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
BRAIN WAVES!!!!
2007-04-30 19:13:00 Games will never be the same thanks to NeuroSky! “You must maintain attention at very high levels to succeed. This technology makes toys and video games more lifelike.” No more will you be able to just breeze by level after level of koopa stomping action without having to concentrate REALLY HARD! First in line of “toys” is a ... More About: Brain , Waves , Wave , Aves
The ultimate time waster
2007-04-27 04:49:00 You’ve done online quizzes. You’ve viewed clever flash animation thingies. Combine them and you get “The Impossible Quiz” by Splapp-Me-Do. It’s frustrating, cool, addicting, clever and will force you to waste hours of your life that you will never ever get back. Welcome to my little corner of hell. Technorati Tags: flash, The Impossible Quiz, Splapp-Me-Do More About: Time , Mate , Ultimate , Waste , The U
Antichrist to visit beautiful Guatemala
2007-04-26 06:43:00 Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda calls himself the Antichrist, has a tat of the number 666 on his arm, and claims he has over 2 million followers of his Florida based “Growing in Grace” church. He has plans to visit Guatemala soon to celebrate his 61st birthday, and the predominately Catholic population is not pleased. My favorite quote: “It ... More About: Beautiful , Chris , Tema , Visi
Feeling Ill today?
2007-04-24 17:03:00 So, your staying home from work today… now you can fulfill your civic duty by letting everyone on the internet know that you are sick as well. Who is Sick? is a website designed to use interactive maps to show where people are not feeling well. Their key includes markers for Runny Nose, ... More About: Today , Feeling , Feel
Do you hear the calling?
2007-04-24 15:53:00 Is there something deep inside of you that has a need to correct the injustice of the world? Do you rush to the aid of the elderly in distress? Does the feeling of spandex against your skin give you that tingly feeling down your back? If so, then you MIGHT have what it takes ... More About: Hear , Alli , The Calling , Calling , Call
Snoop Dogg to charity: No Xbox, No performance
2007-04-23 16:30:00 The facts as we know them: Snoop Dog g agreed to appear at a UNICEF fundraiser along with the Pussycat Dolls. He received $150,000 for this gig. He nearly withdrew from the event if his demand request for an Xbox for he and his entourage to play backstage was not fulfilled. The Xbox was provided. Snoop then proceeded to be an ... More About: Performance , Charity
What is worse?
2007-04-23 14:36:00 a surprise Nazi attack? or a surprise GIANT ROBOT NAZI ATTACK!?!?!? Check out this CG video to find out! Giant Nazi Robot attack! Technorati Tags: Nazi, GIANT ROBOT, CG
Advertise this
2007-04-21 22:35:00 Harkening back to my marketing & advertising roots for a couple tidbits… From YesButNoButYes, comes mention of a thought-provoking Nike ad from Sunday’s New York Times commenting on the whole Don Imus dustup. Only problem is, ad agency Wieden & Kennedy let a typo slip into the copy. And if there’s anything that gets my undies ... More About: This , Advert , Advertise , Vert
Fruity cocktails = healthy
2007-04-20 21:14:00 Not since ketchup counted as a vegetable has there been a story that rocked the foundations of the food world like the research that was reported yesterday. A group of U.S. & Thai researchers reports that the alcohol in fruity drinks actually enhances the antioxident nutrients in colored fruits. No word on whether Dr. Buffet will ... More About: Cocktail , Healthy , Cocktails , Cock , Tail
Year Zero
2007-04-20 19:41:00 The new Nine Inch Nails album, Year Zero , was released on Tuesday. I was leary of this album when I heard the two sample tracks on Trent’s myspace site. They sounded less appealing and it led me to believe this whole album could be full of anti-Bush preachy crap. Luckily, I wasn’t fully correct. Year Zero is ...
Swingin? and Singin?
2007-04-20 14:14:00 Not only is Spiderman hitting the big screen in May, but he will be on STAGE in a broadway MUSICAL. …. Yep, Spiderman the Musical. Yahoo News’ article. Technorati Tags: Spiderman, broadway, MUSICAL, Spiderman the Musical More About: Sing , Wing , Swing
It?s a bird! It?s a plane! No, it?s Darth Vader!
2007-04-19 15:56:00 After discussing the idea of building a Death Star Shaped hot air balloon, the idea came to Belgian Benoît Lambert to build a Darth Vader shaped balloon instead. He was initially leery, knowing that permission would be needed from Lucasfilm in order to make the dream a reality. After getting that permission, as long as the balloon ... More About: Lane , Plane , Bird
Creative Commons Theater Scripts
2007-04-17 22:07:00 For a couple years now our friend Kevin has been doing some amazing things with graph paper & royalty-free music (among other things) over at Incompetech.com. If you need a musical track or graph paper for virtually any application, he’s got it. And, if you have an application that needs both graph paper ... More About: Creative , Theater , Scripts , Script , Heat
Movie myths about computer usage
2007-04-16 17:41:00 The Programming Blog has a great list of “Things Comp uter s Can Do In Movie s,” that have little basis in reality. A couple of my personal faves are listed below: 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing ?UPLOAD VIRUS?. (See ?Fortress?.) 13. A hacker is always ... More About: Myths , About
All in the timing
2007-04-13 19:17:00 Those sleuthy folks over at the Consumerist have posted several links showing that Menu Foods (purveyors of contaminated pet food) CFO Mark Wiens sold half his stock shares three weeks before the recall was announced. In what Wiens calls “a horrible coincidence,” it has also become known that Menu waited three weeks between discovering the contamination ... More About: Ming , Timing
Deep fried butter (aka, instant death)
2007-04-12 07:19:00 Ok. A couple thoughts before I get to the topic at hand. First, yes, I watch the Food Network. Giada De Laurentiis is hot, Iron Chef is awesome and Alton Brown is both entertaining and informative. Second, yes, I realize that my state is the home of deep fried cheese… the irony is not lost on me. Paula ... More About: Death , Deep , Butte , Fried , Butter
The ultimate mid-life crisis car
2007-04-08 01:49:00 According to BoingBoing, for a mere $150K, you can get your hands on the one and only Knight Industries Two Thousand (aka KITT). That’s right, you too can let your inner Hasselhoff run free in this Knight Rider masterpiece. KITT Stats: - 1982 Pontiac Trans Am - 305 V-8 engine - 2,393 original miles - Original article - Link to auto ... More About: Life , Mate , Ultimate , Crisis , Isis
Pencil your way into history? or something
2007-04-06 14:08:00 I know we are all debating what we are going to do with ourselves after we die. Will we be buried… will we be cremated… how about mummification? Nah, the new wave of the future is here! Make yourself into 240 pencils! That is right, pencils! Check It! Technorati Tags: die, cremated, ... More About: History , Story , Your , Methi , Stor
downtempo?
