We haven’t talked much about Alex Chiu recently…probably because we’ve exhausted most of what could be talked about.
I did run across this clip of him (allegedly) singing. The resolution is bad, so it could be some kind of imposter.
I like Target, but now I’m starting to wonder what’s going on there….
First of all, normal people call this a “toilet”. Or find a different way to abbreviate “sheet protector”:
Second: This product name is bizarre in the first place. Then the other words on the bottle do everything they can to make the product name look as bad as possible:
On the plus side, it appears Target has struck up an exclusive marketing deal with Triton:
I’m not sure how prevalent the survivalist movement is outside the United States. “Survivalists” or “preppers” focus heavily on being self-sufficient in case of the inability of society to function as normal. They will focus on preparing by storing massive amounts of supplies, being able to grow or hunt food, and other useful skills.
Naturally, they need to be good with a gun. How else will they can defend their stuff from the hordes of people who are starving because they didn’t prepare for Apocalypse?
Much like any group of people, survivalists are targeted by various companies, salesmen, or hucksters who think they can make some money off them.
From the plausible (“You can buy heirloom seeds from us”) to the dubious (“Dollars will be worthless after the apocalypse. You can use our gold coins to trade for stuff!”), there are any number of angles used to pitch to survivalists.
And then there’s Jason Richards.
Do not pay attention to the “6 minutes” he mentions in the second sentence of his video (which you can’t rewind). It must be more than half an hour. I did not bother to finish the whole thing and I am still unclear as to exactly what he’s selling and how much it will cost.
He is excellent at making assertions and calling it proof.
He believes the United States imports 1/3 of its food because it can’t grow enough food.
He thinks supermarkets were cleared of supplies after Harold Camping’s failed Tribulation predictions.
He asserts that having to share a half-empty supermarket with 600,000 people is a plausible scenario in the near future.
His grasp of spelling and grammar is also shaky…food was not “rationalized” during World War 2, it was “rationed”.
Just to be safe, though, if you don’t want to get in a violent bloodbath with your neighbors over the last scrap of bread, buy this guy’s stuff.
It took the LSU football squad more than 3/4 of a day to get home after the national championship game.
Turns out some prankster painted a 50-yard line in front of the team bus.
It’s a new year, even here at Liquid Egg Product, and you know what that means. Promises of more frequent updates that will not be forthcoming!
For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you are already aware of my New Year’s Resolution: to be able to name all four Beatles without help or prompting (really, that’s about as much energy as I can muster for the time being)
Katrushka and I have started a low-carb diet. While I’ve never been overweight, an extra bit of fatness around the stomach has become more noticeable. (Technically my BMI is borderline overweight, but anyone who sees me knows that should be taken with a grain of salt.)
There are a few specials we are excited about. Since Robert Pearson has taken over the Chess Blog Carnival for 2012, it seems appropriate to help him start things about with a bang! Stay tuned, chess lovers.
Freezing my credit…literally.
Many years ago, when just starting my current job, I was introduced to my new co-worker, Juan. Some would say his depth of experience with the airline industry was his most impressive aspect. But there was something else different about him.
His eraser.
Juan was determined not to waste office supplies, which meant that he wouldn’t toss away or accidentally lose a half-used pencil. He showed me his eraser, which was barely large enough to hold and use. Filled with admiration, I was determined to obtain such a trophy.
He retired a few years later, but I never lost sight of my goal. After 5 or 6 years of usage, I was able to earn my own Juan Eraser. After grinding it down to the size of my thumbnail, I decided it earned its retirement:
But who knows. One day, I may decide to continue erasing with it until it’s even smaller than my pinky nail.
Before you people get jealous, you should know that flying in a rocket ship is completely overrated.
It’s always nice when a website is so backwards-compatible, time travelers from the 1980′s can be comfortable with it.
Bonus points for the seemingly random alphabetizing (it must be done by country code, which explains why Chad is in the T section)
