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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: cutout on December 17, 2008, 08:22:50 PM
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All 3 of these sites have an incredibly simple premise, and because of their popularity all 3 creators have gotten coffee-table-book deals:
http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/
http://icanhascheezburger.com/
This will probably be the next one to blow up:
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/
I bet the FOTs could brainstorm the next big niche blog. We just have to point out a phenomenon that no one has sufficiently run into the ground yet. If you pitch it, I can build the website. And its imminent success will finally score Tom his book deal. Everybody wins.
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i had an idea for, and own the domain for mymostprizedpossession.com. It was basically gonna be one of those user submitted content deals where people would photograph (or draw, if it didn't exist anymore) the item that they considered the most valuable tangible item (none of this "my baby daughter's giggle" bullshit) they own/ or have ever owned. the pics would be accompanied by a short blurb about what the thing was, and what it meant to them.
someone called the idea gay, so I kind of got discouraged. then, i just got lazy.
i'll sell you the domain and idea for 25 vintage Flooz credits. PM me.
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I like looking at pictures of interracial couples
is this weird?
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2h2kvmd.jpg)
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www.midblink.com
Lots of photos of people mid-blink, looking awful. Kind of like Sploops' "avatar" image from some time back.
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i should point out that that link does not work...and that is the point.
this is WAITING to happen.
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Maybe pictures of people about to put a forkful of food in their mouths?
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i had an idea for, and own the domain for mymostprizedpossession.com. It was basically gonna be one of those user submitted content deals where people would photograph (or draw, if it didn't exist anymore) the item that they considered the most valuable tangible item (none of this "my baby daughter's giggle" bullshit) they own/ or have ever owned. the pics would be accompanied by a short blurb about what the thing was, and what it meant to them.
someone called the idea gay, so I kind of got discouraged. then, i just got lazy.
i'll sell you the domain and idea for 25 vintage Flooz credits. PM me.
(http://mocoloco.com/upload/2007/08/taking_things_s/taking_things_seriously.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Things-Seriously-Unexpected-Significance/dp/1568986904
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(http://www.postcardpost.com/BK5.jpg)
dudes. seriously.
i am lobbying HARD for this now.
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I second JFM's, that's a great idea. And if most of us contributed one or two pics of folks in "mid-blink", we'd have plenty to start with.
S'okay for me to buy this name? I don't wanna step on toes...
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This will probably be the next one to blow up:
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/
Actually, it looks like it's already Passive Aggressive Notes: 1, Tom: 0 (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/the-book). I'm awaiting the phone call in which they offer me a percentage, because they published the one my neighbor put up (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/10/28/and-all-the-pieces-matter/)!
My new favorite niche blog is Sad Guys on Trading Floors (http://sadguysontradingfloors.tumblr.com/). Even though their comments aren't very funny, the concept stands up all on its own.
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So did you give the pots back or what?
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I like looking at pictures of interracial couples
is this hilarious to you?
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2h2kvmd.jpg)
Yes.
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Ain’t you done read moi’s last New Topic?
All I get from this CULTure is, well.....let’s just say that if’in moi gave back, 100% justly, to the community I need a 97 gigaton thermonuclear device and that is MOST IRONIC, infunkin’ deed.
The universe is such a universe.
Stay on groovin' safari,
:o Tor Hershman :o
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I like looking at pictures of interracial couples
is this weird?
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2h2kvmd.jpg)
From the snarky comments you made last night in the chat about my wife - which she saw by the way, thanks - to every one of your posts achieving some level of stupid, I really do not like you.
Tom.
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i had an idea for, and own the domain for mymostprizedpossession.com. It was basically gonna be one of those user submitted content deals where people would photograph (or draw, if it didn't exist anymore) the item that they considered the most valuable tangible item (none of this "my baby daughter's giggle" bullshit) they own/ or have ever owned. the pics would be accompanied by a short blurb about what the thing was, and what it meant to them.
someone called the idea gay, so I kind of got discouraged. then, i just got lazy.
i'll sell you the domain and idea for 25 vintage Flooz credits. PM me.
I've seen other sites that remind me of this concept, and if people are creative about it -- not dumb about it, like you were suggesting, it's a great idea. Not that I really have the time to implement it myself. (It reminds me of clever and cool stuff I've probably run across on design websites.)
If people call an idea like that gay, they're probably not people whose opinions you should listen to anyway. Don't listen to the haters!
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I like looking at pictures of interracial couples
is this weird?
From the snarky comments you made last night in the chat about my wife - which she saw by the way, thanks - to every one of your posts achieving some level of stupid, I really do not like you.
