Monkeys Are Finally Earning Their Keep

A co-worker placed an order from Think Geek (http://www.thinkgeek.com) and received his product wrapped in these. In addition to being "signed" by a number of people who I don't know, it is apparently filled with monkey breath (click to enbiggen).

Math Is Hard

Momo received this nice correspondence the other day. At first it seemed like a normal piece of junk mail until she read the "Important Member Benefit Bulletin" box. Please enbiggen and read for yourself.

Are these really the type of people they want to insure? Those who can't add one year to their current age on their own? Seems like that kind of person would be a bad bet for life insurance.

God Bless Them...Every One

I saw this while at lunch one day. I guess I understand the sentiment (I assume they have a child who is a sniper in the military), but the wording is just sort of odd. I wonder if the maker of this sticker has an entire line of specialties (...Especially Our Navigators, ...Especially Our Drill Sergeants, ... Especially Our Rear Admirals).

Two other items of note in this picture: the Harley Davidson sticker and the fact that both are on the rear window of a $40,000 vehicle (a Cadillac DTS, if I remember correctly).

Moonlighting Spokesperson

Seems to me I've seen this spokesman somewhere before. Hmmm, a muscle-y, bald, Caucasian with the first name "Mr." selling cleaning products. Then again, maybe I'm mistaken.

On a completely unrelated note, this is one of the stranger things I've found online recently: http://flickr.com/photos/rcvernors/2225543997/

Petit Fours Made from Baby Batter?

I was at a party this past holiday season when I spied this lovely tray of desserts. There was something about it that just wasn't quite right and I couldn't put my finger on it. Upon closer inspection, I discovered the source of my unease:

The petit fours were decorated with sperms.

Chess is Apparently a Sport

Sooooo… I found an old CD the other day and whilst browsing through it, I found these pictures that I took in 2003. Apparently I have been documenting the absurd for longer than I realized. These represent a battle of wits between man and computer (if you want the full details, visit http://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/Kasparov-X3DFritz/index.html). While this isn't particularly unusual, what is unusual is the fact that it was being broadcast on ESPN2 and was given the same treatment as any other sport.

It started with a standard banner declaring the event.

Riveting action that is not to be missed!
Fashion trends being established!
They had chess experts providing ongoing analysis.
They even broke out the telestrator to use on the 3D chessboard. Seriously, they did.

Bathroom Etiquette

I was in training this week and at some point I had to use the facilities. As I washed my hands (good thing) I saw this notice taped to the wall. Feel free to click for enbiggened goodness. It raises several questions for me:

1. Where is one supposed to get this extra toilet paper? Notice that it doesn't mention the location of said paper. Mayhap one is supposed to buy it and bring it with them (I did not).
2. Does the phase "clear of waste" creep anyone else out?
3. Hand washing is an important part of the process. Everyone knows that. Anyone who chooses not to will likely not be swayed by a sign.

As a bonus, a second sign was posted on the opposite wall, with a handy picture of a toilet, just in case you would not recognise one.

Falling Figs!

As I mentioned before, while in Florida I visited the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. This is a sign I saw along the tour. To be fair it was under a fig tree, but I've never considered figs to be an injury hazard. All of the figs on the ground were about the size of large grapes, so I doubt they would do much damage. I guess they are just covering they ass against the litigious-prone visitors.