Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 "Vibrator" broomstick

In yet another sign of what is the United States of the Morally Repressed, toy maker giant Mattel pulled what was sure to be the hottest Christmas item this century (or at least the wettest). The Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom [LINKS: 1 | 2 | 3], a replica of the famous flying stick used by boy wizard Harry Potter has girls and their moms flying with glee. [click to read more +/-]

The reason..it’s vibrating sensations prove to be too much for the ladies. Indeed, the vibrating broomstick is sweeping teenagers off their feet since the first day it hit the stores, putting smiles on the faces of grandmothers and leaving young girls completely legless, or in some cases, flat on their backs with their shaking thighs wrapped around a length of vibrating wood. The reason for this throbbing tsunami of joy? The Rimbutt 2000 Harry Potter Broom—a four-foot long vibrating stick hand-crafted from solid beechwood—which promises to give Harry Potter fans ‘the ride of your life.’

Here are few reviews from the Amazon listing before it was also pulled (absolutely worth it!)..

• This toy was #1 on my daughter's Christmas list. So what the heck, although it has no educational value I figured it would be good for imaginative play. It wasn't until after she opened her gift and started playing with it that I realized that the toy may offer a more than sensational experience. The broomstick has cute sound effects and ***VIBRATES*** when they put it between their legs to fly. Come on---what were the creators of this toy thinking? She'll keep playing with the Nimbus 2000, but with the batteries removed.
  

• I recently bought this for my son, Vantro. He's a HUGE Harry Potter fan. Seen the movie 32 times (in the theaters) and made the paper. This toy gives him the ability to fly around the house zapping things. My only problem I see with the toy is the batteries drain too fast and his sister fights him over it, so now I need to buy her one.
  

• When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I reccomend this for all children.

• My 12 year old daughter is a big Harry Potter fan, and loved the part with the Nimbus 2000, so I decided to buy her this toy. I was afraid she would think it was too babyish, but she LOVES this toy. Even my daughter's friends enjoy playing with this fun toy. I was surprised at how long they can just sit in her room and play with this magic broomstick! A great buy for any Harry Potter fan! :)
  

The Gay Bomb

In a document uncovered by the sunshine project (LINK), U.S. Air Force (LINK) research laboratory in Ohio in 1994 made a proposal to develop a variety of bombs of uncommon ordinance (at a cost of $7.5 million), including: [...Read more +/-]

• a "flatulence bomb," which would stink so badly as to drive the enemy out of its hiding places;
• a "sweat bomb," which would make the enemy sweat profusely;
• a "halitosis bomb," which would plague soldiers with bad breath...
  

But, the coup de grâce was the bomb now colloquially referred to as the "gay bomb." Using a hypothetical aphrodisiac of remarkable potency, the bomb would spray the enemy with a substance that would quite literally turn them gay, causing the soldiers to become "irresistibly attracted to one another" and, we can only assume, forget that they were in the process of being bombed..

If you want to read the entire report, click the (LINK) for a PDF version. You will need to have Adobe Reader (LINK) installed.

Ever wonder what happens when you dump a bucket of liquid nitrogen into a swimming pool?

If you don't, you know where to click [...Read more +/-]

5 New Yorkers who wear only one colour

Ever had those days when you just don't know what colour would look good on you? The universe is filled with a spectrum of colours - some O' so lovely and some we just dare not speak. So many choices and so limited budget. [click to read more +/-]

Anyhow, it's Spring Fashion 2008 and New York Magazine (LINK) caught up with 5 New Yorkers who think One is a lovely colour to stick with and thus end up wearing the same colour all day, every day (and it's not black).


First is, Valeria "ValBlu" McCulloch who is a Shoe Designer and wears Yves Klein blue [LINK1 | LINK2]. Look at her closet, feels like Niagara Falls.






Rebecca Turbow who is a Fashion Designer and wears only Gray [LINK1 | LINK2 | LINK3] . She's cute.

Karim Rashid [LINK1 | LINK2] who is an Industrial Designer and wears white half the time, and (wait for it....) pink half the time [LINK]. Pink??? Dude, pink???

Elizabeth Sweetheart who is a Fabric Designer and wears Kelly green (LINK). Sweetheart, someone is green with envy...

Stephin Merritt [LINK1] who is a Singer / Songwriter and wears brown [LINK]. I can only imagine your lyrics... give me some brown sugar..

