Darth Vader Montage

Being the iconic character that he is, no wonder so many corporations use him.  But they left out the best commercial of them all.  Last year's Volkswagen Superbowl commercial, featuring little Darth.

In either case, it was pretty cool to see some of the old cheesy ones compared to the newer ones.  Makes one feel older.

Post Secret Fridays - Issue 089

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

 See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.

 Want to see older Post Secret Friday issues? Go here.

Read a special message from Frank Warren of PostSecret.com about him closing down the Post Secret App after the jump.

OMG Hilarious! - Play Dead

Who Are The World's 1%?

Most of everyone of you!  Yep, if you make at least $34,000/year, you make the top 1% of the entire world.  And half of you live in the United States, the richest country in the world.  Read more about it here. [CNN Money]

What a Hot Mess: Last Friday Night

You gotta love it.  Even if it is a hot mess. LOL.  You know all of you have done it.  You're in the shower and you grab a bottle of shampoo and you start singing your heart out like your Enrique Iglesias in a bathhouse. You've probably even grabbed a comb or hairbrush and sung a song or two in front of your mirror.  Well, it didn't go to well for one of these two girls lip synching to Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night".

The Greatest Paper Map of the United States You’ll Ever See

This is the perfect example of the little man vs. the big man, small business vs. mega corporations, little pharma vs. big pharma, and the analogies can continue, but I'll end it there as this blog is about a map.  Yep, a map.  And it's the greatest paper map of the United States you will ever see.

Before the power of smartphones people would buy paper maps at their local gas stations or supermarkets; Maps to cities, vacation spots, or their favorite destinations.  Hell, I remember buying city maps to Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Corpus Christi.

Well, in American mapmaking, the "Best of Show" award is the biggest honor one can achieve at the annual competition of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society.  Usually the big map makers like National Geographic, Rand McNally, C.I.A. Cartography Center and the U.S. Census Bureau wind up being the winner of this prestigious award. But not this time, the big award emerged from a little farmhouse outside of Eugene, Oregon.  It's creator? David Imus.

Imus worked on this map over a two-year period, and did it all on his own with no help.  He worked 7 days a week and nearly 6,000 hours before it was completed.  And he did it all by hand.

So what makes this map different from the Rand McNally version you can buy at a bookstore? Or from the dusty National Geographic pull-down mounted in your child’s elementary school classroom? Can one paper wall map really outshine all others—so definitively that it becomes award-worthy? [source]

Feel free to purchase this map directly from David Imus himself, visit his website at imusgeographics.com

Must Watch: Gay Baby

You all know how much I love my short films.  Well, I'm seriously thinking about bringing back an old series of mine called "Saturday Morning Coffee Break".  It was a series that ran every Saturday on "Peter's Daily Blog" on MySpace where I would usually post gay short films.  I posted some of the best films, and everyone looked forward to them each and every week.

Well today there's no exception, I have to post this great short film titled, "Gay Baby."  It is a definite 'Must Watch'.  It's about a couple who learns their unborn son is gay, and the father quickly gets disappointed. But no worries, the couple go to a baby store where they encounter a gay store clerk who tries to change the father's reaction from disappointment to excitement.  It's a really cute 6-1/2 minute film.  Like I mentioned earlier, it's a definite 'must watch'.

Credits:

Winner of Audience Award - Best Overall Short at FilmOut San Diego.

Written and Directed by Kevin Kelly

Produced by Jane Kelly Kosek and Jade DeCosta

Starring Larry Sullivan, Beth Shea, Richard Riehle, Tye Olson, Jason Stuart

A Woman's Bathroom Notice

You see?  Men are not the only ones who get nasty notices left on bathroom stalls and doors, women do too.  

No?  Were you raised by a pack of wolves? 

Laugh of the Day: Sh*t White Girls Say to Black Girls

Man, I thought my "Sh*t They Say Trilogy" would have ended it all last week,  but it doesn't seem to end.  Now there's the things white girls say to black girls.  I would be lying if I said this was not a true reflection of it, but I'm sorry, it is!

I've seen and heard it first hand. I've worked in an office environment long enough to hear the ridiculous verbage that comes out of a "white girl's" mouth.

Don't Argue With A Gay Flight Attendant

My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks.

