Selective censoring
I’ve always suspected that reality shows selectively censor what people are saying to make it seem much saucier than it actually is. If you’re skeptical, watch this clip from Sesame Street where some enterprising soul has selectively censored The Count. Watch it all the way through, and I dare you not to laugh:
Video awareness test
You know, I like to think that I’m quite aware of what’s going on around me. If you think that way too, watch this video. It’s amazing how we can miss things that are right under our noses if we’re not looking for them.
[Via UneasySilence]
Tormenting friends with postcards from abroad
This eBay auction is deliciously devious - what a perfect prank!
You are bidding on a rare chance to traumatize a treasured friend or relative with baffling, mind-numbing, mystery correspondence from abroad.
Here is the arrangement:
I will be spending the Christmas holiday in Poland in a tiny village that has one church with no bell because angry Germans stole it. Aside from vodka, there is not a lot for me to do.
During the course of my holiday I will send three postcards to one person of your choosing.
These postcards will be rant-ravingly insane, yet they will be peppered with unmistakable personal details about the addressee. Details you will provide me.
The postcards will not be coherently signed, leaving your mark confused, guessing wildly, crying out in anguish.
“How do I know this person? And how does he know I had a ferret named Goliath?”
Click the link to check out the rest of the description, and see a photo of the postcards. Priceless!
[Update] Also check out this Craigslist post, titled To the Drunk Hottie who fell off my motorcycle.
Adult-Sized Toys
As a parent, I’m constantly looking at toys and wishing that there were an adult-sized version of them. Well, at least one of my my dreams has come true: adult-sized BigWheel tricycles!
I’m in love.
Reminds Me of Minority Report
I Love Radio.org points to this interesting new technology that allows billboard content to change based on aggregate data about what people are listening to on their car radios. Cool, or creepy?
