B-Rants

You're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? We want to hear about it. This is your chance to mouth off -- about your neighbor, PTA, property taxes, personal trainer (you should be so lucky) -- without losing your cover as a good suburbanite.
contributed by bteam on 11/06/2009 | |
Nothing better to quiet rambunctious, annoying
neighbors than threatening them with falling objects from above. (And we don't mean meteors.) This sign was spotted on the door of a cafe & apartment building in Rome...apparently meant to be a gentle reminder to those on the street to respect the quiet (and sensitive ears) of...read more
contributed by . on 11/05/2009 | |
A while back we featured a "revolutionary" piece of exercise equipment that raised the
question, why do so many nitwit entrepreneur-inventors have so much time on their hands when the rest of us have to work for a living? The invention -- the Mobile Treadmill -- was staggeringly idiotic but, on the plus side, equally highly entertaining. Today we're pleased to feature the master-work of another entrepreneur-inventor....read more
contributed by s.levenstein on 11/04/2009 | |
By Steve Levenstein
You've got to hand it to our British buddies across the pond. When they get an idea, silly though
it may be, they make like bulldogs and just won't let go. Admirable, wot? Take the most recent display of blind do-goodedness initiated by the Watford local council: parents are no longer allowed to accompany their children to public playgrounds because said parents haven't been cleared by a thorough police check. Even ...read more