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
No Ho?s for Aussies
2007-11-15 14:30:00 Santas in Australia ’s largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas’s traditional “ho ho ho” greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday. Click Here to see the story You have to be kidding me… if anyone is upset by Santa saying “ho ho ho” they need to seriously consider ... More About: Santa , Aussies
MTV can suck it!
2007-11-06 23:45:00 Announced November 1st, a few months after development started, MTV has decided to “hold onto” The State DVD collection, and not release it this fall. According to the guys who are running The State’s Official Website… it is done, but they are not going to release it. SCREW YOU MTV! I’m sick of watching ... More About: Suck
Ninja Parade!
2007-11-06 21:16:00 Best parade of all time… in Modesto, California… with ninjas! NINJA PARADE! Technorati Tags: parade, Modesto, California, ninjas More About: Ninja , Parade
Seinfeld Characters? Where are they now?
2007-11-04 17:43:00 Sure, the big names get press (famously or infamously) but what about the folks with the bit parts on Seinfeld . Y’know, Jackie Chiles, the Low Talker, the Drake, ManHands, Sue Ellen Mischke, Crazy Joe Davolla, Poppy, Kenny Bania and many more. Well, Jellio over at YesButNoButYes has compiled a little “Where are they Now?” type update ... More About: Characters , Char , Hara
Best. Cookbook. Title. Ever.
2007-10-30 02:54:00 Get it from Amazon today! More About: Title , Cookbook
Video Game Web Series
2007-10-22 22:49:00 My friend Jared has launched a new online series called “Nametags” and follows the trials & tribulations of an assistant manager at a video game store. Targeted at the geeks in the crowd, but does have some broad appeal. Check it episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADJuLGpIGv I Technorati Tags: Nametags, video game, geeks More About: Video , Series , Game , Video Game , Serie
Extreme Gamer Tat
2007-10-08 04:07:00 What’s that? The 8-bit necktie in the previous post not “extreme” enough for you? How about this? A full back piece tattoo featuring a myriad of classic gamer icons. This is one of the coolest things ever! Courtesy of thebbps. Technorati Tags: tattoo, thebbps More About: Gamer , Extreme , Trem
Geek fashion statement
2007-10-08 03:40:00 For all the geeks, nerds and dweebs in the crowd, check out the hottest fashion accessory compliments of the fine folks at ThinkGeek . Yes, you are seeing that correctly… it’s an 8-bit necktie. Handmade and only twenty bucks. Be the envy of your next Dungeons & Dragons] adventure. Technorati Tags: ThinkGeek, necktie, Dungeons ... More About: Fashion , Statement , Temen , Fash
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?
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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