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Call ‘Em Yellow

bbrown — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:51:58 +0000

Journalism Warning Labels: it’s a funny idea but I see zero actual utility here.

Scare the Bears

bbrown — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:01:41 +0000

the land of giants: this would look fantastic in real life.

Beverly Hillbillies, Not So Outlandish

bbrown — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:45:19 +0000

Oil of L.A.: I was recently in Signal Hill and Beverly Hills and saw this stuff firsthand. Very interesting.

Unbalanced Load

bbrown — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:51:01 +0000

OH CRAP A BRICK: funny little animated GIF.

Things Have Changed

bbrown — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:05:58 +0000

100 years ago — 1910 U.S. Census lists “Chief Cities of the U.S.”: Los Angeles at #17, beneath New Orleans and Buffalo.

Tiny Art

bbrown — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:09:57 +0000

Incredible Miniscule Pencil Tip Carvings by Dalton Ghetti: yowza!

Craftwerk

bbrown — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:41:45 +0000

Inside the Offices of Etsy: I think the environment would be a little too busy and distracting for me. {via}

Catch a Wave

bbrown — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:15:50 +0000

tarp surfing: derivative of this but more professionally done. {via}

Unexpected

bbrown — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:15:57 +0000

Undercover Karaoke with Jewel: just great stuff.

WANTED: Unicorn Comber

bbrown — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:43:18 +0000

An Actual Resumé: it certainly stands out from the crowd.

I Get the Thinking Behind This

bbrown — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:07:54 +0000

Conan O’Brien Cheetos portrait: a portrait of Conan made entirely out of Cheetos.

Flickr: Looking Into the Past

bbrown — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:43:00 +0000

Looking Into the Past: the “then and now” genre of photography is one of my favorites.

The Running Man

bbrown — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:43:52 +0000

Running from Camera: it’s the new phoon, as far as I’m concerned.

Downhill Without a Paddle

bbrown — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:10:30 +0000

Hardcore Rollerblading: it’s too bad you couldn’t see the reaction of the motorcyclists he’s passing. Also, how does he stop? {via}

The Next Level

bbrown — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:54:58 +0000

Christmas Light Hero: I confess that I’ve never played any of the “Hero” games, but this has got to be a blast.

HULK LATE

bbrown — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:11 +0000

Fun with Coloring Books: darkly re-imagining some lovable characters.

A Coffee Far, Far Away

bbrown — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:54:54 +0000

Admiral Ackbar, Barista: love it!

Might As Well Jump

bbrown — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:29:32 +0000

Oli Lemieux training trampoline wall Dralion Cirque du Soleil: that is some serious trampolining. {via}

(Un)Love in an Elevator

bbrown — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:20:13 +0000

Divorce Lift: very creative ad.

Aunt Flo Comes A-Knockin’

bbrown — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:43:12 +0000

My Life is Average #1188975: priceless Halloween costume story.

What They Did

bbrown — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:09:50 +0000

Ditto: someone got to relax a lot more over the holidays.

Mass Action

bbrown — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:08:44 +0000

I Gotta Feeling: well-orchestrated but I’m still partial to the first lip-dub I saw. {via}

Making Flies Cute

bbrown — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:56:06 +0000

Fly Fun: the only downside to this sort of activity is actually touching flies.

Desperation Breeds Creativity

bbrown — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:36:37 +0000

25 Awesome Homeless Guy Signs: “betcha can’t hit me with a quarter” {via}

No Virtual Rides Though

bbrown — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:33:58 +0000

Google Street View – Disneyland Paris: this is really nifty! I had heard that Disneyland Paris wasn’t as popular as Disneyland, but it looks completely deserted.

Spacing Out

bbrown — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:27:12 +0000

“Pizza And Soda? That’ll Be $23 Quadrillion, Please”: this seems like a highly-implausible computer glitch unless you look at it hexadecimally.

That Should Do It

bbrown — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:26:01 +0000

There, I Fixed It: some seem a little iffy—fire alarm, really?—but I’ve certainly done my fair share of stopgappery.

Poo Poo Powered

bbrown — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:03:15 +0000

Fly-Powered Model Airplane: if anyone says this is cruel to flies, I’m going to go nuts.

