I hate direct mail and normally toss the stuff but this package got my eye with its red seal. So I bit and opened it. This is what was inside.

I stared at it for a while and tried to find some hidden meaning. I Googled the initials in the logo, tb, but all I got were links to tuberculosis and I doubt someone's going to go through all this expense to send me blind mailers about a disease. I have no idea what it is about. I guess it could be some kind of puzzle or clue I'm supposed to decode but, honestly, I suck at those.

But now I'm annoyed and curious. Anybody else get one in the mail? Or know what it means? Whatever it is, someone went through a lot of effort to get my attention. And if the goal was to get me to post about it, I guess they succeeded. Hopefully it's not some new hair transplant drug, cause I fell for that mailer once before and now I have toes like Chewbacca.

(5/23/08 - People seem to be calling this the Red Seal Game if you're searching for clues.)

It takes dedication to illustrate deforestation in such a personal way. Harrison Ford is dedicated. And hairy-chested. Rowr.

It appears that Tim Russert let a little dirty wind slip on live television last night. Best Week Ever has the video and it spreading faster than that one with Ben Affleck bumming Jimmy Kimmel. It is being reported that the video is not doctored.

I'll be honest with you. I'm a college educated, well-read man in his thirties, and I still can't help thinking farts are funny. My Mom will not like that when she reads this, but it's true. A squeaker on live TV? That's like a pie in the face; funny every time.

This is not unprecedented. We've had a few other classic television toot moments. A fitness fart. Regis dropping bass to the delight of a giggling Kelly Ripa. And the hall of famer, the Cadilac of live TV gas, the Swedish reporter letting a real beauty go. "Quick! Cut to commercial! Ingrid just, uh, cut one!"

Giggle amongst yourselves.

We know all about David Vs. David. We know, since Haterade predicted David Archuleta from Day 1, that's who he's giong to pick. Now can he get through the recap and attack both contestants equally? Of course he can, because he's Hat...you know.

This game has already distracted me far too long this morning already, and I'm only on the second screen. so it's time to share the misery. Play Funny Farm.

(via Waxy)

I'm with you Johnny, I can't wait to see the new Indy movie too. In fact I already got my tickets to see it Saturday night. However, I still think this cartoon is funny.

This not some new TV show or viral ad, it's a promotion for a book. And a damn good one at that. Toby Barlow's Sharp Teeth is a sexy, horror thriller about a pack of werewolves roaming the streets of East LA. I can't tell you how it ends, I'm in the middle of reading it.

The site design for Sharp Teeth is cool to and features some interpretation of passages from the book. See them after the jump and get your hands on the book.

Not that long ago, the American Film Institute released another of their "100 Years, 100 ... fill in the blank," lists. This particular list was "100 Years, 100 Heroes and Villains." The hero in the number one slot was Atticus Finch. That's pretty hard to argue with. I still get a little dusty in "To Kill A Mockingbird" when Reverend Sykes turns to Scout and says, "Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing." Then all of the black people that were in the balcony during the trial stand out of respect for Atticus. The hair on my arms stands at attention just thinking about it.

The silver medal on that list was Doctor Henry Jones Jr. Indiana to his friends. Indy to his sidekicks and lovers. That placement put Indy ahead of James Bond, Rick Blaine (Casablanca), George Bailey (It's A Wonderful Life), T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), and The "Italian Stallion" Rocky Balboa. Pretty select company I'd say.

So what is it about an archeology professor with a beat up fedora that captures the imagination of men and woman alike? What makes Indiana Jones such a universally beloved character?

You've probably seen these ads running for some time now. The CEO of Lifelock, an identity theft prevention service is so sure of his company's capability to protect personal data that he prints his own Social Security number in the ad. A bold move, like a modern day Victor Kiam.

Unfortunately, according to a class action lawsuit filed last week, he's actually HAD his identity stolen because of these ads. And not just the once:

While LifeLock has only publicly acknowledged that Davis' identity was compromised on one occasion, there are more than 20 driver's licenses that have been fraudulently obtained [using his personal information]...

Furthermore, a simple background check performed using Davis' Social Security number reveals that his entire personal profile has been compromised to the extent that the birth date associated with his Social Security number is Nov. 2, 1940, which would [inaccurately] make Davis 67 years old.

So, where exactly did this genius idea come from?

Bert J. Maynard Jr., who co-founded the company with Davis in 2005, developed the idea for LifeLock while sitting in a jail cell after having been arrested for failure to repay a $16,000 casino marker taken out at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Oh God, I love this story :)