Weird Universe Archive

June 2009

June 1, 2009

The Toothbrush Brigade

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My dentist has this image hanging up in his office, with the following description:

"The Toothbrush Brigade of Long Beach, California, promote dental hygiene with their three-foot toothbrushes, circa 1950. They are rehearsing for the Tenth Annual 'Brownie Button' party which will be held under the auspices of the Long Beach Dental Society as a climax to the city's Save The Teeth movement."

Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 01, 2009 - Comments (3)
Category: Costumes and Masks, Hygiene, 1950s

Don’t Steal My Mug

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Tired of people stealing your mug at work? The people over at Perpetualkid.com seem to have the solution. They bring you one of the only coffee mugs with a built in anti-theft that renders it useless unless plugged. No more worrying about who molests you mug... unless they have one too.

Posted By: mdb777 - Mon Jun 01, 2009 - Comments (2)
Category: Products

Forgotten and Unseen Electronics Part 5

Today I found something not made from Nintendo.

In 2006 Japan started selling a cigarette case that helps you quit smoking. You would put your cigarettes into it and then you would have to set up a certain amount of time on a timer that was attached to it. You wouldn't be able to open it again until the timer runs out. I don't think this would help people quit because they could just set the timer to 1 second and start smoking again or you would just learn not to put cigarettes in that box. If you understand Japanese you can buy one here.

http://www.konna.jp/shop/goods/A015.htm


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Posted By: phantomspy1 - Mon Jun 01, 2009 - Comments (1)
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Butt Bling, a New District of Calamity, Jonathan Lee Riches Sues Again, and More Tex-Ass Justice

News of the Weird / Pro Edition
June 1, 2009 (news from May 23-30)

Artsiphartsi
Britain's Manchester Museum has hired Mr. Ansuman Biswas as its "hermit in residence" this summer, to live in a tower and blog concerning one object a day from the Museum's stash, musing on its significance (or lack of). For some reason, Ansuman sounds thrilled to be doing this. And the BBC said it was sending Simon Armitage to Afghanistan to embed with troops. Armitage is a, uh, poet (actually, Poet Laureate short-lister). Combat poet. Speaking of poetry, here's this bit of marketing by the Planet Shikoku Rejuvenation Station massage parlor in Eden Prairie, Minn.:
Men are from Mars! / Women are from Venus
We understand that sometimes / It's all about the Penis!
But there's no unhappy endings [sic] here / Because we don't do anything wrong
We will stroke your ego / Not your ding dong!
The Guardian (Ansuman) /// The Guardian (Armitage) /// City Pages (Minneapolis)

Crime Is My Profession
(1) Brandon Hiser, 22, was arrested in Kansas City for trying to break into a bank using a screwdriver. Bonus: It was the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. (2) Ezedrick Jones, 18, was arrested in Memphis for trying to knock off the very KFC from which he had just been fired. Bonus: The manager recognized him through his mask's eye holes and throughout the robbery, addressed him by name. Kansas City Star /// United Press International

Gift Guide
"The most daring accessory you can wear," the mfgr says, available in an assortment of colors and Swarovski crystals: butt-plug bling! (Seriously. Chains hanging out of your sphincter.) CarnalNation.com /// [NSFW] ExtremeRestraints.com



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Posted By: Chuck - Mon Jun 01, 2009 - Comments (3)
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Your Daily Loser & Jury Duty for May 31st

Your Historical Daily Loser - Edward Blaine was having a bad day. How bad was it, you ask? When he tried to rob a bank in Port Royal, Virginia, he dropped half the money on the way out, then discovered he had locked his keys inside the getaway car. That's when the angry civilians caught up to him. He tried to flee but was run down and in the struggle he managed to shoot himself in the leg. The Story.

Jury Duty - The expression on Joseph Monahan's face is priceless. He's been charged with disorderly conduct in a licensed establishment. Disorderly conduct is defined as acts that are of a nature to corrupt the public morals, or outrage the sense of public decency, etc. A licensed establishment is, for lack of a better word, a bar. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but, isn't a bar the perfect place to commit acts that could corrupt the public morals?

Posted By: Nethie - Mon Jun 01, 2009 - Comments (2)
Category: Crime, Your Daily Jury Duty, Your Daily Loser, Goofs and Screw-ups

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