It's true. A billion Chinese want to be a Disney. At least that what our web site stats show. For a country of ox-pulling, beating clothes on a rock in a riverbed, peasants, they sure have a lot of computers. The popularity of our domain is one of the large factors that we have so many foreign visitors.
So, to all of our yellow friends from the East, "歡迎到最佳的家庭網站,在最佳的國家,在上帝的綠土上。 阻塞黃牛,下來坐樹樁,撲打飛行,并且享用我們美妙的網站。" (Welcome to the best family web site, in the best country, on God's green earth. Tie up the ox, sit down on the stump, swat the flies, and enjoy our wonderful web site.).
Paris Hilton - Something Else About The French I Don't Like
Written by Webmaster
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
$2.49 Hallmark Card
Don't these people have anything to do all day but create worthless, stomach-churning (for lack of a better word) news?
Take Paris Hilton (I know she's not from France but I can wish can't I), it was announced earlier this week that she's suing Hallmark Cards, Inc. over it's use of the phrase "That's Hot!" on which her face was superimposed over the character of a waitress. If anyone should sue Hallmark, it should be the Waitress Union.
Hilton sued Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards Inc. in U.S. District Court, seeking an injunction and unspecified damages to be determined at trial. The lawsuit says that Hilton owns the trademark “That’s hot,” which was registered on Feb. 13, 2007.
Hallmark defended the card as parody, which is normally protected under fair-use law.
Hey Paris:
That's Hot!
That's Hot!
That's Hot!
That's Hot!
I guess I'll can that marketing proposal for the Hilton Jail-Cell "Soap-On-The-Rope".
NASCAR's Newest Driver?
Written by Webmaster
Tuesday, 04 September 2007
From Land O' Lakes, FL - Michael Francis Wiley is a triple amputee. A triple amputee that that has been pulled over so many times that he commits a felony anytime he gets behind the wheel.
He's 40 years old and lost both arms and left leg in 1980 when he was 13. He fell off an elevated train platform while playing on an abandoned switching station in New York City. He grabbed a live electrical line to break his fall, made contact with the track and 11,000 volts surged through his body.
To exert is independance, he taught himself how to drive, starting the car with this toes, shifting with his knees and steers with his stump. He even turns on the headlights with his teeth.
We reported yesterday about the 17 year old from New Jersey that managed to hack his iPhone so that it could place calls on a system other than AT&T. See iPhone Hacked . Today, he was rewarded for his 500 hours of effort.
CertiCell , a phone refurbishing company in Louisville, Kentucky has purchased the hacked iPhone by trading the ingenious little nerd, a brand new Nissan 350Z.
George Costanza’s 10 commandments for “working hard”
Written by Webmaster
Monday, 27 August 2007
Never walk without a document in your hands. People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they’re heading for the cafeteria. People with a newspaper in their hand look like they’re heading for the toilet. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do.
Use computers to look busy. Any time you use a computer, it looks like “work” to the casual observer. You can send and receive personal e-mail, chat and generally have a blast without doing anything remotely related to work. These aren’t exactly the societal benefits that the proponents of the computer revolution would like to talk about but they’re not bad either. When you get caught by your boss - and you *will* get caught — your best defense is to claim you’re teaching yourself to use new software, thus saving valuable training dollars….
Messy desk. Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like we’re not working hard enough. Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. To the observer, last year’s work looks the same as today’s work; it’s volume that counts. Pile them high and wide. If you know somebody is coming to your cubicle, bury the document you’ll need halfway down in an existing stack and rummage for it when he/she arrives.
Voice Mail. Never answer your phone if you have voice mail. People don’t call you just because they want to give you something for nothing - they call because they want YOU to do work for THEM. That’s no way to live. Screen all your calls through voice mail. If somebody leaves a voice mail message for you and it sounds like impending work, respond during lunch hour when you know they’re not there - it looks like you’re hardworking and conscientious even though you’re being a devious weasel.
Looking Impatient and Annoyed. According to George Costanza, one should also always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.
Leave the office late. Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around. You could read magazines and storybooks that you always wanted to read but have no time until late before leaving. Make sure you walk past the boss’ room on your way out. Send important emails at unearthly hours (e.g. 9:35pm, 7:05am, etc.) and during public holidays.
Creative Sighing for Effect. Sigh loudly when there are many people around, giving the impression that you are under extreme pressure.
Stacking Strategy. It is not enough to pile lots of documents on the table. Put lots of books on the floor etc. (thick computer manuals are the best).
Build Vocabulary. Read up on some computer magazines and pick out all the jargon and new products. Use the phrases freely when in conversation with bosses. Remember: They don’t have to understand what you say, but you sure sound impressive.
MOST IMPORTANT: DON’T forward this to your boss by mistake!!! Words to live by!
It was bound to happen. A 17 year old kid from New Jersey hacked AT&T's iPhone. Big deal you say. It is a big deal if you're company invested millions of dollars into ad campaigns touting it's exclusive licensing of the iPhone.
George Hotz, a 17 year old from New Jersey spent his entire Summer (logged over 500 hours)reverse engineering his latest toy. He has detailed every step on his personal blog . After he successfully hacked the high-tech phone, he plans on selling it on eBay.
