Friday, October 29, 2010

Spot The What The Foto!

This post comes via our newest correspondent, Bolo. It took me a minute to figure out why it was sent to me. Let's see if you, dear reader, can find it as well. Click to enbiggen. Go ahead, I'll wait...

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So, did you find it? The astute among you will notice that I did not blur out the license plate of the vehicle centered in frame. I usually do to limit (my) liability. However, in this case, I made an exception. What makes this a What The Foto is that isn't a personalized plate. In Missouri, the license plates use the sequence: letter, letter, number, letter, number, letter (that's a zero, not an O). You would think that one wouldn't have made it off the production line. Or maybe it was a cannibal at the press...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Hands-Free Keyboard?

Griff took this picture and sent it to me.
For those of you who aren't familiar with this, those silvery bags that electronics come in are used to prevent a static electrical shock from damaging the item. They are very important to protect certain electronic products from being damaged before installation. Keyboards are not one of those items that need such protection. You see, keyboards are installed in a way that they are touched quite frequently, often by people's hands. As such, they are designed to not be affected by the occasional static electricity that may happen. Maybe this is the one keyboard that was designed to never be touched...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Extra! Extra! Pepper Spray Cures Breast Cancer!

I found this at a outdoors/sportsmen retailer (sorry for the blurry picture). So Sabre Maximum Strength Pepper Spray helps fight breast cancer? Just a little spritz every morning should do it. Please focus primarily on the aureole. For medial use only.

Is there nothing they won't slap that pink ribbon on? I'm sure that the fine folks at Sabre actually do donate to the Susan G. Komen foundation, but some on. I predict that by this time next year, fully 40% of the U.S. economy will be pink ribbon and breast cancer awareness related.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Maybe It's A Delivery Vehicle

Our newest correspondent, Stroker (or rather Stroker's friend) captured this and sent it my way.
I'm not sure if this is an awareness thing or what, but it sure is odd. Let's see here, it is written in some sort of blue paint, so they wanted it to be permanent. It hasn't been washed off, so it doesn't seem to be a prank. There is an American flag in the background, so it must be patriotic. I'm just not putting the pieces together.

P.S. They prefer to be called "little people".

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

So, It's Okay To Do That In The Pool?

This picture was taken by our newest correspondent, Shu. He writes:

This is an overhead view of a hotel swimming pool in Las Vegas. I guess we should all be grateful that the hotel owner lets everyone know up front what bodily function he performs in his pool.

Editors note: I wonder if there is a sign nearby that reads "Welcome to the iPool. Notice that there is I P in it. Let's keep it that way."

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

How Many Is That?

This clock is hanging on the wall of correspondent Bat's living room. What is that number between 3 and 5 (click to enbiggen)? If I know my Roman numerals (and I do) that doesn't represent any known number. Now I wonder why the manufacturer used IIII instead of the more traditional (and correct) IV. Maybe they didn't have quite enough room to squeeze it in the space they alloted, though that could have easily been adjusted. Maybe they thought that it looked more "artsy", though they did use Vs properly on the other numbers. Or just maybe they didn't know any better, which I personally think is the case. If they only had some way of researching the correct format...