It used to be that if you wanted to treat your automobile passengers to a stench of bacon, you had to plant an 8 oz. package of Oscar Mayer center cut under a mat in the August heat. Thankfully, those days are over, now that a bacon-flavored air freshener is available on eBay.
Of course, the term "freshener" is relative in this case. I guess you could call it accurate if your car typically smells like sweaty feet, or if you're transporting people back from Shea Stadium.
In any case, this is a great gift for the upcoming holiday season. Though I suppose you could find something a little more appropriate for Hanukkah.
Today's Web Finds:
Video: Chick's Irritable Bowel Turns Hot Tub Into Chocolate Soup I always suspect these clips of being scripted, but the reactions of fellow hot-tubbers are exactly what you'd expect if someone explodes a load of ass-coffee into the water. (Found on Gorilla Mask)
Philadelphia Inquirer: Comics and Critics Question the Rise of Dane Cook I'm kinda down on the guy myself. Guess I just dig the solid joke-telling structure of Dave Attell's work over Cook's rock-star shows and rambling bits, in which he seems to try to coin a new catch phrase in each one. (Thanks, Tim)
Wikipedia: Gays, Illinois Why are there only 259 people in the town? Well, they all moved to Homoville, of course.
My 50 Favorite Blogging Resources Well, not actually mine, but someone else's. Plenty of links to better understand writing, marketing, usability, spam-fighting, etc.
Airplane Sex Guide An illustrated instructional on everything from over-the-seat blowjob to sex in the lavatory to everyone's favorite, autofellatio. (Thanks, Shumpy)
David Epstein's Fantasy Fest Photos on PBase I continue to find it fascinating that these FF albums contain pictures of people that, for the most part, are not looking at the camera. As I explained in my report, it's not always possible to catch someone's eye perfectly even after they've agreed to take a shot because so many camerapersons are trying to get their own shot, and it can be distracting. But you can also tell who was just trolling around for pics and not participating in the fun, as there should be a few recurring subjects (friends on various nights) and some of the photographer himself, if he handed off his camera, like I did, a bunch of times.
Tony and Cheri's Fantasy Fest Report and Pics Now, this is much better. Tons of posed pics, clearly from revelers who added to the good time and weren't there merely to document it. Some commentary on the various parties are included.
If the air-freshener actually smells like bacon, that would be pretty phat, as bacon cooking on Saturday morning is one of the best smells in the universe. However, you're probably right, and it smells more like recycled Slim Jims.
Posted by stackpat at November 14, 2006 10:33 AM