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A HiLux Job
From Australia: Toyota finds a fun way to make the point that there are utes, and then there is the HiLux.
Cops announce drugs find as ‘Lost and Found’
I’ll let this NY Post report explain:
A Georgia sheriff’s department clearing a highway in Davisboro after Hurricane Helene found a large stash of drugs and has cordially invited its rightful owner to come retrieve it.
“While in Davisboro last week during storm response, deputies located these items in a clearing off Highway 231 near Washington State Prison,” the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post dripping with sarcasm.
“If you would like to claim ownership of these packages, please come see us at 733 Kaolin Road, Sandersville, Georgia,” the post read, under the heading “Lost and Found Property.”
Shopping, IRL
A new spot for UK retailer Currys shows what in-store shopping might feel like, for “diehard online shoppers”.
Gary Sinise as a couch potato, literally
And a delightful one at that, starring in a series of new spots for Pluto TV.
‘Raccoon Invasion’
That’s the title of a video report released by a local sheriff’s office in Washington state, USA, about a woman who called for help after she was surrounded by about a hundred raccoons and was “forced to run away in her car to escape the furry, and very hungry creatures”. As explained more elaborately in another news report:
Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the Kitsap County Sheriff, said the woman called deputies Thursday because about 100 raccoons outside her home were "demanding food."
The woman told deputies she started feeding raccoons around her house about 35 years ago without any problems.
Six weeks ago, the population of raccoons “exploded.” Now, the animals surround her home day and night hoping for a meal.
“Somehow the word got out in raccoon land and they all showed up to her house expecting a meal,” McCarty said.
Kitsap deputies responded to the woman's home and were startled by what they saw.
“They were shocked,” McCarty said. “They had never seen that many raccoons in one place. Nobody ever remembers being surrounded by a swarm of raccoons. This was a first.”
Heinz Smiles
A new campaign that is timed with the release of the sequel of Joker, followed by the sequel of Smile.
Falling for Autumn
It’s the latest celebrity-starring spot for Switzerland Tourism and this time, along with Roger Federer, we get a pleasantly unhinged Mads Mikkelsen.
From memories to photos… via AI
From Belgium: the local distributor of Kodak has launched a tool to help dementia patients transform their memories into images. To quote from the website:
In short, ‘Memory Shots’ is a digital tool to help trigger dementia patients’ memories of which no photographs exist, to recollect and immortalize such preserved memories in newly generated pictures, as an innovative added part to the existing ‘Reminiscence therapy’. As such, “Memory Shots” allows to reconnect and stimulates interaction with patients suffering of dementia.
Will Smith’s Farts
The topic came up on the latest episode of Kelly Ripa’s podcast, where she had director Barry Sonnenfeld as her guest. Ripa asked Sonnenfeld for his “number one crazy story” from the ‘Men in Black’ franchise. He went on to talk about an instance when filming had to be suspended after Will Smith farted while in a “hermetically sealed” contraption with Tommy Lee Jones. This is part of what he said:
Will Smith is a farter. It’s just some people are. And you really don’t wanna be inside a very small hermetically sealed space with a Will Smith fart. You don’t even wanna be sitting next to him at the Disney ranch.
Notably, after he had narrated this incident, Ripa had this to ask:
Did the stench emit out, like, were you able to smell it?
And this:
You think he’s, like, on one of those high protein diets?
Stealing Solution
Last week, Oklahoma Highway Patrol put out this post explaining the rather strange circumstances of an arrest that they made.
Here’s one you don’t see everyday. Trooper Ryan Long #541 arrested Kody Adams earlier this week. Adams was at a gas station in Stillwater asking people for a ride to Pawnee County for his court date. When he couldn’t find a ride, he decided to hop in an unoccupied LifeNet ambulance supervisor vehicle that had been left running. Trooper Long caught him at the court house walking in after Adams ditched the vehicle. Trooper Long arrested him after he admitted to “borrowing” the vehicle, took him up to his court date and then took him right back to Payne County.
And guess what the court date was for??? Possession of a stolen vehicle.
And here’s an extract from one noteworthy comment to that post:
The irony of the situation is vaguely amusing, but the reality of someone having so few options that they feel desperate enough to do this is really sad.
RIP Kris Kristofferson
To quote from a 2009 Rolling Stone piece by Ethan Hawke:
Kris Kristofferson is cut from a thicker, more intricate cloth than most celebrities today: Imagine if Brad Pitt had also written a Number One single for someone like Amy Winehouse, was considered among the finest songwriters of his generation, had been a Rhodes scholar, a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, a boxer, a professional helicopter pilot — and was as politically outspoken as Sean Penn. That’s what a motherfuckin’ badass Kris Kristofferson was in 1979. And now if you go online and watch the video for his 2006 song “In the News,” it’s obvious he is still very much that man.
