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| TubaPants |
| Celebrating internet minutiae. A ragtag band of bloggers from little ol' Green Bay, WI posts interesting, amusing and just plain weird stuff they find on the web. Reader submissions welcome. |
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| NIN is doing good for the music world, imo |
| 2008-05-08 11:53:46 |
I say Trent Reznor is thanking is fans time and time again with his latest releases. Ghosts, which I did not mention here due to being away, is a great ambient album that is 2 CDs long, sounds great, and was $10. Or I could have downloaded half of the songs for free. Outstanding. I [...]...
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| Why So Serious? |
| 2008-05-04 20:28:52 |
So, if you went to see Iron Man, you might have seen this…
If you haven’t seen Iron Man, you might have seen this on the web…
either way, you should watch the newest Batman, The Dark Knight trailer.
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| Your Life is not yet complete… |
| 2008-05-02 07:46:40 |
Until you have your very own… R2-D2 Projector!
So, throw down that $2,995 and be the biggest nerd on your block with this guy.
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| Rise of the Machines! |
| 2008-05-01 15:23:51 |
Robots will kill us all…
and this one will get you first!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qOuVfcoRmw
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| South Park Remix fun! |
| 2008-04-23 09:07:54 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqkN8XsYtJI
from Park">South Park’s episode about “Canada” going on strike. Very niceremix.
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| How to get what you want |
| 2008-04-10 01:59:04 |
This internet thing has really brought out some creative ideas. You may remember the One Red Paperclip site from a couple years ago where a guy started with a single red paperclip and traded his way all the way up to a house.
Now, an artistic couple from NYC are painting what they want and selling [...]...
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| The Best Little League Game Ever |
| 2008-04-09 01:25:55 |
Those crazy cats over at Improv Everywhere have done it again. They descended upon an unsuspecting little league game in Hermosa Beach, CA. And by descended, I of course mean they brought a bunch of fans, a Jumbotron, some NBC play-by-play announcers and the Goodyear blimp.
The cool part is no one was in [...]...
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| TubaPants goes Naked on April 9th |
| 2008-04-08 12:46:56 |
On April 9th, 2008 - hundreds of blogs & websites (including TubaPants) are “going naked” in honor of CSS Naked Day. We’re stripping out the stylesheet code so you see the content of our site in the raw for a day.
This is the third year of the annual CSS Naked Day which honors web [...]...
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| Time to get Schlitz-faced |
| 2008-04-08 12:44:32 |
Old-School brew Schlitz is attempting a comeback. Currently owned by another throwback brand, Pabst Brewing Co., they’re releasing a classic formula called “Classic 1960s Formula” in bottles in select markets.
According to an article in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
“…Pabst is selling bottled Schlitz as a sudsy comfort food for men in their 50s and early 60s. [...]...
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| Security guard fired for securing |
| 2008-04-06 22:18:55 |
How retarded is this! Dean Babcock, a TARGET security guard in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin was fired recently for busting a 16 year old girl for shoplifting alcohol from the store. I would say alleged, but he caught her not once, but twice, and had video evidence on top of it. But because [...]...
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| Hooray for Ukelele! |
| 2008-03-28 00:08:24 |
Stumbled across my new favorite band… The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, whilst browsing the Best Of News Blog.
“The Ukulele Orchestra is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, who use instruments bought with loose change, and who believe that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on [...]...
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| Free PhotoShop Express launches online |
| 2008-03-27 22:53:40 |
Big news in the online world this week, as Photoshop launched their Photoshop Express online photo editing tool. It’s free, and allows you to do basic photo editing and sharing all via pretty much any web browser on pretty much any computer.
Pros:
Works on variety of browsers (Safari, Firefox & IE)
Cross-platform (Mac & Windows)
Easy to use
Tools [...]...
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| Lacrosse (the sport, not the city) draws throngs |
| 2008-03-23 12:32:56 |
Denver’s major sports arena is the 19,000+ seat Pepsi Center. Came across an interesting article from the Rocky Mountain News that points out that the tenant with the largest attendance at the center is not the Denver Nuggets of the NBA (17,099 avg. attendance), nor is it the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL (16,728)… but [...]...
