When I was little, I watched a lot of television commercials, or TV in general for that matter. The commercials from my youth invade my psyche to this day, appearing in my dreams and even fantasies on a regular basis. This is now compounded by my fascination with contemporary advertising. Over the years I have mentally archived many remarkable commercials. My brain, bloated and top-heavy, impregnated with peculiar media, has finally gone in to labor. Whoosh… a torrent of amniotic fluid pours from my nose and tear ducts as lil’ baby ads squeeze out of my ear. Oh wow, it is a litter of yipping, yapping creepy television commercials. Awwww look at ‘em play…
Mmmm Kinder Eggs! It’s like a Cracker Jack and a Cadbury Egg made babies… And this commercial is what happens when Humpty Dumpty and Garbage Pail Kids mate.
More Creepy Television Commercials after the break!
Despite much trial and tribulation, one of the coolest Google easter eggs ever will be coming to a Firefox near you. I don’t want to spoil anything, but rather whet your appetites. Here are two photos from the making of this Google easter egg. I will not be releasing any more documentation until the thing goes live. Trust me, it will be even cooler than you think. Special thanks to redacted and redacted for putting Pittsburgh on the map. Hint Hint.
Stay tuned. We’ll be breaking this story when it goes live.
Instructables has an interesting post that talks about the best ways to lie to authority figures without getting caught. It is all about focus. Most people have a “tell” that let’s people key in on when they are lying. When I lie or I am uncomfortable, I have trouble making eye contact and I start scratching my head. It is automatic. I catch myself doing it all the time (more when I am uncomfortable than lying). My best advice is to just keep your hands at your sides (not in your pockets) and try to make eye contact, or make it look like you are making eye contact… but don’t bug your eyes or make any other remarkable facial expressions.
I was just watching the directors commentary on “The Prisoner” DVD, and they referenced that one of the actors went on to be the voice of Bill and Ben, The Flower Pot Men. Well, I did a little digging, and I found out that Bill and Ben, The Flower Pot Men was a British children’s television show, or a segment of a show rather, from the 60’s. It featured two marionettes that are, well, flower pot men. They babble at each other in incoherent gibberish. The whole thing is really excellent. From concept to intro music. When is Timbaland gonna sample that theme song? Only time will tell.
Salvia, the new Mexican designer drug that has been used by Mazatec Indians for centuries to channel spirits for centuries has gotten a web 2.0 makeover. This potent hallucinogen is 100% legal almost everywhere and can be bought in highly concentrated forms online. The drug basically detaches your brain form all social constructs and makes it difficult to interpret sensory input while providing a euphoric sensation coupled with intense hallucinations. A full trip only lasts about half an hour when smoked, but the most amazing part is how quickly the effects of the drug overtake the body and mind. And the coolest part, people are tricking others in to ingesting highly concentrated doses, videotaping it, and putting it on youtube.