As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us "Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super." 

On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed an extremely well-dressed and exotic young woman hadn't moved a muscle. "Perhaps you didn't hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your trazy-poo, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground." 

She calmly turned her head and said, "In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one." 

To which the flight attendant replied without missing a beat, "Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I'm called a Queen, so I outrank you. Tray up, Bitch."

I Gave My Kids A Terrible Present: Part II

Now why does Jimmy Kimmel keep torturing these poor kids?  LOL.  Actually it's the parents who are to blame.  They continued taping their kids, even after Jimmy Kimmel had already completed his segment.

Last month, Jimmy had asked his viewers to play a trick on their kids by having them open one present a few weeks early, but instead of a good present, he advised them to put something the kids wouldn't like in the box, upload it on YouTube, and label it, "Hey Jimmy Kimmel, I gave my kids a terrible present."  Well, the taping didn't stop, and the videos still kept pouring in.

This is part 2 of "I Gave My Kids A Terrible Present":

OMG Hilarious! - Resolutions 2012

Are People Really This Stupid? Issue No. 17 - It's Just A Paper Bag!

Seriously folks, are people really this stupid?  I mean... really?  How is a paper bag worth $210.00 just because it has the word CHANEL printed on it?  Oh, it's the keychain, I get it.

If you're interested in purchasing this paper bag click on the pic below or simply click here to reach winningduh's ebay website.  Have fun bidding (with all the other stupid people in the world)!

Kiss of the Week - Issue No. 007

Over the last several weeks I have been posting my original posts and slowly introducing this series to my current BLADE 7184 readers.  So without further ado, here's the seventh issue, originally posted on August 04, 2007... 

Adele Finds Someone Like YOU!

Yay!!! Go for it girl!  The 23 year old powerhouse has landed in the Florida Everglades with her new bearded beau, Simon Konecki!  According to "The Sun", he made her giggle as they took a walk on the beach.

Adele, whose previous relationship was a disaster and ended in her biggest album to date, told the sun, "if they make me laugh, I'm in the bed."  Interesting.  Things that make you go hmmm....

I hope for his sake he doesn't break our girl's heart!  There will be an outcry, and he will no longer be able to walk on beaches or hug women.

I Quote That - Socialist

Must Watch: Lady Gaga Got Married on New Year's Eve

Well... she "married the night" on New Year's Rockin' Eve with Dick Clark.

Prior to the ball drop, Lady Gaga started her performance with Heavy Metal Lover in an octopus-looking costume, but later emerged out of that when she performed Marry The Night, and finished off with Born This Way.

Shortly after her performance, Gaga and the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg flipped the switch to start the ball drop last Saturday night, and it was pretty darn cool.

Personally, I think there's no better way to end the year than in your own home state and city of New York.  Love or hate her, she was fabulous!

Check out her New Year's Eve performance below:

Look For Changes On So You Think You Can Dance - Season 9

Yes, you're reading it right here!  Due to the dismal finale last year of So You Think You Can Dance, changes are being made to this year's Season 9.  According to the show's producer, Nigel Lythgoe, who's also a judge on the show, FOX has cancelled the results show which airs the day after the performances.  And I couldn't have been more happier.  I think the other networks and producers should follow suit, like Dancing With The Stars, American Idol and the X-Factor (shows that Ryan and I both quit watching).

Supposedly there was a 9% decline in viewership in the Season 8 finale, where Melanie Moore was crowned the winner. Regardless, they were signed on for another season, so at least we got that.  That's if Ryan and I choose to watch it this year. [source]

Laugh of the Day: Doggone Sunglasses

So I'm sure you've read by now or maybe even watched it on the news last night.  Never mind that Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum by a measly 8 votes.  No, no that wasn't the story of the night.  The big night belonged to Michele Bachmann's gay over-joyed husband, Marcus.

As Michele Bachmann put it, "Yesterday when we were out on Main Street in Des Moines, he was out buying doggie sunglasses for our dog Boomer, while we were out visiting all of the many businesses,".

So now you know.

Image courtesy of nymag.com

OMG Hilarious! - Abortion Adoption

So wrong, but oh so true.  How else do you keep people who disagree on a sensitive issue satisfied?  You make compromises.