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Archive for the ‘Whatever’ Category

Look, Ma, that man has a pop-up!

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Nice children’s pop-up book…

He’s also very large.
If something ever
makes him mad,
He’ll trumpet and
he’ll charge.


via Huffington Post


Thanks, Fred!

TSA Gangstaz

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

As a frequent flyer, I have had so many bad and ridiculously unnecessary experiences with airport security since 9/11, I could write a war-and-peace-sized book about it. But since I’m too lazy, let me link you to an actual pilot’s recount:

Well, today was the day

Aside from his recount, my experience has shown me this much:

  • Racial profiling DOES exist. I’ve seen dark-skinned passengers pulled aside with the “every nth person is pulled aside as standard procedure” bullshit and the passenger certainy was NOT the nth in line (n being whatever the hell the TSA person announced that day).
  • I have actually gone through security without setting off the beeper one way, then I had to go back for some reason and re-entered security and this time set off the beepers. Might I add that this was the same airport, but different (leering, sleazy) TSA agents. Who made me remove my belt and obviously enjoyed seeing my shirt go up (to reveal naked stomach) as I did so.
  • Cologne, Germany airport: They made me stand up on a box (seriously), so I was standing raised to the rest of the passengers, while an obviously lesbian security agent (no offense to lesbians, just to point out that she was enjoying it) seriously groped my breasts, my crotch and my ass. While plently of other passengers were staring at all of this. Do they charge for this show? It was humiliating, to say the least. Next time, I shall moan in pleasure and lick my lips, then hold out a cup for money.
  • My grandfather was in his 90s when he traveled by air the last time. They insisted on taking from him a keychain - a miniature swiss “army knife” - one of those tiny ones with a really useless little knife and a nail file. It was a sentimental gift from one of his grandkids. And he had severe arthritis and his fingers were crippeled. Really, people?
  • Shoes. I actually saw a really old lady forced at airport security to remove her shoes. It was obviously very difficult for her to do so. And seriously, so one guy unsuccessfully tried to carry explosives in his shoes and you punish all of us for it? Do you really think, after it failed the first time, that someone would try that shit again? What’s next? If a woman tries to carry explosives in her bra, are you going to make us remove that in the future?
  • Having to take your laptop out of the bag at security? Frankfurt airport - please take your laptop out of the bag and run it through the scanner. While you are being taken aside to be groped. And your laptop is floating along the scanner belt, all on its own. Nobody making sure that the actual owner of the laptop retrieves it. Note to potential thieves: need a new laptop? Fly from Frankfurt airport and just take one at security. Nobody wil notice. Unlike Bangkok airport (next time you think you’re sophisticated, European airport security, have a look a them) - where you get a piece of paper with a number and have to show just that to get your laptop back.

    If I were a terrorist, the type we tend to be afraid of in the US - I would hide my explosives in my wife’s tampon. Because as a muslim radical, I obviously think women are just cattle to be slaughtered or whatever the hell else I feel like doing with them. So I’m sure some day soon, TSA will justify fingering passengers (woohoo, all sexual spastics apply now!). At some airports, we have to get nearly naked already.

    It’s only a matter of time before I will have to decide: do I want to fly to the US to see my family but have to be fingered, groped, shown naked on a screen? Or do I want to continue living life without sexual trauma. Hm.

    Oh and another thing - I scraped the ice off my car’s windshield with my credit card, worked a treat. It has a nice, sharp edge. So you know what, I’ll bet I could slit your throat with my credit card. What, are you going to take my credit card from me now, too? I’ve opened quite a few parcels and CD-foils with my key, are you going to take my keys from me? There are so many things I could use to kill you…. if I wanted to. Airport security is completely pointless.

    Stop the insanity. The war against terror is long lost. The terrorists obviously won.

    Nice link if you’re worried about body scans: Airport Body Scanner

    You’d better lose that pre-9/11 mentality”

  • Eerie

    Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

    Not sure why they chose Obama as an example…

    Cremation Solutions’ “Personal Urn”

    I think this ad is for real

    Friday, October 1st, 2010

    (Reblogged from Stuff About Minneapolis)

    Show me your tits and save my life

    Thursday, September 30th, 2010

    This pickup line might actually work in the future…

    Remove bra in event of biological attack

    The Emergency Bra is a real bra that doubles as a respiratory face mask — for two. It’s designed to be removed quickly and filter airborne particles from fires to biological attacks.

    I might start eating pizza just because of this

    Saturday, September 25th, 2010

    nifty little gadget

    Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter

    Next time you stick your foot in your mouth

    Friday, September 24th, 2010

    Just remember that it couldn’t be worse than David’s gaffe..

    (Source: A.S.B.)

    I like these T-shirts

    Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

    Cute

    Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

    I love New York

    Friday, September 10th, 2010

    and this short film captures why

    THE BEAT OF NEW YORK from tim hahne on Vimeo.

    Thomas Noesner, our DoP, was in New York for a shoot of the new Mercedes R-Class. Right after the job, he took his camera and strolled through the busting streets of „The City“. While screening the pictures of a drummer in the tube station, I had the idea of creating a „remix“ of the recorded drum sequence to use it as a soundtrack for the film. That´s when our sounddesigner Toussaint came into play… We composed a track around the drum beat of this guy. Watch and listen to the beat of New York!

    Via: tim hahne