RIP Maggie Smith
A very short selection — for those who remember her (or would like to) for much more than Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter movies.
Travels With My Aunt (1972)
- ‘Surrender to extravaganza’
A Private Function (1984)
- Pig doing its business
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- On Indians
Hot Millions (1968)
-‘A woman’s place is in the home… making money’
Baby oil defence
Probably the most talked-about seizure at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties has been that of the “more than 1,000 bottles” of baby oil. When asked by the New York Post about this, this is what Comb’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, had to say:
I don’t think it was a thousand. I think it was a lot. I mean, there is a Costco right down the street. I think Americans buy in bulk, as we know. And you know these are consensual adults doing what consensual adults do, you know, we can’t get so puritanical in this country to think that somehow sex is a bad thing because if it was there would be no more people.
Then there was this exchange with TMZ:
Marc Agnifilo: They call them ‘Freak Offs’. But, you know, back when I was a kid in the late seventies, they were called threesomes.
TMZ: If these are genuinely threesomes, how you explain a thousand bottles of baby oil?
MA: I don’t know where the number of 1,000 came—
TMZ: The US Attorney said it.
MA: I can’t imagine it’s thousands. And I’m not really sure what the baby oil has to do with anything.
TMZ: They’re essentially saying it’s a lubricant—for an orgy.
MA: I guess—I don’t know what you need a thousand… One bottle of baby oil goes a long way. I don’t know what you need a thousand for. I mean, he has a big house. He buys in bulk, you know, I think they have Costcos in every place he has a home. Have you sat in a parking lot of a Costco and see what people walk out with?
TMZ: Not a thousand bottles of baby oil.
MA: I don’t think it was a thousand. I think it was, I think it was—let’s just say it’s a lot.
And this is what TMZ eventually reported about the Costco connection:
A spokesperson for Costco tells TMZ ... none of the company's U.S. locations carry baby oil, even though Diddy's attorney Marc Agnifilo told us the rap mogul might have bought the item in bulk at the members-only warehouse retailer.
The proof is in the pudding, so to speak ... as a quick search of the store's site shows there's nothing akin to baby oil offered at Costco. There is, however, hair and cleansing gel sold for babies, but it'd be a stretch to confuse that with baby oil.
Oh, and nothing pops up when you look for "body oil," either ... which could be mistaken for baby oil.
For good measure, we also took a peek at the Sam's Club website ... because it's entirely possible someone mixed up the 2 retailers. Yet, like Costco, there's no baby oil for sale there either.
Although, there is a Johnson's Moisturizing Pink Baby Lotion with Coconut Oil available for purchase ... though, this product is not mentioned in the federal indictment.
Shirt Insurance
From Sweden: luxury shirt brand Eton is offering travel insurance for wearers of its White Signature Twill Shirt. To quote:
Every year, millions of travelers face the frustration of lost luggage. At Eton, we understand that this isn't just an inconvenience; it's a setback for your personal style. That's why we've created The Phoenix Service: a free lifetime travel insurance for your White Signature Twill Shirt. Should your bag go missing, we'll ensure your shirt is replaced, so you can secure your signature style no matter where your travels take you.
Old Jamaica ginger beer bids farewell
There are signs that this may be a stunt (“Like Ozzy with his Final Tour in 92’… it’s the end of the road for us”). Nevertheless, the ‘farewell’ videos—there may well be more—are fun to watch.
Carbon Footprint Burn
A couple of weeks ago, a pub in Ireland, by the name of JJ Houghs Singing Pub, posted a pic of a couple of gents warming their hands over a turf fire. That led to this noteworthy exchange between the pub and an entity called ‘Working Holiday Ireland’.
Working Holiday Ireland: I see you’re burning turf?! Carbon footprint guys…
JJ Houghs Singing Pub: Working Holiday Ireland , Its how we Heat the Pub. Looking at your page you rely on tourists from abroad coming to Ireland correct? How do they get here? They hardly swam. How would you quantify and compare the emissions of a Boeing 747 to a small turf fire. How do your guests get around Ireland when they arrive, do they walk? I also see by your page you promote Dunnes Stores, who have 138 stores in Ireland and abroad, do you query their carbon footprint? When your guests are here do you check their clothing to ensure they aren't made of synthetic polyester,a byproduct of petroleum. Did you write your critique of my turf fire on a phone or laptop? Both of which were developed and are powered by fossil fuel technology. Maybe think before criticising a small family run pubs turf fire. Maybe call in some day and I'll give you my carbon footprint up your hole.
Big meeting, out-of-office
UK rail operator Cross Country has been at the receiving end of poor reviews and bad press. Hence, I think it would be fair to see its new commercial as an exercise in damage control. For anyone who can look beyond that, it’s also a pleasant diversion.