"Really makes you realize how terrible and insignificant these photos are"
Anjali Chandrasheka / newyorker.com
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Do they tickle, kiss or eat?
_ "His name is Bloody Bones.
He will grab your feet with this teeth
and drag you under the bed
and eat all your toes off.
"My brother told me this
over 50 years ago and to this day
I keep my feet under the covers
at all times ... "
Nancy Bradshaw / Facebook
* * *
This is why brothers were invented.
Where's the meat?
_"Burger King faces a lawsuit over the alleged disparity between the size of its Whoppers in its advertising and the size of the actual burgers.
"The class action lawsuit alleges that in pictures, Whoppers 'overflow the bun,' making them appear 35% larger
and containing twice as much meat as the real thing.
Burger King wanted the suit thrown out, saying its restaurants
didn’t have to make burgers 'exactly like the picture' ...
"A Miami judge rejected their motion, saying jurors should decide. McDonald’s and Wendy’s face similar cases... "
--Semaphor
Odd that in much of Asia,
photographs of food look
exactly like what you get.
In North America,
food photography gets
more attention than the meal.
There is pretty Instagram food.
Now what the hell is this slop.
"Not even a rhinoceros? Im-poseros."
Each rabbit would show respect to me,
The chipmunks genuflect to me,
Tho’ my tail would lash
I would show compash
For ev’ry underling
If I, if I were king.
Just king.
Bert Lahr's showpiece song from The Wizard of Oz, finally re-mastered to show off Yip Harburg's lyrics.
Clip: If I Were King of the Forest - Restored from The Wizard of Oz
Song: Harold Arlen, E.Y (Yip) Harburg
A very expensive World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales' kiss to Jenni Hermoso,
after Spain won the women soccer
World Cup could cost him his career.
Images:
Alien Kiss / LucDescheemaeker
Smooch / Luis Enciso
cartoonmovement.com
Shotgun steer
_A man driving a full-size bull
named Howdy Doody
in the passenger seat
was pulled over by police in Nebraska yesterday.
The car's roof on the passenger side had been removed
so the animal could fit.
Howdy Doody is a regular attraction at parades and fairs.
Police just asked the driver to be careful and keep moving.
--NBC News
* * *
Move along.
Nothing to see here.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
_
Blue Moon
_The second full moon of August rises to Blue Supermoon status tonight between 8 and 10pm EDT. Closest, brightest of the year.
You will be blue-er than it.
Who needs it more?
_Interesting menu note at some
Ontario cottage country restaurants:
Please consider paying your bill
with cash or debit rather than a credit card.
The banks already make too much money.
Translation: Give us the 3% handling instead.
Image: Emma K Morris
DO NOT OPEN
_Unless you want to lose your social media accounts, avoid any contact, click or response to this message.
Appearing on Facebook, similar on other platforms.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Frank Gallop - Got A Match?
Frank Gallop was a stockbroker-turned-actor who gained fame by voicing spooky radio shows like Lights Out, an Inner Sanctum clone.
When novelty tunes were A Thing, his 14 words on this single drove it to Billboard's #57 in 1958.
Gallop's also famous for the awful Ballad of Irving, but you can find that for yourselves.
Clip: Frank Gallop - Got a Match? 1958
Monday, August 28, 2023
What I learned over the weekend
. Paper straws are less eco-friendly than the plastic ones they supposedly replace. Paper is treated with numerous chemicals to keep it from getting soggy. Plastic straws have one-third the carbon impact of treated papers.
. We have a one in 11 million chance of dying in a plane crash. Any plane crash, civil or commercial.
. Leasing an electric auto is the cheapest path to a new car in the U.S. Tax breaks, falling prices, low maintenance and no gasoline make it thousands of dollars cheaper to put an EV on the road. Thanks, Forbes. Now try to find a plug.
. Pickelball is not a sport. "It's a backyard hobby for retirees … they're trying to fuel it into a pro game with leagues and TV rights even tho it's about as compelling to watch as darts." (Caitlin Thompson, Racquet--a tennis mag)
This blog appears at 6pm nightly in Toronto and New York, 6am in Singapore, Hong Kong and much of Asia. Other places? Do the math.
May be Batman
Press Conference was a continuing riff on Whose Line Is It Anyway, where an improv pro had to guess his identity from the questions asked by his colleagues.
Colin Mochrie elbows his way out of a bat cave, under heavy fire from Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood.
The audience reacts to one word in particular, which is why 11 million have watched it on YouTube. Income.
You are what you eat
_
_Which of these products is real?
Alas, it's Eggo's Brunch in a Jar.
The boozy liquid tastes like
"toasty waffles, maple syrup, butter and bacon."
A Morning Chaos cocktail mixes
the 20% alcohol liquid with
pineapple juice, orange juice and rum.
Serve with ...
Vivek Fever in the U.S.
Vivek Ramaswamy,
Trumpy Republican candidate for Prez,
sez he would have re-run the 2020 election
if he were Mike Pence Jan 6, 2021
Image: Barry Blitt / newyorker.com
Sunday, August 27, 2023
CNE FAVORITES: The Oreo Burger
Easy to make at home!
Just like the CNE.
Hold the mustard and ketchup.
Image: Paducah Insider
The Shadow
_
_Here is the artist that paints better shadows on sidewalks.
If your shadows are lacking whimsy, he's in Redwood City, California.
Of course he is.
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