Southland Hair Salon : Worst Ad

Even in 1986 or whenever this was, we knew this was stink.

I wish this would be gone

The BABES are back!

Try not to stare at this too long

It's like weird Magic Eye deal.

Poo Picker

Thanks to 'Hips for the contribution.

A shoppping trolley full of home-taped VHS videos

What else could we possibly add?

Sushezi host lacks confidence

Also, apparently the sushi fillings are referred to as "fixings".

Mmm, can't wait to get some sushi next time i'm at Cracker Barrel.

So, this happened

Even the idea was odd enough...

Thanks to Li-jah for the contribution.

Today's pointless packaging

Bah.

The latest in the world of knitting.

Obviously struggling to reach the "youth market" to get into knitting, the wool boards apparently have taken two attempts (both worthless, and indeed laughable, but let's continue the hypothesis for now) to broaden the appeal of the hobby and its resulting product.

First, there's a the "push" strategy, hoping to make knitting appealing to the younger audience:



What an incredibly likely, and most assuredly, funky situation.

Their second approach was to hope for a "pull" strategy, where young people demand knitted products from their elders, increasing sales that way.

So what do "young people" like?





Obviously!

Youths are always skinning their jeans whilst skateboarding. And a smart brown padding of wool is the just the thing to solve that.

Honestly, you sense the creators of these items much resemble a set of Encyclopaedia Britannica, dusty and wizened as it sits in a corner of the attic, also rendered increasingly useless to the modern generation.

But there are still babies! Knit the days away for babies. Those cheery, fluid-emitting little buggers.



(A big thanks to Robin and long-time knitter Jena Nielcobb for the finds.)

People WILL sell anything...

Even leftover sachets of noodle flavouring, which have no monetary value, regardless of the amount.

WHAT IT IS: "*123 maggi 2min noodle flavouring packets* "

DETAIL OF AUCTION: "Ever wish you had more flavour on your noodles? heres the answer....

My boyfriend eats about 3 packs of noodles a day with only 1 pack of flavouring.I started keeping them.
79 BEEF
44 CHICKEN"

(Thanks for the breakdown)

PRICE: $1. Yep. Oh and shipping is "$6.50 If its less than that i'll give it back." Give what exactly? A.k.a. "i'm too lazy to go to the post office".

QUESTIONS and ANSWERS: None, although i'm almost inclined to ask why this was in the "Gaming > Other" category of TradeMe.

A big 1UP to Dan Tanner for this unique find.

Milk Bags

Here's a curious item we found in Eastern Canada - milk bags.

Yep, bags of milk.

Not for cafés, or other trade buyers. This was in your local supermarket, for personal use.

WHY?

So Busy Now Days

Would you let the same person who helps you with exterior maintenance and water blasting also shoot and edit any video work you may also require?

I've heard of jack-of-all-trades before, but this is a step too far.

Thanks to P. Starr for the contribution.

A 27-minute infomercial for "The Gathering of the Juggalos"

Oh yes, it's that time again folks.

Skip ahead 6 or so minutes until the voiceover man gets going for the real good stuff.


Thanks to Slonz for the find.

Hey ladies, you can stay at my place for FREE (wink, wink)

This lad has an interesting idea, involving letting a female of the age of 30 stay at his abode for "free".

Well, just read it.

If you'd like to see the description in a larger size, click the image below (you'll also see a photo of the chap in question).

Big Mac Man hits 13.5 million calorie mark

(I have taken this straight from the source as it needs no re-wording.)

Fond du Lac's Big Mac man expected to hit 25,000 milestone next week
By Russell Plummer
The Reporter

Don Gorske sometimes cannot taste the Big Macs he eats every day.


But he keeps eating and next week he expects to hit another Big Mac Milestone: On May 17, Gorske plans to consume his 25,000th Big Mac.

Gorske, 57, says that since birth his taste buds have fluctuated in sensitivity, possibly worsening when he worked inside tanks at a factory.

However, not knowing if he’ll taste the Big Macs has not dampened his love for the McDonald’s staple.

He began eating the high-calorie special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun burgers on May 17 in 1972.

Gorske has structured his eating habits so he will devour his 25,000th Big Mac at about 3 p.m. May 17 inside the McDonald’s at 699 S. Military Ave. — exactly 39 years since he drove his father’s Dodge Polara to the original McDonald’s on Military Avenue and fell in love with the sandwich.

A handful of days this year he ate one Big Mac so he would hit the milestone on his Big Mac anniversary.

“A person like me, I just don’t change too much,” Gorske said. “It’s pretty much two Big Macs a day. When I can travel to sporting events, I like to take my Big Mac along.”

May 17 will also be Gorske’s retirement party. He has spent 25 years as a scheduling officer inside the walls of Waupun Correctional Institution.

Gorske hopes to be surrounded by friends and family Tuesday at McDonald’s where the first 300 people will be getting Gorske buttons and free meal coupons.

