Monthly Archive for August, 2008Page 2 of 3

…It’s Things Thursday: Waboba Ball?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 7, 2008
in Gadgets
. Comments

Waboba BallThe Waboba Ball is a cool new invention that actually bounces on water.

Made of polyurethane with a lycra coating, the mix of different polyurethanes allows the ball to bounce along the surface of the water until it runs out of energy, at which point it just floats, waiting for you to pick it up and throw it again.

The Waboba Ball was perfected by the Swedish inventor Jan von Heland, and grew in popularity on the beaches of Australia.

According to Jan: “I first got the idea when I was throwing a frisbee upside down on the water trying to get it to bounce, I thought it would be good to get something that used the water to bounce off and began to experiment.”

[Waboba Ball]

…Ruby Tuesday went ka-boom?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 6, 2008
in Advertising
. Comments

Apparently Ruby Tuesday thinks it’s pretty clever.

After promising to blow up one of their restaurants to symbolize their commitment to change, they “accidentally” blew up a neighboring restaurant while broadcasting the whole thing live on the internet.

In addition, they’ve issued an apology letter on their site to the restaurant that they blew up:

Ruby Tuesday Apology Letter

Thankfully, plenty of people happened to be there with camera in hand, and YouTube is now filled with commercial sized snippets of first person viewpoints; all appropriately tagged, described and titled to lend that extra bit of authenticity to the whole thing.

Don’t think you can hide from me though Ruby Tuesday, because I can see right through your shenanigans.

[Ruby Tuesday]

[Via: Serious Eats]

…Extended Stay hotel rooms are clean?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 6, 2008
in Fun
. Comments

Toilet Licker

Need to demonstrate the cleanliness of a hotel room?

Forget scientific tests, black lights and Petri dishes.

All it takes is a girl, her tongue, and a complete lack of oral hygiene.

OCDers and germaphobes, turn away now…

(Be sure to check out extstay.com for more tongue-tastic taste tests.

[ExtStay.com]

…Paris Hilton is running for president?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 6, 2008
in Fun
. Comments

Though it’s easy to dismiss her as a dumb blond that just got lucky, I’ve always felt that Paris Hilton might just have us all fooled. She’s taken a rich father, good looks, and a hard partying lifestyle and managed to turn herself into a brand name, a self-made millionaire, and a media darling by just being Paris. She’s survived a sex tape, a prison stint, more controversy and accusations than a Michael Jackson day care center, and yet still manages to capture headlines at will.

Her latest move into the spotlight involved a brief and unapproved clip in the middle of a John McCain ad.

Not to be outdone, Paris fired back with an ad of her own, announcing her run for presidency, and a surprisingly fluid solution to the gas crisis.

Never one to waste an opportunity, she also managed to squeeze in a full minute of bikini-clad eye candy, and enough “that’s hot” to make a mix tape.

Think she doesn’t know where her money making talents are?

…It’s Website Wednesday: Baseball Boss?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 6, 2008
in Websites
. Comments

Baseball Boss

Baseball Boss is like a Fantasy Baseballer’s dream come true.

Designed to be the ultimate interactive baseball game, users can create teams using real major league players from 1907 or 2007, and then test and tweak those teams until they’re the best that they can be.

Once a team has been assembled, players can then challenge other players in real games, and using a combination of chance and statistics, a computer determines the winner.

New features are constantly being added, and it’s made by Challenge Games, who also developed Duels, so you know it’s going to have some great support behind it.

Are you ready to step up to the plate?

[Baseball Boss]

…Dwight has a Soul Pancake?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 5, 2008
in Websites
. Comments

Soul Pancake

Dwight Schrute, aka Rainn Wilson, is “sick of spirituality having to be hippy-dippy, airy-fairy and uber-precious”.

Instead, he wants to take on life’s big questions, de-lamify talking about God & religion, and stop being idiots & judging each other.

Though what Soul Pancake is going to be all about is still mostly a mystery, and it’s still tough to tell how serious this site is going to be, you can at least start by uploading your “spatufist” to the site (the symbol of Soul Pancake), and see what others have done with their spatufist.

[Soul Pancake]

…It’s Tuner Tuesday: Hemi Rolls-Royce?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 5, 2008
in Cars
. Comments

Hemi Rolls-Royce

Anyone who can look at a classic Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and decide that it’s just not going to be enough until there are 1040 horses of Hemi V8 under the hood is ok in my book.

The 592-cubic-inch monster features a dual-stage nitrous system to reach those astronomical power numbers, and the interior is even done up in full luxury garb, with a leather wrapped roll cage and a full collection of shiny gauges.

Plus, who’s going to deny some Grey Poupon to a guy with a blower sticking out of the hood?

[Via: Carscoop]

…It’s Movie Monday: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 4, 2008
in Movies
. Comments

Dr. Horrible\'s Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is “the (true) story of Dr. Horrible (wow, really?), a low-rent super-villain trying to get into the Evil League of Evil, defeat his boorish nemesis, Captain Hammer, and win the girl of his dreams, Penny (or at least talk to her)”.

Joss Whedon directed the film, Neil Patrick Harris trained his acting talents to the main character, and the goal is to test out a new type of video format that is professionally produced and designed to spread virally.

It’s only available for a few more days though before going iTunes exclusive, so make sure you watch it now and see what all the fuss is about.

[Dr. Horrible]

[Hulu - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]

…It’s TGI Friday: Gates vs. Jobs?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 1, 2008
in Games
. Comments

Gates Vs Jobs

What’s the easiest way for Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to decide once and for all whose computer is superior.

Simple: Lightsaber battle to the death.

Just pick a side, swing your saber, and watch as the two fling fanboyisms back and forth to work down the other’s health meter.

Just make sure you don’t blue screen, because Ctrl+Alt+Del’ing is a bitch.
Continue reading ‘…It’s TGI Friday: Gates vs. Jobs?’

…Bowser’s minions are not happy?

Published
by
Cory O'Brien
on August 1, 2008
in Fun
. Comments

Bowser\'s Minions

Any Super Mario fan will definitely appreciate the humor in Bowser’s Minions.

For me, the sounds and the long lost characters brought back flashbacks of childhood gaming, and I loved the idea of Mario’s enemies grouping together and revolting against the restrictions placed upon them by Bowser/Nintendo to keep the game playable.

Definitely another CollegeHumor classic.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.