I have a friend who once wore only shades of grey and black, but that was just a phase, I think. To each his own, I guess. So what's you favourite colour? And would you be willing to wear it all day, everyday for ever and ever...?

Always Maxi pads

This is a letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph.

FYI, PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best web mail-award-winning letter.

Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your ‘Always’ maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core or Dry-Weave absorbency, I’d probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I’d certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favourite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can’t tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there’s a little F-16 in my pants.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from the curse’? I’m guessing you haven’t. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I’ll be transformed into what my husband likes to call an inbred hillbilly with knife skills. Isn’t the human body amazing?

As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, Mr. Thatcher, you’ve no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers monthly visits from ‘Aunt Flo’. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control, maniacal behaviour.

You surely realize it’s a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend’s testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey’s Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy! The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants…

Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: ‘Have a Happy Period.’

Are you fucking kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager male brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness - is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you’re some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything ‘happy’ about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don’t march down to the local Walgreen’s armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory.

For the love of God, pull your head out of your ass, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn’t it make more sense to say something that’s actually pertinent, like ‘Put down the Hammer’ or ‘ Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong’, or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flexi-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bullshit. And that’s a promise I will keep. Always.

Best, Wendi Aarons
Austin, TX

Not that I would know anything about the emotions she’s describing. Nope, not me.

No, siree.

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No sex tonight

I never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so much. And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing. I have never figured out why men think with their head and women with their heart.

FOR EXAMPLE: One evening last week, my girlfriend and I were getting into bed.

Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says “I don’t feel like it, I just want you to hold me.”

I said “WHAT??!! What was that?!”

So she says the words that every boyfriend on the planet dreads to hear… “You’re just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me to satisfy your physical needs as a man.” She responded to my puzzled look by saying, “Can’t you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in the bedroom?”

Realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.

The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big unnamed department store. I walked around with her while she tried on several different very expensive outfits. She couldn’t decide which one to take so I told her we’d just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so I said lets get a pair for each outfit. We went onto the jewelry department where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings. Let me tell you…she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn’t even know how to play tennis. I think I threw her for a loop when I said, “That’s fine, honey.” She was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement. Smiling with excited anticipation she finally said, “I think this is all dear, let’s go to the cashier.”

I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, “No honey, I don’t feel like it.”

Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled WHAT?”

I then said “honey! I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You’re just not in touch with my financial needs as a man enough for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman.” And just when she had this look like she was going to kill me, I added, “Why can’t you just love me for who I am and not for the things I buy you?”

Apparently I’m not having sex tonight either.


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Exploding Money

Is it me or the world is going crazier with each passing second. I just stumbled upon a news article on the prisonplanet.com (don't even think about asking what I was doing there in the middle of the night!). The article was about $20 bills 'popping' or 'exploding' in certain microwaves after the bills were RFID tagged.

RFID was a hush-hush project of the European Central Bank back in the good old days to embed radio frequency identification tags into the very fibres of euro bank notes. This measure was meant to be an added security on top of the existing security features as holograms, foil stripes, special threads, microprinting, special inks and watermarks.

The basic technology building blocks for RFID on bank notes are similar to those required for today's smart labels or contactless cards. They require a contactless data link that can automatically collect information about a product, place, time or transaction.

It all sounds so 'wow' and all that - but what I still don't get it is why in the Lord's name would you want to put your hard earned money into the microwave for!!!

Anyways, here some pics of 'exploding' monies which I'm sure you'd been waiting for:

PICTURE 1 | PICTURE 2 | PICTURE 3

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TECHNORATI KEYWORDS: AMERICANS ARE NOT STUPID, FUNNIES, MONEY, DREAMZUNLIMITED, SAJID PATEL

DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME

What is with some people that they have to describe their intelligence by doing things which apparently seems to defy the laws of physics? Here's one of those rare breeds in action:

Guys do not try this at home. But if you do, send me a pic.

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TECHNORATI KEYWORDS: AMERICANS ARE NOT STUPID, FUNNY, DREAMZUNLIMITED, SAJID PATEL

Americans are NOT Stupid - Part 2

Have you decided yet? Wait for Part 3 then!

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Americans are NOT stupid (WITH SUBTITLES)

So what if they don´t know how many sides a triangle have? Or who Tony Blair is? That is not fair...just because their president is as intelligent as a door, it doesn´t mean they´re all like that...if you still think American people are stupid, watch this video and change your mind.

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