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(Yes, we were watching Scrubs on a Friday night). Turk: I cannot believe you are freaking out about this! It’s a great idea! And so now I ask…What’s wrong with wedding pie? Isn’t it wedding cake that’s the problem? I mean, come on…wedding cake is SO overdone these days. Change it up, People. Be unique. Pie is definitely where its at. Especially giant pie. With Smurfs on it.
      One of my favourite ‘check it every few days’ websites is www.explodingdog.com. Alicia introduced it to me about a year ago, and we enjoy it often. We don’t love it as much as Cheez Whiz or roasted M&Ms, but it is something we both appreciate. Alicia and I have similar, très bizarre senses of humour. It’s why I like her so much. She gets me…most of the time. Anyway, unlike the title, the website has nothing to do with dogs, explosions or dogs that explode. It is the creation of a man called Sam Brown, who invites people to email him with titles* and from that title* he’ll draw a picture. They are always entertaining, and some actually make me laugh out loud. Here are a few of my faves for you to enjoy (including the titles* that inspired them). I adore how random they are. This is how people get hurt
I have no pants
I hate how you’ve changed
Don’t eat the banana
And in celebration of the weekend…………………………… Time to put on my dance shoes
*Edited for content. Sam Brown draws the titles he receives, not the captions. Thanks EAP. What would I do without you publicly correcting my word boo-boos.
December 3, 2006 - 10:25 am
Roasted M&Ms? Please explain.
December 3, 2006 - 11:25 am
I do love those dance shoes. If only I could get you to adore “The Far Side” with the same enthusiasm that I do.
December 3, 2006 - 5:52 pm
It’s not that I don’t enjoy the Far Side…It’s that I don’t always ‘get’ the Far Side. This true confession is quite embarrassing for me.
December 4, 2006 - 10:06 am
The Far Side is brilliant. School for the gifted. Cows that talk. Cave men. Love it.
December 4, 2006 - 1:36 pm
I checked out explodingdog.com on my lunch break. Not to be pedantic about it – well actually, to be very pedantic about it, most of those aren’t “true” captions. True captions describe what’s in the picture. “Cartoon balloon” captions portray what one or more of the persons in the picture are saying or thinking. For example: You open your daily newspaper and there’s a picture of some people holding aloft signs supporting the candidate of their choice at the recent Liberal leadership convention. A true caption would be: “Delegates at this weekend’s Liberal Party convention show their support for big fat losers”. (I read the National Post) A cartoon balloon would be: “Eh Jean-Guy, let’s pick somebody ‘oo ‘asn’t got a chance of winning in Quebec OR da rest of Canada – hee hee hee!” (like I said, I read the National Post) See the difference? Trust me, I know what I’m talking about. I’ve run a Caption Contest™ for years and I’ve had bags of time to think about this. I’m not criticizing explodingdog.com, I’m just pointing out a misnomer.
December 4, 2006 - 1:42 pm
PS: I forgot to mention that the misnomer is Shannen’s, not Sam Brown’s. Mr. Brown refers to them as “titles”
December 4, 2006 - 2:33 pm
Oops. I will correct my idiotic mistake. It’s no wonder i don’t ‘get’ the Far Side.
December 4, 2006 - 9:09 pm
I really like the frilly things on the dance shoes.
December 4, 2006 - 10:42 pm
I wish I had dance shoes. Can you beat this? Naked man on crack when alligator attacked I think the alligator was angry at his moustache.
November 30, 2006 - 11:10 am
I’ll try following with the “naked” theme
November 30, 2006 - 11:35 am
there’s no topping that headline. Amazing.
November 30, 2006 - 1:53 pm
Oh man! I think Todd did it! A mug shot of the man would have been icing on the cake though. I’ll bet he had a similar moustache. Dan and I want to buy a rocking chair. One of those simple decisions that you make, act on and accomplish. Or so we thought. One night last week, we came up with an idea. A perfect idea. We’d check on usedottawa.com to find ourselves a used, old fashioned, wood rocker to buy. I was amazed. There were quite a few available, some with an asking price above what I’d pay for an old fashioned wood rocker, but some were crazy reasonable. We made two offers and one was accepted. It was too easy. Of course it was. After a plan to pick up the rocker in Orleans last weekend went bust (we couldn’t find a time when we were both available to meet), we made plans to make the drive out this weekend and pick it up. That is until this morning when I received this email: Good Morning Shannen, Bad news. My husband was not aware of our email exchanges and sold the chair to a neighbour yesterday. I’m very sorry but hope you find another. Christine Ummmmm…Thanks Christine. What part of “yes it’s still available” was she unclear about? Wouldn’t you think that would be something you’d discuss with the other person selling the item? Anyway, no point in getting irritated with the ‘sell-challenged’ lady in Orleans…won’t do me much good as her neighbour rocks herself to sleep in my chair. Boo. I hope it wasn’t as mint as they claimed in their ad. Back to the drawing board. **UPDATE** Jerk number 2 sold our rocker. Even though we tried to call him for pick up last night and he didn’t answer., which was probably because he was SELLING OUR ROCKER TO SOMEONE ELSE! Grrrrr. So, so, so annoyed. I’m boycotting usedottawa.com. Jerks.
