YSaC, Vol. 890: Yabba dabba don’t.

2010 December 28

Flinstone Mobile


Non-steerable flinstone mobile. Would be great to place in your yard for kids to play on. It’s heavy and will need a flat bed to move it to your location. But it’s free!
Contact Georgia at xxx-xxx-xxxx

Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones!
They’re a modern stone age family!
From the town of [redacted]
They put mobiles in their yard for thee.

It’s good for your kids to play upon
If you have a flat bed to put it on

When You Suck at Craigslist ™
There’s a Lacawates valtrus-suka
And French Prudential
And it all seems just fine!

Thanks, Shannon!

225 Responses leave one →
  1. 2010 December 28
    LimeLolly permalink

    That’s very cool and it’s FREE!
    Must have.. must have… must have.

    *slap to the face*

    Sorry, I don’t know what came over me. Still, could you imagine an archeologist digging this thing up 100 years from now?

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    • 2010 December 28

      Today we found this ancient looking automobile. Through extensive forensic reconstruction and comparative social anthropology we have determined that this item indicates that the culture that lived here 2000 years ago had absolutely no taste.

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      • 2010 December 28
        sarajean80 permalink

        But they did have astonishingly well-developed calves and thighs.

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        • 2010 December 28
          linnee permalink

          And completely straight roads.

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        • 2010 December 28

          And completely straight roads

          Don’t ask, don’t tell…

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        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          No, that’s abolished; it’s “Keep it in, or out of, your pants!”

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        • 2010 December 28

          I’ve tried many times to put the road in my pants but I can never get it to fit.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28
          kelli permalink

          I get it, you put the road in your pants then ask ladies if they want to go for a drive, right?

          *I’ll go to my corner.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28
          Bacontini permalink

          Bacontini always ask de ladies if dey want to taste his meat. Dey always run away or season de bacontini wit de super hot pepper spray.

          Bacontini no understand why de ladies not want to taste his meat. Is large enough for everyond to enjoy.

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        • 2010 December 28

          everyond

          And if there were any doubts as to BT’s secret identity…

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        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          Bacontini! My love! How nice it is to see you again!

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  2. 2010 December 28
    Meredith permalink

    Yabba Dabba Ewww

    Adores: 13
  3. 2010 December 28
    CoffDrop permalink

    Thanks for the ear worm, Llama-nun*

    *Bees be upon her

    Adores: 3
  4. 2010 December 28

    Jar of Phlegm

    I have a cold and have collected all my disease ridden phlegm. Will certainly get you and your family sick, not to mention it’s entirely disgusting. But it’s FREE!

    Adores: 14
    • 2010 December 28
      Lola permalink

      Taco, I think I have today’s crush on you for this – but keep it away from me, kthanxbi.

      Adores: 4
  5. 2010 December 28
    Lara permalink

    So it’s non-steerable but does it have brakes? I never thought about how they would steer that thing before.

    Adores: 3
    • 2010 December 28
      sarajean80 permalink

      Can you imagine trying to do a three-point-turn in that thing?

      Adores: 3
    • 2010 December 28

      But it’s obvious how they steer it: there’s a steering wheel.

      What?

      Adores: 5
      • 2010 December 28

        Yay! Its Izzy!

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        • 2010 December 28

          I see your still having trouble with small homophones, TacoMa.

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        • 2010 December 28

          I did it four you, Isaac.

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        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          I thought his name was Issac….

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        • 2010 December 28

          It is, occasionally.

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        • 2010 December 28
          Bianchi Sound permalink

          I’saac

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        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          Perhaps he’s Apple inclined: iSaac

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        • 2010 December 28
          Lola permalink

          Isaac! 🙂

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          Ding Dong! The Isaac’s back! Which Isaac? That Isaac!
          Ding Dong! Isaac’s back in town!
          Wake up – the pedant’s here, grab a coffee slice, never fear,
          Wake up, Isaac’s come back here! He’s back from where the goblins go,
          Below – below – below. Yo-ho, let’s open up and sing and ring the bells out.
          Ding Dong’ the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
          Let them know that Isaac’s back in town!

          My sincerest apologies to Harold Arlen. I could care less about E.Y. Harburg, though.

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        • 2010 December 28
          Lola permalink

          What, Astro, you have no love for a guy who favored the moniker “Yip”?

