Happy birthday, Bob! The military and the USO miss you. While there are some great talents supporting the troops these days, Bob Hope was the king of the USO! He was also great with a one-liner...
Everything old is new again. Coming in this year's Needless Markup catalog... the combination toothpick and earwax spoon.
How have I survived without this? How did this gem of a tool ever get lost? Why am I just now hearing about this?
Do rich people all know about these and secretly wear them hidden beneath their clothes. This one looks to have been a decorative necklace as well as a dual purpose tool.
I just think it is a hoot that such a tool existed and even funnier that some of them were made of gold. Too, too strange. See the full article about how this miraculous tool was found on the floor of the ocean at News.NationalGeographic.com
I'd like to point out that I am NOT the creator of this sign. I know a chihuahua when I see one!!!
Thanks, Thad
Cool picture taken back in 1918! This is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
There are some other similar pictures at: Carl Hammer Gallery
I don't know if this is old news or not (is that an oxymoron?)... My daughter told me about this. She said they discussed this in her college history class. You could say it is just an ad run in Mexico, but is it? Should Americans be ticked about it or is it just a way to get Absolut in the news? It appears to be working... Should it spur a boycott in the USA?
As an aside, I never quite understood the allegiance to the taste of a product that's supposed to be tasteless...
You can see some discussion on it at: LATimesBlogs.com
