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2 Odd Sites for Feb. 23

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Now that that's over with, here are today's picks. If you've every wandered into a voodoo shop in New Orleans or a bontanica and been fascinated with what you saw, these sites are for you!

Pinstruck -- Digital Voodoo. Wanna put a curse on someone. Send a digital voodoo doll anonymously to your hated enemy.

Lucky mojo -- They have all the hoodoo you'll ever need. Get a Crossing Spell kit to put a jinx on your enemy; need a new copy of Aunt Sally's Policy Players Dream Book; always wonder what they're talking about in those crazy blues songs--they unravel all the confusing talk. But best of all you can get yourself a custom Mojo Hand to suit any need.
posted by Robbie 2/22/2002 10:58:00 PM

2 Odd Sites for Feb. 22

The White House -- The official website of the White House. What's next for Homeland Security, follow Bush's daily schedule, meet the new family planning advisor to China.

The Original Nasal Passage Cleaner -- This is the scariest thing I've seen in a damn long time.

"Hi, I discovered great pleasure in drinking my morning tea through my nasal cavaties. It's so invigorating--if I'm having a slow start it really peps me up and I'm ready to tackle the day. And to save money, I catch the runoff and heat it back up for a second cup!"
posted by Robbie 2/22/2002 05:37:00 AM

2 Odd Sites for Feb. 21

Exploding Dog -- hi my name is sam, i draw pictures, from your titles. Sam draws 4 or 5 pictures a day so there's a lot to see here. I ain't going to try and be some kind of art critic on this, all I know is they beez funny and entertaining and he can really capture the light and the emotion of the moment.

ShitBegone Corp. -- The name says it all, probably the best toilet paper on the planet--and it's "pillow soft." Available by the case through mail order or in a few locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Manhattan. While living in Williamsburg I saw a poster for this next to the neighborhood grocery, I did a double take because it looked like a real grocery store sign--I thought it very funny.

For all you Manhattanites who go to Williamsburg on the weekends (wee we're leaving the city!) and anyone else who's hip to this, you've got to go to Cono Pizza on Graham at Ainslie. Their slices are simply amazing, I marvel at what they do with dough, tomato sauce and cheese. They have a good selection of pizzas and Italian dishes. To top of your Billburg gastronomical gallop, head over to Fortunato Bros. on Manhattan Ave. a block off Metropolitan. This is an Italian bakery better than any I've sampled in Manhattan. The pinky ring vibe is heavy here!--Don & Barb, have a canoli for me. Dexie says hi!

Fortunato and Cono--a couple of places I really miss. they say BROOKLYN to me. They're the equivalent to bbq and mexican food here in austin tejas. Brooklyn is an amazing place, way cooler than Manhattan. Yeah sure the world axis spins on Manhattan, but for living life like a human, Brooklyn is where it's at.
posted by Robbie 2/20/2002 09:59:00 PM

2 Odd Sites for Feb. 20

Ah the hell with it, i'll keep this going everyday--more like everynight. If you don't want to subscribe to the mailing list that's fine with me. Just enjoy the greazy goodies I throw yer way!!

Remote Control Roach -- The Japanese government has given 5 million dollars to fund a project of remote control roaches that someday may slip under doors on espionage surveillance. The hell with espionage, they should put them in sexy costumes and teach them to do Las Vegas dance routines.

Gangsta Haiku -- A pretty amazing site. It's all haikus written in gangsta slang. It's hard to tell who's writing all this stuff, whether it's white suburban kids on Long Island or gang-bangers in Compton or Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, but it's pretty intense and entertaining no matter who's writing it.

posted by Robbie 2/20/2002 10:45:00 AM

Maybe you noticed I didn't update my picks on the website...
I want to put my time into finding the sites, not constantly updating the website with the daily picks. It's all in the newsletter so sign up!

Okay, I know some poeple don't like Bryant Gumble on the CBS Morning Show, but you can't help liking someone who compares figure skating to the Westminister Dog Show--"the only difference are the sequins."
posted by Robbie 2/20/2002 05:48:00 AM

2 Odd Sites A Day for Feb. 19

Don't Get Mad Get Even -- The funny part about this site is the picture of the deadbeat dad and all the info about him. It's not funny that he's not supporting his daughter. Also, if you know a deadbeat or have a criminal in your family you can order a t-shirt with their picture on it!

DogDoo.com -- Don't get mad get even! Comes in three sizes with the PooPoo Grande as the grand prize. Check out the Top 10 shit list to see who is the most deserving.

Just because I picked two "don't get mad get even" sites, don't worry I'm doing okay--today was great, spent hours hiking in the woods in the middle of Austin.

Since we're talking about dog crap, I've noticed the most dog shit considerate place is New York City. First if you don't clean up after your dog you can get a hefty fine, but most likely you'd be beaten senseless by an angry mob if you didn't pick up your pets steaming pile. I've seen people scream at the offending pet owner. Rather humorous actually since the poor dog parent is searching garbage cans for anything to pick up the crap. All the while they're feeling like a horrible human-being since they forget their favorite disposal device and any moment someone might step on the unattended pile of doodoo and they know if that happened they'd be doodoo. On the other hand here in Austin, Texas, people could give a shit about cleaning up after their dogs. I think they're afraid to touch their dog's warmness. They let their Great Dane drop a load in the middle of a busy walking path and pretend they didn't see it. And you know if you mentioned it they'd get all pissy and indignant because it's not their responsibility--"it'll rain" or "don't they have some poor schlub in an orange jumpsuit that takes care of that."

That's it for today. Keep the rubber on the road and the shiny side up.
posted by Robbie 2/18/2002 09:13:00 PM

2 Odd Sites A Date for Feb. 18


Torisukoshiro presents Quality Anime Center -- An "experimental website which is trying to make people extra smiling and cheerful!" The short animations had me smiling very cheerfully. The graphics are great but not high tech, more like cutouts which is original for the web. What really makes things work are the odd sounds that go with the graphics. So you must view this with sound--turn your speakers on! View all the animations, they're all very cool. For an added treat try navigating the site in Japanese (of course that's if you can't read Japanese).

I Hate Clowns -- If you have serious problem with clowns, get your own email address here--yourname@ihateclowns.com--tell the world you're a clown hater. Also check out the sister site ihatemimes.com. Personally I hate mimes way more than clowns, but hey, I like this site better. And when stress has got you on the ropes play punch the clown--he even grunts "low blow" when ya punch em in the privates.

Does anyone out there watch the olympics? The cross country ski relay was great--I used to race many moons ago.

Canada's uniform jackets are pretty cool, there like old letter jackets. Way cooler than the regular olympic street wear--mafia wannabe gym suits.

posted by Robbie 2/17/2002 08:17:00 PM