Category: Misc

  • Bud Light Lime introduces new way to induce vomiting

    Need to throw up? Just look at that billboard and try to imagine what Bud Light Lime’s awful new concoction would actually taste like. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to run to the bathroom and puke.

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  • Free bed frame, nightmares

    Need a bed frame? Want to have terrifying nightmares? This sidewalk bargain is perfect for you! Collect it now, it’s near 16th and Dolores.

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  • Best company tweet ever

    Eat24 is an online restaurant ordering service that bills itself as the OpenTable of delivery. Their website reminds users that no pants are required for delivery, but the unusual approach to public relations doesn’t end there. The above Tweet suggests another use for their service; satisfying munchies brought on by excessive nighttime intoxication. While some…

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  • Truth in fine print

    Hold on here. Unlimited mobile phone service for a tiny fraction of what I’m paying now? That sounds too good to be true. Let’s take a closer look. Ah, there’s the rub. That’s the price for seven days of phone service. (Because who needs a phone longer than a week, right?) $13.99 per week is…

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  • Copenhagen

    Recently I had some time to explore the streets of Copenhagen. It’s the capital of Denmark, an old seaside city with a distinctly fairy tale look. Every Dane is blond, blue eyed, in great shape, and is born with a bicycle in their hands. If you forget someone’s name, you can just call them “Christian…

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  • How to “sew” buttons that don’t fall off

    Ever buy a shirt or jacket that you really like, only to have the buttons fall off in a few days? Sure, they give you one of those little packets of buttons, but why don’t they just make the buttons not fall off in the first place? After thinking this through for a couple weeks,…

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  • DIY Mason jar soap dispenser

    Here’s a DIY project that’s actually useful: a soap dispenser built into a Mason jar. It’s stupidly easy, so if you have no talent but want to jumpstart your Etsy career, this is for you.  Ingredients 1. Mason jar, or whatever.Mason jar or you could use a cool looking peanut butter jar, etc. I’m told Mason…

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  • Unfortunate pun in fortune cookie

    This is an actual fortune from a fortune cookie at Big Lantern on 16th. You can’t make shit like this up: Are your legs tired? You been running through someone’s mind ALL day long. Either Confucius was highly overrated, or this is inauthentic Chinese wisdom even by fortune cookie standards. Sadly, not one patron at…

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  • Fruit of an ATX tree

    Oh these heavenly late-summer days, when the ATX tree’s tender blossoms mature into beautiful power fruit. Children climb the branches, looking for the ripest one they can find for their gaming PCs. On a lucky day in early September, a lucky child could even find a 750 watt ATX power supply. But alas, many fruits,…

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  • Bark bombing

    Remember yarn bombing? Yeah, that’s sooooo 2011. It’s played, man. Get with the times. Now it’s all about bark bombing. Not enough trees in your area? Just wrap your favorite “no parking” sign post in a layer of eucalyptus bark. It adds a natural and outdoorsy essence to the corner. (Spotted at 16th and Sharon)

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