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Banker Caught Looking At Nudie Pics On Live TV
An investment banker apparently forgot or didn't know his colleague was doing a live interview and was caught looking at nudie pics in the background on live TV. The SFW fun starts at about 1:03. Hey, pushing around money is very stressful, a guy needs some kind of release. Two things make this video even better: 1. The guy keeps checking out pictures as he talks to another coworker and 2. At the very end he turns around and faces the camera, his face showing that he's just realized that his appreciation for the female form has been caught on camera. More »
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Landing Gear Not Good Place For Discount Airfare, Dead Man Finds
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A man was found dead inside the landing gear of Delta airplane landing in Tokyo enroute from New York. Doctors speculated that he froze to death and had a shortage of oxygen when the plane reached over 30,000 feet. Sheesh, we know the seats are cramped but this is ridiculous. What happens when you climb into an airplane's fuselage and it takes off? This clip from "1000 Ways To Die" explains: More »
Here's The Repair Process For Toyota Accelerator Pedals
The Providence Journal of Rhode Island filmed a service director at a Toyota dealership fixing an accelerator pedal. If you own one of the recalled models, Consumer Reports' Cars blog recommends that you learn the warning signs of pedal trouble and get to a dealership as soon as possible if you notice any of them. More »
Ben Popken On Today Show: Beware Mail-In Gold Services
UPDATE: Here's the video! Unless I get bumped by some zoo zebras giving birth or something, set your DVRs to "posterity" for tomorrow morning, 7:30, Today Show, NBC. They are skewering Cash4Gold and other mail-in gold places and you'll probably have the thrill of seeing me for a few nanoseconds. All joking aside, it's great this issue is getting more traction (Congress-critter calling for FTC probe, NYT and NY Post article). Good stuff. More »
YouTube To Rent Movies
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Tomorrow, YouTube will start renting online movies at $4 for 48 hours. At launch, the selection will consist of five titles from the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, says the Associated Press, but Google hopes to get studios on board in the coming months. Studios will be able to set their own prices and rental periods, however, should they participate. More »
Pumpkinhead New Raisin Bran Crunch Spokesthing?
When I first watched Pumpkinhead--an Alien-style monster who's rampaged through a few B-level horror movies--go on and on about finding inner peace and online dating, I thought of The Office. Now that I think about it, it's probably closer in style to Aardman's Creature Comfort animations. Either way, if you like horror movies, breakfast cereal, British accents, and very silly advertising, you'll appreciate this clip. More »
This Man Is Terrible At Smashing Up A Burger King
We suppose January is Fast Food Violence month on the Internet. Here we have what appears to be an international submission -- a YouTube video of a man who throws a drink against the wall -- then attempts to use a chair to smash up the glass door of a Burger King. More »
More Footage Of The McDonald's Water Thrower
Last week I posted a clip of an angry McDonald's customer throwing water at the cashiers. Here's a new clip of her tirade--sort of a greatest hits compilation. It turns out it wasn't mop water, so that's a plus, but she did manage to push all three registers off the counter.
"Caught on Tape: Women Goes Apeshit at McDonald's Over Bad Hamburger" [True Crime Report] More »
"Caught on Tape: Women Goes Apeshit at McDonald's Over Bad Hamburger" [True Crime Report] More »
Consumerist's Top 10 Ads Of 2009
Advertising is all about optimism, aspiring to a better tomorrow that's just a barcode scan away. So just because the economy is in the tank doesn't mean we stop selling dreams, it just means we have to pimp a littler harder, together. For America. Common among this year's best ads, in my view, is that they acknowledged the retardedness of their medium, and then got really real, or completely ridiculous. Here's the top 10!
Broadview Security Systems Protect You From Hordes Of Scary Guys In Black Sweatshirts
The ads for Broadview Security address an important issue for modern women: someone is always lurking outside waiting to rape you. Did I say address? I meant to say something more like stoke flames of fear. Comedian Sarah Haskins takes on the security alarm systems rape fables in a recent epsiode of Target: Women. More »
SNL Mocks iPhone Reception
Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update this Saturday took a headline about the potential Google phone and turned it into a potshot against the iPhone. And it made the children laugh. More »
Buy A New Car Without Getting Ripped Off
There is a rare breed of individual who enjoys shopping for a new car. Likening it to one of our last remaining instances of socially acceptable bare-knuckle-boxing, Rob Gruhl is one such person. He shares his tips for not getting screwed at the dealership in this fun and lively and short presentation. More »
GM Reveals Secret Project It Developed With Bailout Money
Finally, the truth is revealed: this is clearly where the bailout money went. Below, watch a Chevy Volt promotion song-and-dance-spectacular performed earlier this month at the LA Auto Show. More »
Make Your Own Zhu Zhu The Fad Robot Hamster Toy
If you have kids, you're probably biting your nails down to the quick worrying how you're going to find--much less pay for--this year's super hot fad toy, Zhu Zhu the Robot Hamster. But don't be so stupid! The thing about fad toys like Zhu Zhu is that they're about 30% fun, 30% marketing, and 40% media hype. You can bypass all that nonsense and make your own in less than 20 minutes, and for a fraction of the cost. More »
Videodrome #3: Paper Puppet Reenactments Of Removed YouTubes
Faster! Leaner! Meaner! Ben Popken rounds up Consumerist.com's top stories of the week, from psychotic stewardesses to deadly foreclosures. This week we introduce a new feature: printing out the internet and turning it into a puppet show.
Man Pays Best Buy For Washer/Dryer, It Doesn't Appear, Takes Laundry To Store, Shames Store Into Delivering
After Best Buy blew two delivery dates on the washer/dryer he paid $1,600 for at Best Buy on Black Friday to arrive, a man decided to take his dirty laundry to the store. He had unhooked his washer/dryer at home in anticipation of the new appliances and wanted to know which washer of theirs they wanted him to wash his clothes in while he waited for his. His buddies videotaped the adventure. This plan didn't go ever so hot with Best Buy management. Let's roll the clip:
10 Great Commercials Of 2009
Time just published its "Top 10 Any Category We Can Think Of" issue, and buried in there is a group of 10 great ads from the past year. Well, maybe not "great"--I would rather shove Norplant in my eyes than watch Evian's rollerskating babies spot, but some of the other ones are pretty good. There's also some great music in the list, including "Rapper's Delight," a Radiohead track, Bach, and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. More »
New Droid Ad Goes For iPhone Jugular, Misses
A new ad for the Verizon Motorola Droid tries to savage the iPhone for being more concerned with looking good than working great. Does it work?
AT&T Sends Monster After Verizon Subscribers In Threatening New Ad
Reanimated corpse of Luke Wilson
off to attack Verizon customers.
Happy Halloween from AT&T! The maligned cellular carrier's latest ad doesn't seem to be as concerned with getting Verizon to stop picking on it. Instead, a headless Luke Wilson staggers around the screen, roaring silently and searching for someone to kill. Stick to AT&T or who knows what might happen to you. More »
Consumerist Videodrome #2: The "New Moon" Felons
Is loving New Moon a crime? It is, if you accidentally tape it during your sister's surprise birthday party at the movie theater. Plus, how you will end up paying for Hulu after the Comcast/NBC merger, Oscar Meyer shaved meat, subprime loan gangstas, and a pacifier you might choke on. Now that we have a video show, what should my signoff be? Leave your thoughts in the comments. More »
