If you can't be funny, be interesting.

Harold Ross

Nudist in the hole!

OTTAWA (Reuters) - People in a small town in Western Canada are so fed up with the rotten state of their main road that they came up with an unusual form of protest -- a calendar that shows them posing nude in the potholes.

One inhabitant of Leader, Saskatchewan, is shown sitting in a canoe that is perched in a pothole. Another has his dignity preserved by a well-placed camera while a third man covers up with a strategic hubcap.

"The potholes are not small, one-foot diameter potholes. They are many feet across and sometimes they're as deep as a foot deep and sometimes they will stretch for yards (meters)," Elhard told CBC television on Wednesday.

Unfortunately the calendar is not available online and can only be purchased by calling

Stueck Pharmacy at (306) 628-3744. This is a Canadian number.

Please be courteous and only call if you want to buy the calendar

Sometimes a good exit is all you can ask for.

Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle, 2004

Tis the season for calling in sick, especially if you're not sick at all.

One in three workers has called in sick when they're not in the past year, and the end-of-year holiday season brings a rash of phony absences, experts and studies say.

"We do know just anecdotally in dealing with employers that there certainly is a higher rate ... associated with holidays, catching up on shopping, or spending time with family and friends," said Jennifer Sullivan, spokeswoman for CareerBuilder.com, which conducts an annual survey of employee absenteeism

Women were more likely to take a sick day when they are not sick than men, by 37 to 26 percent, the survey said.

But be careful. The same survey showed 27 percent of hiring managers have fired a worker for calling in sick without a legitimate reason.

"The worst part is, if you lie and they see you out at a sporting event or shopping or you run into somebody you know, then it brings your trustworthiness into question," said Sullivan


Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.
- Douglas Adams

Chants of a lifetime for Xavante Indians

SAO PAULO, Brazil Nov 29 (Reuters Life!) - Xavante Indians living on the southern edge of Brazil's Amazon rainforest plan to start selling ringtones of traditional chants like "the hunt song" and "the healing dance" to cell phone users in China and Europe.

The old ways are dead. And you need people around you who concur. That means hanging out more with the creative people, the freaks, the real visionaries, than you're already doing. Thinking more about what their needs are, and responding accordingly. Avoid the dullards; avoid the folk who play it safe. They can't help you any more. Their stability model no longer offers that much stability. They are extinct, they are extinction.

Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 16. The world is changing. , 08-22-04

Duct Tape – its just a joke when said “it fixes everything!”

What you DON'T want to see from your Airplane Window!!

Here is a comment regarding the tape.

“The stuff is called speed tape; is far stronger than your garden variety duct tape; and is FAA-approved for all manner of common temporary repairs (some surprisingly large).

It’s quite common in the industry, but still unsettling when you see them putting it on or - as once happened to me, also in a developing country - see it peeling off a wing on take off. “

“it was also used to quickly repair military equipment, including jeeps, guns, and aircraft”

OK – I am now officially scared

Is it just me or does Madonna look like an alien?























Costume Designing

Top Ten New Years Resolutions for Tom, the Face of MySpace

1. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to comment all one-hundred-thirty million of my friends by the end of the year. To accomplish this feat, I, Tom, need to comment an average of three-hundred-fifty thousand friends a day. Because this will involve commenting two-hundred-forty friends a minute, I will use this as my excuse for all unresolved technical issues.

2. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to never wear white T-shirts again. I, Tom, will consult with one of my fashion forward MySpace friends in order to avoid finding myself on the Learning Channel show What Not to Wear.

3. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to delete all fake celebrities, including all two-thousand Paris Hilton profiles. People who have too much time on their hands will continue to be able to create food and object profiles to their heart’s delight.

4. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to personally answer all my messages. I, Tom, fear I may lose most of my friends because I have read the thousands of warnings my friends have sent out about not being a true MySpace friend.

5. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to begin charging all members who post bulletins claiming that MySpace is going to start charging for its free services.

6. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to delete all members who post bulletins claiming that I, Tom, am angry and have begun deleting profiles in my rage.

7. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to post a video of myself singing karaoke. I listed karaoke as one of my interests, yet people still refuse to believe I have fun.

8. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to make a guest appearance on one of my favorite televisions shows – Desperate Housewives, Lost, 24 or American Idol. If my agent cannot get me on one of these shows, I, Tom, resolve to try out for American Idol in an effort to make this goal.

9. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve to change my top friends to only include profiles which spoof my identity. I, Tom, have a sense of humor and am eager to show it.

