Now that's a load!

Go ahead, keep eating. Eat all you want. Get as fat as possible. Why? Because society is accomodating your girth. Wider seats in planes, wider seats in lecture theatres, and now wider toilets. The Great-John Toilet. Holds up to 2000 pounds. More cheesecake, anyone?

The Eternal Question

It is the defining question of our generation, one that has both puzzled and frustrated all of us at some time: Why does orange juice taste bad after brushing your teeth? At long last, we have an answer.

It's Friday, but don't tell anyone!

Well, my horoscope was wrong. It said I would be invincible with my decisions this week. BAH! After inviting some people to a fowl supper this week and then embarassingly not being able to get tickets to ordering 2 for 1 pasta and getting exactly what I ordered (imagine!), the week has not gone smooth. I'm considering writing my own horoscope section. Who does those things, anyway? And what kind of training do you need? I'm thinking none. Just slap some possible jibber-jabber down and your done. Hmmm... I wonder how well they get paid?

Pirates are all the rage this year because of the Pirates of the Caribean movie. Sure, the pirate life looks like fun and games - the open sea, swashbuckling, Davey Jones - but have you ever stopped and considered some of the hardships they face?

I know we have some '80s readers out there, people who grew up in the days of Atari and Intellivision. What a great Christmas gift idea - Space Invaders cufflinks. Unfortunately, this item already sold in an auction, but you could contact the seller and see if he could make some more for you.

If we've learned anything from Calvin and Hobbes, it's that babysitting can be a tough, thankless job. From changing diapers to running after kids to running to the hospital, it is a trying gig. Especially if a bear knocks on the door.

I like my sports. My wife will tell you that I can get quite focused on a football game and tune everything else out. It's nice to know I'm not alone.

How many of you are there? This site will tell you how many people share your name in the United States. Sadly not for Canada, but I can tell you that only 1 person in the entire USA has my combination of first and last name.

Need to waste some time? If you're a pro at spotting the differences in the pictures in the little challenge in the newspaper, you'll enjoy this site.

And finally, for the photographer in your life, show them this telephoto lens. I'm not sure how far you can see with this thing, but if you have one, I don't want to know what you're doing with it.

Have a great Friday, everyone!

It's Friday!! (again)

Yes, you may have noticed the post below says Friday as well, but my statistics show that no one looked at my blog during the week, so there! If you really miss the daily posts, let me know, but until then, this will truly turn into The Friday File.

Headline of the week: Death-row prisoner gets pregnant in solitary.

Halloween is coming fast, and if you're the type that goes crazy with decorating, you should check out the great haunted furniture at this site.

Viagra. The word itself makes men dance and women ride bicycles while singing. Put the musical theatre back in your marriage with these Viagra Spam Recipes.

I always enjoyed Bugs Bunny. The wise-cracks, the slapstick, the carrots. Mmm, carrots, We dug our carrots up last weekend, and they were delicious. Only one problem: they were all orange. But, carrots are orange, you say. Not rainbow carrots, I say.

We still have pumpkin pie left over from Thanksgiving, and it is still delicious. If you crave the taste of pumpkin pie, you should try pumpkin pie coffee. Personally, I don't drink coffee, plus the pumpkin head on the label scares me.

And to finish off, since we seem to be on a food kick, these guys sang their order at McDonalds. Great stuff, very creative.

Have a great Friday, everyone!

It's Friday!

Ahh, the Friday before the long weekend. The day where everyone leaves early to go home, or doesn't go to work at all. Anyone going camping this weekend? The weather is supposed to be nice, so go for it. Oh, it may be cool during the night, but you'll be asleep, so what do you care?

I found this while my wife and I were surfing YouTube last night. Great commercials. You'll laugh, guaranteed.

There is some great illusion art out there, and I'm sure you've seen some of it. This one is really cool - they've painted the floor of an elevator to look like it has no floor.

Because Christmas is just around the corner, it's time to start giving out gift ideas again. Today's hot seller: The DVD Rewinder. Please don't make me explain why this is funny.

Are you tired of trying to dry your hands with slow, barely warm hand air dryers in public washrooms? No problem, just get yourself the Dyson Airblade, and soon your hands will be dry in seconds thanks to 400 mph wind.

Here's an article I found very interesting. It seems a lot of criminals share a common middle name: Wayne. There's a whole list of them and the crimes they committed. I'm a little disturbed by this. Why? Guess what my middle name is.

And to finish off, I need to dedicate this billboard to my friend, Leanne. She'll understand why.

Have a great Friday, everyone!

Your Room or Mine?

I love clever marketing. This is a great ad for... well, I won't ruin the surprise, but you'll enjoy it.

Surrogate Mother

Growing up on the farm, we would have calves die during childbirth and give the motherless cow one of a set of twins. Always seemed to work well, but I've never heard of cross-species mothering.