within the crainium

November 06, 2009

Life lessons from an ad man

This clip's a little long but I enjoyed it all.

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He's got his co-pilot

From the Johnson City Press in Tennessee:

Did Jesus take the wheel? Jonesborough resident claims image of Jesus appears in truck window
Jonesborough resident Jim Stevens admits he’s not a particularly religious person, but even he is awed by what he has seen nearly every morning for the last couple of weeks on the driver’s side window of his Isuzu pickup truck.

It was two weeks ago today that an image, resembling the face of Jesus, made its first appearance on the window. Stevens, who said he has a “bum shoulder,” was having friends from Rogersville help move some items. He entered his truck from the passenger’s side to put his drink inside the vehicle. He said when he went around the truck to the driver’s side, the image was there. Initially, Stevens said he figured the image would go away and that would be the end of it.

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What? No tire iron?

The Giant Knife from Wenger. I think you could buy one.

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That's telling him

Man angrily tells cop what to do with his wife, his gun and his horse
HILLSBORO – Police arrested and jailed a 42-year-old man for littering after he threw down a ticket forbidding him from riding light rail, then angrily told off the officer who wrote the ticket.

Euphemistically speaking, Christian Alan Fletcher told the Hillsboro policeman that he would seduce the officer's wife and place the barrel of the officer's firearm ... well, where the sun doesn't shine, police reports show.

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TGFB

I could live without the falsetto asides but that said, this is a pretty funny routine about bacon.

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Not-so-creative destruction

City Of Memphis Tears Down Wrong House
Memphis, TN - The City of Memphis tore down the wrong house and it cost taxpayers $29,000. The duplex used to be located at 1072 Garland Street. Records show Memphis Code Enforcement officers never notified the homeowner the house was scheduled for demolition.

Memphis city council member Myron Lowery says “Paying for a $29,000 house is a big hit that never should have happened. Someone made a mistake and they should be disciplined for it.”

According to city records, four years ago the city began condemning the property. Then it was sold to the current owner. Records show the owner made thousands of dollars worth of repairs.

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November 05, 2009

Cast iron, floor standing, 3 phase, 20 amp craziness

Industrial strength bizarreness from Japan.

Via

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Aerial advertising

Germans attach tiny advertisements to flies
Since skywriting is no longer acceptable in advertising, German agency Jung von Matt has settled for "flyvertising," attaching tiny ad banners to flies and letting them buzz around a convention center during the Frankfurt book fair. Neat idea, but the obvious flaw is that flies are the most annoying things ever, and may not be something you'd want people associating with your product long-term. (The client here, Eichborn, is a publishing company whose logo is a fly.)

There's a picture of a tagged fly at the link.

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The miracle of life

Late-breaking Halloween news; full-sized version here.

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Rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated

Bricklayer shows up at his own funeral in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.

Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said. [...]

What family members didn't know was that Goncalves had spent the night at a truck stop talking with friends over drinks of a sugarcane liquor known as cachaca, his niece Rosa Sampaio told the O Globo newspaper. He did not get word about his own funeral until it was already happening Monday morning.

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No corkscrew? No problem

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The guy voted 'Most Likely To Do Time'

Robbery victim finds suspect in yearbook
ERIE, Pa. - After being robbed of his jacket, cellphone, keys, and $300, a Pennsylvania man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police say that is because they went to school together about 15 years ago.

Erie police arrested Anthony Williams, 30, Monday on charges of robbery, terroristic threats, and simple assault. The other suspect has not been found. [...]

Police say the victim recognized Williams because they both attended Central Career and Technical School in the mid-1990s. The victim brought old yearbooks to the police station and identified a newer picture of Williams from a photo lineup.

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November 04, 2009

35 years gone to waste

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He must really hate his job

Police: Man Made Up Mugging To Skip Work
EDGEWATER, Colo. -- Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater say a man stabbed himself, then said he was attacked by three men dressed in black who were either Hispanic or skinheads, in a ploy to miss work.

Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Siebers was arrested after police say he admitted making up the assault and said he was responsible for the knife wound to his leg and other superficial cuts on his body. He faces charges of false reporting and obstructing a police officer.

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How to spot a hunter with a DWI record

It's that time of year.

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It all pays the same

Two blondes worked for the city public works department. One was digging holes and the other was following behind her and filling the holes in.

They worked up one side of the street then down the other, then they moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest: one woman digging a hole, the other woman filling it in.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, 'I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting into your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up?'

The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed, 'Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the woman who plants the trees called in sick.'

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Tricks of the trade

A make-up artist for hamburgers shows how it's done.

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Cannabis U.

University Teaches People To Grow Pot
School Dedicated To Helping People With Medical Conditions
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Medical marijuana advocates have opened a school where people can learn how to grow and use pot to manage illness, KPTV in Portland, Ore., reported.

The Oregon Medical Cannabis University, located in a warehouse off Cornelius Pass Road in Hillsboro, opened in October. The school offers classes and community centers where people can access the drug.

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November 03, 2009

Saturn at equinox

The Big Picture has a great collection of photos of Saturn, its rings and its satellites.

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Nice work if you can get it (4)

I think I need to start a category for these items.

Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them. Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night.

Investigators said Walls disabled cars parked at restaurants, waited for the owners to try to start them and then offered his services as a mechanic. Police said Walls charged between $40 and $200 to get the vehicles running again.

Take it, Benny...

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Whoops!

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It's surprising she could dial 9-1-1

Woman calls 911 to report herself as drunk driver
Eau Claire (WQOW)
Mary Strey, 49, of Granton was driving home from the bar around 11:28 p.m. on Saturday night when she called 911 to report a drunk driver. When the dispatcher asked Strey if she was following the drunk driver, she told police she was the drunk driver.

As she continued driving towards her home the dispatcher asked Mary to stop her vehicle on the side of the road and turn on her vehicle's flashers, which she did. Police found her parked on the side of the road.

Police gave Strey a field sobriety test. According to the criminal complaint Strey's speech was slurred, she stumbled, was swaying back and forth and could not perform the tests.

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November 02, 2009

Finally

Microsoft makes a decent ad.

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Well I think it's pretty funny

Officials Not Amused By 'Go Yankees' Sign
Message Board On Interstate Lit Up Before Game 1 Of World Series
State transportation officials are looking into how the phrase "Go Yankees" appeared on an electronic message board along an interstate in eastern Pennsylvania.

Just in time for the first game of the World Series, the message lit up a board Wednesday along I-81 northbound between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. [...]

The Yankees are facing the Philadelphia Phillies, who used to have a farm club in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Now the local minor league team is affiliated with the Yankees.

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Weird clouds

Here's a nice collection of unusual clouds (plus one volcanic plume).

Thanks to Danilo.

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What a costume

Man Dressed As Breathalyzer Suspected Of DUI
OXFORD -- Oxford police said a man they arrested on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend was wearing a rather appropriate costume.

A police report said that James Miller, 18, was stopped after officers saw him driving the wrong way on a one-way street just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

When officers approached, they found Miller was dressed like a Breathalyzer.

Check out the photo of this guy at the link.

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No OSHA there, I think

Though I'm not sure where this was shot.

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Your mother was right

Cold weather really does spread flu
Scientists have finally confirmed what your mother knew all along - that flu spreads best in cold, dry weather.

As the first few cases of the northern hemisphere's annual flu epidemic are trickling in this week, scientists may finally know why winter is flu season. It appears the virus lasts longer in cold, dry air, and our sluggish, cold-weather mucus cannot clear it out.

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