Dear ‘The Situation’, the situation is…
Abercrombie says a connection to The Situation goes against the “aspirational nature” of its brand and may be “distressing” to customers. The Ohio-based retailer says it has offered a “substantial payment” to Sorrentino and producers of the MTV show so he’ll wear something else.
I saw Deron in Oslo
At Akershus Castle.
headline of the day
Idaho police tell man to stop wearing bunny suit
tweet of the day
headline of the day
Retailer Apologizes For Featuring Holocaust-Themed Jacket
Texas Theatre Oswald T-Shirts
A little local controversy.
Jason Reimer of Aviation Cinemas, who operates the Texas Theatre and created the T-shirt, says it is about accepting history. For better or worse, Oswald’s arrest at the theater (which Reimer prefers to call “the incident”) has defined the theater’s identity. “Dallas has not come to terms with a lot of its history,” he said. “Oswald is a part of the theater’s history. Everyone knows it. We are acknowledging it.”
the future of bendable electronics
mc10 is a startup in Cambridge Massachusetts that specializes in electronics that move with the body.
The company’s first commercially available product debut will come in the form of athletic apparel integrated with “skin like” high-performance electronics. It’s being created for Reebok, and will debut during the first half of 2012, says chief executive David Icke.
Neither mc10 nor Reebok have released details on the products, but rumors speculate shirts that can monitor a runner’s pulse or a hoodie that can charge an iPod.
While that sounds useful, Rogers says that the future of bendable electronics has far wider implications.
headline of the day
Florida jail ends free underwear for inmates to cut costs
weehuggers
Alicia is researching cloth diapers for Levi and thought this video was something the flock might enjoy.
from the comments
I think the suit is fine, he just had an ill-fitting body.
Words I just said out loud
“In Hawaii, Hawaiian shirts are just called ‘shirts’.”
google image search of the day
(thanks, Joel)
Dallas
Carrollton man crashes, undresses, dies in second of two accidents in Far North Dallas
Man found dead in South Dallas pond after using drugs, talking about walking on water
(thanks, Patrick)
photo out of context
clotheslined
The clothesline presents an opportunity for creative expression
My favorite memory of clothes on the line is sheets hung between two lines. The parabolic “u” it shaped. They were crisp on the bed and smelled like fresh air. Yellow jackets built nests inside the poles sometimes and came in with the laundry. The bag for the pins hung right on the line, didn’t it? And sometimes the yellow jackets would get in there, too. When I was little, I would hoist myself from one end of the line to the other, imagining a rushing river. Once I got to the end, bumped the metal pipe, and got stung about the neck and face. I fell in the river that time, running for the house. I vaguely remember running between clothes hanging like a maze. Mother had three lines, one higher in the middle. We would take naps there. Sometimes overnight. We started out ten. I woke up, eight. A couple of hours later it might be just sister and me. I grabbed her hand and we were headed for the back door. Later, they would say, “There was something in the woods.”
looks like there’s a sale at Wire & Twine
And if you are in Cincinnati tomorrow.
Animated Fowl and (or in) Trousers
“You’ll notice you never saw an animated duck wearing pants.”
Nope. Never. Same for animated parrots.
But take a look at the animated rooster, Panchito Pistoles, in this clip from Disney’s The Three Caballeros (1944).
“Get that cock into a pair of britches, fer crissake!”
out of stock internet meme t-shirt logo out of context
this picture of Faulkner always cracks me up
Clusterflockstock 3: Outside the Feed Sack
Easter ’66
Dads: The Original Hipsters
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dear clusterflock
What’s your favorite brand and style of underwear?
My favorite are the unfortunately named Cocksox’s boxer briefs. They are made of a synthetic, wicking, quick-dry material called (get this) ‘Supplex®.’ If you’re a cyclist, you probably want these. Oh, and their website is hilarious(ly bad).