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          I apologize to Arlen because he wrote the melody and rhythm, and I fear I may have had to bend the rhythm to make my words fit.

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        • 2010 December 28
          Lola permalink

          Fair enough!

          Adores: 1
  6. 2010 December 28
    sarajean80 permalink

    Just what every little kid wants, a great big heavy … thing just chock full of sharp corners to run into! And it has the added bonus of being able to crush you flat as a Looney Tunes villian without all that troubling “steering” nonsense to get in the way. And it’s FREE!

    Adores: 13
    • 2010 December 28

      Tron would love it! Granted, he’s like a little robot set on self destruct, so the opportunity to run himself over with a few tons of ugly lawn ornament would be right up his alley.

      Adores: 12
      • 2010 December 28

        What IS it about kids this age?

        Thoughts that have gone through Mini’s head: “I think I’ll stand up in my high chair while Mom’s getting me food, and try to get over the back of it!” “I think I’ll climb to the top of the couch, even though I definitely don’t have to balance to not conk my head!” “Hmm, I have toys all over the floor, but way over there is a pair of scissors by Mom…. Hi Mom, I’m coming to cuddle you… psych!”

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Tron did a diversional cuddle last night in order to get to TacoMa’am’s bottle of hard cider. Said cider ended up all over the futon and Tron got the pleasure of screaming in his crib for 30 minutes while we cleaned it up. Mostly because his idea of helping is trying to climb into the wet spot in order to taste it.

          I got to be the scary, mean parent for the night ’cause I was the one who plopped him in there to get him out of the way. Wouldn’t let me hold him without tossing a fit for the rest of the night.

          The most dangerous fascination he has is with the oven. He can hear it open from across the house and immediately wants to play with the heated surfaces. We have to bodily restrain him whenever we’re taking something out of it. Luckily the only times he’s opened it was when it was off, and he promplty got whacked by the door as it opened into him. It’s scared him off of being too curious about opening the door himself.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28

          Geeze! I’m concerned enough about Mini’s propensity to climb (I swear, in less than a year I’ll find him napping on the top of our 7-foot bookcases) but I can’t imagine if he was interested in the oven -_- He’s often very interested in our caffeinated beverages, but when Mr gave him a taste of Mountain Dew in a sippy cup (so wrong!) he screamed at it.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Windrose permalink

          I must have told this story before. But, when my son Alain was 6 years old and got his first pair of glasses, he shortly after jumped off a swing on the high, forward point. Landed pretty much flat on his face. Smooshed glasses for two years and he never complained. He just loved free fall. We looked at a house to rent a year or so later, but it was two stories and had balconys off of every bedroom. There were lots of things wrong with the house, but that balcony thing was a deal breaker. The more Alain tried to convince me he would never do anything like that, the faster I wanted to leave that house. 8)

          Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      CapnMac permalink

      Well, you have gotten to one of my questions about Spark’s yard art–just what is it made of?

      Somehow I doubt Spark von [Redacted] lives next to a quarry and happend to be a hobbist stonemason.

      And, Spark’ has pointedly left out a description of just “how much” flatbed trailer to bring (or any minimum length or width–rather important data to have before the borrow/renting).

      Were this Flint (or “Flin” in SparkySpell) could be a tonne; limestone would run a ton to 60 stone (20 cwt, a “long” ton); granite could go a couple tons (or any kind).

      Instead, this is likely (poorly-done) stucco on rotting plywood or iffy metal lath. Or, if the putative acquiring Sparq’ is particularly unlucky, this could be badly made of mortar mix and sloppy sidewalk concrete (aka “cee-ment”), again on potentially dubious substrate.

      Please also note that Spark’ makes no assertion that this rolls at all (only that it does not steer). Flatbed will need to be bigger to bring a tractor or forklift, too.

      <sigh> the things one learns to ask ahead of time . . .

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 December 28
        Addicted Reader permalink

        the things one learns to ask ahead of time . . .

        Ok, let me double check my list, Cap’n:

        -largest flatbed I could find
        -forklift
        -lots of rope
        -HazMat suit

        Did I miss anything?

        Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Skittles.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          TREIF!

          Will M&Ms work instead?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Flamethrower. Chaingun. Railgun. Auto-shotgun. Rods from God.

