First, there was PeopleOfWalmart.com, a website honoring the fashion-challenged shoppers at Walmart. The site features candid pictures captured and submitted by other shoppers frequenting the store. It’s a great place to visit when you need a good laugh.
Now, there’s another site with a similar, but equally funny theme. If you have ever taken public transit, I’m sure you’ve witnessed at least one “what not to wear” moment. In fact, I find many of the people using public transit to be much more entertaining than the ride itself. It’s people-watching at its best.
PeopleOfPublicTransit.com, inspired by PeopleOfWalmart.com, features pictures of eccentric people who didn’t bother to look in the mirror before stepping outside and getting on the bus or subway. You can also find some humorous pictures of the funny things people do while riding. Anyone can submit a photo, and according to the website, a photo submitted before Nov. 30 will put you in the running for a $100 cash prize. Not a bad reward for sharing some humor with the world.
Below are a couple of examples. For more, click here to visit the site now.
I’ve always loved pictures that, when taken from the right angle, change a normal photo into something completely unexpected. I’ve taken a few of them over the years, but I ran across a site tonight with a great collection. Here are a few of my favorites:
And some from my own collection:
Gary in Milan
Washington DC
Pisa
Holding up the tower
The “W” in Dallas
Central Park, NYC
NYC Subway
For more great pics, check out the “DamnCoolPics” blog here.
The guys and gals from Improv Everywhere are at it again. This time, they staged the improv action in a grocery store as a follow-up to their popular “food court musical.” It’s pretty funny. Check it out:
For more information on how they pulled it off and enlisted the help of Scott Brown & Anthony King (authors of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Gutenberg!) as songwriters, visit the Improv Everywhere blog.
Let’s face it…we’re in the middle of a recession, and people are searching for ways to cut unnecessary costs. Some are canceling their home phone lines and relying solely on mobile phones. Others are getting rid of cable, using coupons, and eating at home more often.
Now there’s another — albeit less traditional — expense you can eliminate from your budget. If you’re a pool owner, you know that pool maintenance can be a costly expense. Weekly pool service is not cheap, and while the do-it-yourself method is less expensive, you still have to pay for all of the costly chemicals. According to code enforcement officers in Wellington, Florida, there’s a cheaper way to keep the pool clean…buy catfish.
Yes, that’s right. In one Florida town, they are using catfish to keep swimming pools clean in foreclosed homes. The city was spending almost $7,000 per month of taxpayer funds on chemicals to clean pools until they had the bright idea to use algae-eating fish instead. Apparently, it’s working. They use 15 catfish in a single pool to keep the water sanitary and avoid health hazards. The creatures are much cheaper, and they keep the pool looking attractive for future home buyers.
So, if you’re looking for another expense to cut until the economy recovers, fire the pool guy and buy a few catfish. They not only clean your pool, but they also could become your new pet. And if you ever get hungry, you can just go fishing in your own backyard — catfish for dinner, yum! The benefits just keep adding up!
If your week has been half as bad as mine, then you probably need a good laugh. Look no further than PeopleOfWalMart.com. The site was founded in August of 2009 by three friends after an inspirational trip to WalMart.
If you’ve ever been to a WalMart store, you will get the joke. All of us have seen those people who are a walking advertisement for “what not to wear.” The people who didn’t look in the mirror before going to the store or who just didn’t care enough to get dressed before they left the house. I don’t know why, but it seems that a lot of those people shop at WalMart. Apparently the founders of PeopleOfWalMart.com also noticed the same phenomenon and decided to create a website to honor those crazy shoppers.
Check out the “sweet undies” example below and then head over to the POWM site for a few more laughs.
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