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Ubiquitous [-adj. being everywhere] Jesus

There's no escape.

1. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten ... high back armchair.

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2. "Because no matter what you do in life, [Jesus] takes Visa."

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With a Name Like That, It Damn Well Better Be Good

According to Entrepreneur.com, "[n]aming a business is a lot like laying the cornerstone of a building. Once it's in place, the entire foundation and structure is aligned to that original stone." 

For example, Smucker's, famous for its jams and jellies, skillfully capitalized on its unusual name with the slogan, "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good."

The jury's out, though, on the following establishments:

1. Yeah, it's a liquor store; we get it.  The modern day connotation is difficult, at least for our juvenile minds, to get past, however.

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2. Bubba, you're not running a bait shop. You have a last name. Use it.

(Photo by Alex Cockroach).

Giving a Whole, New Meaning to the Phrase 'Golden Shower'

Not just a whole, new meaning but a much more socially acceptable and far less nauseating connotation also.

(Photo by Jim Bowers).

(Photo by Paul D. Carey).

Like another favorite photo, these images were also taken at the Burning Man annual event. Wikipedia has more here.

9 Weird Public Art Displays That Surprisingly Don't Suck

It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for purposes of this feature, in all our puerility, we're the beholders. We present then nine weird public art displays/exhibits that, in our lowly opinion, surprisingly don't suck.

1. Jane Alexander's Butcher Boys. Good for a nightmare or two.

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2. Luckily for fans of the movie Alien, HR Giger had issues. From the HR Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland:

(Photo by Republicanito).

According to the Museum: "It was Giger’s popular art book, Necronomicon, that caught the eye of director Ridley Scott as he was searching for the right look for a creature in his upcoming film. That creature, of course, turned out to be the Alien, and Giger’s masterful designs for the film of the same name garnered him a much-deserved Academy Award."

I is Stewpid

stu·pid  [stoo-pid, styoo-] –adjective
1.    lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
2.    characterized by or proceeding from mental dullness; foolish; senseless: a stupid question.

Stupidity is of course right up our alley; and, as they say, "It takes one to know one." Hence:

1. Anna, here's a tip: go back and finish the 6th grade.

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2. Why?

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Every Neighborhood's Got One

We're all for freedom of speech but, just a guess, the following exercise thereof was probably not what the Founding Fathers had in mind.

(Photo by cheeseloaf).

Apparently the photographer's neighbor went a little haywire, which resulted in "a constantly escalating yard-art battle." The larger image is here.

10 Fascinatingly Atypical 'Curb Your Dog' Signs

1. The Rastafarians have a way with words.

(Photo by anthonyturducken).

2. Of course the Lutherans are more staid about matters.

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And Now For Something Completely Different

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Never Before Seen: Mannequin's Cesarean Birth?

I'm at a loss for words.

(Photo by Stéfan).

(Photo by Stéfan).

She's Got a Way with Words

Jenny Holzer is an American artist whose main focus "is the use of words and ideas in [a] public space." Above is a compilation of her Truisms.

She's got a way with words.

12 Consumer Product Oddities

1. Subtle Butt Disposable Gas Neutralizers: stick 'em "onto the inside of your underwear or pants, exactly where you think [they] go."

2. Snott Gorila Hair Styling Gel a/k/a moco de gorila "is THE product for all the most way-out hair styles that need GORILLA STRENGTH!"

Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Send Her to College

(Photo by redteam).

(Note: The image was shot at one of the Burning Man annual events. Wikipedia has more here.)

Be Seated? 12 Chairs You May Wish You Had Never Seen

1. Crate & Barrel this is not.

(Photo by Gareth Hacking).

Chairman Mao by Gerald Scarfe.

2. Form-fitting, yes, but one wrong shift and ooft.

Trump Towers It Is Not

(Photo by kitsune tsuki)

Coming Soon to a Child's Nightmare Near You

(Photo by Mike Osswald).

Parents, here's a suggestion: stick with Chuck E. Cheese.

Quintessential Renaissance Man?

Leonardo da Vinci he is not.

(Photo by Furyk).

If You Only Had a Brain...

1. You'd have left the work truck at home.

(Photo by Sara B. Jones).

2. You wouldn't have quit your day job.

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"As I Was Walking Down the Street [Another] Day..."

1. Cabbage Patch Dolls for the juvenile delinquent.

(Photo by Abra Frankel).

2. Gives a whole, new meaning to the phrase One Stop Shopping.

(Photo by Kim Ripley).

Here I Come to Save the Day, er...I mean, Your Soul!

Forget Mighty Mouse, it's Bibleman!

(Photo by Frozenmeat).

Who's Bibleman? He's a "human transformed by the Word of God." Duh.

Bibleman, his "faithful sidekick Cypher" and Biblegirl are available as action figures and can be seen on DVD in such classics as Tuning Out the Unholy Hero,  Breaking the Bonds of Disobedience and Conquering the Wrath of Rage.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

'[A Few Additional] Words of the Prophets Were Written on the Bathroom Stalls'

We had so much fun with the first set of bathroom wall humor that we thought we post a couple more, to wit:

1. No wiser words have ever been spoken.

(Photo by Jennifer Joyce).

2. In the same vein as, "Don't let the little head do the thinking for the big head."

(Photo by Sarah Glidden).