The Daily What

The Daily What

Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Hope for Paws (previously) rescues a blind, abandoned dog found living in squalor, cleans her up, partially restores her eyesight, and finds her a new home.

Caution: Not safe for mascara.

[thanks alec!]


Tagged: doggeh, Heartwarming Tearjerker, Hope for Paws

Adorable Animals Being Adorable of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PDT

An Indian Ringneck Parakeet and an Alexandrine Parakeet converse in Parakeetese.

[tastefullyoff.]


Tagged: Adorable Animal, birdeh, Parakeet

Lunchtime Links

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:00 AM PDT

- Lunchtime Links


Lunchtime Links:

  • Hunger Games Tweets: A site dedicated to tweets from people who have a problem with Rue being black.

[photo: reddit.]


Tagged: Lunchtime Links

Mallrats Magic Eye De-Magicked of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Turns out Willam had a pretty good excuse for not being able to see the sailboat: There isn’t one.

[mefi.]


Tagged: Magic Eye, Mallrats, Willam Black

Street Trials of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:13 AM PDT

In his latest trials promo, stunt cyclist Andrew Dickey makes the streets of Melbourne his life partner.

[wtc.]


Tagged: Andrew Dickey, Street Trials

OMG! Adorbz of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:27 AM PDT

The world’s most interesting toddler doesn’t always sleep, but when he does, he sleeps standing up on a pair of skis while wearing a racing helmet.

[dpaf.]


Tagged: OMG! Adorbz

Godwin’s Shampoo of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Upping the ante for sexist grooming product ads everywhere, the latest Turkish TV commercial for Biomen-brand shampoo features Adolf Hitler admonishing men for using “women’s shampoo.”

“If you’re not wearing women’s clothes, you shouldn’t be using women’s shampoo either,” says Turkish Hitler. “Here it is. A real man’s shampoo. Biomen. Real men use Biomen.”

You may be surprised to learn that some people are pretty unhappy about this.

“The use of images of the violently anti-Semitic dictator who was responsible for the mass murder of 6 million Jews and millions of others in the Holocaust to sell shampoo is a disgusting and deplorable marketing ploy,” said Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman. “There can never be any justifiable purpose for using the images of Hitler, Nazis or any other depiction of the Nazi killing machine to sell products or services.”

Unless, of course, you’re selling awful ad ideas.

[adfreak / dailymail.]


Tagged: Adolf Hitler, Biomen, Godwin's Shampoo, Marketing Campaign

Kickass Cover of the Day

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:16 AM PDT

Mondays suck — so here are Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers covering Hall and Oates’ “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” while riding around in a van.

[b3ta.]


Tagged: Hall and Oates, Kickass Cover, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers

Early Bird Special

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Early Bird Special: Looking for a cab driver who will regale you with technical rider anecdotes from his days as a roadie for Whitesnake? Or point out all the best Champagne Rooms in town as he goes out of your way to drive by them? Or sing over songs on the radio with lyrics he wrote himself about how much of a “love machine” he is? Then Taxi Dave is your man!

Not looking for any of those things? Then stay the hell away from Sacramento.

[reddit.]


Tagged: Early Bird Special, Taxi Dave

King Sisypooch of the Day

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT

In the end, aren’t we all just bulldogs chasing in vain after an uncatchable ball?

[tastefullyoff.]


Tagged: doggeh, King Sisypooch