Tom.
oh boy
I uhh...I...just... uh
I'll let my self out.
(http://www.castleforrester.com/images/news-mst3k-frank-conniff.jpg)
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Emo gorillas.
You heard me.
(http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk438/emdasher/emogorilla.jpg)
(http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk438/emdasher/emogorilla2.jpg)
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snakerapepics.com
candid shots of snake rape.
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(http://www.boingboing.net/images/_maxton_arnold.jpg)
Mid. Blink.
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I reckon the mid blink is a very good idea!! I had the idea at work once of just a blank page with a comment box where people could just write whatever and the comment list would keep going forever, then it went the way of kickthebobo's idea. I am putting my vote in for mid blink. I work in domain management and can help launch this thing globally if its a success.
On another note I just this second had a brilliant idea that I have never seen done before... Novelty toilet brush holders!!! Tell me you wouldn't buy a George Bush toilet brush holder that opens at the mouth next christmas!!
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I second JFM's, that's a great idea. And if most of us contributed one or two pics of folks in "mid-blink", we'd have plenty to start with.
S'okay for me to buy this name? I don't wanna step on toes...
Um, I just bought it. Sorry man. :(
Now I need help putting it together! Cutout? Anyone?
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Good. Get that thing going
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So did you give the pots back or what?
I didn't take them! What am I gonna do with some pots.
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Just emailed you, Jon. Mid-blink is pretty awesome, but emo-gorillas has got me seriously intrigued!
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yeah. i must admit, emo-gorillas is pretty fricking fantastic.
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One more vote for mid-blink.
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(http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk438/emdasher/emogorillas.jpg)
The nice thing about emo gorillas is that we can make all of the content ourselves, simply by haphazardly photoshopping emo heads onto gorilla bodies.
The problem, of course, is when we get sued.
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I'm in.
(http://www.kickthebobo.com/emogorilla.jpg)
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(http://mocoloco.com/upload/2007/08/taking_things_s/taking_things_seriously.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Things-Seriously-Unexpected-Significance/dp/1568986904
Grote found it. That's one of the things I had in the back of my mind but couldn't think of. Which is amazing, since it was already in the damn thread I responded to.
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It's up -
http://midblink.com/
Looks like emogorilla.com is available too -
http://tinyurl.com/46lx7p
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I'm in.
(http://www.kickthebobo.com/emogorilla.jpg)
You did it again.
You did it again.
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It's up -
http://midblink.com/
This is perfect!! Finally something to do with those unuseable photos.
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I think you're on to something with the emoape idea, I had to try it:
(http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/350/emoapesp5.jpg)
(http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3082/emoape1nd1.jpg)
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/451860246_e68f6b7f31.jpg)
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/451860246_e68f6b7f31.jpg)
Oh dear God.
Post it!
By the way, some FWD has already nabbed our idea and set up their own site! --> http://elliottback.com/wp/celebrities-in-mid-blink/
What actions can be taken to bring this person low, besides our own personal success? (I sound like an Ayn Rand character)
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/18/70202381_a5721fe8b2.jpg)
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i love this thread.
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Meanwhile, can't stop staring at those emo gorillas. Someone want to buy the domain? Should I?
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I love both of these ideas! The emo gorillas get funnier the more I look at them. Well done!
Must search photos for mid blinkers....
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I think this should be renamed the "mid-blink/emo gorillas" thread.
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(http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk438/emdasher/emogorilla3.jpg)
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(http://www.bigplastichead.com/images/one_offs/emo_gorilla.jpg)
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How 'bout this guy for the mid-blink site? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcuradio/533911895/in/set-72157600320358015/)
...um...maybe not...
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There's also the blog of unnecessary quotation marks. http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/
(This one is particularly good: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-dk1axrNmqU/SUfbdUNr-MI/AAAAAAAAGX0/Hw9z9b2CMRE/s1600-h/QuoteFireAlarm.jpg)
Fail Blog: http://failblog.org/ A Compendium of Failure
http://www.engrish.com/ A collection of mistranslations.
The Icanhazcheeseburger site, however, took an already existing internet meme, LOL Cats and Macros, and gave them their own site. They profited off a pre-existing idea. That's a little annoying, I think. It's like comedians telling street jokes!
I'd like a one stop destination of stores who have puns for names. And the site itself can have a pun for a name. Verypunny.com
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What are street jokes? Is it anything like street magic? If so, I'll have none of it.
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What are street jokes? Is it anything like street magic? If so, I'll have none of it.
