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A hands-free umbrella.  It sells for $11.99.

Theme from "The Coca-Cola Kid" – Tim Finn Night Of The Swallow – Kate Bush Man Of La Mancha – Linda Eder Ants Marching – Tufts Beelzebubs Sweet Talkin’ Woman – ELO Band On The Run (Live) – Paul McCartney Pure Imagination – from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (the original one) You Belong To Me – Carly Simon … Read More

…except when it’s really cool. Sombody poured a box of detergent into the Love Fountain in Philadelphia.  Cool results.

Trust me.  You’ll look at this video and then you will say, "Wow.  That is one very angry cat."

(1)  Take this article from CNN’s travel section about a sleepy Maine town, which opens: No one strays into Castine. It’s not on the way to anyplace, and it contains only a handful of shops. But in this almost-too-perfect New England town, you can stroll shaded sidewalks past classic Federal houses as a historic church bell tolls in the distance. … Read More

Is it me, or does this "Franklin Roosevelt action figure" being sold at Target look an awful lot like Ben Franklin? UPDATE:  I guess Target got wise to their error — the link above doesn’t take you to the item for sale anymore.  Although there’s always the Google cache.

My Boy Lollipop – Minnie Small Look Mama – Howard Jones Jet – Paul McCartney Everything That Touches You – The Association A Part Of That – The Last 5 Years Cast Recording Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas Land Of Make Believe – Maynard Ferguson (who just passed away on August 23) Somebody Has To Pay – … Read More

Conversation overhead outside Avenue Q, Golden Theater, W 45th St: Tourist husband: So what is this show about?Tourist wife: I believe it’s like a Muppets story. From the website Overheard In New York (where readers contribute random snippets of conversations they overhear while in the Big Apple)

Listerine label: The label says Listerine is "as effective as floss". But it also tells me to "floss daily".  Why should I floss daily if Listerine is as effective as floss? Yes, these are the things that cross my mind from time to time. RELATED:  Speaking of dentistry, check out this hellish dental instrument from 1939: Device Takes Measure of … Read More

Several studies have come out recently — all from different organizations — that rank states on various metrics.  The good folks at Hotline have combined these studies into one handy-dandy chart, showing where each state ranks in SAT scores (the higher, the dumber), Obesity (the higher, the fatter), and poverty (the higher, the poorer):                  … Read More

Yeah.  A cheap shot, and a somewhat dated topic (Mel Gibson’s Malibu meltdown).  But funny: