Target employees changed the baby’s diaper and another employee fed her with a bottle that the father left behind in a baby bag. He ran out of the place while being questioned about shoplifting. Full Story.
Month: April 2003
Ruminations
From Ruminate.com:
After the failure of our birth control method and my girlfriend’s subsequent pregnancy, the absurdity of it all hit me: Why do white people even *try* to use the rhythm method?
Our guide in Africa warned us that he had just spotted a leopard. I told him to quit clowning around, that leopards are spotted at birth. Three hundred stitches later, I realized the magnitude of my error.
As I swept up the latest round of shards, I began to wonder if vending machines were the best way to sell ceramic figurines.
I used to think that eating a package of Oreos before I went to the dentist was a pretty funny joke to play on the hygienist. Then I realized that with a little ingenuity, I could play the same joke on my gynecologist!
Ever wonder why they spend so much money recycling paper? Why not just simply photocopy a blank sheet over and over and over again?
Man arrested for assaulting the Easter Bunny
Tooth fairies everywhere must be wondering, “Am I next?” Details at the Smoking Gun.
The Axis of “Just as Evil”
Just got this story forwarded to me, written by John Cleese (yes, that John Cleese of Monty Python fame). Basically, it talks about how other countries are taking offense to the fact that they weren’t included in Bush’s “Axis of Evil.” Funny Stuff (click on the “More” link for the full version).
Build your own TIVO
For $500, you can build your own Linux-based Tivo-like system. Full Story.
Harvard Criticizes Google’s Adult Content Filter
Google admits the porn filter isn’t perfect but says the test wasn’t perfect, either. And the Harvard’s report didn’t compare Google’s filtering to the filtering done by other search engines, so, while it may not be perfect, and may very well be better than the others. Full Story on Search Day.
The coolest commercial ever
From SlashDot: “Many have no doubt seen the Rube Goldberg-like multistep mechanical chain reaction TV advert for the Honda Accord. Many thought this was yet another example of the pervasive use of computer graphics in TV commercials. Amazingly the entire delicate set up of car parts that constitute the facinating sequence is almost 100% realtime live action requiring an astounding 606 takes to get right . There is one cheat however — can you spot it?”
Dave Barry also posted a mirror to the ad (it’s Flash, but still gets the point across). This is one of the most creative ads I have ever seen, and it’s for one of my favoriate car companies.
Apple Computers in talks to buy Universal Music Group
And if the CD’s that were produced by the new company were anything like Apple’s past standards, new albums would cost twice as much, be incompatible with existing CD players, and lag behind the competition by months in coming to marketn (tagline stolen from Fark). Full Story.
Man Gets Company’s Logo Tattooed On Head
OK, this guy is a moron. Not only did he auction off advertising space on his head, but he didn’t do any research on the winning bidder, so he now has a tattoo on his head for the worst web host in the land, CIHost.com (and I speak from personal experience with them, but do a search at WHT, and you’ll see the horror stories). This is the same company that bought advertising space on Evander Holyfield’s that he wore in the ring. Yes, their prices are cheap, but their service sucks, and if you want the cheaper hosting packages, you’ll be put on a server crammed full of other accounts, making everybody slower.