'scuse me?

I'll be honest, I've never seen High School Musical 2, but I guess there's some kind of pool scene? Anyways, to make money off the film they've released HSM2 shirts and clothing including underwear.

...something about buying my daughter High School Musical 2 underwear with the words "Dive In!" imprinted on'em doens't seem right.

Sign from above?

Sometimes, when you're bored, you'll flip through the channels because your mind is so frayed that it doesn't have an attention span to watching anything, so you keep flipping for a while, only to pause for a few seconds if it happens to be a cartoon or a tiger ripping something apart.

But have you noticed that when you get up, maybe to go to the fridge or to answer the phone... it's almost ALWAYS on one of the gospel channels? Maybe it's just me.

New Logo

Many probably noticed this at first glance... it took me a few weeks to see that the new Baskin Robbins logo has the number 31 in the B and R (look at only the pink).

Waiter - Server

Waiters don't want to be called waiters - they want to be called servers... but have you noticed that these servers don't actually serve you the food? It's always someone else that you've never seen up until now. You get to the restaurant, get comfy with your "server", maybe get a drink or two... then here's someone you've never seen before in your life handing you a plate full of whatever you ordered that hopefully isn't poisoned. That guy or gal, to me, sounds like the Server. The customers (or Patrons) should be the waiters because we're the ones waiting for our food to get there.

Once you notice it, you'll never un-notice it

Credit for this observation goes to my 'one and only' brother-in-law. And not that my brother in law is famous or anything, just that my wife only had one brother... she does have a half-brother... but this comes from my one and only full brother-in-law.

Have you noticed that you Walgreens is always on a street corner? It's never part of a stretchmall or building complex that might go Grocery store, Walgreens, Clothing store... it's always on a street corner and always by itself.

more fun with Logos

Now that I've been completely facinated with logos and what they mean, here's a quick one.. and a very familiar one to me. I spent a lot of time at goodwill growing up because we had that kind of money... The friendly smiling face is also the same graphic as the letter G in the name.

one-handed egg squeeze - can't be done

If I tell you "you can't squeeze an egg in one hand to crack it", then you'll say "you're just saying that so I'll try and get egg all over my hand" in some kind of sophomoric prank. I thought it was when my wife said it couldn't be done. Naturally, I had to get video just in case.

Once you see it, you can't unsee it... kind of

I don't know if it actually falls under the 'once you see it' moniker, but someone pointed out to me that the logo for Amazon.com has an arrow going from the A to the Z.. like Amazon has everything from A to Z. Just thought I'd bring it up in case you didn't notice it before (like me)

once you see it, you can't unsee it 4

This is kind of a stretch, considering it's a movie that's over 20 years old and isn't as 'CULT' for watching it today like the Star Wars trilogy... but I never noticed that when the NPC (the red bad guy) is looking at the map. you can see Pac-Man is also on the map.

@ 00:14

The COOLEST bunk beds ever

Why didn't they have bunk beds like these when I was a kid? my wife was looking for bunk beds and found these amazing... well, lets be honest. They're not bunk beds, they're extra rooms for your house. You can find more at http://www.ababy.com/subcategory.asp?color=&Sortby=&availablity=&categoryid=170&pagestart=1&va=1

Once you see it, you can't un-see it 3

Do you also see this?

How about like this?


Have you noticed when you're driving away from the sun, your car creates a shadow that looks like Shrek? The side mirrors become the ears and the two people in the front seat become the eyes? hmm... maybe it's just me but once you see it, you can't un-see it.

Once you see it, you can't un-see it: Part 2

Ever notice this?

Now do you notice it?

Yep, the clouds and the bushes in Super Mario Brothers are the same! Just different colors!

I feel like I've been lied to for the past 20 years...

Once you see it, you can't un-see it

see it?

Now do you see it?

For the rest of your life, you won't be able to look at another FedEx truck, sign, package or logo without seeing that little arrow between the E and the X. If you were wondering, the arrow placement was absolutely intentional.

The Disney Princesses have everything, except...

...all but Sleeping Beauty don't have mothers!

Have you noticed that? Yeah, neither have I. My wife and I were watching 101 Dalmations - I don't know how the topic came up but it did. So, by all means, let's give them a mother from their movie. That way, when we re-watch these films we can say to ourselves "there's your mom... but you'll never know." Yes! These are the things I think about.

Ariel: The Little Mermaid, who had King Tritan (a.k.a. the 'pimpin' of the sea) for a father also had several other little girls. My guess, from several other different sea animals. I'd say her mom is probably Ursula. I know, it's a sick thought but "Never under-estamate the power of Body Language" gross

Belle: Her father was Crazy old Maurice, hmm... crazy old Maurice, hmm... Since he was crazy, he probably wanted someone who was crazy, too. Belle's Mom has got to be the one who sings "I need six eggs" at the opening market scene. She had several other kids with her and Belle, being level headed, it was probably for the best that she went with her Dad to help him as much as she could. I am curious to know why she NEEDED exactly six eggs. A 6 egg omlette? Maybe she's baking two cakes? Lets hope for a straight to DVD release - and then a straight to Disney Vault un-release on what the 6 eggs are for.

