“Wow! Look at the purple 5!”

The ugly new redesigned $5 bill launched last month incorporates some new features to stimulate the economy by making you want to get rid of it as fast as possible. As part of the promotion, the U.S. Treasury’s money factory produced an overly enthusiastic video that’s good for a few cynical giggles. Visit The New $5 and $100 Dollar Bills and click on “See Consumers’ Reactions”.

The 22nd Amendment still applies.

Behold: The Hillary Clinton Nutcracker.

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Around the world in 80 bags.

“Belgium’s first website dedicated to the wonderous world of airsickness bags.

Pack up your tribbles in your old kit bag.

Star Trek Inspirational Posters

Laura sends this in: Star Trek inspirational posters.

See also: Demotivators® Parody Motivator Generator.

Happens a little too often.

(Oh, yeah. Better wish Mike a happy birthday today.)
(Oh, yeah. Better wish Mike a happy birthday today.)
(Oh, yeah. Better wish Mike a happy birthday today.)
(Oh, shit. Forgot to wish Mike a happy birthday yesterday.)

Brrr.

Proof that global warming is being blown out of proportion…

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Flushed with pride.

Modern engineering at its finest: the electronic toilet flusher.

Oops, sorry.

In the time it took to blog about this depressing clock, five six eight people died of malaria.

I’ll give you three guesses.

Neti Pot

This is a neti pot, used in an ancient Indian health practice.

Very inconvenient indeed.

The VOCO alarm clock (about $50) wakes you with the voice of Stephen Fry as your personal valet. One of the 50+ messages:

“Oh, dear. Come, come. Let us not be defeated, sir. Let us sieze the day, and take it roughly from behind. As the Colonel used to say, in his unfortunate way.”