          I’m a violent teen, what do you expect?

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          You forgot the family atomics*.

          *I have accomplished my goal for the day of throwing in a subtle Dune reference.

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        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          Oooh, flamethrower, good call.

          KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Ahhh, but the Rods from God weapons system has all the power of a nuclear warhead, with none of either the political or nuclear fallout.

          Plus, it’s in space, and you know, real.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          **must.not.summon.rule.34.gnomes.of.evil**

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          Video camera off to side after talked-into-it neighbor does all the ehavy lifting.

          Oh, and you fogot a blue tarp or twelve, lest you wind up on “That’ll Buff Out.”

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          Evil sweatter gnomes?

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Evil frost gnome mages

          Evil garden gnomes.

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        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          <desparately attempting to erase concept of ice-cold ceramic (or cermaic) garden art used as support garment . . . >

          Or the adaptain for a Saturday-night movie for SyFy . . .
          (and resiting a word beginning in “t” and ending un “ulation” that has nothing to do with tufted birds–but seems to be the sole focus of Saturday night programming on SyFy)

          Adores: 0
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Tumultulation.

          That’s a word. Kinda.

          It is now. Welcome to the Internet.

          Oh, and if you’ve ever seen Cracked make fun of SyFy, you know what the formula is.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Skittles aren’t kosher?
          My mind, she is blown. What’s in a Taste of The Rainbow that is verboten?

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          Skittles are made from people, PEOPLE!

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          How tragic! They should start work immediately on kosher Skittles, so everyone have the deliciousness of last-five-Skittles-one-of-each-color-all-at-once in their mouth!

          Except the chocolate Skittles. If those ever come back, I will kill them with fire.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Taco: Only the green ones.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          If the chocolate ones ever come back, I’ll help hand out the flamethrowers. So many levels of wrongness.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Do they still sell the Skittles gum? I don’t see it anymore.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          sj – They have gelatin, which is usually not kosher.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Ah, that makes sense. I don’t read the packet that closely before I rip into them.

          :crosses Skittles off shopping list, adds M&Ms:

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          I’m pretty sure M&Ms aren’t kosher either.

          EDIT: I checked on this. M&Ms are not kosher due to Corn Syrup and potential peanut traces. Further they use dairy that may not have been prepared according to kosher standards.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          The information on the website (I think the design at skittles.com is TERRIBLE, by the way… makes me think of squeeze pages) says that the new fizz’d fruits (or whatever they’re called) is geltain-free… Though I guess they’re probably processed in the same factory; I don’t retain enough information in my brain to remember if that matters. (It’s true. Ask me about the most recent episode of Chuck or Castle or whatnot, and I couldn’t tell you a thing about it. And I watched those episodes this week.)

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          [kosher corey]
          Since you pondered it, yes it does matter.

          Generally mass produced candy all share the same machines which are not fully sterilized between uses. This means that any given batch of candy is potentially exposed to other previous batches. From kosher standards, even the possibility that food has been in contact with non-kosher ingredients makes it not kosher.

          Not such a huge deal in mass market candy anyway as I’ve been informed by my Kosher colleague that corn syrup is never Kosher.
          [/corey]

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Wow, skittles.com is really, really annoying. I think I prefer the Time Cube Nut.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Yeah, his site is crazy, but at least the layout is simple and straight forward.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          Taco, I don’t know where you heard that about corn syrup, but it is Not Correct. Much mass-market candy is kosher. Most, if not all, Mars products are kosher, which makes me very happy. I can live without Skittle and Altoids as long as most of the chocolate is kosher.

          Corn syrup is not allowed on Passover, so some markets get real-sugar Coke every spring. Maybe that’s what you were told about.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          It really annoys me that so many candies have gelatin in them. I am a vegetarian and thus gelatin is nasty too me. Frankly it’s nasty in general. If you know what it is made of you will know what I mean. I have to admit I don’t totally understand why you would think Corn Syrup isn’t Kosher. Explain? I have heard that the full sugar coke is sheer awesome Addicted Reader, would you agree?

          Also I think that sharks with frickin’ laser beams is left off of Addicted Reader’s list.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          This seems slightly relevant to this thread.

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  7. 2010 December 28
    SilvaNoir permalink

    Deserving of its possibly awesome tag.
    Well up until the part about it being non-steerable anyway. What fun is it if you can’t surprise people at the drive-thru

    OT: Glad I didn’t go to work yesterday, it was canceled. In fact when I got there today there was hardly anyone there… they forgot to tell about a dozen of us that the decided to start later today. Ah well.

    Adores: 7
  8. 2010 December 28
    Indigo permalink

    Damn, it won’t fit! Now I have to rearrange the rusting-boat-hull-sandbox, and the deer-butchering-swing-set.

    Adores: 11
    • 2010 December 28
      Lola permalink

      It’ll look bitchin’ right next to the winter bagel once you get everything organized.

      Adores: 4
  9. 2010 December 28
    Lola permalink

    Despite the inability to steer or, I suspect, stop without running into something/running out of momentum, I can’t help thinking this would have been hilarious to have during the blizzard yesterday. Just enlist all friends to push to the top of a hill, and then everyone jumps in for added weight to make the trip downhill through snow faster! Repeat until snow melts/you are arrested/there are no survivors.

    Adores: 16
    • 2010 December 28
      Limelolly permalink

      It was fun while it lasted.

      Adores: 8
    • 2010 December 28
      Addicted Reader permalink

      Makes me think of Calvin and Hobbes.

      Adores: 10
      • 2010 December 28
        Lara permalink

        Me too! Elebenty Doors!!

        Adores: 1
    • 2010 December 28
      CapnMac permalink

      Probably would have wanted the faux-leopard top in the cartoon that Sparkl’ has ommitted from this rendition, too, in that weather.

      Adores: 2
  10. 2010 December 28

    No one has yet speculated on the spelling of Flinstone.

    Where did the t go? Here are some hypotheses:

    1. accidentally stuck in a concrete part while it hardened
    2. knocked out of the ad along with common sense
    3. never there in the first place: the little pterodactyl that works under the keyboard can’t reach all the way to the t key.

    Any other ideas?

    Adores: 8
    • 2010 December 28

      Letter gnomes. That’s where all my extra letters and punctuation end up… and come from in the case of unexplained extras.

      Adores: 8
      • 2010 December 28

        Lettter gnomes of unusual size? I don’tt tthink tthey existt.

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Hey EB, you’ve got a bunch of extra…

          Oh, right.

          Adores: 4
      • 2010 December 28

        Letter gnomes

        Not to be confused with sweater gnomes.

        Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          sweater gnomes

          Not to be confused with sweater muffins.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          Well, yes, sweater muffins do not wear those pointy hats.

          Or have beards all that often.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          Actually, sweater muffins sometimes *do* have pointy hats…

          Anyone else feel a chill?

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          If your sweater muffins have beards, you won’t get need pointy hats.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28

          If you have fantastic sweater muffins, and your significant other doesn’t seem to appreciate them, you might be his beard.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          Wow, I have never heard the term sweater muffins. I am now educated. I will name my muffins now. Blueberry and Chocolate Chip sound good.

          Adores: 6
    • 2010 December 28
      mudslicker permalink

      It’s obviously a knockoff and Sparky doesn’t want to dally in the possibilities of a lawsuit for copyright infringement.

      I’ve got a Rollex for sale. Any takers?

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 December 28

        I’ll trade you this Prawda bag for it.

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          I prefer Very Wang.

          What?

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 December 28
          Lola permalink

          You’re missing an adjective, Lara.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28

          Loud?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Sparkly?

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          Long!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          oooo, sparkly sounds awesome Sarajean. Technically I think that would be a sign that he is a vampire though. You know Edward from Twilight has a sparkly one.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          It could also mean an ex-wife had some cruel fun with a bedazzler.*

          *Yeowch!

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 29

          Instead of vajazzling, it’s penazzling?

          Adores: 2
    • 2010 December 28
      Lara permalink

      It seems obvious to me that this is totally different family named Flinstone who bought their giant heavy stone car at the same dealership as the Flintsones. That dealership is now out of business because it was demolished after someone took a test drive and tried to return the car to the dealership.

      Adores: 6
    • 2010 December 28

      It’s the Russian version of the “Flintstones.”

      The Flinstones:

      Frederick Flinstone The Great
      Vlima Flinstone
      Pebbles Republic Flinstone

      Barney Ruble
      Bettifski Ruble
      Baminov Baminov Ruble

      In Soviet Russia Flinstone go stone age on you!

