Breakfast of Champions Stoners

I often will stop by the grocery store on my way to work at 6am to pick up something for breakfast, or lunch, or whatever. This morning I wanted to buy some cereal, so as I walked down the breakfast foods aisle, my eye caught this...

I thought it was a riot! Do you see the marijuana leaf on the box? I had to buy it, and I didn't have my camera with me this morning so I lifted this picture of the Internets. I bought another type of breakfast cereal and had that for breakfast this morning. I would hate to be stoned all day at work. I mean, I would really hate that.

The Hollywood Wax Museum

A while back the wife and I took our lives into our own hands, and went down to Hollywood boulevard to see Hollywood Wax Museum. It was amazing.... amazingly BAD!

The creatures that inhabit the museum look nothing like the people they are intended to represent. To be fair, in some instances they are pretty good, but most of the time they are awful.

I took several pictures, and ran across them today, so I thought I would share...

(Remember you can see larger versions of these pictures by clicking on them.)

Nuclear Funnies

I was doing a little house cleaning here at Athenamama, and ran across this old post. It made me laugh, so I am posting it again...

Two atoms walk into a bar, the first atom says to the second, “Hey, I lost an electron”. The second atom says, “Really? Are you sure?” Then the first atom says, “Yeah! I’m positive!!!”

I love silly jokes.

Ten Years Gone Now.

It has been ten LONG years since Bill Watterson decided his highly regarded comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes", had run its course.

Now it's back.

My copy arrived today, and it is 23 pounds of color and comedy that I can't tear myself away from. Not Since Charles Schultz has there been a comic strip artist with such a wonderful mix of artistic and comical genius all wrapped up in one wonderful package.

And here it all is again, in one equally wonderful package, for you to discover all over again at the low, LOW price of $150.00. But be smart and find it on Amazon or some other book slinger for around $95.00. I did, and it is worth every red cent.

Now I must go, I have a few slush balls to toss at Susie Derkins before I climb into my transmogrifier. Oh, and by the way, so far I have not seen one panel of Calvin pissing on ANYTHING!

Parallel Universe? Part II

A few days back I posted a couple of pictures that appear to be from a Disneyland from a parallel universe Before I tell you where this bizarre place is, I though I would share a few more pictures that compare the “fake” Disneyland with the real thing. But if you look closely at the first picture, I think you will figure out where this knock off Disneyland is located.

From what I can gather, this cheap copy of Disneyland was built in 1961. It is called, Nara Dreamland, and evidently the Japanese company that built it was able to do so by sending their people, armed with cameras, to Disneyland soon after it opened in 1955. The “tourists” took thousands of photographs, which became the blueprints for their very own faux-Disneyland.

I recently read that Walt Disney was aware of this place, and that he was livid that the Japanese copied his beloved park. I don’t know if he was upset because they stole his park, or because they did such a shitty job of it, but he was so pissed that later that year when a Japanese businessman came to Anaheim to speak with Walt about building a legitimate Disney theme park, Walt wouldn’t meet with him. In fact, NO ONE at Disney would meet with him. I understand he was able to finally land a meeting with a low level manager, but he was told that Disney wouldn’t be considering a park in Japan for a long, long time.

But hey, they didn’t need one. They had Dreamland!

(Images lifted from Theme Park Review.)

Parallel Universe?

If you have ever been to Disneyland, you will know right away that the following photograph is not what it appears to be.

Anyone care to venture a guess where this picture was taken?

By the way, here's a photograph of the REAL monorail at the REAL Disneyland for comparison...

Behind the Scenes Look at Athenamama

I don't post very often. Don't know if you have noticed or not. But if you have, I feel I owe you an explanation as to why.

I'm lazy.

In fact, I often end up drawing just like Calvin in the strip below...

Now you know what really happens here at Athenamama, and why this blog has never reached it’s full potential.

Who knows, maybe one day I won’t be so lazy and I’ll write something other than a cute line to go with a fantastic shot of one of my dear pets. But I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.

Nuclear Funnies

Two atoms walk into a bar, the first atom says to the second, “Hey, I lost an electron”. The second atom says, “Really? Are you sure?” Then the first atom says, “Yeah! I’m positive!!!”

Subservient Chicken

If your idea of fun is forcing some poor soul in a chicken suit to obey your every command, then the subservient chicken is for you. But be forwarned, you could just end up spending the rest of your day there.

Mars Water

This 99¢ store ad in my local paper brightened my morning.

Quizno's Mutants

I don't think Janet Jackson's "reveal" was the most shocking thing to come out of the Super Bowl, I think it's these little guys.

What is it about this animal that is supposed to make a Quizno's sandwich more appealing to me? Or is that even the idea of this ad?

I like Quizno's, but they need to rethink their advertisement strategy. If these little mutants are derived from the likes of the Taco Bell Chihuahua, or even the Blockbuster Guinea Pig, then someone obviously missed the cuteness factor associated with those mascots.

The first time I saw this ad of Quizno's I thought I was having a flashback of some sort, and not a NICE one to be sure. These guys are just plain scary, and if they have those little rodents running around at Quizno's then they can just forget about me eating there again!