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The Psychopath’s Guide to Child Rearing

Martin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:37 +0000

A 12-Step Program To Manage Your Annoying Little Brats

Coolest T-Shirt Ever?

Martin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:39:28 +0000

Michael Jackson may be dead and buried (finally) but there are still four brothers left to carry on the legacy of the Jackson 5. Or rather, the Jackson 4.
(via dooce)

Our Modern Culture

Martin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:46:57 +0000

The Onion tells it like it is.

That Looks Like…

Martin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:12:23 +0000

Totally Looks Like is a lot of fun.

AWESOME!

Martin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:30:19 +0000

I love this website. I wish I made it. It always makes me feel good every time I visit it.

1000 Awesome Things.

Wall of Awesome

Martin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:31:58 +0000

We’ve all done it. Every single one of us. And now there’s a place to share it.

Woody Allen

Martin — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:45:38 +0000

Woody Allen has written many short humor pieces for The New Yorker. His piece on Madoff gave me a chuckle. You can find them all here.

Cell Phone in Microwave

Martin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:30:43 +0000

We’ve all heard cell phones are dangerous, but just how dangerous? Watch what happens when you put a cell phone into a microwave.

Unusual Soft Toys

Martin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:12:52 +0000

Giant Microbes cater for that most unusual person, the one who is in love with microbes. Perhaps you have just had the test and need to inform partners of their new friends? What better way to do it than sending them a cuddly toy?
(Links are affiliates)

Have Your Lunch And Eat It Too

Martin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:57:16 +0000

Thanks to your funky rolling alarm clock, you actually got out of bed, had breakfast and prepared a lunch for yourself and got into the office on time. But there’s still one more thing you need. The Anti-Lunch Theft Bag, to keep those pesky immoral co-workers from surreptitiously stealing your lunch from the fridge. The only problem is that you might have to fish it out of the bin when a good Samaritan colleague decides to clean out the fridge.

Get Out Of Bed

Martin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:53:43 +0000

Monday morning rolls around once again, and our dependency on alarm clocks is yet again tested. There have been many attempts to build a better alarm clock, and including this water-pistol alarm clock for the DIY enthusiast. Few of them though, actually succeed in getting us out of bed. So I introduce to you the Run Away Alarm Clock, which is an alarm clock on wheels. When your alarm goes off, the alarm clock rolls away from you. So you have to get out of bed.

How To Survive if you get Stuck in the Past

Martin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:42:05 +0000

Should you find yourself, as we all do from time to time, having zipped back in time for a quick errand, and then discover that your time machine is broken and you can’t come back, then you will thank God that you were wearing this handy t-shirt inventions cheat sheet.

April Fool’s 2009 Roundup

Martin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:57:58 +0000

This year’s April Fools Day was a big one in terms of the sheer number of websites and companies that got in on the pranks. TechCrunch has a comprehensive list of all the April Fool’s pranks for 2009.

Dipity Does Timelines

Martin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:23:41 +0000

If you have been forced offline for some reason and are suffering Disconnect Anxiety about what major new internet trends you might have missed, fear not, because dipity is here. (Not sure where seren went). Dipity allows anyone to make timelines. Doesn’t sound so great, but you need to take a look at how they do it. Check out the Internet Meme timeline, where you can catch up with the wii fit hula girl, or the spaghetti cat, or David at the Dentist. This particular timeline traces the first internet meme to the origin of the internet itself. I recommend you use the Timeline view in full screen mode and travel back in meme time.

Google Holiday Logos

Martin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:57:08 +0000

You might have noticed that Google changes their logo to commemorate various holidays. Of course, they’re only online for 24 hours, and nobody is that wired to have seen them all when they were posted. But Google keep an archive of them here: Google Holiday Logos.

April Fool!

Martin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:55 +0000

We all become a little wary on April first, keeping an eye out for some prank or other. But you don’t really expect it from Google. Almost every year they’ve launched a ‘new’ service, promising to revolutionise some form of searching. Their last few April Fool jokes are still online, in case you missed them first time:

Great Pockets

Martin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:10:18 +0000

This is a fantastic viral campaign from a certain phone manufacturer. I won’t spoil the surprise. It’s all video, so I recommend that you have a big tube for the best experience.

