Movie marquee spotted a couple of weeks ago:
Quick, someone call the ASPCA!
Category: Humor
Landscape Under Renovation
Irvine is dreadfully afraid you might think the dead grass is the result of poor maintenance.
Apparently, they’re also concerned that the old Grass Under Renovation signs might not be inclusive enough.
Pop Stars as Fish
Last night I noticed @BadAstronomer posting ideas for a Twitter meme, #fishpopstars. It’s pretty much what you’d expect: take a singer or band name and make a pun with the name of a fish.
Katie and I came up with these:
- Death Crab for Cutie
- Chum-bawamba
- Flounders of Wayne
- Vienna Tang
- Betta than Ezra
- Dace of Base (or Ace of Bass)
Some favorites from the event:
- beano76: Sushi and the Banshees
- shinkaide: Squid Vicious
- MisterElGuapo: No Trout
- ebrown2112: Fleetwood Mackerel
- Caissie: Sharkira
- dominichamon: Kylie Minnow
- ethanwc: Crash Test Guppies
- ThisModernDeath: Ling Cod Park
- earlkabong: Herman’s Hermit Crabs
- znmeb: Pike and Tuna Turner
- AndyJukes: Smelton John
- KenPlume: Mackerel Jackson
- notgiamatti: Jefferson Starfish
It looks like it’s still going on if you’re in the mood for fish puns.
Your MOM was Photoshopped!
So, remember this photo of a door labeled “This is not a door?” Last year, someone else sent a picture of the same door to FAIL Blog. Then a week ago, someone submitted mine to Friends of Irony, where Katie spotted it a few days later.
Here’s where things get interesting.
On both sites, people were absolutely convinced that it was “obviously” photoshopped.
*headdesk*
No, it’s real. It’s in a small business complex at the corner of Newport Ave. and Irvine Blvd. in Tustin, California. You can go there and look if you want. And of course there are the two photos taken from different angles.
The obvious conclusion is that people don’t really know how to tell whether a photo has been manipulated. At least on FAIL Blog, some of the doubters had reasons, even though they amounted to not understanding perspective.
I was tempted to post a comment linking to this XKCD strip (My hobby: insisting that real-life objects are photoshopped), but settled for requesting a photo credit instead.
Vanity Plates
If you’re going to get a custom license plate, be creative. What’s the point of putting “WHITBMW” on your white BMW? I can see that! At least say something about your car. Even something like “I♥MYVW.” (No, I haven’t seen this one specifically.)
The Cheese Cupid
A flier picked up at Sprouts, all about how to find the perfect drink to go with cheese. There’s a website, too: CheeseCupid.com lets you start with either a type of drink or a type of cheese, and find its perfect mate.
They even have an iPhone app. 😯
I guess the Cheese Information Center just wasn’t hitting the target.
I Don’t Think That’s Soda Bread
