Random Thursday: The Monday Edition
Category: Random Thursday...
Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 at 06:30 AM [GMT-6]

Am I four days late, or three days early? And why would you even care?

• My nomination for Dumbest Series of Car Commercials goes to Hyundai for its "Big Duh" sales event. Even when you set the duhs to the strains of Beethoven's Fifth, it's still dumb. But I would have loved to have been in the meeting where the ad agency first pitched the idea. Maybe "duh" means something different in Korean.


• Here's a question I'd like to pose to all the atheists out there: how do you explain trees? I mean, what evolutionary purpose would be fulfilled by trees? This is not an idle question, considering that trees and the wood and byproducts they provide quite literally made the earth livable for mankind. I think Joyce Kilmer had the right answer, all along.


• And speaking of the role wood has played throughout recorded history, this looks like a fascinating book. I actually considered buying it last Christmas and never got around to it, but I take my recent revelation as a sign I should go right out and get it. It's pages are made from trees, you know.


• My nomination for the Dumbest Sports Non-Story goes to this one reporting that UT has decided not to leave the Big 12 conference to join the Big 10. According to the report, "...Texas and Nebraska weren't getting along..." So, what exactly does that mean? That the universities won't sign each other's yearbook before graduation? That both states want to claim Oklahoma for overflow parking at their respective state fairs? Listen, I'd be more worried if they did "get along," at least when it comes to sports rivalries. I don't even want to think about football players getting together for slumber parties and doing each other's hair and giggling at stories in Dave Campbell's latest magazine.


• Foo found a place where Burger King will "Simpsonize" you. I'd post the results I achieved but you can get the full effect by looking at Foo's avatar and subtracting some hair. OK, a lot of hair; thanks for noticing.


• But my favorite new play toy is the Road Construction Sign generator (link courtesy of George over at Sleepless in Midland. My suggestion is shown below. I think Dante would approve. Especially if he drove a Hyundai*.

*In the interest of fair and balanced blogging, I confess that we own a Hyundai, and it's a most excellent vehicle. I'd buy another one.