TubaPants TubaPants Celebrating internet minutiae. A ragtag band of bloggers from little ol' Green Bay, WI posts interesting, amusing and just plain weird stuff they find on the web. Reader submissions welcome. Articles
Wasting time? again
2007-10-02 18:44:00 Yea, so the other gazillion web timewasters weren’t enough. Now I present to you “Press the Spacebar“. Do just what it says - see how many times you can press the spacebar in an allotted time. I hit 47 in 5 seconds. This could very well take up my entire day. Technorati Tags: Press the Spacebar More About: Time
I want to ride my bicycle?
2007-10-02 06:04:00 In the event you were considering purchasing a bike in the near future, this video may very well dissuade you. And yet, I simply can’t stop watching. ouch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5s5f7Pf8v g Technorati Tags: bike, ouch More About: Ride , Bicycle
Quest to be the Biggest Loser
2007-09-28 07:21:00 I’m fat. Not big-boned, or husky, or fluffy… I’m fat. So, fatso, whaddya gonna do about it? Glad you asked. Because besides being overweight, I’m also pretty competitive. And a bunch of folks I know have gotten together for our own version of The Biggest Loser with cash & prizes for the bloke who ... More About: Quest , The Biggest Loser , Biggest Loser
Sweet Mac Software Site
2007-09-28 01:59:00 Ok, so you may or may not know that I?m a Mac geek. Sure, I work in both Apple and Windows platforms? you kinda have to nowadays. But given the choice, Mac is my computer of choice. Now, some folks argue that Macintosh is inferior due to the lack of software. I would ... More About: Software , Site , Sweet
Inspiring lecture by Randy Pausch
2007-09-24 17:21:00 Randy Pausch is a Carnegie Mellon professor and virtual reality pioneer. He also happens to have terminal pancreatic cancer. He recently gave his final lecture, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” It’s about two hours long, but very much worth it. He talks about his dreams & aspirations, Captain Kirk, virtual reality and a host of other ... More About: Randy , Randy Pausch
Declare (email) Bankruptcy
2007-09-22 05:54:00 My friend Kevin over at Incompetech.com alerted me to this brilliant idea to deal with a backlog of email after a business trip, vacation or other overwhelming backup of your inbox… declare email bankruptcy! Apparently this was coined by (or at least credit is being given to) Wired columnist Lawrence Lessig. Here’s a snippet from ... More About: Email , Bankruptcy , Bankrupt , Clar
Yarrr!
2007-09-19 15:21:00 It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!!! Speak it, Love it, Live it… YARRRRRR!!!! Technorati Tags: Talk Like a Pirate Day
360 Demo Report
2007-09-17 20:37:00 Here is my Xbox 360 demo report… Fifa 08 Graphics - The difference between the Gamecube version and this one is slim when playing with the wide shot during the game. When the camera is close in on a player it is very nice. Crowds look like crap. Controls - Same basic controls, but with some nice new ... More About: Report , Demo
Remission Review, still in Rehab
2007-08-27 16:55:00 Okay, If you remember I said I would review that game I sent for called Remi ssion… well, I installed it, and the game wouldn’t load. I looked for what the trouble would be, and couldn’t find anything. I will give it one more chance before bringing down my squeaky-kidlike gavel of remotely interesting dravel… ... More About: Rehab , Review , Missi
back on the job!
2007-08-27 16:47:00 Alright kiddies, I’m back! I’ve had troubles keeping up with posting for awhile due to finals and end of school forever kinda stuff. Well, I wont say forever, I’ll probably be sucked back in to get another degree one of these days. So, keep your onions’ peeled for posts from me… or run in fear, just ... More About: Back
See this play
2007-08-20 16:21:00 As some of you know, Joe & I perform with an improv troupe (ComedyCity) and community theatre (Venture Theatre) here in the great white north. One of the plays from that theatre is being produced in Chicago next month at the Chopin Theatre, and it’s really pretty hysterical. The play is written by ... More About: Play
Not Casimir Pulaski?!
2007-08-08 16:39:00 Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin, at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, seem to have figured a way to reverse the Casimir force, making it repel instead of attract. In short… causing levitation As Published by the Telegraph This could at first change how computers and nanotechnology work and/or is created. Then, we get ... More About: Pula
Comedian + Rapper = Awesome
2007-07-28 06:09:00 Now, you may have written off Kanye West following his meltdown during the benefit following Katrina. Remember Mike Myers’ face following “George Bush doesn’t care about black people?” But, a chance meeting between between West and one of the funniest people on the planet, Zach Galifianakis, has resulted in another online viral phenomenon. Galifianakis created ... More About: Comedian , Awesome , Rapper , Median , Some
When lawsuits go too far? again.
