• funny

    CarX Auto Service Will Change Your Oil, Give You A Puppy

    Kari sent us this photo she took last night in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. We'll give them points for finding a unique promotional angle, but we wonder if they saw sales increase or drop off? Update: is it legal to give away animals as a store promotion?

    9:44 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Chris Walters
    8,618 views, 118 comments

    Most discussed jwissick: Not cool. more »

  • cheap labor

    Japan Introduces Monkey Waiters; Blogger Scratches Another Business Plan Off His List

    A Japanese sake house near Tokyo has stolen one of my ideas and employed monkeys as waiters—one brings hot towels to customers when they sit down, and another takes orders and delivers bottles of sake. They're tipped in edamame, which U.S. waitstaff should seriously consider since you don't have to report it, and since the dollar will soon be worth about the same anyway. Our favorite quote from the article: "'The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones,' customer Takayoshi Soeno said." Hold on to your hats, there's video footage below! More »

    11:00 PM on Wed Oct 8 2008
    By Chris Walters
    11,899 views, 54 comments

    Most discussed GoVegan: Its sad that we have to use animals like this for our entertainment. This is not OK and not more »

  • funny

    This Inflatable Walmart Decoration Is Adorable. And A Murder Scene!

    We're trying to figure out who this inflatable crime scene is meant for. With its puffy cuteness, built in lights, and "castle" style walls, it looks like it would be a perfect entrance to a backyard Halloween party for kids. But with its "crime scene noises" and someone-is-being-murdered vibe, it seems more appropriate at a celebration for short police academy graduates. Either way, it can be yours for $125 and a relinquishing of any sense of good taste. [Update: this post is meant humorously—I belly-laughed when I first saw the product.] More »

    6:16 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008
    By Chris Walters
    13,005 views, 79 comments

    Most discussed Griff431: Annnnnnnnnd? I think our friend Chris Walters is trying a BIT to hard to find controversy. Seriously. This is Halloween! more »

  • housing

    Escape The Rat Race With A Tiny House

    It's not just supermarkets that are shrinking—you can also build yourself a 90-square-foot house to shack up in with your hunched-over spouse and children. You'll save money! You'll save the environment! Relatives will never expect to be given free room and board when they come to visit! More »

    6:51 PM on Fri Sep 12 2008
    By Chris Walters
    10,032 views, 36 comments

    Most discussed CMU_Bueller: Good god, $400 a square foot? According to RadarLogic, homes in the LA/O.C. area are going for an average more »

  • celebrity worship

    Life Still Empty? Buy Videotaped Autographs From The Stars

    We can't really mock the self-mocking William Shatner for his miraculous ability to keep earning money as a celebrity, sometimes even by acting, so instead we'll roll our eyes at the dorks who are paying $150 and up for videotaped footage of Shatner reciting a personalized greeting into a video camera as he autographs a photo. And we'll be secretly jealous of the entrepreneur who came up with the idea. More »

    12:48 PM on Mon Aug 18 2008
    By Chris Walters
    3,245 views, 20 comments

    Latest by gonz: Not quite the carman electra tape I was looking for. more »

  • legal tender

    This Bath & Body Works Doesn't Accept Cash

    A.A. sent us these photos, and writes,
    That's the sign I saw at the Bath & Body Works store in a Tanger Outlet Mall in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. I didn't go inside to find out if my legal tender was no good there or what, but I'm a fan of the site and thought y'all would get a kick out of the pics.
    The U.S. Treasury says that's fine, stores don't have to accept cash. We're just worried the people in Pigeon Forge know something about the U.S. dollar that we don't. More »

    7:43 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
    By Chris Walters
    10,380 views, 62 comments

    Latest by JackieJoy: There's a veritable bevy of reasons why they may not have been able to accept cash that day. Safe wouldn't more »

  • shoplifting

    Suspected Hat Stealer Drops Dead In Macy's

    Last Thursday, a 400-pound man in his early thirties was confronted at a Macy's in Oakland, California, and accused of shoplifting a hat from the men's department. According to CBS News in San Francisco, "Security officers at the mall then attempted to arrest and detain Gomes, who allegedly resisted and assaulted security personnel, according to police." The police were called, but on their way to the mall they received a follow-up report that the man had become unresponsive. He died later that evening at a hospital. More »

    9:53 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
    By Chris Walters
    6,530 views, 68 comments

    Latest by bluewyvern: @seth1066: All right, I think the idea is abominable, but I couldn't help cracking up when the music from "Raising more »