Crazy Wrestlers, Patented Sticks and Free Tacos: The (Friday) Nooner!

Awesome Video Of The Day Lex Luger Loses His Shit Interviewing wrestlers must be hard. They probably give you a long list of things NOT to do when you first get the job, like keeping food in your pockets or looking them square in the eyes. Still, I've gotta hand it to this guy: He managed to keep his cool in the face of utter catastrophe. I've also gotta hand it to Lex Luger: He did his best, all things considered. But unless this clip was being aired live, why in the name of God did it get out?! Did this meet the producers' and directors' general standard of excellence? It's usually pretty high in the world of professional wrestling. The only explanation I can come up with is that the cameraman was slated to film an anti-steroids PSA the next day and decided to kill two birds with one stone.

(edit: A friend of mine - one who actually follows wrestling - says this video is "Tron Guy old." Hopefully there are still a handful of people who haven't seen it.)

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Failed Gadget Roundup "Brilliant" Gadget #1: Animal Toy We've seen some stupid patents this week, but this one pretty much takes the cake. It might say it's an "animal toy," but you and I both know that this guy is trying to patent a fucking stick. There are over seven million patents in the United States, but I think if we trimmed the fat a little we could easily cut that number in half. Sticks? Dog ear protectors? "User-Operated Amusement Apparatuses For Kicking The User’s Buttocks?" We don't need any of this crap. You want something for your dog to chew on? Nature has been providing us with a solution for HUNDREDS of years. See that old stick sitting over there in that mud puddle? Your dog would kill to chew on that thing. Let it. So what do we really need patents for? Plastic, whiskey and electric guitars. That's should pretty much cover it.