D’oh, a Deer!

bbrown — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:12:26 +0000

Google Maps Car Hits a Deer, Records Entire Ordeal on Google Maps: this is seriously cool. Sadly, it appears Google has taken down the images from the Street View

Tiny Tragedy, Big Deal

bbrown — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:16:56 +0000

Disaster in Little-Land: exquisite work and great concept. Love the row of Starbucks. More here.

Next, A Bulldozer on the Roof?

bbrown — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:48:00 +0000

Hackers Delight: pictures from MIT’s rich history of pranks.

Mamma Mia!

bbrown — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:00:12 +0000

Riccardo Patrese Drives Wife Crazy: I don’t know what words she’s using but I know what she’s saying. {via}

Short But So Sweet

bbrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:25:12 +0000

Guy Skis Down Tube Escalator: HOLY CRAP! I CAN BARELY WATCH THIS! {via}

Please Don’t Biff

bbrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:28:05 +0000

Claremont HD: HOLY CRAP! I CAN BARELY WATCH THIS. {via}

Sophomore Efforts

bbrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:25:26 +0000

EepyBird’s Sticky Note Experiment: enh, not as cool as the Diet Coke/Mentos work. But that’s not surprising. {via}

Incoming!

bbrown — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:36:06 +0000

Google Maps – Missile Over Utah: I have no idea how people spot these things but I’m glad they do.

Hard(ly) News

bbrown — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:40:04 +0000

“The Best F**cking News Team Ever: that reminds me, I need to watch more of The Daily Show. Hilarious!

Pattern Recognition

bbrown — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:30:48 +0000

2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony: looks like quite a spectacle. You know what else looks like quite a spectacle? This. {via}

Sorry Honey It’s My Job

bbrown — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:24:35 +0000

Wipeout Wrecking Ball: this is easily the best sequence in the entire show. John Henson is hilarious.

The Virgin Jokes Never Wear Thin

bbrown — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:06:09 +0000

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at Comic-Con: not as good as the Star Wars one, but still hilarious. There’s also his full speech to the ~~conventioneers~~ comic nerds.

Looking Shifty

bbrown — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:08:22 +0000

FLARE: this would be an amazing look for a building. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is very expensive—both to install and to maintain.

I Bet People Ate It Up

bbrown — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:02:50 +0000

Anecdotage – Steve Martin: the joys of being a comedian. {via}

Around the World on Gum Money

bbrown — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:03:01 +0000

Where the Hell is Matt?: so this thing’s been going on since 2006 and this is the first I’ve heard of it? Gosh, this Internet thing is pretty big. Definitely check out the higher-quality version. {via}

Top at the Top

bbrown — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:48:44 +0000

Lady Spins on an Escalator: that’s very good to know. {via}

Busted

bbrown — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:04:24 +0000

Google Street View Car Getting a Ticket: I wonder what for.

Seriously: What is Love?!

bbrown — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:44:42 +0000

MIDAS: MIT, eh? It and EPB strike me as, um, how to put this delicately, primarily oriented towards sausage parties. {via}

Fire Hazard, Take It Down

bbrown — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:49:47 +0000

Red Mahogany Luxury Paneled Cubicle with Dark Cherry Hardwood Floors: whoa. {via}

Rat-A-Tat-Tat

bbrown — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:52:01 +0000

Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot: I just had serious flashbacks to Ghost Squad. {via}

Cube Sweet Cube

bbrown — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:24:51 +0000

Creative cubicles: I like to live vicariously through other cube dwellers’ creativity. {via}

Road Trip Extraordinaire

bbrown — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:50:56 +0000

Car and Driver Live: drive six exotic sports cars at either the track or on the open road for a couple thousand. I’d do this if I had the money, which I don’t.

Unpresidential

bbrown — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:19:49 +0000

“George Bush Chest Bumps Soldier”: if you needed any more evidence that Joe Sixpack can become President, here it is. {via}

Watch Out for Small Packages

bbrown — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:19:34 +0000

Snoop Dog: while laughing at someone in public is douche-y, assuming that someone laughing in public is directing it at you is even more so. Good story.

They Heal Fast

bbrown — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:23:31 +0000

5 dangerous things you should let your kids do: an excellent TED talk. It’s a welcome counterpoint to Free Range Kids.

