Kremer’s Stuff

Only In L.A. - Time For A Change

Ran across this picture on the Jefferson Burruss blog Left on Red: Tales From L.A. His headline was: “California + Advertising + Afro = Awesome”. Had to add this to the “Only in L.A.” part of my blog.

Wear Lacoste even when your shirtless

Maybe you like Lacoste shirts, but hey, it’s summer. You need to hit the beach or the pool. How about a permanent green crocodile logo. Just one featured in the book: No Regrets: No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever. Check out the book, or this slide show from ABC News.

Can the Macbook Air “make the cut”?

It’s Rahul Sood’s birthday party.  I’ll let him pick up the story:

 
“I got a Macbook Air as a ‘gift’ after I blew out the candle on a birthday cake. I immediately used it to cut the cake, it’s so damn sharp it did a fine job.”  
 

Here’s the link to the story on his blog.

Spiced Octopus Doesn’t Sell In Indiana

At the Kroger grocery store in Westfield, Indiana this afternoon and spied this in the manager’s close out bin.  Originally $4.75 slashed to 50 cents.  For some reason Hooiser’s didn’t take to canned Spiced Octopus In Seasoned Red Sauce.  They had a lot of canned seafood that didn’t sell.  To perpetuate the stereotype Indiana is more a giant breaded pork tenderloin and a Budweiser kinda place.

Update:  Greate tweet from @fezick: “But what if you deep fry it at the state fair?”  He’s referring to the Indiana State fair’s obsession with deep frying Oreos, Snickers, etc.

Indiana - Biggest Driver’s License In The USA!

There is talk all across the US about the creation of a national ID card or the standardizing of all of the nation’s driver’s licenses. If they do standardize driver’s licenses the US should use the Indiana drivers license as the template. Here in my home state we’ve got the biggest damn driver’s license you’ve ever seen! It’s as big as a jumbo post card. It’s gotta be at least 5″ x 7″ !

Just take a look at this picture of a state cop holding a drivers license. This is a digital photo of a warning sticker that used to be posted on every gasoline pump in the state of Indiana. It warns drivers away from pumping gas and not paying. If you do, you may lose your driver’s license.

This is the real size of our driver’s licenses! Can you believe it? I can’t even fit it in my wallet!

Well….not really. This is a real, un-photoshopped picture. All I can guess is that the ad agency that made the sticker must have decided that the real driver’s license looked too small so they enlarged it. It’s a strange site every time I have to stop and fill up my car.

Here’s the full size version.

Flashback: Gas is $2 and we ran out of 2’s

Back in 2005 when I first posted this picture on my blog it was funny. The gas station owner has to raise the price of gasoline he ran out of the number “2″ and had to improvise using an upside down “5″. Now with gas in the upper 3 dollar to 4 dollar range…it’s a little funny, but mostly sad.

Ultrasound with image of Jesus or Madonna?

From Fox News, Cleveland, Ohio Monday, 28 Apr 2008:

A Lorain, Ohio, woman got an ultrasound in preparation for her first baby, but instead of seeing the image of an infant, Monet Sledge saw an image of Jesus on the cross.

Back in 1998 when Madonna was expecting here first child, I made the jokewallpaper above on how Madonna’s ultrasound might look.

Only in Los Angeles From Other Blogs

In past post I have shared my Only in Los Angeles Moments including a bus sign that encourages Los Angelinos not to shoot guns in the air on the holidays and vending machines that have no Coke or Pepsi but only water.

I thought they’re might be other such moments and through Google I found these two posts:

From Schindermania! a post that shows a picture of a dog with googles in a Smart car….
http://schinders.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/only-in-los-angeles/

And from Candy Kirby a whiteboard street sign that offers a “Perky Butt” for $109….

http://candykirby.com/2008/03/31/only-in-los-angeles/

Stop by the Strip Mall, Check your Paternity

I was visiting suburban Cincinnati recently and while driving by a strip mall noticed this sign. 

When I think of DNA testing I think more  of the criminal forensic technology of TV shows like CSI or NCIS. Or DNA paternity testing on the afternoon TV soap operas.  I just assumed the cops took DNA to some lab, and if you needed to know who your Daddy Papa was, you visited your doctor and he arranged the tests. I was surprised at storefront DNA testing in a strip mall.  Was it franchised? Would they have a drive thru? Perhaps a #1 Value Deal would be a specimen jar and cotton swab. I drove around and found the lab was actually behind the strip mall in an office building. Not a storefront after all.  But not a sign you see everyday, if ever.  Click here for a larger version.

Head Implant in Spain

I love my Apple Macbook Pro.  I like playing around with the Apple program Photo Booth.  That’s how I created this goofy picture of myself.  It’s how I might look if I got a two inch head implant that Dr Luis de la Cruz is doing in Spain. 

Here’s the full story…..