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I mentioned the “Don’t Hassel the Hoff” shirt last month and have been equally impressed at the creativity of Busted Tees and its nemesis Snorg Tees. [Note: it's a close tie between, You have died of dysentery and Prose before Hos]

Or you could simply just print out the design and stitch it yourself.

And the only prescription is push-to-talk.

Ernie Schenck points to some funny viral ads (1 2) from the up-and-coming Canadian cellular provider.

I’ve been reading the musings of Markus Frind for several months now and if you’re into the economics of web development, I think you’ll like him as well.

He runs what is quite possibly the most profitable free online dating service called PlentyOfFish. He’s the sole employee and rakes in hundreds of thousands of dollars each year by merely displaying AdSense on each page.

His latest prediction (and he’s never short of insights) is that because of the relatively low development and maintenance costs involved in niche web services, entrepreneurs will no longer need to deal with VC’s. He doesn’t mention Angel investors… but for the purposes of his thesis, investors of Sand Hill Road might want to stake out other industries.

While not entirely the same phenomenon, see also Crowdsourcing.

Just as Ron Burgundy closed every segment with “You stay classy, San Diego” I too wish tidings of goodwill to my Nipponese peers.

Here is some incriminating evidence of why the Japanese are just so damn efficient. Not only do you get a chance to learn frequently used phrases of a foreign language, but you also get to practice your calisthenics. That’s like killing three birds with one chopstick.

For instance, while hooked on phonics works for some people, Zuiikin Japanese will work for everyone — like a Ginsu knife cutting through steamed rice.

And what do you do in case you are attacked by two men who don’t know how to wear bandanas? See the answer in Deltoid Muscle Trouble.

Be sure to also watch episodes from Most Extreme Elimination Challenge for a complimentary perspective.

Interestingly enough, if made into a visual illustration, the first three statistics form a power law (a few big, to lots of small).

Speaking of which, The Long Tail is now officially on my reading list.

Via Personal MBA.