can find the back story here. Hey, why enjoy the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon when you can turn it into some kind of retarded pseudo thrill-ride?

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