Thursday, December 30, 2010

10 Weird Stocking Stuff

The first, and sadly not the last, attempt to combine the trash can and the gift giving process. We know all the usual stuffers: candy, nips, etc. What we thought we’d do here at This Blog Rules is offer a few ideas that might actually last beyond ten seconds in your family’s memories.

#10) Fake Computer Keys

Yes, these exist, still. Even though they look like they’re from an IBM keyboard model that is really only used by your grandfather on the PC he got for ten bucks at the church rummage sale, apparently there’s enough of a demand for them for them to still be available. So give them to either the computer fetishist you know, or your grandparents. Either way, it’ll cater to their sense of humor.

#9) Edible Candy Cane Shot Glasses

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One of the best parts of Christmas is being able to drink, which allows you to put up with your family long enough to get presents before you all pass out, then wake up a few hours later vaguely ashamed and ready to leave. So why not combine that with candy canes? Do the shot, eat the glass, offer a pray for forgetfulness. It’s the most courteous gift dysfunctional families can give each other.

#8) Dysfunctional Family Bingo

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Maybe your family has finally driven you, or one of your family members, to AA. God knows it’s happened to us. So, for those who can’t consume vast amounts of the traditional Christmas Mind Erasers, give them these bingo cards. You can use your year chips for markers!

#7) Catapult Spoon

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Another ritual that takes a lot of endurance is Christmas dinner, wherein people who cook a few times a year prepare a meal far beyond their abilities for a group of people who are barely able to taste it. So give out gifts that liven up the dinner, like this food flinger that will finally get across just how little you like the Tuna Ritz Casserole Surprise (the surprise? No tuna.)

#6) Bacon Gumballs

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OK, OK, bacon has become far too trendy. But that said, it’s always fun to surprise people with vile gum, so we present gum that tastes like a pork product some nutritionists refuse to accept as a meat. Give your family the surprise of the evening, not to mention something edible.

#5) Uranium Soap

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Fun with soap is a Christmas tradition, as we are apparently have to give our family cleaning products to drop a subtle hint about how much they smell. So, for the ones who can’t even pay the electric bill, give them the soap that glows. And possibly sterilizes.

#4) Smencils

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Another Christmas tradition are writing utensils, which are apparently rare enough to qualify as a gift to be crammed into stockings. So have some fun with it at least, and give them Smencils, the pencils that smell funny. Wait, that came out wrong.

#3) Fetus Cookie Cutter

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Yeah, you don’t need us to explain this one.

#2) Candy Urine Samples

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Wait, these taste sour? Shouldn’t they taste like asparagus? Eggs? Something along those lines?

#1) Whiskey Stones

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Finally, you can achieve the dream of many across the country, giving your annoying relatives rocks. OK, technically these are useful rocks. They’re used instead of ice cubes; freeze them, dump them in your whiskey, and you have a cool, soothing item in your drink that won’t water it down. So give everyone rocks for Christmas! Hooray!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Neil Gaiman's Animated Christmas Poem

39 Degrees North: Christmas Card 2010 from 39 Degrees North on Vimeo.


39 Degrees North, a Beijing motion graphics studio, started developing an unconventional Christmas card this year. And once they got going, there was no turning back. Above, we have the end result – an animated version of the uber dark Christmas poem written by Neil Gaiman, the bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy short stories. The poem was published in Gaiman’s collection Smoke and Mirrors.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Happy Wedding Pics!

Have you ever wondered how brides pee with such huge dresses?

Wardrobe fail...

This bridesmaid had too much to drink.



Not her best angle.



These two are going to be late to the ceremony!

The classic - getting her pre-ceremony buzz on and pits shaved… who hasn't done that before?





It looks like a very boring ceremony.



Cramped picture.





Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Flash mob goes terribly wrong - Video



Tom Scott's Ignite London talk "Flash Mob Gone Wrong" is a fictional account of just how badly a flash mob could go.

