Category: Weird

You have to love the folks who are trying to capitalize on an election year (and figures it would be a Beaverton-based company):

VanDogh Creations announces Bush-BITES! and Kerry-Waffles — superior dog treats with a political twist.

Just when you thought all opinions had been voiced in this dizzying political battle, man’s best friend now has the opportunity to be heard. Has your dog been barking at the TV or shredding the morning paper? Perhaps Rover is trying to tell you that he thinks Bush-BITES! Maybe Fido thinks Kerry-Waffles?

The undecided dog can try both alternatives before settling on a party affiliation. No matter which side of the fence your pooch is on, these all-natural dog treats are sure to be a hit.

“Our goal is to give people a fun way to participate by letting their dogs do the talking,” said Chris Jones, the creator. “We found that by poking fun at both parties, we have been able to initiate some serious discussion without raising hackles.”

The products can be ordered here. Thanks Barney for the tip.

Folks in Asia love their cell phones. So much, in fact, that Artificial Life, Inc., has come out with a software-based “girlfriend” that lives in your phone. The high-maintenance lady requires constant pampering and constantly demands virtual gifts (which, unfortunately, must be paid for with real money). The desperate idiots who pay for these gifts are in return given attention — you talk to her via SMS, and she talks to you with a computerized voice. If you don’t give her the attention she needs, she’ll give you the silent treatment, just like a real girlfriend.

Link via the Raw Feed.

Case in point: Nintendo Controller Hot Pants. Link via the Raw Feed.

And drank a case and a half of beer (and only a certain brand — left the rest untouched).

Apparently licking people while they’re asleep on a beach is not a crime there (yet).

Like Caskets, for example.

On Monday, Costco Wholesale Corp., better known for bulk chicken and cases of soda, started test marketing caskets along side mattresses at a North Side Chicago store and one in suburban Oak Brook.

Forget buying one, I’d rather just build my own. Links via Waxy.

This one’s for the ultra-paranoid out there. Claiming itself as the “safest bed you’ve ever had,” the Quantum Sleeper is designed to protect you from biochemical terrorist attack, natural disasters, stalkers, and bullets while you sleep. You can also get a whole pile of other features in case the Apocalypse is on its way.

Really, though, the thing looks like a coffin. I couldn’t sleep in it. Link via b3ta.

Looking to do a little woodworking? Take this class and build your own casket (third class on the list). Thanks to an e-mailer who sent that to me.

Cingular Wireless to the rescue.

Cingular Wireless has taken its Voice Connect service where no other wireless carrier has dared to tread with “Escape-a-Date,” one of several new options that are part of the company’s Voice Connect line of information services.

“Escape-A-Date” is the perfect service to use when you are afraid that your blind date may not be just right for you. This new service allows you to schedule a “rescue” phone call at a pre-set time. That way, you’ll be called at the time you specify. The service tells you exactly what to say to set the tone for a speedy escape. There are eight randomly generated humorous scripts.

Sadly, I can see this being really popular.

Now you can have fish living in your toilet.