What's next for the teenager? He plans on developing applications for the iPhone.
Another web site advertises that it has a SIM card that will allow the iPhone to be used on any phone network. It's called iPhone SIM Free .
Working the majority of my day outdoors, I make a lot of stops at convenient stores. The best stores are the small, "mom and pop" operations. They carry products that you can't normally find in the larger, commercial stores. Standing in line to pay for my drinks, I see "Mallo Cup". The style of the packaging looks very outdated. I grab one and pay for it.
Great! Chocolate, marsh mallow, and coconut. Delicious. It even comes with "points" that can be redeemed. I'm pretty sure the points are outdated too. This wonderful candy is made by Boyer Candies . They have an online-store where you can redeem those "points" but I think your teeth would probably fall out before you had a chance to redeem them.
Final point. You'll love the candy but chuck the points card.
As we all look forward to our upcoming Labor Day weekend, let's not forget those of us that will actually laboring during this holiday. Our citizens serving in the United States military of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and my brothers and sisters of the United States Marine Corps.
Our families here at DisneyFamily.org want to thank everyone who is currently serving in every part of the world, and to those who have served. We give our heartfelt gratitude and support, whenever, and wherever you might be.
Enjoy The Ride
Written by Webmaster
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
This is the famous "Toys" Commercial for Nissan and was produced in the 80's. It's a classic!
Bill Dance - Funny Video #01
Written by Webmaster
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
If you enjoy fishing, then you know this guy. His name is Bill Dance and he's a pro-fisherman. This is an outtake from his syndicated fishing show Bill Dance Outdoors and it's hilarious.
Who's Calling You?
Written by Webmaster
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
A lot of tele-marketers will block the name of their business and only their number shows on your Caller-ID. Thanks to www.whocalled.us you can now enter that phone number into a search on the site find out who the phone number belongs to.
If that phone number has been used to make a lot of calls, it's very likely it will already have a record on this web site.
If the number is not found, you will have the opportunity to complete a very short form that will be added into the database. The data is only as reliable as the person who enters the information but it's a start and best of all, it's FREE.
Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. has put a clever spin on those boring motivational posters. Check out some ingenious "Demotivators" at his web site Despair.com .
He even has a D.I.Y. Parody Motivator Generator that allows you to create your own custom demotivational posters and it's link is Here .
Yum Brands, Inc., the parent company of Kentucky Fried Chicken recently announced that it was updating all of it's KFC restaurants. They have updated our beloved Colonel Sanders one more time.
Rappin' Colonel Sanders
Look, I understand they have to keep up with the times. Who can forget the "rapping" Colonel. Would love to see who approved that ad agency.
Now, with Yum Brands announcing that nearly 1,900 of it's 14,000 restaurants are in China, they have turned once again, into a different direction with a much different targeted audience.
The new logo doesn't look anything like Colonel Harland Sanders, unless KFC's paid for his wrinkle-reduction surgery. No, I think the new Colonel looks Asian. To be more specific, he looks like Ho Chi Minh.
Don't roll your eyes. Let's take a look at the evidence and I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
Beloved Logo
New Logo
Colonel Harland Sanders
Born: 1890 Birthplace: Corbin, KY Famous Quote: "It's Finger Lickin' Good" Translation: "Nothing is better than Licking and Chicken"
Ho Chi Minh
Born: 1890 Birthplace: Kimlien, VN Famous Quote: "Không có gì quí hòn doc lâp tù do" Translation: "Nothing is better than Licking and Chicken"
New KFC Asia Logo
KFC, give us back the logo we all know and love. Let Asia have their own logo. I'll even design it for FREE. We'll call it an even trade. Give us back Harland and I'll give you Ho Chi Minh.
I've heard of about every use in the world for duct tape, but robbing a liquor store? In Ashland, Kentucky, a man accused of being the "Duct Tape Bandit" has gotten into a sticky situation. The man, who had his head wrapped in duct tape to conceal his identity, walked into a liquor store on Friday, Ashland police said.
Shamrock Liquors store manager Bill Steele had some duct tape of his own, but his was wrapped around a wooden club that sent the robber fleeing, according to a report by WSAZ-TV in Huntington, W.Va.
Store employee Craig Miller said he chased the man to the parking lot, tackled him and held him in a choke hold until police arrived. A customer also helped, police said.
Kasey G. Kazee, 24, of Ashland, was charged with first-degree robbery, according to Ashland Police Sgt. Mark McDowell.
Kazee, in an interview with the TV station, denied he was the bandit who robbed the store of two rolls of change. He pleaded not guilty Monday and bond was set at $250,000.
I'm not much of a "camper". I spent plenty of time in the military doing that. But.... If I were, then I would say that I've found the World's perfect camper! The EarthRoamer XV-LT is built on a Ford F-550 chassis, 4x4, 90 gallons of diesel, solar-powered, accommodations for 4 adults, and over 10,000 lbs of towing capacity. Engineered and produced in Colorado by Bill Swails. He's part Industrial Engineer and part nature photographer. Check out his company, EarthRoamer , and see why I think this is the best camper in the world.