10. I, Tom, the face of MySpace, resolve finally admit that I, Tom, am the only person who works at MySpace and will cease blaming my imaginary co-workers for all technical issues.

You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.
- Dave Barry

Jihad to Destroy Barney Roleplaying Game


The demon lord B'harne, servant of the malevolent alien High Magus of Lyra, has commenced his assault on the human race. Under the benevolent guise of the children's television host Barney the Dinosaur, B'harne seeks to destroy the minds of children and adults and bind them to his tyrranical will. Once he has made mindless slaves of humanity, B'harne will rule the Earth with an iron talon.

There are those who oppose B'harne. Drawn together by mysterious forces, mad scientists and sorcerors, warriors, scholars and surrealists have banded together into a fighting force capable of standing against B'harne's power and the power of his masters. With the mystic blade of the Barney-Slayer leading the way, these warriors fight a neverending battle against the forces of Evil and Stupidity.

They are the Jihad to Destroy Barney the Purple Dinosaur.


Speaking of war…

The war is finally over! The Spanish-American War of 1898 that is.
Internal Revenue Service, affectionately known as the IRS, is returning $30-$60 to each person/household that paid for Long Distance phone service between March of 2003 and July of 2006. This should probably amount to over 90% of the homes in America.

This policy was passed as the U.S. government recently concluded that the Spanish-American War of 1898 was indeed over and that we no longer had to fund the battle through a federal excise tax placed on phone service. I for one am happy to see the end of a hard fought war.

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Artistic ability for those who think they have none.

1. To get a better feeling of the below statement…
2. Put the back of your right hand lightly against your forehead
3. Tilt your head back slightly (not too much)
4. Look past your right hand (or at least try to)
5. ...and sound dramatic when you say

“We are nothing but lines, dots and sprays of electronic human movement.”

While you practice that a few times and perfect the infliction of the artistic muse, don’t forget to create the art your speak of.

No time to be an artist? No problem! Here is a way to create artwork that is actually created by your mouse movement while you work (answer emails, use Photoshop, surf the web, etc.)

The medium is called 9 to 5 Paintings and can be found here to see what it looks like

...and here to start making your art.

From Laughing Squid:


blasthaus and dorkbot-sf present Device Art Forum this Thursday, November 30th at Rx Gallery in San Francisco. According to dorkbot organizer Karen Marcelo “Sergio Vujicic will be making perfumes from peoples’ bodily fluids during the event”. So come on down and don’t forget your body fluids!

Featuring 10 artists and curators from Croatia, Serbia, Herzegovina, and Slovenia. Presentations by all and special sneak preview of this exciting exhibition of projects at the intersection of art, science, and technology.

Device_art was first initiated by the Croatian independent organization KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis in Zagreb in 2004 in the form of a group exhibition, bringing together artists from Croatia and the region (Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro). This year KONTEJNER started to collaborate with Multimedia Institute from Zagreb which is for some years now investigating art and skills in that field. American partner blasthaus Gallery from San Francisco is also oriented to technology based art, and the goal of this collaboration is to present device art from the region where it is in development most.

Satan's new slogan: Peace on Earth!

DENVER, Colorado - A homeowners' association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.

Some residents who have complained have children serving in Iraq, said Bob Kearns, president of the Loma Linda Homeowners Association in Pagosa Springs. He said some residents believed the wreath was a symbol of Satan. Three or four residents complained, he said.

Jensen, a past association president, calculates the fines will cost her about $1,000, and doubts they will be able to make her pay. But she said she's not going to take it down until after Christmas.

"Now that it has come to this I feel I can't get bullied," she said. "What if they don't like my Santa Claus?"

Truce declared in peace wreath battle

POSTED: 7:40 a.m. EST, November 28, 2006

DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- A subdivision has withdrawn its threat of $25 daily fines against a homeowner who put a Christmas wreath shaped like a peace sign on the front of her home.

Homeowner Lisa Jensen told The Associated Press on Monday that the board of directors of the Loma Linda Homeowners Association had apologized, called the incident a misunderstanding and had withdrawn its request for the wreath's removal.

"We would like to thank everyone who has contacted us with moral support and offers of financial support. We are grateful to hundreds of complete strangers who felt so moved by this story they contacted us," she said.

"It seems whenever someone tries to say 'Peace on Earth' it is met with so much resistance," she said. "The incredible amount of support we have received over the last couple of days really is proof to us of how many people believe in peace and in our right to say it."