Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

Courtesy Sheepy.

1) Big

2) Bad

A) Acting

B) Room

Image: Screencap from this week’s episode of True Blood

Don’t get me wrong, I love me some over-the-top Alan Ball zaniness, but the scene above, between Bill and The Queen, was one serious thespian trainwreck.

Oh, cripes, when I was sick last week I totally missed the brouhaha over several Coors’ billboards in British Columbia, allegedly dissing Toronto with the slogan COLDER THAN MOST PEOPLE FROM TORONTO and, I hafta say, as one of those people from Toronto, I’m deeply offended at the inaccuracy of [...]]]>
Coors Billboard in British Columbia

Oh, cripes, when I was sick last week I totally missed the brouhaha over several Coors’ billboards in British Columbia, allegedly dissing Toronto with the slogan COLDER THAN MOST PEOPLE FROM TORONTO and, I hafta say, as one of those people from Toronto, I’m deeply offended at the inaccuracy of such a claim. Seriously, if they wanted to honestly draw comparisons between their mule-urine product and the people from Toronto, MORE TASTELESS THAN MOST PEOPLE FROM TORONTO would be a helluva lot closer to the truth.

And, for real, reading the comments following The Star‘s story on the phony controversy, one has to wonder whether Toronto’s problem is its “coldness” or its residents’ unwavering capacity to strenuously defend their city’s abundant — and obvious — shortcomings.

It’s bad enough that bigoted hags like Maggie Gallagher, who heads up the odious National Organization for Marriage, can get any sponsors for their events, but when one of them [...]]]> Full disclosure: I can’t stand Tim Hortons and their long line-ups for mediocre coffee and, worse, the smug, anti-elite posturing of their loyal customers. That said…

It’s bad enough that bigoted hags like Maggie Gallagher, who heads up the odious National Organization for Marriage, can get any sponsors for their events, but when one of them is among the most widely-recognizable names in Canadian culture? That’s just fucked up.

NOM Rhode Island + Tim Hortons

Please skip your Timbits today and contact them instead to tell them what you think about their sponsorship of an organization entirely devoted to taking away the equal rights of same-sex couples and to ensure that that inequality be enshrined in law. When I called this morning, Tim Hortons Customer Service office seemed a little thrown by the news and was unwilling to comment until they’d investigated to make sure the use of their corporate name and logo had been approved.

UPDATE: Tim Hortons responds in a good way (link courtesy Madge):

Recently, Tim Hortons was approached in Rhode Island to provide free coffee and products for a local event, as we do thousands of times a year across Canada and the United States.

For 45 years, Tim Hortons and its store owners have practiced a philosophy of giving back to the communities in which we operate. As a company, our primary focus is on helping children and supporting fundraising events for non-profit organizations and registered charities.

For this reason, Tim Hortons has not sponsored those representing religious groups, political affiliates or lobby groups.

It has come to our attention that the Rhode Island event organizer and purpose of the event fall outside of our sponsorship guidelines. As such, Tim Hortons can not provide support at the event.

Tim Hortons and its store owners have always welcomed all families and communities to its restaurants and will continue to do so. We apologize for any misunderstanding or inconvenience this may have caused.

Fragments: “Better than Crash“

Let me say this upfront — I wholeheartedly endorse the laser-etching of anything on anything. That said, what a treat to check out meatcards.com, which boldly proclaims…

Screw die-cutting. Forget about foil, popups, or UV spot lamination. THESE business cards have two ingredients:

MEAT AND LASERS.

Unlike other business cards, MEAT CARDS will [...]]]> Meat Cards:

Let me say this upfront — I wholeheartedly endorse the laser-etching of anything on anything. That said, what a treat to check out meatcards.com, which boldly proclaims…

Screw die-cutting. Forget about foil, popups, or UV spot lamination. THESE business cards have two ingredients:

MEAT AND LASERS.

Unlike other business cards, MEAT CARDS will retain value after the econopocalypse. Hoard and barter your calorie-rich, life-sustaining cards.

Want! Especially after checking out their prototype:

Murders-and-Executions Image: Courtesy meatcards.com

I Call Him “Inky”:

H-Mart is my new favourite store in Vancouver, an Asian supermarket with which one could easily become obsessed. The anthropomorphizing of nonhuman life forms seems to have reached a new level. Mouseover the image below and, behold, the brain-sucking allure of Inky…

Mouseover. C’mon, do it. DO. IT.

Okay, I’m not that drunk, but kinda, I’ll admit it.

(H/T: chiqui of CPMCoG for meatcards)

Video: Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus Trailer

(via Towleroad)

It would be funny if it wasn’t so fucking shabby and inept and [...]]]> This is the entrance to the Bay at Yonge and Bloor Streets in downtown Toronto. It’s also the entrance to the most-visited subway stop covering the two most-traveled transit lines in the city. This is how we roll in Toronto:

It would be funny if it wasn’t so fucking shabby and inept and disgusting. And typical.

Happy Mothers’ Day!

May 10, 2009, Yonge & Bloor Streets, Toronto

Video: Lifestyles Condom fairy

(via ScaryIdeas).

“The following program contains violence and scenes…”

We’ve already lost the war, against grocers’ apostrophes. Errant commas next?

You, of course, may [...]]]> Of all the… wrongness of this advert — the wanton disregard for the environmental impact of the flushings, the gigglesome image of crapping out a short story consisting of magnetic letters — I hafta say it was with the dog food that a line was crossed — The Line of Hilarious!

You, of course, may go with “no, it was with the hot dogs that the line was really crossed”.

(via Andrew Sullivan)

Via Blamblog comes a little gadget that BStewart will pee his pants over… The Atheist Bus Sign Generator

(sign generated by DeadRobot)

(For the record, I totally did pee my pants.)

See also: this and this and this.

ADDENDUM:

(inspired by Rick)