      Adores: 10
      • 2010 December 28
        mudslicker permalink

        You forgot Dinosputin. Bwaaa-waaa-waaa-wa-wa-wa…

        Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      NotMyName permalink

      The T was eaten by Dino.

      Adores: 2
  11. 2010 December 28
    mudslicker permalink

    Considering predictions of $5/gallon gas by 2012, I say this might become the poor man’s Volt. Screw the kids! Daddy has to get to work!

    Adores: 8
    • 2010 December 28
      Limelolly permalink

      What’s the point of having kids if they can’t push your car and make the brrrmmm noises?

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 December 28
        mudslicker permalink

        Because eventually they grow up to be teenagers and want to steal your car keys and make the brrrrmmmm noises all for themselves.

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Or get a ringtone that makes the brrrrmmmm sound for them.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          Preferably it will be that ringtone that only teenagers can hear.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Hopefully it’s only a phone making a brrrrrrm sound.

          Adores: 3
  12. 2010 December 28
    Todd permalink

    That mobile looks awfully heavy. There’s no way I’d hang it over my baby’s crib. What if it fell?

    Adores: 16
    • 2010 December 28
      Lara permalink

      HA! It’s a mobile that isn’t mobile!!

      Adores: 7
      • 2010 December 28
        Angel permalink

        So it’s an immobile mobile?

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          And is possibly from Mobile.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28

          Stationary in Alabama?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          Alabama or California?

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          …and uses only Mobil gas (when it’s not using vodka).

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Alabama or California?

          Alabama, it’s far to redneck to be from California.

          “Hey Cletus lets make us a Flinstone car.”

          “OK Jim Bob.”

          “Shoot Cletus, the steerin’ don’t work.”

          “That’s OK Jim Bob, hold my beer and watch this!”

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Why did Jim Bob want someone to shoot Cletus?

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          Wouldn’t *you* want someone to shoot Cletus? And Jim Bob, too, while we’re at it.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          Well Cletus and Jim Bob could have a monster truck rally. Or possibly flatten the other cars sitting on cinder blocks in their yard. Or both!!

          Adores: 1
  13. 2010 December 28
    Windrose permalink

    I can’t look. Is that blue thing near the front wheel the remains of Dino after he got in front of the on-coming mobile?

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      Lola permalink

      No, it’s a trap tarp. I wonder what kinds of holiday goodness are lurking under it!

      Adores: 6
    • 2010 December 28

      It kinda looks to me like the “wheels” are made from rolls of bubble wrap.

      Now I really want bubble wrap wheels for my car, way better then cards in your spokes!

      Adores: 5
      • 2010 December 28
        mudslicker permalink

        I think if it’s Russian, the wheels should be made of cabbage. Or beets.

        Or maybe it’s merely rushin’ down the embankment.

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          All I know for sure is it’s fueled by Vodka.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          So was my Uncle Alex.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28

          I used to be…now I am fueled by coffee and ham sammiches.

          I think they call that “flex” fuel.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          Uncle is “dyadya” in Russian, which causes quizzical looks when introducing one’s Dyadya Alexivitch. (Father is Otets, for the curious)

          Adores: 2
  14. 2010 December 28
    NotMyName permalink

    Barney! I told you you can’t sell me car!

    Adores: 2
    • 2010 December 28

      Fred is Irish?

      Adores: 5
      • 2010 December 28
        mudslicker permalink

        ~Faith and begorrah~

        Adores: 1
      • 2010 December 28
        Windrose permalink

        Freddie O’Flintstone, I believe.

        Adores: 6
      • 2010 December 28
        NotMyName permalink

        Ach, top ‘o the morn’ to ye, Mr. Rubble.

        Yeah, that’s more Scot. But it’s funny.

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          I think I’ll pass on kissing the Barney Stone.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          mudslicker permalink

          Yeah. You might end up in bed rock.

          Adores: 2
  15. 2010 December 28
    ToBScholarly permalink

    Seriously, this thing is pretty cool. Someone put a lot of work into creating this. Which evokes the question: WHY?

    Did they host a Flintstone themed Christmas party? Were they THAT afraid of rising gas prices? Or is this another internet fetish that I am unaware of?

