My brother Mark has something of a creative flair, and it is on display in his most recent blog entry. Although he is a relative newcomer to both blogging and the insanity that is “Head-On,” he has quickly applied his humourous take to a potential new product from the makers of Head-On. A YouTube video can’t be far off…

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Here are three more reasons that I will probably never grow a beard…

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I absolutely love the single-panel cartoon strip “Savage Chickens.” If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t forget to read the “About” page first…heh: “Then the chickens came.” Heh. Here’s a hot-off-the-presses panel: not only is it funny, but accurately sums up my feeling about going to the beach.

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HEAD ON: apply directly to the forehead.
HEAD ON: apply directly to the forehead.
HEAD ON: apply directly to the forehead.

Annoying as hell? Sure. Pure cheese? Yeah. Effective? Uh…depends. The annoying-ness of the “Head On” commercials was actually discussed in-depth on Olbermann’s show last night, with an ad critic analyzing the production values, repetition, etc. Interesting: a Google search turns up this page, which displays only a cPanel (as of Friday at 5:53 am). Here’s the Google cache. Some more searching reveals that applying this product to your skin may be dangerous.

So: have any of you tried using this amazing product?

UPDATE: oops - forgot to link to the inevitable spoof videos at YouTube!

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I know…linking to The Onion is too easy. But this one is different! Just by looking at the picture of the sparrows wearing suits, you know that this article is going to be good! Those sparrows are *so* cute! My two favorite lines:

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Trojanowski’s wife and four eggs,” Stivolo added. (His) Glass Proximity Warning System failed to activate until 0.001 seconds after he came into contact with the glass.

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I just love spoofs, parodies, and one-off humor, like “The Strippy Tickle” (which I found via MeFi). As someone said, it puts the “ick” back in “comics.” Some examples:

The original: a 3-panel “Blondie” strip. Elicits a chuckle, at best.
The Strippy Tickle version: same three panels, one different sentence…raises your eyebrows and puts a wry smirk on your face.

The original: a 1-panel “Family Circus” that is lame.
The Strippy Tickle version: bizarre (but funnier).

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Most of you know that I am a life-long atheist. I reject all assertions that there is a Superior Being, or Supreme Being, or God, or Gods, or anything else of that nature (so to speak). No God, no Jesus, no Allah, no Zeus, no Loki, no Juno, whatever they happen to be called. However…this headline almost - ALMOST - makes me second-guess my lack of belief. Getting rid of Tina Fey is sure to improve the quality of SNL. Maybe there really is a God.

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ME: “Sassy (my 14-y/o), before I drop you & your friend off at Hasting’s, will you run into the grocery store and buy me some Coffee-Mate? Actually, make it two.”
SASSY: “OK, dad!”

*Sassy and friend go into grocery store, emerge a few minutes later*

SASSY: “Dad, they only had one Coffee-Mate left, so I also got you a box of Fruity Pebbles.”

Man, that kid has me pegged.

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You already know that the words “fluffy” and “pigeon” can make me smile, and when they’re put together, well…laughter ensues. And you know that I adore Canada geese. So it was really, really cool to see that ZenPanda was thinking of me when she snapped these two pictures - thanks ZenPanda!

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My very own Cow Cat has an opinion about the election turmoil in Mexico; you can see what she thinks over at Laurence’s “Ask The Cats” segment. My absolute favoritest category at Laurence’s site, bar none.

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Spotted on the NW side of town today…I didn’t dare get any closer to snap this picture.

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If you’re feeling blue…having a bad day…got that out-of-sorts cloud hanging over your head…nothing’s going your way…you’re irritable…and just generally in a pissy mood…then you need to head on over to one of the best blog posts that you will ever see. It was created over 18 months ago, but it is truly timeless. It will bring a smile to your face, and probably even a few chuckles. If you’re easily amused (like me), it may even induce giggling. It is, quite simply, a masterpiece from one of my favorite (and long-time) bloggers. Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you “Muriel The Milk Maid,” written by and with photographs by Allison, featuring props from Tiny Plastic Huts.

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