Please check your spell checker at the door. The Honeysuckle Strip Spelling Bee held in Montreal is a bit like strip poker, if you misspell, you lose a third of your clothing. Three strikes and you are out. The audience is the winner when you lose. Here are the official rules. One by one, participants […]
If you have not heard of Catalog No.439, it’s a good chance you were not alive when it came out. In the 30’s DeMoulin Bros. & Co. created a catalog of practical joke devices and oddities. Seems folks back then had a good sense of humor. You could buy the reprint book for nostalgic reasons […]
You must have a death wish if you plan to ski down Park Avenue in Manhattan. This daredevil incognito going by the pseudonym Scranga got his friends to tow him as he skied down Park Avenue at 40mph. This is taking ski lift to a whole new stratosphere. Tony M.If this article made you think, […]
If you plan to sleep in fear in the woods then the “tent you will travel jacket” is an ideal wrapping to make you a human pita for a wild bear in the woods. The JakPak is a jacket that turns into a tent. Even a hobo would not go near this walking disaster, a […]
Like something out of The Last Man on Earth or Logan’s Run, Detroit City once the pulse of the industrial machine of America is left in ruins. The city is on life support, sections left to decay as nature slowly takes back what man took away. Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre capture the abandonment of […]
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, unless it is made from Post-it notes. Here is another way to impress your girlfriend with Post-it notes roses. Making a dozen of these might cost more than the actual bouquet. via-recyclart Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made […]
A book dedicated to the tote bag? Your friendly neighborhood tote bag is a welcome site to the environment. No longer will the earth choke on the plastic bags we polluted all over our backyards. Jitesh Patel examines the tote bag and explores the many faces of the bag that is revolutionizing the way we […]
Remember the golf range as the lonely golf ball collector in his meshed golf cart collected golf balls as everybody whacked balls at him as he though he was a was a walking bulls-eye. How about clay pigeon target shooting with a golf ball? This is the coolest thing. They should do more events like […]
Spokeo claims not to be your grandma’s phonebook. The personal information harvester is just a click or two from displaying information about yourself you don’t want to disclose. Give it a whirl and you will be shocked. Do you really want people to know this much about you? For the cost of half a latte […]
The new Google doodle drawing has a few perplexed, not to worry it is quite simple. MMXI is the Roman numerology for 2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. […]
Some say the eyes are the door to your soul. I don’t think they were referring to the Muppets with people eyes. What happens when you replace the eyes of Muppets with human eyes? The results are shocking a bit or just plain stupid, but has merit on how eyes can distinguish a person, in […]
Getting married in Greece is a tad different as illustrated by this couple who sent out their invitations for their big day. How can you say no to them. Tying the knot can get elaborate. Everybody wants an edge over the previous couple. Upping the ante, it can be an expensive proposition. This has to […]