2007-04-03 14:24:00 When you listen to the song, “My Humps” do you find yourself saying… ‘You know, this would make a great ballad?’ If so, you’re in luck, because Alanis Morissette thought the same thing. Watch the video, and get a laugh and enjoy a better version of the song My Humps. Watch the Video Here Technorati Tags: song, ... More About: Down , Downtempo , Tempo , Temp
Small town news: Police calls
2007-04-02 05:10:00 Once again, truth is stranger than fiction. The Police Calls section of the Green Bay Press-Gazette from this past Friday yielded a number of gems… ? Theft: Three hubcaps were taken from a Dodge Stratus parked in the 600 block of South Adams Street on March 22. Loss estimated at $125. OK, so did the car ... More About: News , Small , Town
Your own, personal (chocolate) Jesus
2007-03-31 14:44:00 Hell hath no fury like a Catholic scorned. And whatever you do, don’t create a sculpture of their main dude in chocolate. Catholic groups in New York City are up in arms over a life-size, anatomically-correct sculpture of a naked Jesus made out of chocolate. I’m guessing the naked thing didn’t help. Most telling quote… “The hotel ... More About: Personal , Your , Chocolate , Cola
Earlybird Special at Brothel
2007-03-26 14:49:00 Folks joke about the earlybird specials at restaurants and the geriatric crowd they attract. But there’s no arguing with the popularity of the deals among the frugal blue hair set. Now, that concept is being applied to the sex industry. A German brothel is offering a 50% discount to seniors 66 and older for sex ... More About: Special , Early , Bird , Roth , Brot
Bad Nicolas Cage Movies?
2007-03-22 14:07:00 One of the funniest blog posts I’ve read in awhile… thejay.com’s: How To Tell If You’re Watching A Bad Nicol as Cage Movie . You’ll find yourself reminiscing all the not-so-great times you’ve had watching Nicolas Cage movies. Click here to being the ride down memory lane… Technorati Tags: thejay.com, How To Tell If You’re Watching A Bad ... More About: Movies , Cola
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Admits to Canceling Firefly, Expresses Regret
2007-03-21 16:41:00 New Evidence shows that Al Qaeda leader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the reason for Fire fly’s short run, out of order airing, and ultimate demise. laugh a little… Technorati Tags: Al Qaeda, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Firefly More About: Press , Esse
Small town news wrap-up
2007-03-16 05:41:00 There’s been a pile of whacked headlines in the local papers of late. So let’s get right to them, shall we? McBusted: City man arrested for 5th OWI - in McDonald’s drive-through lane - Sheboygan Uh, no, you don’t deserve a break today. Teen busted after posting pix of pot on MySpace.com - Sheboygan Ah, yes, the children are ... More About: News , Small , Town , Mall , Small Town
Apple stores raking in the cash
2007-03-16 00:02:00 An excellent CNNMoney.com article (by way of Neatorama) discusses why Apple is America’s best retailer, and #7 on Fortune’s list of America’s most admired companies. One key stat they point to is revenue per square foot: Saks averages $362/sq. ft. Best Buy - $930 Tiffany & Co. - $2,666 Apple - $4,032 Pretty darn interesting stuff. Technorati Tags: CNNMoney.com, ... More About: Store , Apple Store , Stor , King
Was Alcohol a Factor?
2007-03-14 21:00:00 Here is the first installment of what I plan to be a regular feature here on the Pants. Stories about the exploits of Mensa rejects, and whether or not alcohol is listed as a factor in their shenanigans, entitled “Was Alcohol a Fact or?”. This first story comes to us from Billings, MT. Seems one ... More About: Factor , Actor
Coolest. Plate. Ever.
2007-03-13 22:40:00 Simply the coolest vanity license plate ever. (unless you’re a John Tesch fan, I guess) Metallica Rocks! Via Neatorama. Technorati Tags: vanity license plate, John Tesch, Metallica More About: Cool , Plat , Coole , Ever , Late
Parent sues over kid?s F grade
2007-03-13 22:23:00 Dateline Sissonville West Virginia. Straight A student gets F. World ends. Somebody better pay. Yea, that’s right. It’s about time. It sure as hell isn’t the kid’s fault they turned the project in a day late. We certainly wouldn’t want to teach anything about responsibility, priorities or repercussions. Nope. ... More About: Over , Rent , Parent , Pare
Beer-a-pult = genius
More articles from this author:2007-03-09 22:01:00 A Duke engineering grad by the name of John Cornwell has fashioned himself a beer launching refrigerator. While the prototype is a bit crude in that it only holds 10 cans of beer and it’s quite loud (watch the video to see it in action), there is some serious potential here. Is there a foam explosion ... More About: Beer , Geni , Genius 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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