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Labels: migration, new blog, turnthescrew, wordpress

Posted by DT at 17:35 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

BanomatEnte

I found this one on the Märtzstraße the other day. Apparently an enterprising young artist decided that the Bankomat logo:

needed a bit of a comic touch. :)

Der Arnold Apfel

I found this one in Styria, but I'm sure if you look hard enough, you can find them in Vienna as well. It seems as though running one of the greatest states in the US wasn't enough, and Arnie is now selling apples in a box in Styria. After doing a bit of digging, I found arnoldapple.com.
Now this is all fine and dandy, and who would hold it against him to market his own name in conjunction with some healthy juicy apples? Not me. But here's the kicker...each apples costs 1 euro (about $1.30)! The funny thing is...I couldn't get it in the shot, but there was an entire bag of apples (8-10) right next to this display for about 2 Euro 50 cents. Ummm...that had better be one amazing Apple!

Good Ol' Fashioned

Good to know I can still have an 'American' cheeseburger. ;)

Rich with Irony

And speaking of hocking products in Europe...this one was too good to just pass by. Paris Hilton selling cheap ass champagne in a can. WTF? Ok, prosecco is really rather just sparkling wine, but rather ironic I'd say from the girl who denies heavy drinking.

Labels: advertising, arnold schwarzenegger, europe, fun, humor, paris hilton, photograph

Posted by DT at 16:00 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

D'OH! Looks like someone in the props department forgot to give this one the final proof. In the weeks episode of Heroes, we see Peter Petrelli's passport. Interesting to know his (or should I say her) birthday is December 23rd 1974, but it seems that our friend Peter is really Petra, as his/her sex is listed as F, at least according to Homeland Security (or is it the INS...who the heck issues passports these days?).
Oh well....as we keep finding out that Peter has more and more abilities that we never knew about, perhaps this is one of them as well? In that case, the Irish love interest is in for quite a surprise. Hmmm...perhaps a reverse 'The Crying Game'? ;)

Labels: Heroes, humor, passport

Posted by DT at 09:23 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

I have no idea how A Glass Half Full Productions came into being, but this is absolutely genius!

Labels: advertising, Chocolate, flash

Posted by DT at 09:01 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Googleblackout.com

BigBlueBottle sent this one over to me with the heading...it's a puzzle, hint...Javascript. So, doing what any self respecting geek would do, I turned off Java and hit refresh, only to find something even more perplexing: 37* 25′ 38″, -122* 5′ 57″

The 37* 25′ 38″, -122* 5′ 57″ didn't take me long to figure out, Longitude and Latitude coordinates. Find a reverse geocoder and plunk them in, and go figure....the coords are an exact match of Google's headquarters, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043. OK, so now for the number countdown. This one took me a bit longer. Obviously it's quite a large number, and running in reverse. So a quick trip to el calculator, divide by 60 to get minutes, again my 60 to get hours, next by 24 to get days, then a quick Google search of "How many days are left in this year", and low and behold...the numbers match.

So in essence, what we've got here is...a dual function expression, one an expression of time, the other an expression of location. But what does it all mean?

Given the recent Lights out SF, and Google's commitment to it, perhaps they are going to stage another? Perhaps this has something to do with Google's phone? Perhaps this has nothing to do with Google at all, and the private registrant is having a great laugh watching blog posts and site visits shoot through the roof?

Labels: Google, googleblackout, java, puzzle

Posted by DT at 13:10 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Living in Vienna, and constantly amazed at the influence Mozart still holds over this city, I went on a hunt for something a bit 'different' today. Well, needless to say, this one kinda knocked me out.

This comes from an Austrian classical duo with a sense of humor, give 'em a visit: Igudesman and Joo

Labels: Austria, Classical, Mozart, Vienna

Posted by DT at 14:47 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

This one kinda makes Blake Lewis seem like a n00b.

Labels: american idol, beatbox, French

Posted by DT at 15:25 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Pure awesomness, that's all I have to say.

Labels: fun, Video, youtube

Posted by DT at 20:09 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Just one example from the 40 excellent examples of 40 Demotivational Posters you can find here. I think a few of these around the office will REALLY boost productivity.

Labels: fun, humor, office, photograph

Posted by DT at 19:55 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

So here are just a coupla shots I got in my daily travels through Austria:


Got this one at Ikea in Vösendorf. On our way in to the store, I noticed this guy casually checking out the sofa on sale. I figured, oh, he's just resting his eyes, no big deal...kinda sounds like a good idea right now. Well...an hour and a half or so later when we exited the store, the guy was still there, fully asleep. I just had to snap this pic. I wonder what time he actually woke up and decided to go home? Note to self; when in need of a comfy place to sleep where you won't be disturbed...head to the nearest Ikea.


In the same shopping complex (SCS Wien) at the Spar supermarket, I was casually doing the weekly shopping. I'm walking along and minding my own business when this thing jumps out at me. Let's just put it this way...Tex was not the first thing that my mind thought of. And not just that...but for only 3.99...such a bargain! :)

Labels: fun, humor, ikea, photograph

Posted by DT at 12:57 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Here's a nice one I found today that offers a whole slew of seamless backgrounds ready for your Web2.0 consumption.

Labels: design, graphics, Web 2.0

Posted by DT at 18:59 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

I come from a nowheresville town in upstate New York, and sadly, some of these ring true (Click on the image to link to the bigger version):

Labels: 518, technology, upstate

Posted by DT at 18:04 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

An interesting quandary:

Labels: fun, question

Posted by DT at 14:46 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Thomas F. Wilson, better know as Biff from Back to the Future answers all the inane questions he's asked on a daily basis:

Labels: Back to the Future, Biff, song

Posted by DT at 14:33 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Just a random collection of humorous graffiti:

Labels: fun, graffiti

Posted by DT at 20:32 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Granted, it's probably a tad bit early to be thinking about christmas (or maybe not...), but this submission from Jeff over at justsayyes was too good to pass up.

promotevideofeed.com provides helpful insight to parents on why buying a CD is so passé.

Some highlights include:
- I got that on the computer like two months ago
- It's not like any of the money goes to the bands
- This is totally fifth grader music. God, you're such a loser

This and many other great pieces of advice at promotevideofeed.com
Also, be sure to visit the parent site, downhillbattle.org

Thanks again Jeff!

Labels: CD, humor, justsayyes, music

Posted by DT at 13:06 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

YES! Finally...for those of us that think that just about anything goes well with bacon! Bacon Salt! Nice. (Think they ship to Austria?)

Labels: bacon

Posted by DT at 21:11 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

File this under, I want one of these! With The Umine Projector Healing Theater you can hook this projector up to your mp3 player, and have images of water projected on your ceiling so it appears as though you're look up through water. Man...relaxin' at it's best!

Be sure to check out all the other neato stuff at CScout!

(Something tells me GadgetDose is gonna LOVE this site! Unless of course, he already knows about it...)

Labels: cool, gadgets, geek, projector

Posted by DT at 21:03 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Awesome. Remy was featured on YouTube for his Fantasy Football Draft video, and while I did like that one, I gotta say, the McD's rap: I'm lovin' it! Be sure to check out his other vids, and site, GoRemy.com.

Labels: fantasy football, McDonalds, youtube

Posted by DT at 17:18 | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Some of the best footage that's ever been spread across the internets; all compacted into 12 minutes. Enjoy!

Labels: internets, Video

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