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| Sign the petition at SaveTheCandyRaisins.com |
| 2008-03-14 00:49:52 |
I mentioned last week that Candy Raisins, a treat from my childhood growing up in the Milwaukee area, are in danger of going the way of the dinosaur.
Please visit the site I’ve whipped up - www.SaveTheCandyRaisins.com - and sign the petition in hopes that we can keep these confectionary delights around for generations to come.
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| Guess the Oscar-nominated Actor |
| 2008-03-09 12:10:30 |
The actor in the center of this photo is starring with Jack Black (the blonde guy) and Ben Stiller (on the right). The film is called “Tropic Thunder.” You might be surprised to learn who it is and why there’s a bit of controversy over him in this role.
Click here for the rest of the [...]...
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| Worst. Movie. Ever. |
| 2008-03-08 22:12:51 |
They actually had the gall to call the new Anna Nicole Smith biopic “the most anticipated motion picture of the year.” If by “anticipated” you mean, will cause me to stick rusty ten-penny nails in my eyeballs if forced to watch it, then yea, I guess they’re right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEon9IGYabM
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| Potential Candy Catastrophe |
| 2008-03-07 09:14:46 |
As a kid growing up in the Milwaukee area in the 70s there were several things that were icons of my childhood - JicJac Soda, Leon’s custard and candy raisins are three that jump to mind. Leon’s is still hanging in there, but JicJac is gone and now, candy raisins are threatened with extinction.
Background - [...]...
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| Black Dog Discrimination |
| 2008-03-06 00:35:52 |
My Puppies
No, I’m not talking about the Led Zeppelin song. Actual black dogs.
There’s a phenomenon in the animal shelter / humane society biz called “Black Dog Syndrome” where the black (and usually larger) varieties are often overlooked by potential adopters. It’s kinda sad.
So, as an owner of a spectacular black Great Dane, I’m [...]...
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| Students Punished After Paying for Lunch with Pennies |
| 2008-03-05 00:57:32 |
The copper-headed stepchild of the currency world is at the center of a dustup in Readington Township, NJ. A group of 29 eighth graders played a prank disguised as civil disobedience by paying for their lunch all in pennies. After the fact, they said it was to protest a shortened lunch period.
I guess [...]...
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| Bush = Vacationing-ist President Ever |
| 2008-03-04 13:20:34 |
I guess you could argue that the less he’s actually in the White House , the less damage he can do… but it’s official, GW has spent 452 days on vacation so far during his presidency. According to the SNAFU-ed blog (by way of CBS radio) George Bush ’s trip to Crawford, TX [...]...
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| Silverman, Damon, Kimmel, Affleck love square |
| 2008-03-01 20:00:40 |
If you haven’t already seen this little viral exchange, do yourself a favor and check it out now. It’s freakin’ high-larious. Here’s the background…
Every night Jimmy Kimmel ends his show by apologizing to Matt Damon because he supposedly ran out of time and will not be able to fit him in on the [...]...
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| You Suck at Photoshop |
| 2008-02-22 23:18:20 |
A hysterical little tutorial from Donnie Hyde over at “My Damn Channel.” This is the first of seven (so far) installments. The commentary is dry and hilarious, but you might actually learn something about the ins & outs of Photoshop along the way....
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| A very good read on employment at the NSA |
| 2008-02-20 15:05:12 |
Every think you want to join up to save the world… or at least America.
Give this a read to see what you could be in for.
Well written and interesting. Full appendix as well....
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| Pastor calls for 30 days of sex |
| 2008-02-20 14:44:46 |
In an effort to lessen the 50%+ divorce rate in the US, pastor Paul Wirth of the Relevent Church in Ybor (”E-bore”) City, FL announced a novel plan. His “30-day Sex Challenge” is pretty much what it sounds like. Wirth is challenging married couples in his congregation to have sex every day/night for [...]...
