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I am not sure how old this is. First time I have seen it. Enjoy!

Those crazy folks from Utah. If it’s not searching for naked women on the net then it’s drinking a case of beer a night and never tossing the empties away. Instead the Utah native stashed the beer cans anywhere he could find room in his Ogden, Utah townhouse. However after a few years, space became scarce. A few years later, it was unlivable. And then a few years later, the almost-always-drunk Utahn finally moved out leaving the 70,000 cans as a lasting reminder of his 3,000 day binge.

It appears that he drank Coors Light exclusively and didn’t venture out much other than to restock. In fact Kirk Martin, the local mail carrier didn’t even deliver mail to the townhouse, thinking it was vacant.

Ryan Froerer of Century 21 discovered the scene, snapped a few photos, emailed them to a few friends and which have since become an Internet sensation. Froerer acts as unofficial spokesperson for the still-unnamed hero to countless men around the world for both his drinking ability as well as his 8-year “I’ll take out the trash later” attitude. Froerer reports that the man has now stopped drinking and is back at his old job.

Toronto Hydro, the electrical authority in Toronto, has spent decades building electrical substations that are disguised as typical family houses:

In 1987, Canadian photographer Robin Collyer began documenting houses that aren’t houses at all – they’re architecturally-disguised electrical substations, complete with windows, blinds, and bourgeois landscaping.

“During the 1950s and 1960s,” Collyer explains in a recent issue of Cabinet Magazine, “the Hydro-Electric public utilities in the metropolitan region of Toronto built structures known as ‘Bungalow-Style Substations.’ These stations, which have transforming and switching functions, were constructed in a manner that mimics the style and character of the different neighborhoods.”

THE RAW FEED: gadgets, games and geeks
A Gurerilla marketing campaign by the ad company Saatchi & Saatchi for Folders has turned some New York City manholes into STEAMING CUPS OF COFFEE!

Microsoft put together a humorous video poking fun of themselves about how they might re-design the iPod packaging.

I might buy the stock if I can get my hands on a few. The chance is slim to none. I think the first day will see alot of pin action and the price will skyrocket with demand. Everyone wants a piece. I would not hold this stock as a longterm play. I read this the other day, right from the co-founder…

“I’ve always believed Canada eventually will be saturated,” Joyce said. “The future opportunities in the United States are tremendous, but that is a very competitive market.”

I don’t think Tim Horton’s has what it takes to break into the US market. Here is another interesting quote.

Tim Hortons now has 2,600 stores in Canada and 290 in 10 U.S. states, mostly in the Northeast. The company now has plans to increase the store count to 4,000 in Canada and 500 in the United States.

I smell saturated Donuts ;)