Tom McMahon

Mugs-A-Plenty: I Love Vote Fraud

Mugs-A-Plenty: I Love Vote Fraud

All you folks in the State of Washington: Somebody made a mug just for you!

A Grecian Formula Kazoo?

The Original American Kazoo Company was established in 1916 and is now the only metal kazoo factory in the world. In 1985 it was purchased by a company called Brimms. But if you go to brimms.com, it tells you "The Brimm's trademark has been bought by the nice folks at Sea-Bond." If you follow the link, you'll find that Sea-Bond is a denture adhesive. Also, the Sea-Bond page is copyright by Combe, Incorporated, which, among other things, makes Grecian Formula hair coloring for men.

Don't you just love how business works to-day?

This Civil War Cannon Was Pointed At My Bedroom

It was in the park across from our house when we moved in. Nobody ever tried to fire it, even though my Dad was the high school principal all that time. It's gone now, donated to a Civil War reenactment group. Progress.

UPDATE: Lincoln School, which is behind the cannon in the left photo, has now been torn down as well. The site will be a parking lot. More progress.

The Christian Underground in North Korea

An excerpt from the Times Online:

Word has spread like wildfire of the Christian underground that helps fugitives to reach South Korea. People who lived in silent fear now dare to speak about escape. The regime has almost given up trying to stop them going, although it can savagely punish those caught and sent back.

“Everybody knows there is a way out,” said a woman, who for obvious reasons cannot be identified but who spoke in front of several witnesses. They know there is a Christian network to put them in contact with the underground, to break into embassies in Beijing or to get into Vietnam. They know, but you have to pay a lot of money to middlemen who have the Christian contacts.”

Her knowledge was remarkable. North Korean newspapers are stifled by state control. Televisions receive only one channel which is devoted to the Dear Leader’s deeds. Radios are fixed to a single frequency. For most citizens the internet is just a word. Yet North Koreans confirmed that they knew that escapers to China should look for buildings displaying a Christian cross and should ask among Korean speakers for people who knew the word of Jesus.

(via ESR)

Scoop-N-Strain

Scoop-N-Strain

As Seen On TV, so you know it's good! Truly one of those "Why didn't somebody think of this before?" ideas.

Sound Advice From Mom: Finish What You Start

From Diana Mertz Hsieh's Noodlefood:

My mother, a very wise woman indeed, send this helpful bit of advice to me a few days ago:

I am passing this on to you because it certainly worked for me and we all could use more calm in our lives. By following the simple advice described on a Dr. Phil show, today I have a much more tranquil and serene feeling about life.

Dr. Phil proclaimed, "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you've started."

So, I looked around my house to see all the things I had started and had not finished. So, before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of Vodka, the 1/2 gallon of Butter Pecan ice cream, an opened package of Oreos, the remainder of both Prozac and Valium prescriptions, the rest of the Christmas fruitcake, and an open box of decadent chocolates.

You have no idea how good I feel!!!

A Gallery of Vintage TV Tickets

A Gallery of Vintage TV Tickets

Trading Places: Overstock.com's Sabine Ehrenfeld and Liberty Medical's Wilford Brimley

I think Sabine would do a very nice job with "You check your blood sugar and you check it often." And what I wouldn't give to see old Wilford twitch his nose seductively as he purrs "It's all about the O."

You'll be spending the entire rest of the day trying to get that vision out of your head, I know.

Racquet Zapper: The Fun Way to Control Flying Pests

Racquet Zapper: The Fun Way to Control Flying Pests

Uses a couple of AA batteries to electrify a grid. I thought it was about time for a post relating to summer.

The Most Toys Wins?

Some variations on a theme. See the complete list at Planet Proctor:

• Capitalism - He who dies with the most toys, wins.
• Judaism - He who buys toys at the lowest price, wins.
• Catholicism - He who denies himself the most toys, wins.
• B'Hai - All toys are just fine with us.
• Mormonism - Every boy may have as many toys as he wants.
• Confusianism - Once a toy is dipped in water, it is no longer dry.