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| Jonestown Recording |
| 2008-02-19 09:32:09 |
Interesting and incredibly disturbing… a voice recording of cult leader Jim Jones immediately preceding and during the mass suicide/murder of over 900 members of the Jonestown, Guyana cult.
Here’s the Wikipedia entry for some background on the People’s Temple and the freakiness that should never have happened and should never again.
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| James Bond in Real Life |
| 2008-02-17 16:40:12 |
We’ve seen cars that can travel on water like boats, but now automaker Rinspeed has developed a prototype car that travels UNDERwater. In the spirit of James Bond in “The Spy Who Loved Me,” albeit not nearly as well-armed, comes the $1.5 million Squba. Check out the CNN article and the Rinspeed website for details [...]...
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| Action Movie Junkies |
| 2008-02-11 15:23:00 |
I present to you…. Chocolate.
sorry for breaking the formating….
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| Top Gun (sorta) |
| 2008-02-10 21:29:23 |
This is an oldie, but a goodie. Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly had the opportunity of a lifetime… to take a flight in an F-14 Tomcat. To say it didn’t go well is probably an understatement. He knew he might be getting in over his head before takeoff:
I was worried about getting airsick, so [...]...
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| Late Night Throwdown |
| 2008-02-06 10:09:58 |
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later… those egos all competing for the same late night viewers. It was bound to come to fisticuffs. It finally did two nights ago. Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart came to blows over Mike Huckabee. And we have it on video:
It started unraveling on the [...]...
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| Whitest Kids U’Know |
| 2008-02-05 13:03:03 |
With music videos like those linked below, how can you not fall in love with “The Whitest Kids U’Know?” It’s a sketch comedy show on IFC (Independant Film Channel) that I’ve recently been exposed to. They’re second season kicks off on 2/10/08. Check ‘em out in all their uncensored glory. NSFW.
Totally [...]...
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| Frozen in Time |
| 2008-02-05 12:55:17 |
Those wacky kids at Improv Everywhere are at it again. This time they got over 200 “agents” to freeze in the middle of NYC’s bustling Grand Central Station for 5 minutes, much to the confusion of passersby not in on the gag.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo
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| Text to Pee |
| 2008-02-04 17:20:00 |
I work for a cellular phone company, but I thought even the average person might find this mildly interesting. The Finnish Road Administration has taken to locking roadside toilets, and you can unlock them by texting the word “open” to a short code. This way, they can keep short term records of the users [...]...
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| Still Life |
| 2008-02-03 09:53:40 |
Way cool, spooky short film about a young man on a road trip who takes an unexpected detour through a small town… and the startling events that unfold. Run time is about nine pretty gripping minutes. “Still Life” was directed by John Knautz and starring Trevor Matthews.
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| The Amazing Ballpoint pen! |
| 2008-02-01 17:07:08 |
Check out the kind of art, Juan Francisco Casas creates with a few blue pens!
The art started with the concept of creating photo realistic art using something everyone has, a ballpoint pen.
check it out, its great!
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| 50 Years of Lego blocks |
| 2008-01-31 01:42:14 |
Whitney Matheson over at USA Today’s Pop Candy blog alerted me to the fact that Monday was the 50th birthday? anniversary? whatever… these wonderfully colorful blocks have been around for 50 freakin’ years.
Gizmodo has this elaborately detailed timeline and fun facts about Lego bricks. Not the least of which, they are officially not called Legos. [...]...
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| Simple Guides |
| 2008-01-29 15:02:49 |
Here is a simple guide to the internet….
For those who need pictures.
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| Battle of the Year, already! |
| 2008-01-29 14:57:10 |
Yes, folks… you missed it. It was a blood thristy, pulse pounding, dirt spiting event to behold! In one corner we had PUPPY! In the other corner, ROBOT! It was an
Epic Battle For Territorial Domination!
and they fought. If you missed it, watch below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dneLQY6ZVk
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| SHUTUPANDJAM! |
| 2008-01-28 09:39:49 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1cOvZ3nS8
Charels Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
for more information click here.
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