Retromercial - Salvador Dali for Lanvin Chocolate

This isn't Surrealist Salvador Dali's first commercial run-in with sweets. Dali also designed the logo for lollipop maker Chupa Chups!

Interesting Marketing: 15 Creepy Old Ads

The Hilarious “Happy Meal” Rejects

The 10 Items You Will Never Find in The Bottom of That Box

From Fire-breathing Nuns to Crazy Cat Ladies, you will find some of the most hilarious toys to never end up in your kid's Happy Meal. Who doesn't want to expose their child to the gloriousness of baby smoking?

Nunzilla®! The Spark of Religion

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Knuckles BEWARE, the Nuns are back with a vengeance. Wind her up, and relive your childhood traumas.

Albino Bowler Action Figure

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Dick, the Albino Bowler, will send the ball flying down the lanes faster than you can catch a glimpse of his stark white sideburns and see-through skin. He is always a big hit at the bowling alley.

Chuck-A-Duck

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Next time someone yells “Duck!!,” beware that mini devil ducks will be flying your way. Use the Chuck-A-Duck to catapult your way to a good time.

Li'l Sideshow Bearded Lady Play Set

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Who can forget their first visit to the Freak Show? Now, you will never have to with your very own Bearded Lady.

Ceramic Smoking Baby

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Whether you are a smoker or not yourself, who can resist the charm of a smoking baby? Each baby comes with its own set of smokes that you can light-up. This way, you will never have to teach the baby how to bum one.

Two Grooms Cake Topper

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Let your little boy know that he CAN wear the wedding dress at his wedding. Nothing is as much fun as to send a man to man wedding to a right-wing fanatic.

Donkey Cigarette Dispenser

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You can play pretend you're Ellen DeGeneres or just enjoy a donkey's excrement. Either way you are guaranteed to enjoy lighting up what a donkey has left behind.

Cow Acupuncture Model

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While eating your hamburger, try to identify the parts of the cow it came from. Use the needles to show your parents McDonald's is not just for food, but food for thought.

Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure

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Teaching your children to love thy neighbor can start here. Explain to them using this action figure, how the Crazy Cat Lady is really just one of us. Everyone should know the love a dozens of cats rather than people. Being a pariah really is the new trend.

Cowboys Vs. Indians Plastic Figures

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Shoot the Reds! Oh to be young, and not have to be politically correct. You could play cowboys and Indians, without being told that they are Native Americans.

The copyright of all the photos above belong to Archie McPhee & Co. ®

Alberto Giacometti: Inspiration

Alberto Giacometti (October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, and printmaker.





Eternal Gaze Part 1



Eternal Gaze Part 2

Your Digg Friend: Not Only An "Eye"-con

You know them by their icons, your Digg friends...

Did you ever wonder what they're like outside of Digg?
Their surrounding? Their job? Their hobbies?

I'm really curious to see my fellow Diggers at work...
Digg may be trying, but it's still not personal. How well do you really know your "friends?"

I am compiling an expose on myself within this blog post. This is your friend, Digger Roy Shechter, at work, and at play.

I would like to see all of you in the action. If I get enough response, I will post a blog of "Diggers at Work."

I'm asking for pics of Diggers at the computer or in 'real' life - outside of the web. You don't have to show your face, just something that gives us an idea of who you really are. Your Digg surroundings: The computer, the coffee, the cigarettes, the tension... Whatever represents the real you best.

Send all your stuff to:
RoyShechter@hotmail.com (also MSN Messenger)

Here's me: In life, in art.

Trippy Pug [Acrylic on Canvas]

Genesis [Acrylic on Canvas]

Heart In Space [Acrylic on Canvas]

Umbilical Cord on Red Sky [Acrylic on Canvas]

Mrs. Fish [Acrylic on Canvas]

Three Bullets [Acrylic on Canvas]:
This is my reaction to the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin in 1994.

A Day In Ink: What's Inside a Spill

Yours Truly

Thank's for the Comments+Homage to Neil Young

I actually took Is The Bury Finger Too Quick? Post and put it into Digg. I got the results/comments that I wanted... and, yes, it was buried. How funny is that ;)

Anyway, I will start the new day with a little homage to my favorite musician.

Keep On Rocking!

Buried!

I am completely astonished right now. I don't even know how to word this, but I will try because this is an important issue.

Five hours ago, I posted, onto Digg, a link to a great article that I found, called "10 Things You Didn't Know About Mahmoud Ahmadenijad." I thought people would really enjoy this list of facts about the famous Iranian President. Even if people will not like it, I thought to myself, I figured it's at least interesting enough to be worthy of a comment and, perhaps, a dialog.

Never in my dreams could I imagine that someone would actually bury the post.
This leads me to the "bury" issue.
It's Unbearable.

How is it possible that a person would take so much time, so much effort, to spread a great piece of interesting, relevant news... and that with a simple left mouse click of another, it's gone.

After 47 Diggs, my article disappeared from being the top in both the Political News category and also the World and Business category. This was 5 hours after I had first placed it onto Digg.

You can imagine the heartbreak I felt when learning of this bury.

Is the "Bury" Feature On Digg Too Easy?

I would like to suggest that Digg should make it harder for any random, jealous, maliciously-intended person to click a button and make a beautiful piece of content disappear into thin air. I have a few ideas that might work more efficiently:

1. Be Fair. There should be a percentage used based upon the amount of Diggs in comparison to the amount of buries. In other words, ONE LOUSY BURY SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO ERASE THE ARTICLE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC VIEW.
2. Be Democratic. A voting system is in order! Say, the Diggers need to be able to vote on a post. If one doesn't like it, let them express such feelings! But, if people do like it, they need their say as well! It is not nice that a popular article/photo/video is removed by ONE MEASLY PERSON, when so many others LOVE IT.
3. Show Us! Not for our revenge, of course. But it would be nice to know who buried it and why. Or maybe, make it required to explain WHY they buried it. Required!
4. An Afterlife? If you see that people, many people, are still DIGGING it after it has been buried, bring it back to life!

I hope this article will not be buried. I hope to see that the real, authentic Diggers do care, because it affects each one of us that are serious on Digg.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who did vote positively for this article. You are appreciated much for your sincerity. I will see you soon back in Digg!

- RoyShecheter