It's got an eerie ring of plausibility, largely because each of the steps leading up to the disastrous ending actually happened, just not all together. It's a freaky way to spend five minutes
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Looking for a Christmas present for the geek who has everything? How about this - a detailed 1:18 scale model of the Delorean from the Back to the Future movies, which is also a 500GB hard drive?

The $250 cars-shaped hard drive features gull wing doors an opening bonnet and even a replica of the reactor needed for time travel. It simply plugs into your PC's USB socket and you can utilise the Seagate storage hidden within.

Dave Hersch of US company Flash Rods says: "After four years of engineering, it's finally out and worth the wait. This is one of the coolest hard drive cars we have ever made. It would be hard to have more fun than this rolling around your desk top."

Picture: Flash Rods / Rex Features

Monday, November 29, 2010

Macaque stabiliser

Parenting skills!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Outgrown his car

These mini sport cars are the ultimate present for tiny Jenson Buttons and Lewis Hamiltons this Christmas. London-based Pocket Classics are selling pint-sized Porches, junior Jags and mini-Mercs for £10,000, and the first UK cars will be available to buy just in time for Christmas.

Picture: HOTSPOT MEDIA

A Pink Barbie bug

A pink katydid is seen in this photograph by Carol Freeman. Its unusual colour is the result of a genetic mutation known as erythrism, similar to the recessive gene that afflicts albino animals

Picture: CAROL FREEMAN / CATERS NEWS

Is it Pegasus, or a Unicorn

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Peek-a-boo! Look through closed doors!

You probably don't spend much time thinking about door knobs, or how they could be improved.

Maybe you should! This glass globe lets you catch a glimpse of what's going on in the room you're about to enter.

In the place where great design meets voyeurism is Hideyuki Nakayama’s “A Room in the Glass Globe.”

The hazy image of what lies in the room beyond is a bit nightmarish for those who value privacy, but a great addition to an already naked household and definitely a step up in the world for the often-overlooked and under-appreciated doorknob

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010

Star Wars condoms

Protect your “lightsaber” from unplanned pregnancies, STDs, and unruly wookiees with the help of a Darth Vader-themed condom.

Remember, Jedis, the Force won’t protect you from a one-night stand with a gold-digging alien after a booze-infused happy hour at the Mos Eisley Cantina.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Oops! Where's the Start button!

Sidewinder missile release practice goes wrong

Before and after Photoshop

Before and after Photoshop

Before and after Photoshop
Before and after Photoshop

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Do not Deface this Sign

Lock-up your doughnuts!

This is the Doughnut To-Go, a lockable, colourful plastic case to protect your doughnut - there is even a handle to make carrying it around easy. The £7.50 Doughnut-To-Go is available online
This is the Doughnut To-Go, a lockable, colourful plastic case to protect your doughnut - there is even a handle to make carrying it around easy.

The £7.50 Doughnut-To-Go is available online. We imagine Homer Simpson must have several of them for his packed lunch

Picture: REX FEATURES

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Godzilla music video!



Godzilla music video

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Robotic X-Factor contestant wins the day



Japanese roboticists recently showed off a female android singing and dancing along with a troupe of human performers.

Video of the entertaining and surprisingly realistic demonstration received millions of views on the Internet.

How did they do it?

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Cat cartoon

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

20 awesome billboards

Most of the time, billboard ads are an annoyance, filling the side of the roads with cheap design and poor concepts. However, the billboards in this posts are not your ordinary billboard. These are funny, creative and/or well-thought ads that really stand-out.

1. IKEA billboard

2. Floralp butter

3. Miele vacuum cleaner

4. Adidas

5. IBM’s color sensitive interactive billboards

6. Strong tape billboard

7. Panasonic hair nose trimmer

8. Guinness

9. Law and order

10. McDonalds

11. Lego giant billboard

12. The back seat’s no safer

13. Bic billboard

14. Dieting ad

15. Barstools billboard

16. Unfinished projects

17. Another McDonalds billboard

18. The Economist

19. Gilette

20. Chevy in charge