He will also be showing three displays only viewed by his family and the Guinness Book of World Records — the receipts, 10,000 Big Mac cartons and calendars documenting his obsession.

The need to keep track of his Big Mac consumption is part of the obsessive-compulsive disorder he has dealt with since childhood.

He wonders what his children will do with his collection, which is neatly stored in bins in his home.

“Are these going to be worth anything because their dad was crazy?” Gorske wondered.


Obsession

In 1990 — the year Gorske ate his 10,000th Big Mac — a tornado damaged the roof of his home and made a mess of his collection.

Gorske had to do the unthinkable.

“I thought, ‘I might as well get rid of them.’ I burned like 7,000 cartons over at my brother-in-law’s farm,” Gorske said.

He said his receipts and a special witness – his wife, Mary — validate his obsession.

Gorske now purchases six Big Macs on Monday and eight on Thursday. He has a spare in his freezer in case of an emergency and a special one frozen inside a container.

His eyes light up and his speech quickens when he talks about McDonald’s. A huge grin comes to his face as he pops the lid off a container in his freezer and displays the last Big Mac made on Oct. 23, 2008, at the Military Avenue McDonald’s before it was torn down in favor of a redesigned restaurant erected next door.

In his basement are relics from the original McDonald’s on Military. On a section of the wall is the seat he sat in during the film “Super Size Me,” and the booth seat where he and his father enjoyed his 10,000th Big Mac.

He stores two Big Macs in his luggage in case he cannot find a McDonald’s when he travels.

Gorske even ate a Big Mac from Hawaii that a friend mailed to him.

“I froze it and then I baked it in the oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees,” Gorske said. “I figured if that didn’t kill the germs, nothing would.”

His wife, a nurse, just shakes her head when Gorske tells the tale of his Hawaii burger.

Since Don just eats Big Macs and takes no vitamins, Mary has convinced her husband to purchase parfaits when he goes to McDonald’s.

In 1985, Gorske went to the doctor for a physical so he could work in the prison. On April 26 this year, he finally returned to the doctor and found out he is in good health with a cholesterol level at 156 mg/dL. Average good cholesterol rating for men age 50 and older is 208 mg/dL.

Gorske estimated he has consumed well over 200,000 Coca-Colas with his Big Macs.

He has saved every UPC since Coca-Cola went from glass bottles to aluminum cans.


Milestone reached

Gorske predicts the 25,000th Big Mac will overshadow his 20,000th celebration.

“I think 25,000 is a pretty awesome number. I’ll never live long enough to eat 50,000,” he said.

If he lives as long as his dad, Gorske will have consumed 40,000 Big Macs when he turns 86.

“I eat what I need to survive,” Gorske said.


(A few more facts before we go, courtesy of the Huffington Post)

"Gorske's wife Mary has convinced him to consume McDonald's parfaits since he does not take any vitamins and subsists mostly on Big Macs (we're a bit dubious of this suggestion as McDonald's parfaits have 21 grams of sugar per serving).

One Big Mac serving has 540 calories and 29 grams of fat. So, in total, Gorske has consumed about 13,500,000 total calories and 725,000 grams of fat from Big Macs."

Findings in the US, year 3, part one

Recently I undertook a trip to one of my favourite locations to travel to, the United States. Because it's so large, it's full of so many great things. And so many, many more very awful things. This time, I also visited Canada, home to more awful and slightly fewer great things.

I present some of my latest findings for your perusal.



'Meals Made Simple' - see it's a whole cardboard box full of bacon. Not sure what meal this actually purports to simplify, unless there's a 'bacon tea' or 'late bacon supper' that i'm not aware of.



I thought this was a nice, vivid example of the kinds of food portions one can buy in the U.S. I did purchase a sandwich similar to the one on the right whilst in Canada, something called a 'dagwood'. It cost $5 and took three separate eating occasions to ingest.


Well, at least someone's trying.


Ah, Scripture Tea. That's what you need to answer all of life's curly questions - such as "What on Earth possessed me to buy apricot flavoured tea bags?"


The people who manufacture "Bod" body sprays perhaps took the premise "really smell like a man" a few steps too literally. Giant, walking on the moon type steps, that is.
I'm not sure what is more disturbing; the out-an-out gall of "Black", or the unpleasantness conjured by "Really Ripped Abs". And don't get me started on the pet-rid trigger applicator.
BUT THEY GOT FRESH GUY AU!!!


And as always, there were terrible shoes.


TERRIBLE shoes.

More to come.

82 tattoos of Julia Roberts

And every one of them a banger.
There might not even be one that closely resembles her.

More tremendous photos here.

Cheers to Tatsie for quite a remarkable contribution.

A current update on the Prime Minister of New Zealand

He has also taken to wearing a New Age healing bracelet*

*healing properties pending.

John Jacobson's Double Dream Hands