Archive for the ‘Offbeat’ Category

• Thursday, July 8th, 2004

  Earn Bling, Bling… with Ad Wheels

  

  Today has been a real offbeat day (hope you liked the Britney Spears betting post, hopefully your prediction will earn you some money) and to add to the offbeatness, AdFleet Advertising has patented a non-rotating wheel cover that can be used for advertising. It will be first be launched on taxi wheels in Los Angeles, CA, and then will be rolled out in most major cities across the country. Here is a list of client you’ll see on the wheels in LA… Taco Bell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Virgin Cola, Jiffy Lube and 1-800CheapSeats.com.

  
  

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• Thursday, July 8th, 2004

  Will it be Boy or Girl Baby for Britney?

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  PRNEWSWIRE — Shortly following confirmation that she was engaged to her dancer boyfriend Kevin Federline, rumors began circulating that Britney Spears’ engagement was the result of her pregnancy. With UK tabloid reports indicating that her first child is due in late December, WagerOnSports.com today announced odds on the sex of Britney Spears’
  first born and when the pop star and her fiancee will officially tie the knot.

  The premium sports betting destination online, WagerOnSports.com has
  created betting options on whether Britney Spears’ first child will be a boy
  or girl or if she’ll have a “Baby One More Time” and deliver more than one
  baby. The odds that Spears first born child is either a boy or girl are at
  10/11 (i.e., win $10 for every $11 bet). Meanwhile, the odds that the pop
  princess will give birth to twins, triplets or more the first time she goes
  into labor are a long shot at 20/1.

  With reports also indicating that Spears would like to get married by
  November, WagerOnSports.com has created betting options on the pop star’s
  wedding date. Despite the reports, WagerOnSports.com feels that Britney is
  unlikely to get married before Halloween and lists the odds on her tying the
  knot after October 31st at 1/6 odds. The odds that the diva and her fiancee
  will say their wedding vows before October 31st have been set at 4/1.

  If Britney Spears is not pregnant by April 1, 2005, then all wagers on her
  children will be refunded. Any wagers posted after public knowledge of the
  sex of her first child or her marriage will be cancelled.

  - For More Info, visit WagerOnSports.com

  
  

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• Thursday, July 1st, 2004

  616,400 Signatures Carried To Saturn

  <% rating = 2 %>CNN is reporting that 616,400 signatures were carried to Saturn by Cassini, a space probe. Amongst the signatures were Patrick Stewart and Chuck Norris… I know you are asking why… I am… this is the reason they’re giving: “Planetary Society officials solicited the signatures as a way to bring attention to the space mission. Signatures were received from 81 countries, and the society spent months sorting, counting and scanning them at the request of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

  The project harkens back to the early days of space exploration, according to Charley Kohlhase, Cassini’s mission design manager and an adviser to The Planetary Society.

  ‘A signature is just as unique as a fingerprint, and back in the 1950s, even when JPL was conducting just rocket launches, engineers would often write their names with a grease pencil somewhere on the skin of the vehicle or inside,’ Kohlhase said.”

  
  

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• Tuesday, June 29th, 2004

  Serta’s Fireproof Mattress

  <% rating = 5 %>It’s a scary sight, a conventional mattress (top) and a Serta mattress with FireBlocker (bottom), three minutes, 30 seconds after ignition (caused by friction, etc, etc). During tests conducted at the Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the Serta mattresses with FireBlocker smoldered at very low temperatures for 30-minutes, whereas conventional mattresses immediately became engulfed in flames… which is not good… even if you are the one spontaneously combusting. FireBlocker is a fire barrier system made of a blend of natural and synthetic fibers that helps isolate the impact a fire and block its spread. So, the next time you are looking for a new mattress (you know you need a new set!) check out Serta’s 2004 product line that includes FireBlocker.

  
  

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• Thursday, June 24th, 2004

  2005 Dodge Magnum Police Car

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  We’ve seen the Lamborghini Police Cars, but Dodge is upping the ante in the law enforcement market with a new rear-wheel drive Dodge Magnum police car powered by the legendary HEMI V-8 engine. The 2005 Dodge Magnum SXT model will be available this fall for police special service use. For 2006, Dodge will introduce a police package which will be offered on the Dodge Magnum model. I bet it will even make the thieves not want to out run the cops, so they can get a better look at the car. [via PRNEWSWIRE]

  
  

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• Tuesday, June 8th, 2004

  The Best Seat In The House

  

  We are bombarded with studies that prove we are getting bigger. The New York Times reported in March that the first national survey of adult size since World War II found men and women all bigger in 240 different measurements “from tip to toe.” Manufacturers have even rushed to churn out a huge array of products for our
  growing population. Everything from scales that go up to 1000 pounds, to
  super-sized towels and oversized steering wheels are now available. But until Aitan Levy developed The Big John Toilet Seat, nothing had been done to provide comfort for that vital area right between tip and toe that had been crying out for relief — the BOTTOM. Aitan’s background involved high-class design and manufacturing for 5 star hotels and high-end kitchen and bathroom products. His clients have included Kevin Costner, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, W Hotels, and several major athletes.

