From Vintage Ads.

Here’s a slideshow/quiz where you have to guess whether the person you’re looking at is a porn star reaching their objective, or a celebrity chef having a food-gasm.

The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs:

1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
www.therapistfinder.com

5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always
www.ipanywhere.com

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is
www.cummingfirst.com

9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website:
www.speedofart.com

10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at
www.gotahoe.com

This study shows by what generic term people call soft drinks in the U.S., and maps it by county. They only show “soda”, “pop”, “coke”, and “other”. I never understood the generic term “coke”. I know that there are plenty of generic goods that are best known by a brand name, like Kleenex and Xerox, but when you ask for a Kleenex, it is generally understood that any brand of facial tissue will suffice. Coke, on the other hand is a terrible use. It’s rare that when you buy a soda, you won’t have a choice of kind. When given options, I don’t know anyone that doesn’t have a preference.

So, how do you order an actual Coke in a region where the term is generic? Do you say, “I’ll have a coke with a capital ‘C’?”

Also notable is that in New England, “soda” is the term most used. I remember when growing up, most of my friends’ parents called it “tonic”.

It’s a urinal cake that has an LCD screen and a speaker. No word on whether it only plays R. Kelly.

For those who completely lack creativity, now there’s a handbook on how to call in sick convincingly when you’re not.

Nice stop-action, live-action space invaders video – quite novel. Check it.

A pro-life blogger has a post criticizing an Onion article point-for-point, not realizing The Onion is a parody. Here’s an excerpt with quotes from the Onion article and the blogger (bold is the blogger).

Who does Miss Weber blame her abortion on? The pro-life movement.

“The funny thing is, I actually have the pro-life movement to thank for this opportunity.”

It’s our fault? She says:

“If my HMO wouldn’t have bowed to their pressure not to cover oral contraceptives, I never would’ve gotten pregnant in the first place.”

Sorry ma’am, if you hadn’t had sex you wouldn’t have gotten pregnant, it’s not the HMO’s fault for not supporting your promiscuity while not married.