2007-07-24 19:18:00 So, last week, or whenever it was, a steam pipe ruptured in New York City. It made a lot of noise, threw a bunch of debris, etc… So, a lady who happened to be right around this area happens to have post traumatic stress syndrome from the events of 9/11. When this ... More About: Lawsuits , Suit
Get your fake band fix right now
2007-07-24 05:04:00 Are you a fake band fan? Do you find yourself humming tunes from the likes of Spinal Tap, Jet Screamer, The Rutles, The Wonders/Oneders, Driveshaft, Banana Splits or Josie & the Pussycats? Then www.Fake Band s.com and their print version, the Rocklopedia Fakebandica is right up your alley. Finally, all the fictional bands and singers from ... More About: Right Now
Travel the world on the cheap
2007-07-21 07:13:00 Just saw this site on Nightline, and thought it deserved mention. The concept is awesomely simple and hopefully it catches on. Basically, you can travel the world and crash on someone’s couch (or spare room) to save some moolah. Transportation is your responsibility, but you can save on lodging by crashing with strangers. Check out CouchSurfing.com ... More About: Travel , World , The World , Cheap
Suck it up
2007-07-21 07:02:00 Hey, I hate blogs that apologize for lapses in posts. So, I’m NOT sorry for not having a new post for over a week now. Deal with it, bitches. So there. R.I.P. Mom Give God a piece of your mind… More About: Suck
How drunk do you have to be?!?!
2007-07-11 18:32:00 So this guy in Green Bay was driving drunk (big surprise). He hits two pedestrians (a man and a woman) on the East side of town. Does he stop to provide some sort of help? Of course not… Instead, he continues driving home and drags the woman for a ways. Not only that, ... More About: Drunk
Pimp your Bathroom!
2007-07-11 18:22:00 with Automatic Toilet Tissue Dispensers…. from Kimberly-Clark (local) Transform your toilet into a WASHLET! with TOTO. plus, the second website is rather addicting… I wanted to click on all the options for some scary reason. Technorati Tags: Automatic Toilet Tissue Dispensers, Kimberly-Clark, TOTO More About: Bathroom , Pimp
Energon Cubes
2007-07-09 14:28:00 The site Liquid Generation will help make you a delinquent at work today. Do the Ultimate Transformers Quiz!!!! I guess I’m Beachcomber… “a laid back hippie. If you had your wish, you’d transform into a plate of pot brownies. And, like, war is bad. For sure. No blood for Energon cubes, man!” Technorati Tags: ...
The Time has come?
2007-07-05 23:45:00 ReMission, the game that helps people (mainly young adults) understand and give them aid while undergoing cancer treatments, has arrived! I will be playing it and reviewing it as soon as I can. Technorati Tags: ReMission, game, cancer More About: Time , The Time
and then? THERE WAS A TWIST!
2007-07-02 19:11:00 Roswell, New Mexico… Aliens…? They said their bits… It was a weather balloon…? They denied their bites… They were crash test dummies…? and now… a confession from the Press Secretary from the grave… leaves us to wonder…. Who is lieing now? See for yourself… Technorati Tags: Roswell, Aliens, weather balloon, crash, confession More About: There , Twist , Then
Wanna Play Doctor?
2007-06-28 16:49:00 But, you don’t want to put in the time to actually learn to be a doctor? then try out this game found in Yahoo! Games section, Dark Cut. Apparently, you play the role of a sloppy medieval doctor of some kind, removing arrows, lancing boils, killing vampires, etc.. its a good time. Technorati Tags: doctor, Game, Dark ... More About: Play , Doctor
Continueing Pants Coverage
2007-06-25 18:11:00 A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants. The man above, Roy L. Pearson (an administrative law judge), originally sought $67 million from the owners of the dry cleaning establishment that he frequented, claiming they lost a pair of expensive pants from a suit, then ... More About: Pants , Coverage , Conti
A look into another culture?
2007-06-25 15:43:00 Sometimes to know another culture, its good to look at their… TV commercials! In this case, we’ll look at Japan. Technorati Tags: culture, TV commercials, Japan More About: Culture , Look
Something we all know
2007-06-25 14:32:00 Bill O’Reilly is an ass. But here is a high school kid (Jesse Lange from Boulder High School), showing him up. Technorati Tags: Bill O’Reilly, Jesse Lange, Boulder High School More About: Something , Thing , Some
Man killed by blue sky lightning
2007-06-24 03:11:00 Beautiful Blue Skies… of DEATH!!! There are lots of things we must fear in nature: sharks, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, bears, hurricanes, icebergs, etc. Add to that list the seemingly innocuous blue sky. That’s right… some poor landscaper in the Miami area was struck by lightning on a beautiful, sunny and freakin’ CLOUDLESS day. 41 year old David ... More About: Lightning , Blue Sky , Kill , Killed
Don?t mess with Texas.
2007-06-20 21:21:00 On top of that, if you hit someone with your car in Texas … specifically, a little girl… RUN! Hell, don’t run, drive to the nearest police station and have them lock you up for your safety, because around the corner are a bunch of 10 Gallon Hats of Doom coming to bludgeon you to ... More About: Mess
You need to watch this video.
More articles from this author:2007-06-19 18:41:00 This is where the future of picture sharing on the internet is headed, and its awesome! Its a program/technology procured by Microsoft called: C Dragon. It takes photos of all sizes and dpi’s and makes the accessable at a much quicker rate and in more interesting ways. Click here to see some interesting new technology. they mention ... More About: Video , Watch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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