Is Someone Missing an Intern? I knew of a guy who, while pledging a frat, woke up in Mexico with nothing but boxers and a quarter.

I think this may be an example of fraternity hazing, grown-up edition:

Labels: Comedy, New York, Odd

  ¶ 12:10 PM 0 Comments

  My hands really aren't that cold It's summer. Our hands are not that cold, and there is little to no reason for these products to be coming out. Interesting concepts, though.

Tickle Me Elmo Hands, which "laugh" when you tickle someone:
Handerpants. The underpants for your hands:

Labels: Elmo, Odd

  ¶ 10:54 AM 0 Comments

  If advertising on bodies isn't big enough First, they put a man on the moon. Now, they're putting brands.

"With a patent pending for what it dubs "Shadow Shaping" technology, Utah-based firm Moon Publicity is anxious to use roving robots to "create small ridges in the lunar dust over large areas that capture shadows and shape them to form logos, domains names or memorials."

Bidding for lunar messaging, which began this week and will last through October 20th, starts at $46,000. Soon, 12 billion+ eyeballs could be susceptible to branded moonlight because after all, nothing spruces up an evening more than a ginormous Walmart logo."
- AgencySpy.com

Very clever, yet slightly disturbing. A few things to consider:
1) Misspellings
2) Offensive brands and ads
3) Environmentalist FREAK OUT
4) Cheesy taglines such as "Out Of This World!"

Labels: Moon, Odd

  ¶ 7:13 PM 0 Comments

  The Real "Mobile" Nowadays, brands get all sorts of crazy exposure through guerrilla marketing. Some brands become lovemarks, so near and dear to their consumers, that they get tattoos of said brands.





Also, see "Spankvertising" and eyelid advertisements.

Labels: Guerilla, Odd, Tattoos

  ¶ 2:37 PM 0 Comments