Tag: Pop culture

Go to freetranslation.com, translate some English into another language, and then convert it back to english. ENGLISH: I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under…

Kleenex makes two types of tissue box designs: 1) The predominant designs found on tissue boxes are of the feminine aesthetic. Flowery, flowy pieces of CRAP. Narrrr! I am man! I want manly tissue box covers. 2) The other type:…

Here are the superpowers I do NOT want (in no particular order): Accelerated healing I would be too tempted to harm myself by doing silly things, and that just doesn’t seem right. Duplication I already have a twin. We don’t…

Sparxmind asked what superpower would you like to have. And if you can’t have your #1 most-wanted superpower, what would be your #2 and #3 wanted superpower. That’s a GREAT way of asking the question. You should leave a comment…

In the Transformers movie, Optimus Prime says that he used earth’s “eBay” to find the glasses imprinted with the Allspark’s coordinates. So I’m thinkin, there’s gotta be a user on eBay with the name Optimusprime. Sure enough there is: http://myworld.ebay.com/optimusprime.…

Nabaztag (Armenian for “rabbit”) is a Wi-Fi enabled toy rabbit sold by violet in France. The Nabaztag grabs the weather and news headlines off the internet and speaks it out loud. It’s also an alarm clock. It can alert you…

Mac OS X users, put your frequently-used folders in your dock where they are very handy. The only problem is that you get a dock full of identical folder icons. How to tell the difference? Transformers to the rescue! Customize…

Gross sales in the last quarter: +20%: Hot Wheels (worldwide) +12%: Fisher-Price pre-school toys (worldwide) +6%: Barbie (worldwide) -1% Mattels girl division (worldwide) -5%: Barbie (in just USA) -10%: American Girl (worldwide) No word yet on Hasbro with Transformers Source:…

There is a Spider-Man Slip ‘N’ Slide (with a hilarious review by Chris Kalani), but there should totally be an Incredible Hulk Slip ‘N’ Slide. Challenge: Can you think of a better superhero to have a Slip ‘n’ Slide? I…

There’s a seriously wrong Mr. T doll up for sale on eBay. In fact, this is the second time this doll was posted, because it didn’t sell the first time around. It would be fun if you email the seller…

One of my coworkers got me some vintage puffy stickers of Mr. T. They are so classic. Thank you kristi! Here’s one of my favorites:

“Muhahahahaha!” Typically only villians would laugh like that. Are there any superheros that have a maniacal crazy streak? The Mask was really crazy, yet a good guy. Sabretooth and Batman are kinda crazy, but not quite maniacal. They are just…

Spongebob Squarepants! The fun does not stop! One of my favorite things to do on IM is to message someone and get him/her to sing the Spongebob Squarepants theme song with me. Here’s how (when reading this, assume “me” is…

Transformers Monopoly board game: collector’s edition is going to be available in May 2007. I wonder how they ranked the transformers. Obviously Optimus Prime and Megatron would be Park Place and Boardwalk. But where would Soundwave rank on the board?…

(photo courtesy of tiseb) Estonian Independence day is a mere two weeks away. Let the celebrations begin! On February 24, 1918, the Republic of Estonia was declared free from Lenin and his monster Russia. It was actually the Germans who…

Every year in early May and early september there are wiffleball tournaments in Sycamore, Illinois. Buttermaker informed me about these tournaments through a funny message on 43people.com =============== I have not met Matt yet but I can tell he is…

For all you FOX NFL robot hatas out there, be glad it ain’t like the NHL robots. NHL Transformers: NFL Transformer: The Fox NFL transformer rules. The first week of football this year I thought it was cool and wondered…

Looking for fun items to add to your wish list? You should check out my Amazon wish list, because it’s the coolest in the land. It’s got over 230 fun items ranging from: To find some of the greatest items…

In the TV show “Lost,” there is a character called Mr. Eko who carves Bible verses into his Scripture stick. Here’s what they are (All translations are ESV version). Genesis 13:14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated…

Q101 stole my video and put it on their “cool” “chicago site” whatswrongwithchicago.com to promote their station. At that site, scroll down to see “DANCE BATTLE” That’s my video that I shot and put up on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq6iQLJ2f_g. I’m…

LEGO Master Model Building Event Friday, August 18, 10:30am – 6:30pm Saturday, August 19, 10:30am – 6:30pm Sunday, August 20, 11am to 6pm The LEGO Store at Westfield North Bridge 515 N State St, Chicago, IL Ever wondered how those…

Try to listen to “2 Legit 2 Quit” by MC Hammer without doing the hand motions. Just try. You won’t be able to help yourself. (Spotify, Amazon, Youtube). This contest is only open to those born before 1982. The music video…

X-Men 3 was the first superhero movie that ever made me imagine that I could have superhero powers. When Magneto was throwing cars, it made me wonder what it would be like to do that. It’s rather surprising that other…

We all know that dart guns are fun at work. They should be a standard office equipment of any good corporate America worker. Right next to your stapler and scissors is your dart gun. Here’s one way to target higher…

Here’s some clips from the LEGO PressRoom, “LEGO Group on the Right Track.” The strategy is a continuation of the Action Plan implemented by the Group in 2004 05 to overcome its financial crisis. The company will, therefore, continue to…

Based on the video at dannychoo.com. 1) It would be fun to walk around in a Star Wars Storm Trooper suit and see people’s reactions. 2) It would be interesting to surf the web to see how many photos of…

There’s a new action figure set of Star Wars Astromech Droids. Which droid is the coolest? (leave your vote in the comments, please)

A real life eleven-foot tall robot roaming the streets of Japan saving stranded motorists! Just imagine being stranded and seeing this big robot come to save you. Autobot or Decepticon?

Dude. This Jedi Starfighter vehicle is so cool. Just look at it! firing blaster cannons, spring-open wings, opening canopy and retractable landing gear.

There’s this new transformer by Hasbro that changes Darth Vader into his Tie Fighter ship. It’s so cool! It’s part of the Star Wars Transformers Wave 1.

Speaking of big stuff from yesterday, my color laser printer arrived. It’s so huge! It came in a 32″ long x 22″ wide x 22″ high box weighing in at 88 lbs. Mr. T was having quite a hard time…