Humor
Monday, August 4th, 2008
by Chris
From BoingBoing:
William Lamson’s art-project is delightful: a helium balloon artfully positioned so as to blind a CCTV. This could be a lot of fun for real-world shenanigans or for a piece of fiction. Just got to hope for a windless day.”
CCTV vs Helium Baloon
Cool, but in the comments is a much cooler story…
In the UK we have long been playing with ways to disable CCTV. We have had people use climbing equipment to shin up poles and cover them with black plastic bin bags. We have experimented with running up a daisy chain of helium filled mylar balloons on a collar around the post and I even know of one instance when a couple went along to a car in full view of the cameras with one of those cans meant for holding small amounts of petrol, poured it all over a car in the street and stood back laughing and lighting smokes till they heard a siren and diligently started a random act of kindness and washed the car with the water they had poured over it. Street theater still has the best style.
THAT IS AWESOME!
Friday, July 18th, 2008
by Chris
A woman was watching the late news when a breaking news bulletin comes on:
“There is a car currently driving the wrong way up a Wellington highway. People are urged to stay off that road until the situation is resolved”
The woman, knowing her elderly friend Harry Spencer is on the road tonight gives him a call on his cellphone in advance…
“Harry, look out, the news said there’s a madman driving on the wrong side of the motorway! Be careful!”
“One madman? There’s fuckin’ dozens of them!”
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
by Chris
I always enjoy reading Stuff catoonist, Mike Moreu’s, work. Funny, relevant and poignant. Lots of jokes about politics but even-handed when dishing out the hurt.
You can see his gallery here and he also writes a blog on Stuff called Tooned In which is interesting for a look inside his head.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
by Chris
The other day I had the misfortune of stumbling across Conservapedia, obviously the conservative and religious answer to Wikipedia. Since then, I’ve become more and more drawn in by it. Browsing Conservapedia during my lunch hour with a mouth full of food, occasionally stopping mid-chew to reflect on the brazen ridiculousnes of it all, is a common sight at my desk.
So I decided to share the choice cuts of awesomeness with thou, gentle reader, so you can save yourself browsing the toxic mess and go straight to the gold. So without further fuss, “Top 10 reasons to blame Democrats for soaring gasoline prices”: Continue reading »
