Pollution interdite
Here's an interesting sign in Cannes. Dog owners, be sure to interdite your pollution! Photo courtesy of my crummy old SiPix camera.
Weekend's over, and it was a good one. I got only two things checked off my list - getting the Ranger's transmission leak fixed and Loctiting the towel racks. Everything else has been pushed off to next weekend. I just didn't feel like washing cars or cleaning filters or any of those other things. And I'm not at all sorry.
Loyal Readers Numbers Five and Twelve were here, as reported earlier, and they came bearing gifts, including a magazine featuring Loyal Reader Number Six's father and his very cool sand rail, which is powered by a modified Cadillac drivetrain. It was a great article and looks like a very cool vehicle. Congrats, LRN6's dad!
They also brought us some Mighty Putty (link warning: loud commercial featuring that annoying guy with the black beard), which LRN6 apparently happened upon at the store. I had seen the TV commercial about the stuff and had wondered aloud whether it really works. Now we can find out. Coincidentally, we received an issue of the Reader's Digest containing an article documenting their test of various "as seen on TV" products, which included a test of Mighty Putty. They said it really does work great and their only complaint was of a vinegary odor while it dries. Now we just have to figure out what to fix. I'm thinking of breaking the handles off of some mugs so I can fabricate new ones. Loyal Reader Number Four's not so sure about that, and since the goo was actually given to her, I need to tread lightly in this area.
Today's Morrowlife Deep Question: What should I do with the Mighty Putty?
Morrowlife Financial Juggernaut update: I'm up to $6.34! Let's see, how shall I spend the money?
Today's controversy: Where do you think the cows have gone? My answer: Into an udder dimension.
Big celebration on Wednesday - it'll be post number 600!
See you tomorrow.
posted by Michael at 7:59 PM
6 Comments:
"...and the cow is back! Back from his magical journey!
What did he see? In the parallel dimensioooooooon?
He saw beans, lots of beans, lots of beans lots of beans,
He saw beans, lots of beans, lots of beans lots of beans,
Everybody loves, Magical Trevor
'Cuz the tricks that he does, are ever so clever,
look at him now, disappearing the cow,
where is that cow, headed right now?"
I think the money should be spent on a license for 3dsmax. You're 1/100th of the way there!
The cows were probably stolen by either pirates or ninjas. Either way, they are probably delicious steaks by now.
I recommend testing the strength of the mighty putty. Try to tow the suburban with one of the other cars, using mighty putty to connect the two tow cables.
Superb comment indeed, Mark. But where are Magical Trevor and the whip? Nowhere to be found!
Sadly, 3ds is not on the list of Autodesk software that can be downloaded for free by students. You can buy the package at a "significant discount", but you can't get it for free like Inventor and some of their other stuff.
As far as the putty goes, I have to agree with Paul. We could even try to chain three or four cars together and see how many we could pull with one dot of Mighty Putty, then film it and sell it to the Might Putty people for big bucks! No whammies! Either that, or it would break and all the cars would roll down the hill we were towing them up and end up in a huge heap of useless, twisted metal, but that's a risk I'm willing to take.
Also, I don't seem to see the ad. I was going to click on it, but it's not there! How will the Juggernaut ever advance?
Hopefully it's just temporary downtime.
Oh! Oh! One more thing! A use for the Mighty Putty - for Paul to stick that piece of fascia back on the Taurus! It'd never come off again!
His feathery, leathery whip? It's made of magic, and with a single flick, yeah yeah, yeah, the cow is back, yeah yeah, yeah, the cow is back! Etc.
Andy, your putty idea goes down into the list of things to do with our island nation. We can tilt it over and try to drag the vehicles uphill until they break off and sail into the ocean, where we'll put flotation devices on them and use them as landing craft. Yes.
Don't they actually tow a truck in the video? Admittedly, its engine is running, which makes you presume that it must be in gear, but...
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