“This incredibly annoying commercial is evidence that the end of the world as we know it is near”

Head on. The most annoying commercial in history and his spoofs.

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English “Hello, the engine is on fire” Italian “Ciao, il motore è in fiamme”

“In August 2001, a worn out Fiat Strada began a journey from Stroud to Turin where it was handbuilt (by robots) 25 years ago…”.
(from fiatstrada.co.uk)

Above: Fiat Strada (1978), blueprint detail, from fiatstrada.co.uk.

“Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process.

Moreover, even when the destructive effects of their work become patently clear, and they are asked to carry out actions incompatible with fundamental standards of morality, relatively few people have the resources needed to resist authority.”.

The Perils of Obedience, from Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram (1974).

“FM3 constructed nine drones, varying from two seconds to 42 seconds, which repeat endlessly until the "track" is switched to the next drone. In a way, it’s like the cheapest pre-loaded IPod you’ll ever be able to buy.”. “Before we released the Buddha machine, we used to tell people to imagine an old pocket radio tuned permanently to FM3.”. The Buddha Machine.

Right: Buddha Machine Blue, price: 25$.

And now a cup of ambient music.
Patrick O’Hearn, Drive (from Methaphor, 1996).

“One snowy winter night in Chicago a few years back, Davy went out to his car and found a note on his windshield, a note meant for someone else, a guy named Mario.”.

“We collect found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids’ homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles, anything that gives a glimpse into someone else’s life. Anything goes.”.

The Found Magazine, by Davy Rothbart and Jason Bitner.

“You will be given a temporary e-mail address.

Any e-mails sent to that address will show up automatically on the web page.
You can read them, click on links, and even reply to them.

The e-mail address will expire after 10 minutes.”. And it’s free. Welcome to 10 Minute Mail.

“Each year since 1975, Nicholas Nixon has made one black-and-white photograph of his wife, Beverly (Bebe) Brown, and her three sisters. He always photographs the women in the same order from left to right: Heather, Mimi, Bebe, and Laurie. Nixon selects only one photograph to represent the women each year.”.

(from Modern Portraits in Photography, National Gallery of Art).

“Zabriskie Gallery presents 25 Years of the Brown Sisters and New Work, photographs by Nicholas Nixon.”.

Above: The Brown Sisters, Harwichport, Mass (1978) (from zabriskiegallery.com)

Two disclaimers, so far the best I have ever seen.

“This is a free service provided for the Internet community.
It has not been endorsed by The Church.
If you have any doubts about using this service you should consult your priest.

We, absolution-online, disclaim everything we may legally disclaim under the laws of the USA, UK, EEC and all other nations.
We make no claims as to the effectiveness of an online confession, rosary or anything else on this site.”.
(from absolution-online.com)

“Do you have a disclaimer statement?

Yes. You are 100% responsible for your own actions.
Using this site, visiting a link, downloading a program, in short, living, is done entirely at your own risk (and joy).”.
(from Tinyapps.org)