Based on this poster, I think Canada’s advertisers may have a
fundamental misunderstanding of what people like to do at a party.
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Photographed in Toronto, Canada
Jun
05
Dishwashing Event
May
28
Gelatipulpo
Listen, I don’t know why this shiny cartoon octopus is disgruntled,
or how he became the spokes-creature for apple ice cream pops
oozing with raspberry slime.
I just know he’s proof that all around the world,
marketers are convinced that ten-year-old boys
will eat anything…as long as it’s vile.
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Photo taken on the streets of Valparaiso, Chile
May
23
Thy Rearward
It’s so awkward when one’s tombstone bears a typo for eternity.
To be fair, the Bible messed up first, in Isaiah 58:8:
…thy righteousness shall go before thee;
the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.
It’s “reward,” people.
Or, “have thy back.”
Words matter.
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Photo taken in the Cementario de Disidentes, Valparaiso, Chile
May
21
Full Sex
All Kim Kardashian aside, Cosmopolitan Chile makes an excellent point:
Amidst a whole lot of Spanish, a little bit of English goes a long, long way.
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Photographed in the Santiago Airport (SCL) in Santiago, Chile
May
02
Handy Man
In the Philippines, custom-built jeepneys
utilize scrap parts from Japanese autos
and serve as the country’s most popular
form of public transportation.
Each jeepney has a little something special to say about its driver,
like, um…this one.
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Photo taken just outside the town of Sagada in the Philippines’ Mountain Province
Apr
30
Gems & Moist Shoppe
What exactly is sold at a “gems and moist shoppe,” you ask?
Listen, your guess is as good as mine.
Just please, please don’t say “moist.”
(*shudder*)
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Photo taken in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizacaya, Philippines
Apr
23
A No Wang-Wang Zone
In the Philippines, “wang-wang” is popular street lingo for “blaring sirens.”
The country’s president, Benigno Aquino III,
associates the term with politicians and wealthy folks
who yell, shout, and otherwise abuse their power.
In Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport,
posters like this one are used to shame those
who try to sling their weight around and cut security lines.
So, in the spirit of the Philippines…
here’s wishing all your airports are no wang-wang zones.
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Photo by the well-traveled JD Andrews,
photographer & videographer of earthXplorer
Apr
16
Day-Tripper Defense
This well-armed gentleman’s job is not to break up riots
or keep the peace in a time of war.
He stands guard at the gates of the splashy Mahogany Bay Cruise Center
on the southwest coast of Roatan, one of Honduras’ three Bay Islands.
Stationed at the exit, it would appear that he’s keeping his country safe…
from tourists.
Apr
11
Under My Umbrella (Ella, Ella)
This Roc-a-Fella wants you to know that you can stand under his umbrella,
any old time.
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Photo taken at Taipei’s Shilin Night Market
Hat tip to pop star Rihanna and her (inexplicably popular) song, Umbrella
Apr
09
Pringoooals
Spotted in Rome, this can of tasty potato-esque snacks
urges power to Gli Azzurri, Italy’s national soccer team.
You ask me, Julius Pringles has never looked more
proudly Italian in his cartoon life.
