From Yellin' to Melon
27 Jun 2008
Are you yella?
Kids driving you crazy? Steer 'em onto this trike: the louder they scream, the farther away they'll go.
The shitty by the bay
San Franciscans will flush with pride when they honor the nation's Number One with a building that filters their number two. The soon-to-be George W. Bush Sewage Plant is adjacent to the S.F. Zoo -- perhaps a Dick Cheney Duck Pond is in order?
Photo: Jamison via Flickr
Image: dynamicarchitecture.net
Upwardly mobile
For sale: Beautiful rotating home in premium Dubai location. Eighty-story shape-shifting skyscraper feeds turbine power back to the grid. Constantly changing view! Yours for only $36 million, plus cost of nausea medication.
A call to arms
If we had a band, we would call it Recycled Socktopus. And if we had a recycled socktopus, well, we'd buy one for everyone in the band.
Photo: friendsofsocktopus.com
Photo: enlighted.com
Let's bounce
We're all aware of the power of breasts -- but could you actually produce juice from those melons? Sure, says one expert: "It's just a matter of finding the sweet spot." Indeed.
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