    Adores: 7
    • 2010 December 28

      Maybe it goes with the decor in their hollowed out boulder house.

      Adores: 2
    • 2010 December 28

      Hold on, let me get the link for that Flintstonemobile slashfic.

      Ah!

      Here it is!

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 December 28
        Addicted Reader permalink

        *Warning*Cute Overload*Warning*

        If you ever decide to use your powers for evil, TM, Llamanun (BBUH) help us all.

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          I’ve considered bloggin for the powers of evil, but then I get bored and play video games instead.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Good to know you are using your powers for indifference rather than evil.

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 December 28
          Bacontini permalink

          Bacontini tink dat he should subcontract wit de evil.

          Maybe evil will bring in de ladies!

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          The only thing evil about bacon is either no bacon or burnt* bacon.

          *Could be burned, but burnt sounds right to me.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          Bacontini, you’ve been a very very bad cocktail. I think you need a spanking.

          Adores: 2
      • 2010 December 28

        That’s otterly ridiculous!

        Adores: 3
      • 2010 December 28
        sarajean80 permalink

        Awwww.

        Adores: 1
      • 2010 December 28

        Darnit, Taco, you’ve awoken the residual effects of my minor obsession with Otters from the age of 8 to the age of 11 and… now…

        awwwwww…… they’re so fuzzy!

        *coughs*

        I mean… uhhh… football! Monster trucks! Massive explosions!

        Adores: 9
        • 2010 December 28

          Whistles innocently.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          **shakes fist melodramatically**

          Darn you, Taco!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Explosions! Guns! Video games! <– Manly side.

          Anime! Reading! Puppies! <– Not-so-manly side.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          Video Games! Computers! Working with power tools! <- Manly Side

          Searching the web for adorable pictures, Cross Stitch, Crochet <- The balance

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          What’s with your avatar, Astro? I keep thinking of stuff that’s NSFW. Not that I’m into that. I just know a guy who does art for it.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          Want to borrow my squirrel costume?

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          That depends. Why do you have a squirrel costume? For Halloween parties, or….”other”?

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          yin: flower arrangning
          yang: using wakizashi to cut flowers

          yin: hand cast vase for flowers
          yang: using rival damyio’s burning castle to fire the glass

          yin: otter pictures
          yang: radioactive mutant ninja otters

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          It’s my camouflage when I’m stalking in the urban setting.

          I also loan it out a lot.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Then…uhhh….NO.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          I think anime should moved from the not-so-manly side to the manly side. They don’t draw all those big … eyed schoolgirls for women, you know.

          Adores: 7
        • 2010 December 28

          I think Anime, as an entire genre, is fairly gender neutral, myself. It’s like all other cartoons, there’s enough out there that there’s something for just about everyone.

          Granted, just like with american TV there is a lot of idealizing. Big breasted girls and strapping lads with *ahem* bulginess abound.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          NMN: This avatar is from the first internet forum I joined, a roleplaying site centered around Brian Jacques’s Redwall and the sequels. My character was an otter about the age of 8 or 9 (the same age as myself when I joined it. They had a very efficient system of moderation and regulations to ensure that the website was child safe.) I trace that site as the source of my online alias, my ability to type without looking while never having taken a keyboarding class, and my fascination with HTML and message boards.

          At least, I hope you’re referring to this avatar and not my hexagonal one.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Hmmmm…..Good point.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          Wait just a damn minute there NMN, Reading is not non-manly. I require a man I date to read. Reading rocks and is sexy.

          I met Brian Jacques, Astrognash. He is an awesome storyteller. Did you know he wrote the first Redwall book because he was working at a school for the blind and he started telling stories to the blind children. He really had to paint the picture for the blind kids so his descriptive style developed.

          Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      sarajean80 permalink

      Sadly, Rule 34 has no exceptions so it’s probably all of the above.

      Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      NotMyName permalink

      This obviously exists because the guy has also build a time machine, and needs to blend in the society when he goes back in time.

      Obviously.

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 December 28
        Addicted Reader permalink

        But where will Sparky get the 1.21 jiggawatts?

        Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          From the big… eyed anime girls. They do plenty of jigga-ling.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Big eyes? I think you typed the wrong word.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Their … eyes are freakishly huge.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Just say it! It’s nothing compared to what we usually talk about.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          I always wonder if they’re top heavy with such huge… eyes.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          If I had such large…. eyes, I would probably opt for surgery. They can be such a strain on the suspensory ligaments. (teehee, anatomy jokes, I love them!)

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          But you’d have so many more friends.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          Yeah, but what good are friends who will only look at your… eyes?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          So, are we going to use “eyes” as a new YSaC meme?

          Sweater hams, shoulder knees, and now eyes.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          Only if you keep making a big deal about it :-p

          And only if Innnnanananannana with her 25 shoulder-knees doesn’t show up.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          They might have to fight the shoulder knees for the spot.

          Now there’s a fight I’d love to see.

          EDIT: ARRGGGGHH EB! GET OUTTA MAH BRAIN!

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          Ewww, what’s this slimy stuff over here?

          oh. OH.

          OK, I’m outta here!

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          NMN, there’s humor in subtlety.

          Or at least, *we* think we’re clever.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28
          Limelolly permalink

          AR is right.

          It’s like that old oospore proverb: “I crack myself up!”

          Adores: 4
  16. 2010 December 28

    They were making Chocolate & Caramel flavored coffee up in our Cardiology department today. I had to flee the department when the manager offered to pour me a cup.

    I HATE herbal tea!

    *Sips his Chamomile Lemon Myrtle tea*
    10 more days. 10 more days.

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      Addicted Reader permalink

      What about hot chocolate?

      Adores: 1
      • 2010 December 28

        I’m on the fence about hot chocolate since it technically has a small amount of caffeine from the chocolate in it. I’ve thought about it a lot today, though. I’m thinking I may allow it as I do enjoy it as a coffee substitute.

        I must have been drinking more coffee this year than previous years. I’ve never before had the cravings as bad as I’ve had today. Every other friggin’ thought is about coffee. I’ve drank 4 full french presses full of herbal tea so far to try to quench the craving.

        Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          Meth might help.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 December 28

          A conversation I once had with TacoSis:

          TacoSis: Why are you always so friggin happy? (Back before my cynacism squashed my cheeful nature)
          Me: I’m high on life! … And crystal meth.
          TacoSis: But what about when… wait, what meth?

          EDIT: Yes I am aware of the spelling and grammar failures. I was going to correct them, but with sightings of Isaac on the rise I decided to leave them as bait.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          I hear helium will get you pretty high.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Cheeful

          Cheeful. Cheeful. Chee. Ful. CHEEFUL.

          Hmmm….I like it.

          “Hi Bob, how are you today?”

          “I’m feeling fine Bill, quite cheeful.”

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          I have often been told I am full of something, but the word “chee” is never mentioned.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 December 28
          Limelolly permalink

          I have often been told I am full of something

          Shaving Cream!

          I just heard that Benny Hill song today.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          CapnMac permalink

          “Cheeful”? Sounds more like TM is chai-full <G>

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          “Chee-it” maybe?

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          Ch-Ch-Ch-Cheefull?

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          You need to explore the world of teas. There are some pretty dang awesome ones out there. I am drinking is as a substitute for Coke and Starbucks. I love Starbucks and I can’t recreate the taste. I need to get out my French Press again.

          Adores: 2
  17. 2010 December 28
    kelli permalink

    I’d like to take this, but I suspect it may have been used as a prop in “Flinstones(sic) Get Their Rocks Off”* and the squick factor is far too high.

    *I have no idea if such a movie exists.

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      Addicted Reader permalink

      I think Rule 34 says that if it doesn’t already exist, you naming it means it will soon exist.

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 December 28

        So it’s like a perverse and twisted puppy? If you give it a name, it’s going to become attached?

        Adores: 4
      • 2010 December 28
        NotMyName permalink

        Let’s find out:

        Sarlacc pr0n!

        Dorito pr0n!

        Taco Bell Chihuahua pr0n!

        Who wants to look for it?

        Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28

          I think I legally, morally, and (for the sake of my eyes and sanity) personally have to place my finger on my nose there.

          Also, Dorito pr0n sounds even more boring than shrimp pr0n flocking slugs.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          I think you just nominated yourself. Let us know* what you find.

          *For the love of the Llamanun (BBUH) don’t tell us.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          I’m pretty sure the first and third exist.

