Vintage Mahogany Speedboats ~ USPS 41-cent stamps

After veering off through a series of stamp posts here and here, this final set of "Vintage Mahogany Speedboats" surely couldn’t be left out.  Of the three posts, this set is by far the coolest.  Who would ever expect this theme?  See:

I don’t know why, but I’m feeling very James Bond all of the sudden.  [...]

Escola ~ carnivale with or without the Argentinean Ford Ecosport party vehicle

If Marshall McLuhan was right that the medium is the message, this commercial for the Ford Ecosport from Argentina means that this medium to paradise is the paradise itself:

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Essentially, the guy goes into a used car dealership and buys a mobile party machine with carnivale dancers.  The whole time [...]

Escape your nicotine addiction

Few smokers who quit regret the decision, but none have ever proclaimed to feel like a butterfly released from the chains of addiction like this picture portrays (image elements condensed):

This is the front cover of a pamphlet from the American Cancer Society to help convince people to stop smoking. The image goes beyond the [...]

BusinessWeek: Harley-Davidson idles 5,400 workers

Production of the ultimate American escape machine is getting scaled back, as Harley Davidson is taking over 5,000 workers off the assembly lines for a period of time.  Here’s the article: "Harley-Davidson idles 5,400 workers."  Luckily, in Pennsylvania, this corresponds with the deer-hunting season.

The manmade island floating atop plastic bottles

If Disney convinced you there was no hope for plastic bottles and the ocean, I present to you the man that has built a small floating island on top of plastic bottles in nets:

 
"One day we will sail out on the ocean and become a small floating country."
More delicious pictures and information are available here [...]

Disneycemetery ~ People scattering remains at the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’

There is a group of people who think that it’s okay to spread ashes at Disney’s theme parks according to this article. Apparently, the most recent incident happened on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride where a woman claimed she was putting baby powder into the water.

Dubai Air Show features an aerobatic palm tree

Dubai’s Air Show, which opened this week, is quite a site…and a sound.  I was in Dubai several years ago and had forgotten that it was taking place.  The sound of the jets scared the living **** out of me.  The show has grown since then and features new acts.
One of the featured aerobatic routines [...]

White Cat Brand Inhaler ~ Breathe in the tropics

Small towns can reveal some of the most interesting products.  This picture was taken in a little shop in Orland, Maine:

I have never heard of this product before.  What exactly could a small plastic tube contain that transports you to the tropics?  You can sense all four seasons if you believe this display, or maybe [...]

Wells Fargo ~ a desk drawer full of beach

If you live out West, you may have seen this Wells Fargo commercial where a woman in her office escapes a crazy day by opening up her desk drawer to find her own little beach:

The ad is fun and creative in the ways that they use the objects that they do — most notably the [...]

Self-inflicted failure predicted for the new Zune

The new Zune models will likely fail upon their release November 13th.  This prediction is based on a new Microsoft ad, which is a single mega-multi-pager in the November issue of Complex magazine (pages 47 ~ 51). It’s 5 pages of colors unseen since your college gutter fiasco.  First up, we see that the Zune [...]

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