Archive for August, 2010

  • TTP | Jammin’ Me (The Great Traffic Wall of China) -- Aug 31st
    In some parts they've been known to use questionable proteins in their cuisine and dip their corn dogs solely in the family batter, but enough about West Virginia. The ten day, 62-mile-long traffic...

  • The Wacky Ways of Wally World (Wal-Mart) -- Aug 27th
    Racking up billions of dollars annually while decimating local merchants in quaint hamlets would be gratifying enough for most gargantuan retail corporations. However, for a badass bully like Wal-Mart,...

  • TTP | Up the Irons! (Iron Maiden) -- Aug 26th
    We blasted their albums, wore their t-shirts, and plastered their posters on our walls. But had you told us 20 years ago when we were feathering our mullets that our heavy metal heroes in Iron Maiden would...

  • TTP | Gilled Freaks of Nature! (Asian Carp) -- Aug 25th
    They're huge and they're from Asia, which means we definitely aren't talking about wangs, but rather rogue aquatic vertebrates hell bent on destruction. Known by fellow fish as gluttonous...

  • TTP | Fired Up! (CDC and the Cinema) -- Aug 24th
    Knowing that nothing turns kids into pleasure seeking, nicotine craving, carcinogenic-sucking zombies more than seeing a film character light up, the good folks at the Centers for Disease Control are suggesting...

  • TTP | Gotcha! (Pranks for the Memories) -- Aug 20th
    Ramen, Joe Francis, and pranks. Just three of the things you're sure to see at college. Whether you're pulling one on your roommate or going viral, pranks can pass the time between happy hour...

  • TTP | Drinking: A College Pastime (Academic Alcoholism) -- Aug 19th
    The imbibing of intoxicants in college is lot like Sapphic love in the LPGA; while not for everyone, the practice is immensely popular. To imagine college without drinking is to imagine Maine without...

  • TTP | Undecided, but Always Classy! (A Major Decision) -- Aug 18th
    You would think figuring out where to go for spring break, debating whether or not to get a tattoo of your Greek letters, and picking out your game day duds would be enough decision making for a college...

  • TTP | Brave New World (Back to School) -- Aug 17th
    It's a time of tremendous excitement and trepidation, an opportunity to learn and be exposed to new things, a chance to chase as much tail as possible before you fail out or get married: college, we...

  • TTP | Bulls on Display (Jordan Presents Pippen) -- Aug 13th
    As Christina Hendricks' face can attest, it can be hard to get the attention you deserve when you're paired with greatness. For 11 seasons in Chicago Scottie Pippen played in the shadow of...

  • TTP | Operation Mind Crime? (Banned Books) -- Aug 12th
    Certain things should not exist: child pornography, physical abuse, Rosie O'Donnell's new talk show. But when it comes to the written word, censoring ideas, thoughts, and opinions is unconscionable....

  • TTP | Stroke of Genius? (Bodacious Body Art) -- Aug 11th
    Great artists are not afraid to explore various media, aesthetics, and techniques when it comes to making their artistic vision take physical form. Recently two well-rounded female artists from two different...

  • TTP | Too Hot to Handle (Sauna of Death) -- Aug 10th
    As Vizzini once stated in The Princess Bride, there are two classic blunders: never get involved in a land war in Asia, and never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line. You can now add never...

  • TTP | Hog Wild! (Before You Die) -- Aug 6th
    Forget crotch rockets and touring bikes. When we think of motorcycles, we think of customized choppers, beating the piss out of rival gang members, and never having to answer to the man. Next week,...

  • TTP | Taking the Bull by the Horns (Wyclef for President) -- Aug 5th
    Figuring if he can deal with Lauryn Hill he can deal with anything, Grammy-Award recording artist, Wyclef Jean is expected to announce his candidacy for President of Haiti today.  Clef will be on...

  • TTP | Bad Development? (Mosque at Ground Zero) -- Aug 4th
    Just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should. Ask our buddy Nebbs, who did a thorough manscaping job on his junk before running the NYC marathon. Speaking of inflammatory chafing...

  • TTP | Queen of the B-Movies (Dames We Dig) -- Aug 3rd
    It would be incredibly tacky and in poor taste to choose Julie Strain as this month's Dame We Dig solely based on the fact that she was the 1993 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Thankfully, the six-foot-one,...