killer teddy bear

In the news, a teddy bear has been implicated for 2500 deaths — of trout, that is.  He was found in a fish hatchery, clogging the drain, which prevented adequate oxygen from flowing.  The hatchery supervisor has released a written statement in response : “RELEASE OF ANY TEDDY BEARS into the fish hatchery water IS NOT PERMITTED.”  Seems like it would be better to tell people to not put anything into the water.  He also said, “It’s kind of a cute little teddy bear and people wouldn’t think that a cute little teddy bear would be able to kill fish.”  Perhaps we have underestimated the power of teddy bears…

remote-control teddy bear

Here’s a great idea… and it’s good that a company had the audacity to make it.  It’s a remote control teddy bear.  It makes a farting noise when you push the button on the remote control.  This would be great for parties!  You could leave it on the couch, so people would pick it up to move it and some people would have to hug it, and then after you activate it, laughter would ensue.

If they ever make a version 2.0 of it, here’s something they should add — have multiple buttons on the remote for different volumes.  Sometimes you’d want it to let a quiet fart, one where the people in the room thought they might’ve heard someone cut one, but they aren’t sure, so you have that awkward moment where everyone looks around and half the people want to laugh and the other half want to be all offended and/or mortified.  🙂  And it should have at least 20 different fart sounds, for even more laughs.

how to pay for a Nintendo Wii

I want a Nintendo Wii when it comes out.  And I figured out a great way to pay for it.  Of course when I get it, I’ll want to “break it in”, so taking a couple of days off work sounds like a good idea.  And since I get paid for my vacation / PDO days, I’ll be getting paid for playing games.  And within two days I’ll have made enough (from not working) to pay for the cost of the console.  And so by not working for two days and playing games instead, it’ll all pay for itself!  How great is that?  I’d even be willing to work a day or two to get a Wii, but I’m most certainly willing to not work a couple of days to get one!  🙂

putting the fun back in funeral

Some people are actually trying to put the fun back in funeral…  I know that’s an old joke, but there’s actually some true stories backing that up now.

One man had an ice cream truck lead the processional and it gave away popsicles.  He had driven an ice cream truck, so it seemed appropriate.

Another person asked for an “all-out disco party on top of their favorite mountain” and for “everyone to come dressed up in disco outfits”.  Now that’s tacky…  they should bury disco and those atrocious outfits while they’re there…

Either way, it’s random…