I recently bought a food chopper from one of those little stores on Clement Street specifically for the packaging, which described the humble object thus: Functions: 1. Let the big pieces fall down (which are sticking sometimes on the wall, as you know.) 2. Let the chopper stand alone on the table. 3. Turns on…Continue reading funny product descriptions
Category: Fun-o-rama
overheard at Simple Pleasures: More Red Meat
While I was sipping my au lait at Simple Pleasures in the Richmond this morning, I overheard a conversation between two fellows who also happened to be sitting at my table. They started out by talking about Hunter S. Thompson’s Hell’s Angels–the younger guy was in the process of reading it, and the older guy…Continue reading overheard at Simple Pleasures: More Red Meat
sticky cover
James Bernard Frost, author of the forthcoming novel World Leader Pretend, didn’t like his cover. So he hired a sticker artist to make him a new one. This a very funny idea. And it’s a nice sticker. James is a cool cat. And, hello, I hate to objectify, but his wife Andrea looks better pregnant…Continue reading sticky cover
hotblog – design
SFGirlByBay is a snazzy blog about design and other stuff. Blogger Victoria also writes a Friday column for Apartment Therapy.
What’s creepier than Ted Haggard?
Narcissism reaches new heights with the My Twinn doll! You send in a photo, and in four weeks, voila, they send you a doll with your coloring, hairstyle, and lips. If you look closely at the My Twinn photo gallery, you’ll notice that all of the faces are almost identical, save for the shading and…Continue reading What’s creepier than Ted Haggard?