more tube in(s)anity

Instead of simulating tube overdrive with a rare unavailable snob-value antique transistor, we simulate it WITH TUBES. (link)

NSFW. This is, after all, from the people who brought you The Agonizer, although the copy for that was better. Actually, they've got new ad copy for it now. "It's now fully OPTIMIZED for bad tone and crappy sound. "

links for yoo-hoo

For ikkyu2 (and anyone else who read the Thomas Friedman article promoting the Irish economy): a more familiar view of said economy
For jwgh: Big Knitting

copy on a Burger King® bag

This makes no sense even when I'm sober:

We think a lot about customer psychology. For example, if you order a Whopper® with cheese, you probably really like a flame-grilled beef with cheese. And if you order a side of fries, you probably like fries more than onion rings. Or maybe not. Maybe you just didn't think about onion rings. Or maybe you did, but just this once you thought you'd go for fries. See? It's endlessly fascinating.