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12,000 year old wind instruments… Now for your Iphone!

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:07:32 +0000

SMule: Ocarina [Zeldarian] from SonicMule, Inc. on Vimeo.

Yes. These people really are playing a virtual Ocarina by blowing on their iPhones.

No. I don’t have any reason to make this up.

Updated: New Video replaces the one that got yanked. I think that’s the theme from Zelda.

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Mike Gravel will beat up your lake!

admin — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:58:48 +0000

Um… What the hell?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZdAB4V_j8]

Well, he has my vote.

Ok, If you really want to know what the hell is going on, look here. Personally, I’m still lost.

A fax… FROM SPACE!

admin — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:19:22 +0000

Here is another one from my buddies at Misplaced Planet. Kind of like “The Office” meets “The Office, only IN SPACE”!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoD0M91W7Vk]

Enjoy,
-stirling

Ads for Ad’s sake: Why are these altoids dipped in chocolate?

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:16:12 +0000

I saw a bus shelter ad outside of my old apartment with a chocolate strongman. At first I thought that Steve Reeves, while on a tour of Willy Wonka’s factory, had succumb to temptation and fallen in to the chocolate river. No, that would make to much sense.

What I was seeing was Leo Burnett’s latest (and last) campaign for Altoids. In the ad, we see the allegedly iconic “Altoids Muscle Man” (I had to google it to find any references) with a fresh coat of glossy chocolate goodness. The line below it reads “The curiously chocolate altoids”. This is what really set me off.

The line is an obvious refresh of “The curiously strong mint”. However, whereas the old line begged the question “why are these mints so strong?” the new line simply begs “Why are these altoids dipped in chocolate?”

I was just wondering the same thing myself.

Ian Webster Wins Battle Royal

admin — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:13:43 +0000

It takes a brave man to admit defeat. For this reason, I must be a very brave man indeed. Ian webster has won the battle royal by traveling to the 11th dimension, or “middle” dimension. Here is the proof.

If you still don’t know what we are talking about, try visiting this site for a quick tutorial.

If you want to party with Ian, travel to the party dimension here.