Random Schtüff Archive - Ünnecessary Ümlaut

Mar 3, 2010 0

Sign Remix: Dog Poop vs. Children At Play

Because the “Slow, Children At Play” sign near the park doesn’t cover dog poop, Wardinger took matters into his own hands and made this sign.

Not quite Passive Aggressive Notes material, but good stuff nonetheless. Check it out.

Feb 25, 2010 3

Star Wars: Admiral Ackbar As Ole Miss Mascot? It’s A Frat!

The students of Mississippi University have voted to make Admiral Ackbar their official mascot. Now we wait for the Student Mascot Committee to decide. You can’t repel suspense of that magnitude.
More info at SFGate / The Force

UPDATE: IT’S NOT A TRAP

Ackbar For Ole Miss has an official site It’s Not A Trap and a Twitter. They’ve even got a killer motto, “Who wants a Colonel when you could have an Admiral?” Stay tuned for more. (via Daily Dish)

Feb 24, 2010 0

Remix: Radiohead x Jay Leno TV Spot

As I’ve posted before, it’s amazing what a diff’rent soundtrack can do. Someone found the perfect track to lay over Jay Leno’s Olympic spot. (via AgencySpy)

As for Conan O’Brien, he’s planning on taking his show on the road. Live Coco!

COCO BONUS:
Stellastarr* “My Coco” from Fool Out Of Cancer

Feb 24, 2010 3

Traction: Wieden’s “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” Old Spice Spot

Wieden+Kennedy‘s fantastic Old Spice spot is gaining some serious traction. Not quite GEICO Caveman TV show traction. But that’s a good thing.

Petaluma’s own Leo Laporte (Tech TV) just dissected the making of and even interviewed the creative team behind the idea. There’s the inevitable spoofs, of course. Now there’s a tribute song.

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Feb 23, 2010 0

Moustache: The Handlebar Club, Circa 1947

Vintage LIFE Magazine photos from The Handlebar Club‘s inaugural year. The UK group’s qualifications specified “a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities.” They’re still growing strong today.

Want these sweet silk ‘stache ties? They’ve got new versions for sale on The Handlebar Club online store.

See more pics at BlackWatch. (Thanks, Sarah!)

The Handlebar Club official site asdf

Feb 17, 2010 0

Whoa: Clash Of The Titans Kraken Is Rancor Monster + Sarlacc Love Child

Took my son to catch Percy Jackson and saw this new Clash Of The Titans trailer (readers know I’m unabashedly amped for this flick). While the appropriately gargantuan Kraken made me even more stoked, something didn’t add up. So I did the math:

Kraken 2010 is the love child of Star Wars Rancor Monster and Sarlacc pit.

Feb 17, 2010 1

Beardo: Vintage Wax Mannequin Head Circa 1930

That beard’s real human hair, folks. Not beard hair. Just … best not to think about what part it’s from.

Melissa spotted this vintage, glass-eyed, wax mannequin head on eBay. This second it’s at $599 and has two more days. Don’t sleep!

Feb 10, 2010 2

Big In Japan: Black Man Undies, Ball Blushers, and Tommy Lee Jones

Friend of the Ümlaut, Todd Sullivan, just returned from Japan and this is what he saw. Whoa. Thanks, Sully!

Feb 8, 2010 2

Wicked: Vans In Context

Peruse Vans And The Places They Were. (Thanks, Mike!)

Feb 3, 2010 0

Geek Out: All Things Ackbar … It’s A Blog!

After yesterday’s post on SNL Digital Short “The Curse” I had a fever. And the only prescription was more Tim Cappello.

This is my contribution to a site I had the honor of naming, All Things Ackbar. A Star Wars character who’s moments were fleeting, but who’s magnitude the internets cannot repel. No, it can’t be explained. But like Selleck Waterfall Sandwich and Nic Cage As Everyone, we’ll help run this into the ground, too.

Scott, the Web Admiral, created the site and is now taking submissions.

Geek out on AllThingsAckbar.com »

Jan 29, 2010 2

WTF: Selleck Waterfall Sandwich

Admit it. Now that NicCageAsEveryone has practically everyone (um, Lightning McQueen? Cookie Monster?), you were looking for another reason to Photoshop celebs. And lens flares.

Selleck Waterfall Sandwich is here with an almost existential theme. And a self-explanatory name that’s as close as you’ll get to an explanation. Behold! (via AgencySpy)

Jan 25, 2010 0

Updated: Nic Cage as Pee-Wee and Megan Fox Rose Boy

Fang‘s Pee-Wee Cage just got posted to NicCageAsEveryone. What a day, folks. Congrats to all.

(FYI — Below is the clip the post is referencing with “Paging Jeff Fang …”)

Chalk up another one for Fang. Nice work!

Jan 25, 2010 0

Update: Nic Cage as Lando Gets the Green Light!

NicCageAsEveryone finally posted Nicolas Calrissian. Congrats, Wardinger!

Now, what about Fang’s?

Go to –> Photoshop: Nic Cage As Pee Wee, Lando, Everyone.

Jan 15, 2010 0

Random: Help Stamp Out Sex Association

I inherited the Random Hoarding gene from my Dad. And the random things he hoarded. This was in one of his boxes.

The card was made by Jack Jarvis, a writer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1936–72. Apparently, Jack would dream up nonsensical, humorous organizations and then print their business cards in his basement. A real DIY type. Another was a men’s bathroom pass for the Seattle Monorail (bathroom-less) to mess with visitors to the ’62 World’s Fair. That’s right up there with the ol’ elevator pass for high school freshman.

Man, humor’s come a long way. Gotta love it.

RELATED: (*Six years after this card)
Beer+MP3: The Utica Club National Carbonation Beer Drinking Song, 1968

Jan 7, 2010 1

Photoshop: Nic Cage As Pee Wee, Lando, Everyone

PW is Jeff Fang‘s entry to the blog Nic Cage As Everyone. Tyler’s is below. You may remember their skills tweaking classic albums and Microsoft ads. Fang even achieved 3rd place in Gizmodo’s Photoshop Watchmen Contest. Where do they find the time? Maybe they need more work.

Nicolas Calrissian! Way to make use of the Raising Arizona ‘stache, Tyler.

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