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Fashion Made from Muppets
From my friends at Tough Pigs, I'd like to draw your attention to the following photograph, taken at a fashion show in Paris last week and stolen from somewhere on the Internet.

When you see this picture, you probably have one of two reactions:
1. "Sweet merciful crap, she KILLED all those Kermits!!!"
2. "Dude... She's totally topless under the frogs."

Either way, the real question is, "Why would somebody do this?" Even a Muppet fan wouldn't wear this thing.

Bucky Balls ... the Perfect Gift

How do I not already own Bucky Balls? Watch the video. They do everything! At this very moment, I could be making them into sculptures, wearing them as jewelry or rubbing them in my hands for stress relief. Heck, the Bucky Balls Web site promises that you can "use them to hold even the heaviest items securely to the fridge," which will finally solve my cast-iron-skillet storage issues.

There are, admittedly, a few catches. If the $19.95 isn't too steep for you, you might be turned off by the extensive warning on the site. All those hours of fun could end in tears when the Bucky Balls wipe your hard drive clean, choke your children under 12 or put the hurt on your friend with a pacemaker. But I'd say it's worth the risk. Click here or on the photo to see the video.

This is How to be Welcomed Aboard

We've all heard the mindlessly boring pre-flight announcements airline attendants make prior to taking off. All that boring stuff about putting the tray up, placing the seat in the upright position, properly stowing your carry on, turning off electronic devices and all kinds of other rules that just make you want to fall asleep.

Not on Southwest. Not if you have David as a flight attendant. Check out how he welcomes passengers on his flights.

Laugh Out Loud With JetBlue

Speaking of airlines, this is very entertaining. JetBlue is pitching execs with tarnished golden parachutes with a tongue-in-cheek series of online videos. The objective is to acclimate bigwigs, accustomed to their own jets, to the somewhat-less-private JetBlue experience.

It's really funny, and I love it when the dude makes an allusion to private jets on Craigslist in Episode 3. For those so inclined, worldly wage-earners with a sense of humor can "Have [their] assistants book now."

Pass the Box of Water

Boxed Water is Better, features minimalist packaging which will help bottled-water elitists be more eco by using packaging made from renewable resources.

The boxed format that has become popular with other fine beverages means empty containers can be shipped flat back to a water plant. More flattened boxes can fit in a truck than whole bottles, so emptied Boxed Water containers require fewer truckloads.

Nothing's sexier than a rapidly-shrinking carbon footprint.

Comedy Central Signs Dunham to Six-Episode Series

Comedy Central has signed a development deal with the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham who starred in the most-watched show in its history, Variety reported. The debut of "Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special" drew 6.6 million viewers in November, and a DVD release sold more than 400,000 copies. His deal with Comedy Central includes a six-episode series planned for 2010, as well as a standup special and a new DVD.