24 Fabulous Mugs

Martin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:17:04 +0000

Toxel.com has a set of 24 special mugs that are to die for. I can’t choose a favorite, but I really like the tea-bag coffin mug and the color-chart mug.

Portrait Train-Wrecks

Martin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:07:39 +0000

Looking at home snaps and family portraits can be amongst the most tedious of tasks that a person will ever endure in their life. Think about excited parents displaying the latest family shot, or the co-worker who shows you their precious wallet photos. It’s torturous. However, give it a few years and those very-same photo-implements of torture become more statements about the prevailing portrait and fashion style than objects of (dis-)affection. Sexy People holds a collection of single, sibling and family portraits that draw the viewer in. I find a moribund fascination within me wanting to see more and more of these portrait train-wrecks.

The World’s Richest Kids Can’t Have Everything

Martin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:34:02 +0000

So if you’re the offpsring of Bill Gates, you’d figure that a $500 utility/toy (the iphone) wouldn’t be out of the question, wouldn’t you…
The answer is “no“.

Saturday Night Live Transcripts

Martin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:13:43 +0000

For the hardened, obsessive fan, watching a TV program is not enough. They must read the transcripts over, and act out the characters in their heads, pick up on any puns that were missed, and generally bask in the glory of the written word.
If your program of obsession happens to be Saturday Night Live, then you are in luck. You can view the transcripts for almost every single scene of every single program from 1975 to the latest episode. Indulge yourself at SNL Transcripts. Is there any other comparable reference available for any other series out there?

When a Background Subject Ruins a Photo

Martin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:57:19 +0000

Over at Bogley Outdoor Community (?) they’ve got a thread in their forum dedicated to those photos in which someone or something in the background completely ruins a photograph. There’s lots of really funny photos there.

Christmas Present Ideas

Martin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:36:19 +0000

Yeah. I said Christmas in early November. Seems like X-Mas is turning into a two month festival these days. Anyway, shop often, shop early, that’s my philosophy, and here’s a couple of cool ideas from the very cool Hammacher Schlemmer.

The Impractical and Unaffordable:

Levitating Hover Scooter ($16,999.95)
Genuine 7 Foot Robot ($49,999.95)
2 Person Hovercraft ($13,999.95)

The Impractical but Affordable:

Marshmallow Shooter ($24.95)
Swim Mask with Integrated Digital Camera ($99.95)
Hands Free Sports Camera ($199.95)

What Makes Jack Tick?

Martin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:42:05 +0000

This is a funny little story I came across today in Time Magazine.

Worst Album Covers of All Time?

Martin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:21:33 +0000

Jim has a choice collection of some of the worst album covers that he’s collected. Having a look through it, I’d have to agree.

Lego Day—The Bible

Martin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:51:30 +0000

Over at The Brick Testament, there are over 300 stories from the Bible acted out with Lego people. Not recommended for kids.

Do It Right

Martin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:33:26 +0000

Over at CurrentConfig they have a series of Essential Life Lessons. Lesson #1 is how to put the toilet paper on the roller. Read and Learn, people.

Halloween Jewellery

Martin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:25:49 +0000

So Hallowe’en nears, and every female vampire wannabe should be getting her costume ready as we speak.

Here are some bloody jewellery items to help with your costume.

Do I Look Gay In This? SuperHeroes Ask.

Martin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:14:04 +0000

Some Superheroes start to worry about their costumes…

Many of us boys grew up watching these guys, and even wanted to be like them, some of us even got the costumes to wear so we could be just like them. So, like Sam Anderson writing in Slate, you’re probably wondering what that says about your sexuality…

Tell The Rain What You Really Think

Martin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:04:23 +0000

Having been raised in Ireland, I’ve seen my fair share of rain. And the truth is that you never get used to it. You accept it. You grow accustomed to arriving wet, no matter how ‘waterproof’ your overcoat and shoes are. And sometimes it’s a real pain in the ass. Introducing a new profane umbrella from Art Lebedev studios that let’s the rain know what you think of it.

I can see these selling well in Ireland.