  The Big John is:
  
  - Specially designed and manufactured for the Plus Size / Big & Tall consumer.
  - Stylish ergonomic design has a larger, more comfortable opening and a luxuriously contoured sitting surface that is roomier
  than any other toilet seat on the market.
  - Engineered tough for long lasting durability uses the highest-grade anti-microbial plastic that is both stain and chemical resistant.
  - Durable “Continuous Stainless Steel Mount and Hinge” that provides unbreakable strength where others fail.
  - Stabilizing “Rubber Bumpers” that literally grip the porcelain, keep the seat from any un-wanted shifting.
  - 4″ more Sitting Surface, 2 1/2″ wider Opening, and 2 ” Taller than a standard toilet seat.
  - “One size fits all”. Big John Toilet Seat has been uniquely engineered to perfectly fit either a Round or Elongated toilet bowl.
  - Guaranteed not to break – Lifetime Warranty.

  It can be ordered directly from their website for a special internet introductory price of $88.00.

  
  

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• Wednesday, May 26th, 2004

  Porsche Drivers Have Most Affairs

  

  REUTERS — Don’t trust the driver of a fast car. Porsche drivers are less faithful than any other group of car owners, with almost 50 percent of them cheating on their partners, a survey published in German magazine “Men’s Car” has revealed. Among German men, Porsche drivers were the least faithful, with 49 percent admitting infidelity, followed by BMW drivers at 46 percent. Among women, Audi drivers were the least reliable, 41 percent admitting to affairs. The most faithful group were owners of Opel-Vauxhall cars, with only 31 percent of male and 28 percent of female drivers in Germany having committed adultery. The survey was carried out by Hamburg-based opinion poll institute Gewis, which questioned 2,253 male and female drivers aged 20 to 50. The results follow similar findings from the same magazine showing that male BMW drivers had the most sex.

  
  

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• Tuesday, May 18th, 2004

  StayDry, Keeps You Dry.

  If you have ever broken a limb or had surgery you know what it feels like when you can’t take a shower until you remove your cast or stitches. The only solution has been to wrap it in a bulky garbage bag. With StayDry there is no longer an excuse to not shower. It is manufactured to accommodate half of the arm and leg and the full arm and leg. It comes in a range of sizes to fit young children as well as adults up to 6′ 6″ tall and is made of surgical latex that can stretch up to 600 percent without tearing. For the StayDry leg products, the sole features the Non-Skid Grid to prevent slipping. It costs more than a plastic bag, about $29-$39. One thing that I still can’t understand is why in the photo, they chose to have a swimmer in just a speedo, swimming by a diver in a full scuba gear… for fun, post a caption about the photo.

  
  

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• Thursday, May 13th, 2004

  The World’s Largest Latte

  

  At 8 a.m. in New York’s Greeley Square, Nestle Coffee-mate Latte Creations broke a Guinness World Record by creating the World’s Largest Latte. The Latte measured 7 feet tall and 6 feet wide and weighed 5,000 pounds. The freshly prepared beverage contained 660.5 gallons of rich, foamy latte. The ingredients necessary to create this massive specialty drink included 475 pounds of Vanilla flavored NESTLE COFFEE-MATE LATTE CREATIONS, 45 pounds of NESCAFE TASTER’S CHOICE and nearly
  500 gallons of water. The Jolly Green Giant wasn’t available for comment on when he’s going to drink the whole cup.

  
  

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• Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

  GoDaddy.com Introduces Secure Certificates

  One of the main reasons why I’m no longer a Verisign (formerly Internic) customer is because from the beginning they have over charged. Solution, $8.95 domain registration from GoDaddy.com… these folks are #1 in my book and I have transfered all my domains over to them. We still had a problem though… what if you wanted to offer secure webserver transactions? In the past you could have gone to Verisign and paid over $400 for a year or Twarte for a lot less (later Verisign bought them out). Today, GoDaddy.com is offering new 128-bit webserver secure certificates that will only cost $50 a year! If this is the first time you heard about GoDaddy.com, you are very welcome.

  
  

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