November 29, 2006 - 9:46 am
Really? That’s the title you came up with? What about “That doesn’t rock”, or “Chairless in Barrhaven”. 😉 I hope there were scratches on it that didn’t show in the photograph. And that it has a smell of hungarian goulash that you can’t get rid of no matter how much you scrub.
November 29, 2006 - 10:43 am
I was annoyed, and didn’t the least bit creative. UPDATE! I found a nicer, rocking chair, located in barrhaven, for less money! It seems my transaction with Christine was meant to go nowhere. Take that, Christine. Now I’m just annoyed at myself for forgetting my breakfast on the kitchen counter. 🙁
November 29, 2006 - 11:07 am
Did you hear my story about the bookshelves? Kurt and I borrowed a van, took out the cash and went to pick up two brand new BILLY bookshelves from some lady who lives on Lees (should have known), and as we drove up the driveway into the apartment block she lived in, we saw another couple loading two brand new BILLY bookshelves onto the top of their car. I was supposed to arrive at 6:30 and it was 6:35. I called her and she said “Sorry, you were late so I sold them to someone else.” Even if I had been there right at 6:30, those other people clearly would have been there as well. We were PISSED. So we drove to Home Depot and bought two brand new ones.
November 29, 2006 - 11:28 am
Is usedottawa.com really only available for jerks to pretend to sell things and then go and sell them to their friends/neighbours while leaving the unsuspecting purchaser out in the cold, destined to buy new? This second rocking chair thing better pan out…especially since it’s nicer and cheaper. It’s really the only way for usedottawa.com to redeem themselves in my eyes.
November 29, 2006 - 1:10 pm
If you find a non-jerk selling a dehumidifier at a reasonable price, let me know.
November 30, 2006 - 2:57 pm
Shannen – You had an offer, an acceptance and an intention to create a contractual relationship with Christine. Ergo, you had an enforceable contract. She breached the contract. I say you should sue her ass in Small Claims Court, even though your damages would be nominal – if notthing else, it will waste her time like she wasted yours. Kris – You can’t buy a Billy bookcase at Home Depot, unless Home Depot was purchased by Ikea while I wasn’t looking. … I’d be dead. National Chief of Assembly of First Nations: “Any action that elevates the status of one segment of Canadian society over another is completely wrong.”
November 30, 2006 - 2:52 pm
Ol’ Phil must have had something other than Indian tobacco in his peace pipe when he dropped this clanger. Either that, or he has an incredibly well developed sense of humour. What an asshat!
December 1, 2006 - 1:53 pm
I love it when Ed comments! I’m still chortling at “asshat”, a full 18 hours after reading it. *chortle chortle* |
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Kristin - I have wanted wedding pie since I was a very little girl. I’m not a cake person and never have been. Therefore, when I get married you will be treated to wedding pie and everyone will probably go “Ooooh…she copied Shannen and Dan” but really, this is not at all the case. I have a vision…and I will see it through.
Unfortunately, Kurtis is a full-on cake person.
Sigh.
P.S. Your wedding pie was delish. 🙂
EAP - If I ever get married again (as if – once is enough!), I think I would have wedding perogies, both deep-fried and pan-fried with bacon and onions. Yum.
Shannen - Maybe you could have wedding pie with a side of cake for Kurtis…
I would never think you copied my idea. Even if you hadn’t thought of it as a wee one, I would feel flattered that you liked an idea of mine enough to use it yourself. Brides who worry that others will ‘copy’ them have serious issues. They annoy me.
And I thought our pie was super delish too. We kept one of the smaller ones, froze it, and ate it on our one year anniversary. It was slightly soggy, but tasted just as good.