Reunited

It was bound to happen eventually - the Coreys will be reunited in a new reality show on A&E.

Poor Lou Diamond Phillips. It's been almost twenty years since he starred in La Bamba - twenty years in which he has worked steadily in dozens of movies and TV shows - and he's still known to the world as that guy from La Bamba. He could work steadily for another twenty years, and odds are his obituary will still be titled "La Bamba star dies in tragic accident."

Things you probably didn't want to know about airline safety

I'm kind of glad I didn't read The Economist's take on what a truthful pre-flight safety spiel might sound like before my recent trans-Atlantic vacation. Especially this part:

In the event of a landing on water, an unprecedented miracle will have occurred, because in the history of aviation the number of wide-bodied aircraft that have made successful landings on water is zero. This aircraft is equipped with inflatable slides that detach to form life rafts, not that it makes any difference. Please remove high-heeled shoes before using the slides. We might as well add that space helmets and anti-gravity belts should also be removed, since even to mention the use of the slides as rafts is to enter the realm of science fiction.

My sister and I had a stuffed dog named Little Caesar when we were kids. Now I know what happened to him after my mother sold him in a garage sale - apparently he moved to Dublin and opened a restaurant.

Shower Shock

I guess it was only a matter of time before someone came up with caffeinated soap. Shower Shock contains approximately 200mg of caffeine per wash, supposedly absorbed through the skin. I question how well that would really work, but I'm sure plenty of people will be lining up to find out.

Via Popgadget

It's a Royal Knockout

Thanks to a TV special on the most embarrassing moments of the '80s that I caught the end of while in London, I can finally put a name to something I saw on TV as a kid that has to be seen to be believed: It's a Royal Knockout, also known as the Grand Knockout Tournament. Imagine Prince Edward, Prince Andrew, Fergie, and various celebrities chasing each other through the mud wearing giant vegetable costumes and things along those lines and you'll get the idea.

Sadly, I have not yet been able to find any photos of this online, although apparently there is a commemorative book and board game.

Gas stations in Ireland are so punk rock