That’s right: these are artificially flavured Pringles White Chocolate Peppermint potato chips. Looking at the photo above, two things come to mind
Here’s Thunder Busters, a mashup using the vocal and guitar tracks from AC/DC’s Thunderstruck and the drum and synth lines from Ray Parker Jr.’s theme song for Ghostbusters made by Australian mash-up DJs Wax Audio. Who you gonna call?
My thanks to Adam P.W. Smith for the find!
During the final presidential debate, Sue-Ann Levy — columnist for Accordion City’s worst newspaper, Mayor Rob Ford’s loudest cheerleader (Toronto Life called her his “personal stenographer”), defender of the city against firefighters and all-round lowerer-of-the-bar — decided to make a tweet:
A tweet-storm ensued, during which Levy suggested that he’s secretly a Muslim (and you know, they can’t be up to any good) and that people “might want to check clips on YouTube from CNN that show otherwise. Sorry this might make the LibLeft cringe.”
It was the usual right-left crossfire until Jonathan Kay, columnist for the National Post — the paper that the Sun wants to be, if it ever grows up — stepped into the fray. If you’re not familiar with Mr. Kay or his writing, he’s generally considered conservative on a number of issues, in a sort of Barry Goldwater style. Here’s Wikipedia’s summary of his writings:
Kay often endorses views regarded as conservative, particularly on the subjects of Israel,[16] political correctness[17] and policy toward North American Aboriginals.[18] However, he also has dissented from conservatives on a variety of issues. In recent years, for example, he has written articles raising awareness about income inequality,[19] and questioning the conduct of the Iraq War.[20] Kay has also been a strong supporter of gay rights. In 2010, Kay argued that conservatives are wrong to continue challenging the majority scientific view on global warming.[21] In response, Financial Post columnist Terence Corcoran, a noted climate-change skeptic, argued that Kay’s support of the anthropogenic climate change theory was based on unproven environmentalist dogmas.[22]
Kay’s writing is generally dismissive of the claims made by the 9/11 Truth Movement, and they have responded with criticism of him. He has been accused of attacking academic freedom because, in his writing, he criticizes the public funding of academic research that is based on 9/11 skepticism.[23][24]
When he entered the debate, it turned into the “Leopold!” moment from this classic Bugs Bunny cartoon:
Here’s Jonathan Kay’s tweet:
@sueannlevy: Can we look fwd 2 a Sun column in which u expand on your thesis that Obama is “Muslim”/spouts “Muslim BS’? twitter.com/jonkay/status/…
— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) October 23, 2012
Realizing that Kay had brought a gun to her knife fight, her reply was:
@jonkay I’ll wait for you to do it. Not my beat. Wouldn’t want to tread on your turf.
— Sue-Ann Levy (@SueAnnLevy) October 23, 2012
Kay’s response:
@sueannlevy Your walkback apology on Birther Tweet could be: “Im sorry. I was distressed by how much ass Obama was kicking. I wasnt myself!”
— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) October 23, 2012
You can see the whole scuffle summarized on Torontoist, which closes with this tweet from Kay:
I dont think I have ever seen a person so determined to self-destruct in a single unrepentant hate-Twittering session as @sueannlevy tonight
— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) October 23, 2012
Jonathan Kay should use this picture for his byline!
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The term for mecha that combine to form super-mecha — such as with both versions of Voltron or the Transformers’ Devastator and Superion — is “combiner”. Tamashii Nations (Tamashii means soul; it’s another way of writing Damacy, as in Katamari) a group of companies that make Japanese collectibles, has this stunning combiner in which mecha versions of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Pluto, Pluto’s doghouse, and the steamboat from Steamboat Willie join to form something I’m going to call “Waltron”.
Its actual name is Chogokin King Robo Mickey and Friends, and the official names of the sentai members are:
(Chogokin is Japanese for “super alloy”.)
According to the Japanese entertainment blog Jefusion, Chogokin King Robo Mickey and Friends will debut at a Tamashii Nations event from October 26th through 28th and will hit store shelves in March at the price of ¥13,440 (USD$169 / CAD$167 as of this writing).
Every time I tell myself “Okay, no more novelty USB keys,” someone comes out with one I absolutely must own. But how can I turn down a USB key modelled after the balisong (a.k.a. butterfly knife or Batangas knife), a creation from my dad’s home province of Batangas and the greatest Filipino contribution to bad-assery?
The knife company Benchmade sells this USB key for US$30. Alas, its capacity is a mere 2 gigs.
If you’re tired of burning your fingers while trying to light a hard-to-reach candle, such as those in very deep jars or containers, here’s a little trick you’ll love:
Clothespins are the great underappreciated tool of do-it-yourself home decorating projects or organizing a home office. Here’s a way to make great-looking candle and plant holders using clothespins and tuna cans:
I live in a condo, so my washer and dryer are in a tiny space where I also keep the cleaning supplies. I’m going to have to try the trick below. Oddly enough, I do use a hanging shoe rack in the closet of the smaller bedroom which acts as my home office to keep all sorts of tech equipment:
Take some ramekins, coffee beans and that three-dollar bag of 100 Ikea tealight candles, and you can decorate a table in a way that’ll make Martha Stewart proud:
If you’ve got an empty picture frame and some superglue and drink as much wine as I do (or can get your paws on many wine corks), you can make a corkboard that works as well as and looks better than the ones you’ll find at your local Costco or office supply place:
Oh, the number of times this has come in handy:
If you want something a little different from the giant Ikea paper-covered floor lamp that everyone seems to have these days, gets some string lights and put them in a glass container, old pickle jar, vase or anything similar. It looks great, it’s cheap, and your house won’t look like everyone else’s:
And finally, a trick for those of you whose kids have outgrown the crib:
You can find these tricks and more here: