August 2008
5 posts
Subvert the Meter Maid
Esme Rilke had the idea to follow a meter maid with a big stack of quarters. When you see a meter flashing expired, run to it before the narc gets to it and throw in a quarter. If enough people do this, it could spell the end to meter-related parking tickets.
Belgium Slogan
Belgium: Beer for the Men, Chocolate for the Ladies, and Waffles for the Kids.
College Tomatoes
A version of Rotten Tomatoes that only aggregates reviews from college papers. It wouldn’t be as consistent or useful as Rotten Tomatoes, because university papers rarely review every movie, much less on time. Still, if professional critics are supposedly losing their importance, maybe college students would put more stock in aggregated opinions from their peers.
Recyclers on Strike
A movie in the spirit of Brassed Off! about workers at recycling plants across the United States getting fed up with low wages and bad working conditions and going on strike. As they heroically agitate for what’s rightfully theirs, Americans are forced to re-live a time when everything - even plastic and glass and cardboard - went thoughtlessly into the garbage. Of course, the people...
Moses joke
I didn’t think I could write schoolyard style jokes, but I bet this one could catch on with kids, especially in church camp.
“What does Moses say when he is constipated?”
“What?”
“Let my poopie go!”