Archive for December, 2009

And while you’re celebrating…

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

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…please stay clear of dangerous radioactive growths.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

America kicks Ass

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

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This photo captures the beauty of patriotism.
And yet it fails to convey the true scope of this display. For the owner of this front yard, as well as his almost next door neighbor on Fremont Avenue in Alhambra (California), created an amazing audio landscape to make their Christmas light frenzy even more vigorous.
For a taste of holiday Casio vibe, please check out Video 1, for a more country attitude please see Video 2.

Video 1: Christmas Lights and Casio Sound on YouTube

Video 2: Christmas Lights and Country Sound on YouTube

(photo and movies: Backhouse Images)

Why I don’t care about Global Warming

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

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Habitat loss is a myth.
These photographs prove it - wasting enormous amounts of coal-generated electricity to light insanely bright Christmas displays does NOT harm polar bears. See how happy they look in their Alhambra refuge?

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(photos: Backhouse Images)

This is confusing

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

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The owner of this front yard in San Marino (CA) put up a sculpture of a fat man in a skintight red suit and sunglasses looking for a parking spot for his chopper. Christmas time is weird.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

Pet Peeve

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

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In these hectic and consumerist times, this canine nativity scene is a timely reminder of what Christmas really should be about: little cartoon dogs with floppy ears.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

We don’t get Snow, Man!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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Hey there, giant white figure remotely resembling a snow man with gloves!
You must feel uncool for being a fake snow sculpture on a South Pasadena lawn. We don’t get snow in this part of California. Ever. In fact, we don’t really get any decent precipitation at all. But that’s a different story. Anyway. You are probably sick of the humiliation that comes with being out of place and you are plotting your escape as I am typing this.
Hope you make it. Before you go, please turn off any outsize plastic candy sticks you happen to bump into.
Thanks much and good luck, your Ecomorons

(photo: Backhouse Images)