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Watch "Winnebago Man" For Free And Meet The Man Behind The Rant
By Ben Popken on August 16, 2011 11:00 AM
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"Winnebago Man" is a famous viral video of all the profanity-dripping outtakes of an old-school salesman trying to make a Winnebago promo, and failing. Now, the feature documentary of the same name about trying to track down the reclusive and unwitting star is available to watch online for free until August 25. More »
Panda Kicks Your Ass If You Say No To His Cheese
By Ben Popken on September 29, 2010 12:00 PM
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A compilation of several delightfully disturbing ads for Panda Cheese from the Middle East. If you say no to his cheese, he looks at you with gooey eyes while lovey music plays, then he gets all gangster on your ass. But you can purchase panda rampage insurance just by buying a box of Panda Cheese. Apparently, that's just the name, it does not contain panda milk. More »
NPR's Pet Toxic Asset, "Toxie," Dies
By Ben Popken on September 24, 2010 5:00 PM
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To see what would happen, reporters for NPR's Planet Money pooled their money and bought a toxic asset for $1,000. At 99% off, it seemed like a bargain. This week, "Toxie," as they dubbed their pet, gave up the ghost. Contrary to expectation, she was killed not by foreclosures, but by loan modifications, which reduced the amount of cash flowing into the bond. Planet Money tells the whole story in this awesome and hilarious animation. More »
Pennies Are "Bacteria-Ridden Disks Of Suck"
By Ben Popken on September 24, 2010 4:00 PM
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Caffeinated vlogger John Green of the Vlogbrothers outlines the case against pennies. Namely that it costs 1.6 cents to make one, and we could save taxpayers billions if we got rid of them but don't because of sentimental clinging. He really loathes pennies, referring to the one-cent pieces as "disgusting bacteria-ridden disks of suck that fail to facilitate commerce." More »
Apple Makes Newsday Take Down Awesome iPad App Ad?
By Ben Popken on September 21, 2010 2:00 PM
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Last week Newsday put out a hilarious new ad to promote its new iPad app, and now Apple has made them take down the most widely distributed version, according to an insider tip posted by by Network World. Maybe it was because the ad shows a guy who has replaced his newspaper with the iPad trying to swat a fly with the device and ends up smashing his iPad into shards. The tipster said Apple told Newsday had to get rid of the ad, or they would eject their app from the App store. Touchy, touchy. In case you missed it, here is the ad again (reuploaded by another user): More »
The Candwich Is Real! Sorta.
By Ben Popken on September 9, 2010 2:00 PM
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I thought the Candwich was a hoagie-in-the-sky scheme stringing along hapless, and, sometimes, unwitting, investors, but here's some video of actual market-ready sandwiches rolling off the Mark One production line. Unfortunately, instead of a pre-made sandwich in a can, they are simply sandwich ingredients in a can, consisting of a bagged bun with a packet of jelly and a packet of peanut butter. This is not the future I was looking forward to. More »
Stranded Orchestra Gives Impromptu Inflight Concert For Fellow Passengers
By Ben Popken on September 8, 2010 12:00 PM
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While waiting for their delayed KLM flight to be released, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta took their instruments down from the overhead compartments and started playing a spontaneous concert for their fellow passengers. More »
Video: Chinese Factory Workers Stuffing Playing Cards At Turbo Speed
By Ben Popken on September 7, 2010 1:00 PM
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Every wonder why so much stuff is made in China? This is why. Look at these guys, stuffing playing cards in boxes at a superhuman rate. This video has not been sped up. No wonder China is going to kick our ass. More »
New Trailer For "Inside Job" Financial Crisis Documentary
By Ben Popken on August 31, 2010 5:00 PM
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Get ready to slake your thirst for populist rage. Inside Job is a new documentary coming out in October that aims to expose the truth about the true architects of the financial implosion of 2008. You can probably guess from the title whom they're fingering. Matt Damon is the narrator and it's released by Sony Pictures Classics. Here's the trailer: More »
Cami Secret Is A Fake Camisole You Attach To Your Bra
By Ben Popken on August 30, 2010 1:00 PM
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To others, the "Cami Secret" appears to be a camisole, but it's actually a hankie you attach to your bra. More »
Man Passes Self Through Airport X-Ray
By Ben Popken on August 27, 2010 2:45 PM
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Fed up with being forced to repeatedly walk through a metal detector even though he wasn't carrying any bombs, a man decided to find an alternate way to get through airport security. More »
What Happens To A Cheeseburger In Hydrochloric Acid?