Smack ‘Em Around

bbrown — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:21:32 +0000

Slow-Motion Face Punch Videos: I don’t much care what the story is behind these videos; they’re so odd to watch. And not nearly as amusing as SNL’s “People Getting Punched in the Face Right Before Eating.” {via}

Caught on Film

bbrown — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:51:17 +0000

Google Maps Street View Scene: boy I hope that’s not a real gun!

People in Snow Houses

bbrown — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:19:15 +0000

Igloo Building Guide: that’s very handy. But does snow really get that hard that you can cut blocks out of it? I mean, outside of Scandinavia and the Arctic? {via}

Do Not Erase

bbrown — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:52:47 +0000

Marker Bored: two roommates collaborate in a call-and-response fashion on a shared whiteboard. I’ve seen people do that at work too. {via}

Come On, Just One Napkin

bbrown — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:35:29 +0000

Food Court Musical: this is definitely one of their best scenes, but I think that was because it was staged with the mall’s complicity.

Deck Them Halls

bbrown — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:22:57 +0000

Eighty-Five Ways to Decorate Your House for Christmas: oh boy, that’s rich!

He Wasn’t Given Up

bbrown — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:44:52 +0000

How to Pull Off a Rickroll in Real Life: wow. Just wow.

Chance Encounters

bbrown — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:57:24 +0000

Shaq Rode in my ‘Lude: the pictures of Shaquille O’Neal scrunched in the front seat of a Honda Prelude are excellent.

Getting SMARTer

bbrown — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:01:49 +0000

Ferrari vs. Smart Car: wow, that is incredible. But it seems like it’d be unstable since it wasn’t designed to do that kind of speed. {via}

Flashing Colors

bbrown — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:57:17 +0000

The Pink and Blue Project: neat photos. My girls like pink, green, and yellow. {via}

Desecration in MINIature

bbrown — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:18:23 +0000

Undie 500: sorry, but that is not right.

Trying a Meme

bbrown — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:38:50 +0000

8300 Crazy Celebrity Photos: I wonder why Will Smith was trying to balance a tack hammer on his head when there were cameras around. But I love the photo of Scarlett Johannson prancing around the Riviera in such a revealing bikini.

Not Your Average Groupies

bbrown — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:06:26 +0000

Best Wedding Dance… Ever?: I could agree with that. The groom’s got some funky ape-arms though. That creeped me out.

Defacing De-currency

bbrown — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:02:04 +0000

de-noted: showcasing currency defiling around the world. I myself used to cross out “God” in our country’s motto and write “MAN” in its place. What a dork past me was!

MINI DB COOPER

bbrown — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:55:48 +0000

D.B. Cooper Redux: this story enthralled me when I watched a segment of Unsolved Mysteries as a kid. Here’s all the FBI files relating to the case, requested through FOIA. I guess $200,000 was a lot of money in 1971.

For a Good Time

bbrown — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:27:11 +0000

Bathroom Graffiti Project: I wonder if this could also be called the Men’s Bathroom Graffiti Project. I haven’t been in many women’s bathrooms (I worked at several McDonald’s as a youth and bathroom cleaning was just one exciting facet of my job) but in my experience they’re not rife with expressions of machismo.

Tables Turned

bbrown — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:46:51 +0000

Tom Mabe Funny Phone Call: this one’s a priceless prank call. Excellent composure the entire time. {via}

Bacon Lunatic

bbrown — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:26:03 +0000

Bacon Cheese Baconburger: this guy’s clearly a bacon addict. {via}

Reynolds Called

bbrown — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:21:47 +0000

I hung out at Liz Brooks’s apartment: I never get tired of these pranks.

It’s an Anagram

bbrown — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:00:09 +0000

My Early Muir Owl: a very creative marriage proposal. {via}

Fly Away

bbrown — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:28:34 +0000

Cluster Ballooning Intro: I’ve linked to this before, but I hadn’t seen this pictorial. It looks like an absolute blast but I think the lack of control means that I won’t ever be doing this.

No Mo Romo

bbrown — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:40:48 +0000

Ruin Romo: make a Jessica Simpson mask and bug some football player named Romo. (Sorry, I can’t be bothered to find out who that is for you or to feign interest in the matter.) For my money, the Little Orphan Annie look on Jessica Simpson suits her.

