For the past few years, I've been operating under the assumption that the homeless man on my block and I had a gentleman's agreement. Every once in a while I'll leave a few clean mental_floss shirts on my stoop for him, and he's agreed to only support one trivia magazine brand. At least, that's what he's agreed to in my head. This arrangement has provided me with quite a bit of satisfaction. In the winter, I saw him rocking my old "Beethoven: The Original Deaf Jam" shirt under his puffy coat. In the spring, he sported both a "Pluto: Revolve in Peace" shirt, and a "Alfred Nobel: Dyn-o-mite!" shirt... all of which made me happy.
But yesterday, as I was running errands, I saw him roaming the streets shirtless. Of course, there could be any number of reasons for this (the ridiculous heatwave being the most obvious). But then I started wondering: what if he just wants some new slogans? Because I don't want to jeopardize his (or anyone's) brand loyalty, I've spent much of today brainstorming new T-shirt ideas. Here are a few I've started on:
-Barnacles! A real growth industry
-Calculators: They've got their pluses and minuses
-Cavemen Enjoy Clubbing
-Spork- The Other White Utensil
-Hurdlers Love to Bar Hop
OK. So, they're not all winners. We'll be introducing a brand new line of shirts this fall, and if you've got some ideas you want to toss in the ring, send them in . You'll get $125, and a free shirt if we use your idea. Of course, if you're just in a shirt-buying mood, we've got a remedy for that, too. From now until Saturday, we're running a t-shirt sale at the mental_floss store. You'll get 15% off your purchase when you enter the coupon code heatwave. But hurry! The sale ends July 31 at 11:59 pm. |
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5 Strange Places to Tie the Knot
by Stacy Conradt
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1. In the middle of a marathon: Where else but Vegas, of course. During the Las Vegas Marathon, people can stop at mile five to get married in a quick, three-minute ceremony. The reverend is a runner too, so you won't even have to break your stride.
2. Garbage Dump. Maybe I'm a bit prissy, but if I had a $7,000 wedding dress, I definitely wouldn't be dragging it through a garbage dump. But that's what this bride did. She met her groom because he was the station manager at the place where she took her recycling, so they figured it was the perfect place to cement the relationship. I just can't get over what it must have smelledlike.
3. The 99 Cent Store. What better way to celebrate 9/9/09 than by getting married at the 99 Cent Store in aisle nine? That's exactly what nine couples did last year at the 99 Cent Store Hollywood branch. The store's wares were used for everything from cutlery to the bridal gowns.
4. The (fake) Titanic. Call me crazy, but I'm not sure I like the symbolism of getting married on the world's most famous shipwreck. But some people do - and more than just a few. There's a whole wedding package offered at the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri (where else?). It includes vows on a replica of the ship's grand staircase and a ceremony presided over by a Captain Edward Smith lookalike. Iceberg not included.
5. The (real) Titanic. Even worse, in 2001, a couple won the opportunity to take a mini submarine down to check out the remains of the Titanic. While they were there, they figured, why not get married? Despite the controversy - many felt it was deeply disrespectful to the many people who died in the wreck - New Yorkers David Leibowitz and Kimberley Miller tied the knot in the sub resting on the ship's bow.
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