Don’t You Sometimes Wish Spandex Was Un-Invented?

I do…

Who Are The Ad Wizards Who Came Up With This One?

The ad wizards who thought it was a great idea to put small print on a highway billboard came up with another gem.

Here are my suggestions for the future billboards:

• My car kicked your car’s rear end;
• My car’s big black tailpipe is longer than your car’s tailpipe;
• My car took away your car’s gas money;
• My car swallowed a luxury car and now it craps exhausts luxury;
• My car voted for McCain;

If you come up with your own winning caption I will throw in up to 700 miles for your choice of a magazine subscription.

Continuing with the subject of advertising if your child is composing/performing a jingle about the hemorrhoid treatment  center, you are within your rights to demand back all the money you’ve spent on the music lessons. (the jingle starts on the 20th second of the clip).

Behind the Iron Curtain: Gorbachev and Zombies

For a little musical interlude I present the video that has Gorbachev, zombies and plenty of hammers and sickles operated by pretty women. Last 20 years of the post-Soviet era replay right in front of your eyes. Enjoy!

The band ANJ can be found here.

Behind The Iron Curtain:Soviet Pioneer Day

Today, May 19th, is the Soviet Pioneer Day. In order to properly celebrate the holiday you need to print out and wear the following badge…

…report to work marching in the uniform, blowing the bugle…

…and singing this song.

–Young Pioneer, be prepared to fight for the cause of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union!

– Always prepared!

Here are a few more illustrations on the subject.

Bad Apples

Another foray into the faux Japanese poetry since I can’t count the syllables:

Bad apples,
On the ground
They rot.

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