Peeface Sounds Like a Great Guy

bbrown — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:28:08 +0000

Superstars of San Francisco: uhh, I guess I won’t ever be living in San Francisco.

Very Dirty Things

bbrown — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:29:16 +0000

Trash the Dress: celebrating wedding photography that involves dress ruination. {via}

Be Grateful

bbrown — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:30:16 +0000

The Gratitude Dance: what does this remind me of? {via}

Dumb Car

bbrown — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:46:00 +0000

Smart Car Crash Test: I was surprised that it could even do 70 MPH. Also, I wonder what a Lamborghini hitting a wall at 219 MPH would look like? {via}

Imagine the Drilling

bbrown — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:44:00 +0000

Cal Band – Video Game Show 2007: now that’s what I call marching! {via}

Is This Admissible?

bbrown — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:34:30 +0000

219 on the 202: Lamborghini driver gets up to 219 MPH on a freeway in Phoenix. Luckily, the speed limit on that stretch is 210 MPH and police generally don’t hassle you until you’re 11 MPH over. Phew! He’s got me beat: my personal record was 125 MPH on the 17. {via}

Daddy’s Little Accident

bbrown — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:57:57 +0000

Crash Bonsai: a welcome addition to any bonsai cultivation. No MINI Coopers though.

HimTube

bbrown — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:02:32 +0000

OMG! Awesome Party Guy Vid!: this YouTube costume has to be the most creative one I’ve seen. It really fires on all levels.

Substitute Your Reality

bbrown — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:14:57 +0000

Happy Halloween from the Mythbusters: love it!

Practicing What They Preach

bbrown — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:33:22 +0000

No Shirts: latest Improv Everywhere stunt featuring 111 shirtless men visiting an NYC Abercrombie & Fitch store. High-larious!

What the Great Pyramid Probably Looked Like Originally

bbrown — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:12:18 +0000

Sony Bravia – “Pyramid”: damn that had to be a lot of work. Just like this “Bunnies” ad in New York. But they sure don’t think small for these ads.

Jesus Gets Around

bbrown — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:28:23 +0000

Jesus on Tour: bobble-head Jesus is going places. Personally, I prefer this Jesus on tour but I think it’s because He’s posable there.

Then There’s Still Time

bbrown — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:21:06 +0000

Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day: December 8th. I won’t do it, but it’s a hilarious idea.

Come On

bbrown — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:01:40 +0000

Drop Kick Big: this decade’s goatse, mayhap?

Quite the Scene

bbrown — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:46:54 +0000

The MP3 Experiment Four: especially check out the time-lapse shot. Not as good as Slow-Mo Home Depot, but still quite funny.

Tales from the Crypts

bbrown — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:16:02 +0000

Monkey Suicide: go there to watch the sock monkey get it. Boy does that sound dirty. I can easily see how this got started.

Not Quite the Merv Griffin Set, But Close

bbrown — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:27:25 +0000

Chris Thrash Videos: the man owns a full set of Rockafire Explosion animatronic characters from Showbiz Pizza and has reprogrammed them to sing contemporary songs! {via}

Water You Doing?

bbrown — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:05:22 +0000

Jeep Waterfall : holy crap is that some cool effects!

Better Than a Boot to the Head

bbrown — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:16:11 +0000

Faceball: sounds like a fun enough game. {via}

Pippi Longstocking is Uncle Tom

bbrown — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:27:45 +0000

Redheads: Improv Everywhere’s latest prank sent redheads to protest the Wendy’s logo! Clever.

Spin Maker

bbrown — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:11:59 +0000

Amazing Car Stunts in a MINI Cooper S: I knew I should have held out for the S.

Chess on a Roller Coaster

bbrown — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:11:18 +0000

Real-Life xkcd “Chess Coaster”: this is unbelievably cool. I love the checkers game with the pensive onlookers.

So, So Wrong

bbrown — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:28:03 +0000

iPhone – Will It Blend?: oh, boy howdy, does it ever! {via}

Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?

bbrown — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:01:17 +0000

Chicago Kwik-E-Mart – Five reasons to visit the Midwest’s only Simpsons-themed 7-Eleven: come on, like you needed five reasons.

Termite Heaven

bbrown — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:28:13 +0000

House in the Wood: looks like a pretty swell place to live.