          The second one might be pushing the premise beyond…

          Oh, crap.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          I just chose three random things that popped into my head. Kinda:

          1) My chihuahua is on the couch (watching me eat),

          2) Star Wars Episode 6 (the best one) is on T.V., and

          3) There’s an empty bag of doritos on the table.

          Edit: At Taco above: AHHHHHHHH!

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          **reads url of Taco’s link as he hovers over it with his mouse**

          I don’t think there are otters at the end of that one, somehow.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          Astro, it’s some kind of Asian, but it’s only slightly creepy… More creepy in the wtf-factor, not the nekkid- or sodomy-factor (I typed the url into my phone’s browser, because I’m not sure I wanted that showing up on my work computer’s web history :-p)

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          And I’m not sure I want the url showing up in the Windows Parental Controls Activity Report.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          I clicked it, I’ve seen it in a Cracked article before.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          I choose to dwell in ignorance and believe that Taco’s link is just another picture of adorable otters.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Excellent!

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28

          The evilness! The cuteness! How nefarious!

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 28
          sarajean80 permalink

          Awww … look at the little fangs ♥ Finally, a cute vampire!

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          “And now, my minions, we shall rise up, and take over the world from the grasp of the sea lions and dolphis! Muahahaha! Awr! Awr! Awr!”

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28

          [corey]Otters most certainly do not make seal noises.[/corey]

          Also, what’s a dolphis?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          It’s a hybrid between a dolphin and a fish. Dolphis. Everyone knows that. And, that’s what sound otters make underwater.

          Yup.

          Adores: 5
  18. 2010 December 28
    NotMyName permalink

    I personally find it amazing. I got back into WoW, and all the typing I’ve done here has allowed me to type quickly and grammatically correct (for the most part) in the game. Thanks, guys.

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 December 28
      Addicted Reader permalink

      *correctly

      ; )

      Just couldn’t let that go.

      You’re welcome.

      Adores: 5
      • 2010 December 28

        I think it may have actually been a clever ploy based on the parenthetical directly to the right of it.

        Adores: 2
        • 2010 December 28
          Addicted Reader permalink

          Intentional or not, it gets the red pen.

          I saw that, and considered not commenting, but what fun is that?

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28
          NotMyName permalink

          Yup, Astro that’s exactly correct, I meant to do that.

          Yup.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          NMN learned how to convincingly recover from a typo from me.

          *Struts around prowdly*

          … crap.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 December 28

          Can one prowl and strut at the same time?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          frigglesnitz permalink

          like a balding man with a bad comb-over at last call, yes, yes, one can.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 December 28
          Lara permalink

          Yes we can can?

          Adores: 1
  19. 2010 December 28

    ***Draws imaginary line in box***
    You stay on your side, and I’ll stay on mine. And keep that jar of goo where I can see it.

    Adores: 5
    • 2010 December 28
      Windrose permalink

      Smedley, if it gets too uncomfortable in there, pull the emergency hatch and hold your breath.

      Adores: 2
      • 2010 December 28

        The box is a dunking booth? I hope this is a worthwhile charity.

        Adores: 1
        • 2010 December 29
          NotMyName permalink

          It’s the “Educate Future Craigslist Users” charity.

          Adores: 1
  20. 2010 December 28
    Lara permalink

    I wonder if you can give this to NPR for their fund raising gimmick. They say they will tow it away for you.

    Adores: 1
  21. 2010 December 29
    Windrose permalink

    Taco, put down the jar of goo before it gets broken! Punchity Punch Punch~

    Smedley, here’s a towel and a Puncity Punch Punch!

    G’Night, Bedrock!

    Adores: 1
    • 2010 December 29

      Pun City? Where most of my dialogue goes to die? Yippee!

      Adores: 2
  22. 2010 December 29
    monkeypizzasonic permalink

    Hey, the Mythbusters could probably find a use for it.

    On the other hand, they could probably also build a better one. In a single afternoon. (With a box of scraps.)

    (First time poster. *shyly waves at the crazy funny people*)

    Adores: 2
    • 2010 December 29
      Addicted Reader permalink

      Hi! Welcome to the madhouse Snark Lounge. Join the present (if you haven’t already, I haven’t checked).

      Mythbusters are awesome. : D

      Adores: 1

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