Street jokes is what I thought was the term for the sort of jokes that seem to exist without any known author. Like, "A guy walks into a bar. There's a horse there. The guy says I bet I can make that horse laugh..." Those kind of jokes.
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There's also the blog of unnecessary quotation marks. http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/
Where did so many people get the idea that quotes are used for emphasis? Maybe they meant to use *asterisks.*
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I was surprised that I didn't hear more dramatic readings of things akin to this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHOL1PcPR8
That's the original one from YTMND
The new one's on Youtube are awful, but I think there might be potential for this.
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How 'bout this guy for the mid-blink site? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcuradio/533911895/in/set-72157600320358015/)
...um...maybe not...
Wow! I don't think Kid Jersey wants to be featured on MidBlink, especially since the page is "Brought to you by Friends of Tom." But thanks for the link.
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There's also the blog of unnecessary quotation marks. http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/
Where did so many people get the idea that quotes are used for emphasis? Maybe they meant to use *asterisks.*
http://picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=211 (http://picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=211)
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deers-taking-a-shit.com
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How 'bout this guy for the mid-blink site? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcuradio/533911895/in/set-72157600320358015/)
...um...maybe not...
Wow! I don't think Kid Jersey wants to be featured on MidBlink, especially since the page is "Brought to you by Friends of Tom." But thanks for the link.
Yeah, I was completely kidding. I just happened upon the picture at the same time this thread was going on. Thought it was funny the timing and all.
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Second submission from the public to Midblink.com? PORN! Someone sent us an image of a woman, hiding nothing, in mid-blink.
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Has anybody heard of Man Babies?
http://manbabies.com/content/253 (http://manbabies.com/content/253)
(http://manbabies.com/images/261.jpg)
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Yeah, how on earth are spam-bots programmed to be smart enough to 1) know we take mid-blink submissions, and 2) also bombard us with mid-blink porn? That's an algorithm that beats all.
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Has anybody heard of Man Babies?
http://manbabies.com/content/253 (http://manbabies.com/content/253)
(http://manbabies.com/images/261.jpg)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Speaking of spam-bots, how about a compendium of spam-bot generated text that sounds good? Here's my fav from one's I've gotten. It's form Negro B. Guaranties:
Subject: Microsoft Good Luck! Pregnancy made of American Music Awards Just Tonight
He called her Roger (or was it Roger?).If from football team boogie of carpet tack, then related to briar patch panics. Still secretly admire her from submarine living with, conquer her bowling ball beyond with toward bowling ball.
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I think a good website would be one that specialized in inappropriate rapping.
E.g. "Fresh Young Balki B."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F28LW9NWOCk
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He called her Roger (or was it Roger?).If from football team boogie of carpet tack, then related to briar patch panics. Still secretly admire her from submarine living with, conquer her bowling ball beyond with toward bowling ball.
Is that from a Beck song?
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There's also the blog of unnecessary quotation marks. http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/
Where did so many people get the idea that quotes are used for emphasis? Maybe they meant to use *asterisks.*
I prefer using a tilde. I find it to be much ~sassier~
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http://www.headsethotties.com/
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http://www.headsethotties.com/
That's a hoot! One of those screenshots is my former employers' website...Nuance.
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Fellow FOT.
You all have outstanding senses of humor. So I need your opinion. Regarding midblink.com, should I remove the titles of the pictures and just post them? I am feeling a lot like Bob Saget commenting on "America's Funniest Home Videos."
"Who cares?" is an acceptable answer.
Thanks,
JFM
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Fellow FOT.
You all have outstanding senses of humor. So I need your opinion. Regarding midblink.com, should I remove the titles of the pictures and just post them? I am feeling a lot like Bob Saget commenting on "America's Funniest Home Videos."
"Who cares?" is an acceptable answer.
Thanks,
JFM
The titles are the best part!
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My advice to you is the same advice I give everyone, all the time. Replace titles with titties.
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Celebrities with short legs.
http://www.freakingnews.com/Celebrities-with-Short-Legs-Pictures--1844.asp
I gotta get moving on that emo gorillas site.
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(http://www.penenberg.com/img/archive/capture.gif)
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I think a good website would be one that specialized in inappropriate rapping.
Agreed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArZRWJwKdWs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArZRWJwKdWs
I can't believe that one guy saying people could go to hell over some margarine.
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alright, I just registered www.manfacedbabies.com for things like this gem that I made of a baby with East Side Dave's face
Before:
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mikeytags/redhead.jpg)
After:
(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l244/Andy1807/redheadcopy.jpg)
Think I could be the next cakewrecks?
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im going to have nitemares. thanks, andy.