Jasmine: Her father's name was 'The Sultan' in the film Aladdin which isn't much to go on. With a careful eye, though, you can see her in the crowd scoping up Arabian Coinage in the Prince Ali song. Eh, you gotta do what you gotta do. If only the Sultan was generous, so generous with the alimony, sister's gotta get her grill fixed! Look at those teeth!

Cinderella: Her real mom died as the story goes which is why she has a step-mother. But her mom, as it turns out, has to be the fairy godmother. Just like all of our moms, she makes everything better and can keep a close eye on her... nevermind the pumpkin carraige, can't you just do the dishes for me one time?

Snow White: Unfortunately, there aren't any other females in this story. The prince, the huntsman, the 7 dwarves and a bunch of animals. Snow White's mom... who knows. It was probably was the old witch that didn't know the apple was poisoned. That's the trouble with alzheimer's.

Sleeping Beauty: Aurora Rose, The only one with a mother that they clearly show... But what fun is that! Instead of her "mom", lets say she was adopted and her real mom was Maleficent. That's predictable enough. She 'may' have been one of the towns folk who was put to sleep, but given the choice, I'd love to have a mom who could turn into a dragon.

And there you have it. Three turned out the villioness was the mom the whole time, but sometimes, in the real world, that's just the way life turns out.

I win! I win!

Yeah! I won a free french fry with my order of onion rings!! I love it when that happens. Even though it probably happens 95% of the time, it's still fun... if I could get some fries cooked like onion ring breading, that'd be the best!

good night nurse... burger king, taco bell, 44oz gas station pepsi... what's wrong with my diet? Oh Yeah! I'm Married so it doesn't matter what I look like anymore! I Win Again!!

And the winner goes to the wife who loves her husband for just the way he is!

Fun waiting for Taco Bell

The picture didn't turn out too well, but I wanted to "make you there" with us. We stopped by the Taco Bell drive-thru on 17th across from Hastings. Taco Bell is notorius for having, what I believe, is one of the quickest taco bells and, since it was late, it was on the way home, it was convenient... all things I appreciate, we made it happen.

The potatoes weren't ready so they kindly asked if I wanted a refund, or wait 2 minutes for the potatoes...

I've gone to other fast food places, the employee greets me as if nothing is wrong... I start ordering food only to have him say "Oh, sorry, we're all out of french fries" Things that could've been brought to my attention when I stepped up to the counter! I guess it's so you'll feel like "well, I already ordered so I'll keep ordering" instead of thinking 'What, No Fries No Business from Me!'. Honestly, there was a place in Yakima that actually said the words, again, after greeting my friend and I as if nothing was wrong "Sorry, we're all out of meat"... Then say it when we pull up!

Not at the East Idaho Taco Bells. They pride them selves on service! They even ask how you are before asking what you'd like... I like that. anyways We don't mind the wait, they ask us to pull around to the front of the store (next to Les Schwab) If this ever happens to you, watch the reflection of the cars that pass by the garage door at Les Schwab. My wife noticed it looks like they're on a roller coaster. You can even add your own dialogue like we did.

... you're right, we need to get out more.

2 things we all do at the soda fountain

and, worse yet, they're things that we couldn't do because they're not important. They're rude, stupid and basically a waste of 5 seconds.

1.) We fill it up with a little ice, then a little more ice, then a little more ice... then we dump out some of the ice because now there's too much ice.

it's not gonna matter - like everytime you get something to drink at the gas station, you'll either chug it before the ice melts or you'll wait too long so it's completely watered down - congratulations, you just spent $1 on pepsi-scented water - even though some of that can be contributed to the old lady in front of you in line trying to decide which scratch ticket to buy as if she was deciding what to name her next child. You don't need to use one of your lifelines, all the same priced tickets have the same odds of winning.

submusing: Have you noticed people who complain about the rich also always buy lottery tickets?

2.) We fill it ALL the way up, let the foam subside (some even stick their finger in it to speed up the process... I'm not a clean freak, but that's just weird). Then it does, then they fill it up again, let the foam subside again... they keep doing this so they can get the maximum amount of drink for their buck.

just that, the average cost of this nectar a buck! One American US Legal Tender Dollar! If you think you're 'stickin it to the man' by maximizing your profits with a fountain beverage by not wasting any of those precious 44 ounces, then good for you. Next time, I'll give you the 8 cents that'll go to waste if you move along so you're not standing in front of the machine like confused patient who can eat legally sugar for the first time deciding what to get for the 12th donut while there are me, two construction worker and 9 of 'Idaho's Finest' doing clean-up crew that only have a few moments of break-time to get something to get'em going the rest of the day... then some dude who has to get the liquid (not the foam) all the way to the brim... only to have it spill over a little after he puts the straw through. I don't care if you're a doctor, a mechanic, a delivery driver... your time is not as valuable as those 2 or 3 spared ounces.

When did the "No Parking" zone at Wal-Mart become a place where people park?

Next time I need to shop at Wal-Mart, I'm parking in isle 5.