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Does this web banner make me look fat?

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painfully stretched out web bannerDid you hear about the great plus-size model shortage of 2009? I didn't either, but judging from this website, they're hard to find.

Golden CoffeeWe San Francisco Bay Area residents love our coffee. We've launched coffee chains. We argue passionately about who brews the best cup. We sneer at Starbucks (well some of us do.) But I think there's one thing we can all agree on...

Stretching the definition...

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hardly localRushing around the Seattle airport trying to find last-minute gifts, we were thrilled to find a well-stocked Border's Books. We were also rather tickled by one of their displays.

More unfortunate ad placement goodness.

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strange bedfellowsEver had the vegetarian riblets from Trader Joe's? (We love them.) Alas, Trader Joe's seems to have dropped them for now, so I did a Google search to see if I could find out where else to buy them.

Must have not gotten the memo...

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Jimi Hendrix DietJimi Hendrix's childhood home was recently bulldozed, despite efforts by rock fans to preserve it as a historical site. At the footer of this unfortunate story was this even more unfortunate ad...

Just take two and scream at me in the morning.

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Amtrak, the closest thing we have right now to a national train system, gets a lot of things right. Comfortable seats. Nice views. Pleasant staff. Even a fully stocked snack car where you can buy just about anything you need... and stuff you really don't want.

Sid and Nancy and WTF!?!?

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When shopping at Target, it's hard to resist a visit to their video section. Especially since they have these great 2-for-1 packs. Generally they'll include two movies by the same director, or in the same genre. But not always...

Nooooooo!

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If you're at all like me, you look forward to your first cup of coffee every morning. You look forward to it A LOT. Mainly because without it, you're a stumbling zombie...

An oldie but a goodie

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Remember those halcyon days of late 2008 through, oh, January 20, 2009? When our country was filled with hope, and our president-elect could be used — albeit indirectly — to sell products?