Seasonal Sightings
Have you seen these seasonal sightings?
Chocodile Twinkies.
Spooky red “Muskefears.”
Candy Corn Cupcakes.
Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint Mocha iced drinks.
Star Wars-themed Coffeemate cream.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Micropig
What do you get your animal lover for Christmas? They already have their stable of dogs, cats, birds, fish, and more. So how about a micropig? Not a miniature pig, a micropig. Genetically altered by Chinese scientists, a fully grown micropig weighs 33 pounds at a cost of $1600.
Or may be this is all a hoax and that “micropig” is really a young pig that’ll oink out soon enough.
A Sign I Need an Apple Watch
I don’t know about you, but I take this as a definite sign.
The watch band of my trusty, Kickstarted Pebble watch has a tear. The inevitability of getting an Apple Watch is nigh.
Obasan Get Mad Kicks
I definitely did a double take when I saw obasan wearing these awesomely minty New Balance kicks. I saw the shoes first then recognized that an obasan was rocking them. Props for her mad taste in kicks and the colorway even matches the umbrella.
But then, does this imply that my kicks taste is on par with an older Japanese woman?
Knowing Is Half the Battle
If you’re a child of the 80’s, you have to be familiar with this G.I. Joe public service announcement.This graphic captures the idea perfectly.
Yes, knowing is half the battle. Yo Joe!!
Because Baymax
You need to buy this because Baymax
Consider this an early entry of Pulpconnection’s Holiday Gift Guide, 2015 edition.
Starbucks Treat Receipts Are More Discrete and Less Discreet
The Treat Receipts are now back at Starbucks where a morning purchase unlocks any iced grande drink for $2.50 in the afternoon. But there’s a change to the actual Treat Receipt that makes them simultaneously more discrete and less discreet.
The new Treat Receipts are now their own separate paper receipts. When you make your Starbucks purchase, you’ll get your regular receipt along with a discrete Treat Receipt. This discreteness comes in handy so you don’t accidentally toss your receipt that previously doubled as a Treat Receipt. So this additional printed receipt makes the Treat Receipt less discreet, calling for your attention.
Must Be a Sign
This has got to be a sign. Not sure of what though. Is SkyNet active? Is artificial intelligence at play? Is it my subconscious speaking to me? Or is it just a plain mistake that Amazon delivered a box of parts for a Dromida UAV drone? No, we didn’t order the parts. The shipping label was correctly addressed to us.
I guess I need to order the rest of the parts to make a functioning UAV.
Make Linkmoji!
Emoji is not just to sway NBA free agents or to remind everyone that you’re the Greatest of All Time. You can now emoji-fy links using linkmoji. Like this is www.pulpconnection.net in emoji form.
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Unfortunately pasting the linkmoji into a blog post doesn’t work. The above link should look like this.
Emoji War in NBA Free Agency
Personally, I think NBA free agent DeAndre Jordan is committed to joining the Mavs although not yet signed to a contract. In the meantime, NBA players are having an emoji war to sway Jordan, and it’s downright fun.
Although not relevant to DeAndre’s decision, the Jordan Brand got with the emoji motif, reminding everyone that Michael Jordan is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT).
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— Jordan (@Jumpman23) July 8, 2015
Fireworks Safety is Serious
Watching a fireworks show is fun and all but you do need to exercise caution while around fireworks. Check out this gruesome safety video showing mannequins getting maimed due to unsafe fireworks practices.
Never look down the launch tube of an aerial device. Better just leave it to the pros if you want to put on a show.
Missed Out on Jipangyi
While stuck in South Korea for a day due to plane problems, I saw this at the Grand Hyatt pool side snack bar and didn’t know what it was. What was this candy cane shaped item?
Turns out, this “candy cane” is actually upside down and is supposed to be oriented like the letter “j.” Called Jipangyi, this is an ice cream cone where the ice cream is injected into the j-shaped cone. With this shape, spilling ice cream is supposed to be reduced at the cost of looking strange, eating this tubular treat.
Play-J ice cream! The new shape of ice cream is now available in NYC! #jscream #???????? pic.twitter.com/dvKR6W0w3J
— playjscream (@PlayJscream) April 17, 2015
This cone isn’t limited to Korea however, as the fad has caught on in New York thanks to the Play-J food truck. I should have YOLO-ed the moment and jammed a Jipangyi in my pie hole because what happens in Korea stays in Korea…