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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Kellogg Cereal Prizes Goes Batty

Cereal boxes have delivered some pretty kooky kiddy pop culture in the last twenty years. There's been the Cookie Crisp "Cop" Figure, the Kellogg X-Ray Viewer and Tony the Tiger's Secret Message Pen. Toys are cool cheap thrills, but in the ever pursuit to grab a kid attentions, there are just some cereal box prizes that shouldn't be included with your morning cereal --such as a dead bat.

A Swedish couple was dismayed when they discovered their cereal box didn't have a cool kooky prize... instead they found a four-centimeter long bat. The couple in Tanum, in western Sweden, was already well into the box when they made their treasure hunt discovery.

They contacted the suppliers and hygiene authorities, which promptly took samples to check that the ‘Special K’ consumers would not delivery their own ‘Special’ health risk from the cereal. The box is one from a factory in Britain and Kellogg has sent out a ‘Special’ controller to inspect the bat.

Wrap those things in plastic or at least give em a live one! Talk about corporate cheapness. Gesh!

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007


Sticky Keys - Waffleware

Because breakfast just isn't nerdy, I present to you the Keyboard Waffle Iron.

Some of the best blog comments I found online:

  • I'm afraid I can only eat 3 WPM
  • Do you get a poached egg mouse on the side?
  • Leggo my Commodore
  • CTRL-ALT-DELicious
  • MY CAPSLOCK IS STUCK! BREAKFAST HAS BEEN RUINED!
  • Ugh these Waffles are terrible -ALT F4-
  • For those seeking the "key" to a good breakfast
  • Please eat ANY key to continue
  • A part of this balanced workstation.

Chris Dimino a strange but cool artist is the designer behind waffle iron maker. Which means don't expect this to be sold at Target any time soon. Chris Dimino is one of those (since there is no artist picture I have no idea) guys / or gals that takes ordinary tasks and turns them into bizarre but cool objects of geeky lust.

The keyboard waffle iron is one of the latest idea s/he cooked up along with his keyboard vacuum and a table hockey game made entirely out of typewriter parts.

So here is the moment you have been waiting for. It’s OK to spill syrup on your keyboard! I would have said coffee but coffee and waffles? Hmmm coffee waffles – yo McDonalds have I got an idea for you!


Coming soon from ThinkGeek...caffeinated maple syrup! (J/K)

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