[Unusual .gifs from here.]
Another Great Gift Idea: Kawaba!
What a great toy! Man-o-man this sends me back. What 9-year-old boy could resist a wooly mammoth with wings and don’t-eat-the-yellow-snow tusks, with a pair of, um, snow-covered cookies growing out of its trunk. Japanese marketing is amazing.
The folks from Nippon are amused by us westerners as well. If you ever find yourself among a group of them, all you have to say is “Detroit” and they double over laughing.
Careful with the Kawaba site on the advert above; might not be safe according to Firefox.
[Update: Try this Kawaba site instead: http://www.kawaba.co.jp/index.php ]
[Image from the Awesome Cheese.]
Smells like Monty.
From the Where are They Now Department
Just don’t do it, okay? Just don’t.
House of Rock
Nas montanhas de Fafe, Portugal.
No Flintstone jokes please. Okay. Gimme Flinstone jokes anyway.
[Image via Uncertain Times.]
Babe Magnet: Batbug!
Some folks take Batman lore very seriously. And why not? There are no laws, at least in this country, that forbid rabid BatFannage. This particular example is very deceiving in that it efficiently transforms the ubiquitous beetle into the ORIGINAL BATMOBILE with relatively little effort. Yeah, mock it all you want, but then compare it with the genuine item that we’ve provided for your viewing pleasure below:
Okay, the bottom image is a model of the 1940’s version, but you can’t deny the awesome resemblance. Therefore, the esteemed panel of judges at TR have voted unanimously to declare the VW Batmobile to be honored as a true and bonafide Babe Magnet.
On the other side of the coin is BatMockage, and here is a prime but innocent example. 7 out of 8 mocked him correctly. The other one is destined to be an online furnace filter consultant.
Top Image from this FINE collection of batpoopage
(pronounced, bot’ pu pazh‘). Second image, slightly doctored, from here. Bottom image from here. Continue reading “Babe Magnet: Batbug!”
Saturday Matinee: Bus Boys, Paladins, Mustangs, Forbidden Pigs
Whatever happened to these guys? They were a blast when they came out in the late ’70s. Here’s the Bus Boys‘ promo video.
Better yet, whatever happened to The Paladins? Great 3-man flat head six rockabilly, and here they are live in Holland of all places. I saw them decades ago opening for The Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California. Track down any of their records and you won’t be disappointed.
When I was dating the future Mrs. Strutts, we went to see the Paladins in L.A. Opening for them was Jimmy & the Mustangs.
Opening for the Paladins and the Mustangs: The Forbidden Pigs. Stand up bassman Billy Bacon was amazing, standing on it, rolling around with it, jamming it. At one point the drummer took a flip over his drumset to beat on the bass while Bacon fingered the chords. Great show.
The .GIF Friday Post 58 – Rover
This needs sound. Reminds me of “The Prisoner” series with Patrick McGoohan.
- “Where am I?”
- “In the Village.”
- “What do you want?”
- “Information.”
- “Whose side are you on?”
- “That would be telling…. We want information. Information! INFORMATION!”
- “You won’t get it.”
- “By hook or by crook, we will.”
- “Who are you?”
- “The new Number Two.”
- “Who is Number One?”
- “You are Number Six.”
- “I am not a number — I am a free man!”
- (Laughter from Number Two.)
[Related post here.]
Happy Thanksgiving
“When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
[Quote from here.]
Tacky Raccoons 
