Vanity, Thy Name Is Prius

Sarah and I spotted this car maybe last month in Fitler Square; I naturally forgot about it until last night. Fortunately, I found the image on my cell phone camera, and so I present to you, ladies and gentlemen, the most appropriate vanity license plate imaginable:

Like a glove!

If you’re wondering, that bumper sticker in the center reads, “No special rights for heterosexuals.” It’s good, but it’s no Boycott the biased Inquirer, the bumper sticker Herb Denenberg has on his car.

Anyway: Now we can only wonder if there’s a “MORE GAS” equivalent plate on a Hummer.

N.J. Fights The Enemy

The site I took this photo from says it’s from 1919, but I’m pretty sure I saw this billboard while heading to Atlantic City the other weekend. Get tested for syphilis or the terrorists win!

New Jersey: Famous for its crabs! [Save vs. Death]

Tweeter Closes, Injuring Jason Lee

All of the Philadelphia area Tweeter stores had already closed, but earlier this week it abruptly shut down the rest of its locations. I kind of thought the above photo (of Neil Young, age 154) was pretty strange; turns out it’s a performance from the Tweeter Center. But if you click to the other photo you will find my new favorite photo taken by any photographer anywhere ever:

This is, by far, the creepiest photo ever. On a side note, those truly were “happier days,” though maybe not for Earl.

Correction: All of the Philadelphia stores had already closed, but the Philadelphia Business Journal says there were 6 area stores that closed just this week. Duly noted.

CH Toyota Loves America

Official Friend-of-Philadelphia Will Do Brad Maule put up another one of his excellent aerial slideshows today, this one called Lovecopter. (This is like a Love Train except people all over the world aren’t invited to join in. And it flies!)

There are a couple of absolutely awesome skyline shots, but my favorite has to be the one above: An American flag (which, thanks to weathering, only has 12 stripes and 44 stars) on the roof of Cherry Hill Toyota. Lest you think this foreign car dealership hates America, by golly, just look at the roof!

Do you think Cherry Hill Nissan has a crying eagle painted on its roof? One can only surmise.

LOVECOPTER [Phillyskyline]

I Have No Idea What’s Going On Here

Brian McManus posted these awesome photos (e.g., above) from a concert at Pi Lam over the weekend. Apparently the band’s name is Monotonix, and they… hell, I can’t explain it. Just go look at the photos. I can only hope The Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza is set up to play Pi Lam next.

Yesterday’s Monotonix Photos Explained [Make Major Movies]

Jimmy Rollins’ Head Swells To Unbelievable Proportions

I have no idea why, but this photo keeps making me laugh. So I’m posting it.

According to this photo on the front page of Philly.com earlier today, Jimmy Rollins’ head is roughly twice the size of either John McCain’s or Barack Obama’s. Hmm, good to know.

Great Moments In Passive-Aggressive Notes

I spotted this note at the waffle place at 10th and Walnut the other night. This is just kind of dumb: Clearly, you’re supposed to make fun of the people who post on Domelights, and not police officers on the job. The former leads to hilarious response threads; absolutely nothing good can come of the latter.

Hell, the cops can probably arrest you for the above note. I really didn’t think we needed to be told to not put up passive-aggressive notes to police officers, but consider this a public service announcement.