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Friday Freakshow

No jokes, no commentary, just this guy:

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The sartorial equivalent of ‘I have a headache’

Listen up, ladies! We might be in a recession, but everybody’s favorite shrieking loon Elisabeth Hasselbeck has come to our rescue with a new line of “pretty and polished separates” available for purchase via your very own tee vee machine! … Continue reading

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The Recession Garden: Seeds of Discontent

A Google News search for the phrase “victory garden” turns up 145 stories over the past month alone. Evidently, America’s intrepid Trend Journalists allege, the economic crisis has hit many families so hard that they are now cultivating their own … Continue reading

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Race to the Bottom

Normally I just leave my nightly MSNBC liberal porn on as background noise in the apartment while I attend to more important things, but last night I couldn’t help but get drawn in to this mud-slinging deathmatch between adorably insane … Continue reading

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Dora the Exploiter

According to our friends over at FishbowlLA, there’s a bit of an internet fracas brewing between Mattel and a coalition of worked-up mommybloggers over the company’s decision to “magically transform” girl-hero Dora the Explorer into, well, something of a slut.  … Continue reading

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Amazon Kindle = Privacy FAIL

Everyone’s abuzz about the Kindle, Amazon’s handheld reading device that lets users read “what you want, when you want it” by getting books, magazines and newspapers delivered wirelessly in less than 60 seconds. The second incarnation of the Kindle, released … Continue reading

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No more human litters

As a card-carrying, lily-livered, bleeding-heart, bed-wetting liberal, both reproductive choice and social welfare programs are at the core of what I believe in. So I feel like I should be a lot more comfortable with the recent birth of octuplets … Continue reading

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Adventures in Real Estate

Tim: Finishing a condo bust feature, getting ready for Gitmo. me: Maybe you should do a piece on the impending Gitmo real estate bust? Tim: Actually, I’ve got this GREAT condo in Gitmo if you’re interested … me: Does it … Continue reading

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Suddenly self-conscious

Was on my Dr.’s web site looking for a fax number for a prescription refill when I ran across this little treasure: God damn you, Los Angeles.

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Smells meaty

> Still looking for the perfect gift for the piece of meat on your Christmas list? Consider “Flame,” Burger King’s newest, uh, fragrance that promises an alluring eau de Whopper, which is known to drive the ladies wild, according to … Continue reading

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