This Contest is Just Souper

Winter season got you shivering in your boots? You, my friend, are need of some hot liquid nourishment. Luckily, Random Anny has got just the contest for you! Head on over to her blog, RandomAnny.com and enter to win this nifty Progresso Prize Pack…

Resurecting a post

It appears, whilst reformatting some older posts, I came across a link to a post that didn’t exist. Well, it did exist; it just never got entered into the Wordpress Engine when we converted back in 2005! That’s right, a lost post. It happens. So, newly unearthed is A Day Late and a Dollar Menu Short aka Suing the Fat, originally ranted in November of 2002. Its message still holds true.

In Time For the Holidays: A Calamari Wall Hanging

“Here we have one big ass tentacle. Add a touch of eerie goodness to your home decor.
Bursting through a wall of faux bricks, this fabulous bit of cephalopod is sure to delight young and old alike.” -Says the artist – Etsy username ArtAkimbo

And really, what little girl wouldn’t want the carbuncle of Cthulu jutting out from over her bed? Or, older girl, under her bed… The look on a little boys face when he opens that box Christmas morn and flashes back to the run in with the squid at the beach line a few months prior….

“I’ve included a couple of photos of how it might look in your gracious home, specifically if you happen to live in the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” – ArtAkimbo goes on to say.

Snide comments aside, it’s a rather nifty looking art piece. Not my cup of tea, but I’m sure it’d fit in some seaside villa or cultists livingroom.

The tentacle is made of foam and fiberglass, and juts out about 44” from the wall. The piece weighs in at 25lbs , though I don’t know how much weight it can hold – meaning you may not be able to use it as a coat hook a la the Adams Family. Come on, you know you thought of it too.

It’s one of a kind and sells for $1,200, though if Spencer Gifts had any brains (muffled comment) they’d license this bad boy.

Akimbo has some other unique (and affordable) Surreal and Dadaist pieces and prints in his shop. Definitively worth a look see.

Holy Cow, Cartoon Network’s Showin’ Cartoons Again

I was just channel surfing and came across the Pink Panther on Cartoon Network. Cartoons, on Cartoon Network! Who’d a thunk? They went down that slippery slope of changing formats – showing non-cartoon movies and shows – a while ago, something they’ll never be able to back away from now, but they got classics on.

They also got Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry! They’ve been edited for political correctness’ sake, but its something. So if you got kids, here’s something for them to watch rather than totally sterile rehashed gags of cartoons that are being made today. If you don’t got kids, who cares… its something to watch rather than the totally sterile rehashed gags of sitcoms that are being made today.

In an unrelated note, Nickelodeon still appears to not be acknolweding their existance prior to 1999. Come on guys, Classic Nick Network on 3! 1… 2…

PS, don’t go to the CN website… there’re pedophiles in the comments : 0 And no trace of a channel line-up.

Normans finally develop WMDs!!!

Nine-hundred and forty-three years since the first mechanically fired bolt streamed across the battlefields of Europe, the crossbow has been upgraded for the 20th century (yes, yes I know its the 21st… read on). Read more

Construction…Again

3:30PM Pardon the dust, as the Sisyphean task of upgrading the otter continues. Keep your eyes to this spot for more details.

The Afghan Province Printy

Seeing that we’re sending 30,000 more men and women into this area, it may be a good idea to know where we’re goin’ (cause we don’t know where we been)…
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Over the Top Holiday

Dear Mr. Eccentric,

I am having a huge holiday soiree is a few days for a few thousand of my closest friends. But, as I make my plans, I realized I could very well make a total ass of myself if I went too over the top. So, I need your humble advice: Which appetizer goes better with roast reindeer under glass? Beluga caviar with miniscule edible pearls or crocks of vichyssoise crusted with melted Swedish moose cheese and gold leaf?

Thank you in advance,
Ebu D. Katzenfett
Martha’s Vinyard

Wha?!

First of all, just because I was born in a supermarket and wear a grocery bag on my head doesn’t make me Mr. Food Guy! We got some other cat on this site for that stuff!

Secondly, you sir are a sick son of an expletive! Such flaunting of opulence went out of style as soon as Rome burned to the ground! This is a time for sharing and giving! People are in need!

Men and women die daily halfway across the world to protect your right to excess. So you want my humbling advice? Skip the party entirely. And rather than feed the egos and bloated stomachs of your “freinds,” why not do something for those who’re eating sand this holiday season – our troops abroad! That goes for all your friends and anyone reading. Here’s a small list of charities that can help you get the job done of helping them get the job done over there:

The USO – If you don’t know who they are or what they do by now, well, that’d be sad.
Cell Phone’s For Soldiers – Let our troops phone home this holiday season.
Wounded Warriors Family Support – Doing nice things for our wounded vets and their families
Military Working Dog Foundation – Because it’s not only humans risking life and limb for our security.

Thirdly, yuk! You can’t go wrong with franks and beans, man!