This & That, Ceci et Cela

On the bleeding edge; debit/payment microchip skin implants.

Sep 29th, 2004 1:00am

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Go clubbing without a wallet but a microchip implanted in your arm to pay for drinks.

The Baja Beach Club in Barcelona offers its VIP clients the opportunity to have a syringe-injected microchip implanted in their upper arms that not only gives them special access to VIP lounges, but also acts as a debit account from which they ...

Amphibian moves

Sep 22nd, 2004 1:00am

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Forget about getting yet another car. I mean, that's just soo terrestial. How about a Gibbs Aquada? It drives and sails! Those seeking more rugged stuff/a hummer version, might prefer the "Humdinga" on the right. UPDATE 07/06: The Gibbs QuadSki, a cross between an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and Jetskis has been added to the ...

Elephant Polo; most ridiculous game in Thailand

Sep 20th, 2004 2:00am
Forget regular polo, Elephant Polo is where its at: "If not for the skin tight ridding britches, which clearly accentuate if you are circumcised or not, you could be the wayward soldier of some invading army. Instead, you just look like a leather-boy, who got lost on the way to the Pride Parade".
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Swiss fad: Rent your own cow

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You too can get rural in a posh manner: by renting your own Swiss cow. Why? In the past decade, more than a quarter of Switzerland’s family farms have gone out of business. Those that remain find creative ways to generate extra revenue. One such enterprising family leases out their cows during the alpine summer ...

Suzuki or deformed Mini? Jaguar RD6 or Maybiatch?

Sep 7th, 2004 2:00am
suzuki or mini? Suzuki Alto or deformed Mini? Volks or Mazda? Volkswagen or Mazda? Lexus or Mazda? Lexus or Mazda? Ford or Audi? Ford or Audi? Jag or Maybiatch? Jag RD6 or Maybiatch (Mercedes Benz Maybach) wannabe?
Which brings us to the long-going identity ...

Coddled pets

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In a land where silicone and Botox are as common among the rich as rice and beans are for the poor, it didn't take long for some savvy veterinarians to offer such treatments for aesthetically challenged pets. According to a report in Folha de S. Paulo, a newspaper, one Sao Paulo surgeon has performed 30 ear lifts. this year to perk up mummy's darlings at a cost of $67.50 per ...

DaimlerChrysler enters fugly market

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ugybenz2 Merging with Chrysler is apparently NOT the most f**ked up thing Benz is going to achieve this past decade. Although that deformed little bastard aka c230 comes pretty close. But MB always aimed to top itself; in an attempt to combine "American styling" with "European dimensions and dynamism" they came up with this elongated, vomitted eel ...

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