Hurricane Ida Tidbits
It’s pouring in Boston, the lingering bits of Hurricane Ida. On such a dreary day I thought I’d shoot you some tidbits to make you smile in case you’re stuck inside, as I am.
I. Levi Johnston had his Johnson photographed the other day for the January issue of Playgirl. In case you don’t recall, he’s Bristol Palin’s Baby Daddy, and he’s dumb as rocks. His manager Tank Jones told Us Magazine, “People are going to see more of Levi than they thought. There was a hockey stick involved.” Can’t wait.
Over at College Candy, they aren’t so enthusiastic and made a list of other hockey sticks they have no interest in seeing:
Keep Your Clothes On, Levi Johnston!
I am in full agreement on the rest of their list.
II. iPhone users are assholes. That would have been easier to say a couple of weeks ago, before I climbed onto that wagon, but the stats don’t lie. Consumer electronics site Retrevo did a survey of 247 iPhone users, and here is what they found:
- We are turned off by people with out-of-date gadgets.
- We’re more attracted to a cool gadget than a college degree in a partner.
- A third of us have dumped someone by iPhone.
- We watch twice as much porn on the phone as Blackberry users.
Apparently, BlackBerry users are much more down-to-earth. I imagine this has a lot to do with BB’s being much more prevalent in the workplace. Middle-aged executives are skewing the results for BB, while young, hip iPhone users display normal amounts of self-absorption and insensitivity for their age.
Here’s the full survey: iPhone vs. BlackBerry Owners: Your Phone Tells All
III. I love those articles that feature funny Google suggest results. Huffington Post recently ran one that was pretty funny. When one person typed in WHY WON’T, one of Google’s suggestions was: WHY WON’T MY PARAKEET EAT MY DIARRHEA. And a WHY IS THERE prompt turned up WHY IS THERE A DEAD PAKISTANI ON MY COUCH. I’ve started typing in prompts to Google suggest just to see what I get. Anything to waste time, haha. Check it out: Huffington Post Readers’ Most Inappropriate Google Suggestions
What I really loved, though, was the comment left by ThermoChemist:
How about “The 10 Worst Company Domains”…?
“Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as others see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn’t give their domain names enough consideration:”
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at…
www.penisland.net
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at…
www.therapistfinder.com
5. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company…
www.powergenitalia.com
6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales: www.molestationnursery.com
7. If you’re looking for computer software, there’s always…
www.ipanywhere.com
8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is…
www.cummingfirst.com
9. Then, of course, there’s these brainless art designers, and their whacky website: www.speedofart.com
10. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at…
www.gotahoe.com
Cheers!
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See this is where being a relative geezer does me no earthly good. I always want to know things that are not included in the pictures. That hunting get up of Levi's? Perhaps about $1,400 worth of equipment right there. A fine new costumed black powder single shot rifle with a brand new high powered scope and evidently new camo duds all around. Where do the kids get all the money for this? In my day it was dear ole dad with his tried & true trusty .30-30 lever action and some blaze orange carelessly tossed on top of a battered old Woolrich coat and perhaps a vintage 'Stormy Kromer' hat, if he thought about it hard enough. This kid? Somehow always rolling in it from somewhere. Who knows where? With his shiny sparkling new get up and probably a trusty side arm besides his rifle depicted there.
And I'm calling BS on the iPhone 'survey' too. The only reason I have one is that it's the wife’s 'cast' offs. Which is where most of my mobiles come from actually. Up until 2000? I had one of those infamous 'bag phones'. Precisely due to the fact that they were Not trendy, and as radios (essentially) any prior gen 'bag phone' had better & greater range & power than the smaller and now tiny sets. Any engineer might confirm that. If you lived in a 'marginal reception area', (which I do), you were really better off being a severely late adopter. I rarely had a dropped call with my ancient 'analog monster' (really not much larger than the iphone w/o the battery), but I get those all the time with the new digital sets of whatever type. Go figure.
The rest of this 'dreck'?
We are turned off by people with out-of-date gadgets.
[Umm No. I've got a house filled with them. Old 78's recordings from the 1920's & yes, even earlier. http://www.archeophone.com/ Kerosene lamps by the dozens. Ditto for handmade knives, pottery, jewelry, & art of all types. A vintage red dial phone in the living room that's still working fine & on line. Ditto for phonographs, tape machines and 50-40 year old radios. Some of them in daily use. So No. Fail there!]
We’re more attracted to a cool gadget than a college degree in a partner.
[No, nay never!]
A third of us have dumped someone by iPhone.
[No, not even by email]
We watch twice as much porn on the phone as Blackberry users.
[Unknown, but there's none on my iphone!]
I liked the funny sites though. And of course you can own a Canadian! You just have to go up and buy one first! Cheers & Good Luck! 'VJ'
Haha, VJ, I am certain that Levi's new get up is paid for by the media, or some corporate sponsor. The lighting on that photo makes clear it's a professional shot. Levi is making quite a career for himself looking handsome and rugged. He should accept all photo shoots and decline all interviews to maximize his appeal.
No, you are definitely not the average iPhone user. Me either. I want your vintage red dial phone! Actually, all that stuff you mentioned is super cool because of the vintage status.
And those who would take a cool gadget over a college degree? Talk about being short-sighted! What is cool today will be uncool and out of date within the year. The minute Apple launches its new tablet, Kindle users will look like dinosaurs. I do love gadgets, but make it a rule to always wait until the retail price on a new technology drops by at least 50% before I buy.
Haha, VJ, I am certain that Levi's new get up is paid for by the media, or some corporate sponsor. The lighting on that photo makes clear it's a professional shot. Levi is making quite a career for himself looking handsome and rugged. He should accept all photo shoots and decline all interviews to maximize his appeal.
No, you are definitely not the average iPhone user. Me either. I want your vintage red dial phone! Actually, all that stuff you mentioned is super cool because of the vintage status.
And those who would take a cool gadget over a college degree? Talk about being short-sighted! What is cool today will be uncool and out of date within the year. The minute Apple launches its new tablet, Kindle users will look like dinosaurs. I do love gadgets, but make it a rule to always wait until the retail price on a new technology drops by at least 50% before I buy.
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