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Madame Tussauds Has Nothing On The Iowa Fair

by · August 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’m sure we have all been inspired by the Olympics this week, but the state of Iowa is taking it a bit far. Apparently gymnast Shawn Johnson has instilled so much pride in her home state that they have decided to honor her by carving her likeness out of butter. Seems a bit odd to [...]

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Tags: Bizarre · Celebrities

Food Fights in the Office

by · August 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I work as a freelancer in the media field and this week has been crazy due to all the Olympic coverage. We have more people, more work and of course… more “bones of contention” with one another. In fact we seem to have developed “teams” and rivalries of our own – over food! I swear [...]

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Tags: Snacks

I’m Not an Egg, But I’m Pretty Sure This is Inaccurate…

by · August 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I passed this McDonald’s advertisement on the street yesterday, and was thoroughly perplexed. Every egg dreams of becoming a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich? Really? That’s funny, I would have thought every egg’s dream would be to become a chicken… but then what do I know, I’m not an egg.

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Tags: Advertising · Fast Food · Marketing

Enough! (of Rachael Ray and Celebrity “Chefdom”)

by · August 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Ok, I’m just gonna come out and say it: I cannot stand Rachael Ray. This woman is so saccharine, fake and cloyingly annoying! It truly amazes me that anyone watches her for more than 30 seconds. How did a woman who has no real kitchen experience become America’s “go to girl” for cooking advice? I [...]

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Tags: Celebrities · Cooking

The Golden Arches Fear Losing Their “Gold”

by · August 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

You know the economy is bad, when even a behemoth like McDonalds is feeling the pain! Apparently, the dollar menu is at risk! It seems Mickey D’s is reducing the amount of cheese on the double cheeseburger due to rising dairy prices. Really McDonalds? I mean what’s next, no bun due to the rising cost [...]

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Tags: Cheese · Fast Food

No Manners? No Meal!

by · August 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

It seems the Soup Nazi may have some competition on his hands! This Subway is hardcore. I wonder if anyone ever actually enforces this rule? via consumerist

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Tags: Bizarre · Fast Food · Sandwiches

What Will They Think of Next?

by · July 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

While the rest of the world works on developing nuclear weapons and a cure for cancer, the Japanese continue on their quest to build a robot for every thinkable purpose. Their latest creation? A robot vending machine! All I can say is: It’s about time! I mean honestly, who actually wants to walk the 25 [...]

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Tags: Bizarre