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From the I’ll-bet-that-hurt-like-hell dept

You’ve gotta admire the artwork but heck, I’ll bet that brings a whole new dimension to the expression: no pain, no gain.

Pic courtesy of Ohgizmo

From the land-of-the-free-in-case-you’d-forgotten dept

Even before Obama gets into power, the memorabilia industry has swung into action. Given the generally fsked up state of the economy, this might be the best keepsake of the lot. Can you imagine in say 20 years time? Episodes of Bargain Hunt, Cash In The Attic and Flog It! spring to mind

Pic courtesy of CBS News

From the it-all-makes-perfect-sense dept

I see that despite recent government clean up attempts, business is brisk in the Red Light district of Copenhagen.

Bonus points from the story that comes via Copenhagen Cycle Chic (thie things people blog about these days?):

In other loosely related news from the ‘useless trivia department’ a recent survey revealed that 82% of Danish women have seen an adult film - porn to you and I - and 70% watch them regularly. 20% would like to have naked or pornographic photos taken of themselves. Compared to other countries, one would have to say that the expression ‘world’s collide’ applies.

From the-irresistibly-funny-but-daft-anyway-dept

From the know-your-worth-dept

Lifehacker has this story where Burger King will drop you a Whopper for every 10- Facebook friends you’re prepared to hand over to them. That makes your Facebook presence worth about 50 cents. Are you that cheap? I sure as heck ain’t.

From the can’t-get-a-good-gig-these-days-dept

I mean c’mon. I know darlin’ Paris has had it rough in recent times but was this the best she could do while on vacation in Aus?

Hat tip Tweet from the guy who invented the Internet, Dave (hey man, what’s Comcast doin’) Winer

From the deeply-unimpressed-dept

As you can see from the above, Ford has gone for the 2-4-1 model, offering a novel variant of the mobile toaster. Check that front grille config. The only question is what our good chum Jeremy Clarkson will make of this purple pumpkin eater? Do I speak in jest? Get this from the NYT coverage:

“It’s a halo vehicle, but not a halo performance car like a Shelby Mustang or a Corvette,” said Erich Merkle of the consulting firm Crowe Horwath in Grand Rapids, Mich. “This is a green halo vehicle.”

…The Fusion will be adorned with small “road and leaf” badges that establish its green credentials, but in an understated way.

Is that leaves as in fig? Gotcha dudes!

From the street-art-dept

Courtesy of the ever incisive and totally professional Maggie Fox and her Twitpic collection. Awesome.

This really does qualify as one for the sad-but-true department.

Pic via TwitPic

From the you’re-totally-screwed-dept
Courtesy of Mike’s Tumblog, this advert by Chrysler cost roughly the equivalent of one car worker’s job for a whole year.

I’m sure Chrysler’s employees are ecstatic about that.