Author: Matt Maldre

Too embarrassed to throw a snowball at some famous buildings or artwork? It’s almost just as much fun to make snowballs and just leave them at a landmark or building. Oh wait a minute! This is kinda like making a…

Who says you have to be a kid to enjoy playing in the snow? Channel your inner child and have some fun by aiming snowballs at famous public art pieces in Chicago!

Stuck waiting while standing in slushy snow? Now you can pass the time creating rainbows! Just take either your left or right shoe (either will work fine), and stand that one foot on the edge of the sole, so your…

In the top 1000 baby names for 2006 there are twelve name variations based on Aiden: Jayden, Hayden, Brayden, Jaden, Caden, Kaden, Ayden, Braden, Cayden, Kaiden, Caiden, Jaydon. Hayden the originator: The first name to appear in the top 1000…

What we normally know as snow that falls from the sky are actually aliens invading the Earth. Imagie each snowflake is an alien. That would make for billions–jazillions of aliens! They say each snowflake is unique, making each alien a…

The world is a better place when you are a klutz. Dropping things and tripping over stuff makes you intimately more aware of your environment. Trip down concrete stairs? You’ll say, “Wow, I never realized just how hard concrete stairs…

Ok ok. So my favorite 2008 presidential candidate dropped out the race. The man I promoted to my friends and family. The man who was gonna save our country. Now the “candidates.amung.us” application on my facebook profile put a big…

Has anyone tried using steaming orange juice to battle a sore throat? J.J. left a comment on a previous spudart.org post suggesting this remedy. I am highly suspicious that boiling orange juice will result in some sort of Godzilla monster…

Ten years from now there will be no more plastic grocery bags. Mark my words.

What is up with movie theaters having signs saying “no firearms allowed”? Isn’t that already obvious? There’s gotta be some story behind this. Back in the 20s, did gangsters regularly bring firearms into the moving picture showhouse?

There needs to be a website that shows the average gas bill for apartments across the country. The above map from the Energy Information Administration comes kinda close, but only lists the price of gas. Not how much an apartment…

In various dark chocolates you’ll find claims of 65% cocoa or 70% cocoa. The cocoa percentage is nice, but what really helps you are the flavonoids in the chocolate. They reduce “bad” cholesterol and increase “good” cholesterol (source). 100 grams…

Got a clogged drain? Pour boiling water and baking soda down it. Got a sore throat? Pour hot water with tea down it. It’s funny to think of the parallels. A clogged drain and a sore throat are both solved…

“I’m so overjoyed!” can be read three ways: –It can sound like you are INCREDIBLY HAPPY!!! –You are being sarcastic. –You are being a smart butt, because the “over” part of “overjoyed” could mean you are sooooo over being joyed.…

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Hey, guess what? it’s day EIGHT for two-thousand and EIGHT!

My top six favorite blog posts of 2007 (in no order): A wallet full of only two-dollar bills Spending only two-dollar bills has been lots of fun. How to have fun on IM with the Spongebob theme song This is…

The number in parenthesis is the number of hits the post got in 2007. Project Playlist (13,309) This is a weird post to be the most read. It must have caught on at google or something. Rising cost of U.S.…

eBible.com lists the top five bookmarked Bible verses. Within the past year, there is a new verse to appear on the top five list with 21 notes. It’s Ephesians 2:8. The top five verses for 2007 are: 49 notes: John…

(photo courtesy NYC Arthur via Creative Commons license) Happy New Year! Happy New Year! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! TWO-THOUSAND EIGHT! I want to wear 2008 glasses…

If you can afford the high price of collecting real coins, maybe you’ll be able to afford the high price of collecting Upper Deck’s rare coin trading cards. It’s a great idea to make trading cards featuring high-priced coins that…

A friend of mine writes a bi-weekly humor column where one of the columns was about how corn is taking over everything with the new ethanol fuel, and how many items are made from corn products. I thought it would…

Tired of counting money when playing Monopoly? “Oh wait, I don’t have enough singles, can you trade me a $10 for ten singles?” Don’t worry about that anymore! Now with Electronic Banking Monopoly, each player gets their own credit card.…

I hereby declare the day after Christmas to be called “Christmas Adam.” Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas, so it only makes sense to declare Christmas Adam for December 26. It’s really cool how Christmas is such an important…

Almighty powerful God. The one who can move mountains. Who formed the planet with His hands. That same God. He was funneled into a baby. All that glorious power squeeezed into a baby. Christmas is an amazing day. You’ve heard…

Christmas shopping. ta la la. ta la la. Christmas shoooooping. That should be a song. Why is there no song about Christmas shopping? All the stores could play it! Are there any songs about Christmas shopping?

Tribune Company with new CEO Sam Zell is now owned by the Tribune employees and nobody else. This morning the Tribune Tower features a new banner in the lobby stating, “YOU Own This Place Now!” What a great sign! Everyone…

Note in the literal English translation it says, “Blessed boy in curly hair.”

(photo courtesy Chicago Tribune) Oh Pigeon Man of Lincoln Square, With fire hydrant as your chair, You fed the pigeons with such care. You even let them sit in your hair! In 2007 a Chevrolet Geo van Struck Mr. Joseph…

Would you rather meet your great great grandparents or your great great grandchildren? This is an excellent question from Table Topics. Meeting your great great grandparents is a solid choice, because it’s nice to know where you came from and…