Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Plaintive Yodel of the Lederhosen

There’s a room in our building that used to be a racquetball court, but has since been turned into storage. For a while today, it was empty and we decided to see what our Remote Controlled Yodelling Lederhosen sounded like in that environment.
Here, in 14 seconds, is how the tragedy played out.

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Handerpants!

At long last we can share our secret product, Handerpants! This is such a huge innovation in our industry we were afraid we’d be victims of industrial espionage. We doubled our usual security and forced people to sign the same privacy agreement Apple uses. Now, they’re here and they were worth all the effort.

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Dramatic Chipmunk Explanation

We thought everyone had seen the dramatic chipmunk! But, they haven’t. It all started with this clip on YouTube from a Japanese talk show.

Which brings us to our painting…

And yes, before you correct us, we know it’s a prarie dog. Don’t blame us because the internet named something incorrectly!

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Who is Bibo? Why is Bibo?

Our oldest fans know who Bibo is already, but some of you who found us more recently might only recognize him from the masthead of this blog. A little explanation is in order.
Bibo is a found product of the highest order. While we can create amazing products, nothing beats finding something that we can’t explain [...]

Free Archie McPhee Logo iPhone Wallpaper

One of the designers made this for his own iPhone and I thought I’d share. Soon, you’ll see this logo show up on some of our products. Oh, and the t-shirt.
Right-click to download or click on the picture for other options.

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To Be King of Pop – Michael Jackson Costume

I just remembered this off brand Michael Jackson product sample we got years ago. Love the guy wearing it on the package.

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The UPS Official Pirate Map

UPS sent us this helpful map of places our packages might be in danger from pirates. We would like to offer two helpful suggestions from the perspective of a company that has had some success with pirates. One, instead of “high risk areas for piracy” on the legend, it should say, “HERE BE PIRATES.” Two, [...]