By Ben Popken on August 27, 2010 10:00 AM
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Some British scientists dunked a cheeseburger in hydrochloric acid to see what happens. This video is the result. More »
Denny's Fried Cheese Melt Taste Test
By Ben Popken on August 26, 2010 10:00 AM
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So what does Denny's Fried Cheese Melt, which a grilled cheese sandwich with four mozzarella sticks inside it, taste like? "This sandwich did not lack in sodium or grease and that really came through in the flavor, yet when combined with the marinara sauce, it helped balance out all that salt," wrote Slashfood in their taste test. In other words, delicious! More »
The Desperate Life Of A Flea Market Shammie Salesman
By Ben Popken on August 25, 2010 1:00 PM
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Reader Tim found himself selling shammies at flea markets to earn his way through college and made this video about it. These aren't ShamWows, mind you. No, something more degrading. It's the knockoff Wow!" brand shammie. Wholesale: $.70 per sheet, yours for only $3.30 a piece! He says it was like working at the "Bazaar of Despair." More »
Fear The "Snazzy Napper"
By Ben Popken on August 25, 2010 10:00 AM
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Move over Snuggie, and meet the Snazzy Napper, a pocketed bib that attaches to an eye-mask. Or, get the extra large version and you have a blanket too. Snazzy Napper's patented technology prevents you from seeing the other people around you staring at you in disbelief. More »
Bank Credits $95,093.35 Junk Mail Check To Man's Account, Has To Beg For It Back
By Ben Popken on August 23, 2010 5:00 PM
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Man 1 Bank 0 is the true story of Patrick Combs who deposited one of those junk mail checks as a joke. What happened was that it cashed, all $95,093.35 of it, and because they didn't dispute it in time, the bank had to get on their knees to get him to give it back. More »
Rap Video Pimps Elizabeth Warren For CFPA Head
By Ben Popken on August 20, 2010 2:00 PM
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A lot of folks are rooting for the smart, fierce and uncompromising Elizabeth Warren to head up the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. And now the cowboy rappers have thrown their 10-gallon hats in the ring. More »
Stripping Chatroulette Chick Morphs Into Last Exorcism Hell Spawn
By Ben Popken on August 20, 2010 11:00 AM
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It's a given that anything real, raw or underground will eventually be coopted by advertising. Exhibit A: In a viral marketing push for new horror flick Last Exorcism, unsuspecting boys think the hot chick they are Chatrouletting with is going to take off her top, when all of a sudden her eyes roll back into her head, her face cracks, and she attacks the camera. The reactions are priceless. NSFW. More »
In-Store Dance Protest Hits Target, To The Tune Of "People Are People"
By Ben Popken on August 19, 2010 2:00 PM
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Wondering how that Target boycott is going? Here's a video of an in-store protest complete with dance routine and Improv Everywhere type theatrics, set to the tune of Depeche Mode's "People are People." More »
The Secret Life Of The Majestic Plastic Bag
By Ben Popken on August 17, 2010 3:00 PM
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Have you ever wished the plastic bag from American Beauty got its own spinoff? Your dream has come true. This is a mock nature documentary narrated by Jeremy Irons that follows "one of the most clever and illustrious creatures: the plastic bag" from its first birthing into the wild all the way to its ultimate home, the Pacific gyre. More »
