Chris Illuminati's Blog, page 31
February 2, 2015
A Shirt As Kick-Ass As Your Coffee: Monday Must Haves
Good morning and good Monday! Today is a day that gets a pretty bad wrap. Statistically, over 50% of employees are late to work on a Monday and get only 3 hours of actual productive work in. Most people don’t even crack a smile until 11:06am (source) and the average individual will spend about 12 […]
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February 1, 2015
7 Kid-Friendly Movies That Won’t Bore Parents To Death In 2015
Someone should make a new one of those Boromir memes that reads: “One does not simply take your kids to the movie theater.” Aside from the obvious hang-ups of attending kid-friendly movies — like making sure no one has to pee during the movie, not talking through the movie and making sure they don’t down […]
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January 31, 2015
Artist Creates Kid Clothes In Adult Sizes And The Clothes Look Just As Ridiculous
I’ve long felt that kid’s clothing sucks. Not the high-end stuff. You know like the baby Ralph Lauren stuff that you pass in the store on the way to the discount racks. “Oh look, it’s a pair of shorts with crabs on them. How adorAHUNDREDDOLLARS?” [Gets in car. Rips in reverse. Goes to Carter’s] I […]
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We’re Looking For A Few Good — And We’ll Even Consider Average — Parents To Join MWAB
Hey! It’s me, the guy who runs this place. Yeah, the post-it note guy. Here’s the deal — this website is growing rapidly and it’s gone way beyond a one man operation. I can’t do this alone, and frankly, I don’t want to. So that’s where all of you come in. I’m looking for writers. […]
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January 30, 2015
LEGO Helicarrier From ‘The Avengers’ Looks Badass
There are many awesome toys that we don’t normally get to play with, but you’ll have to steal borrow this LEGO version of Marvel’s massive Helicarrier from your kid. S.H.I.E.L.D. has a variety of tricky gadgets, weaponry and all-terrain vehicles at their disposal, but the Helicarrier from The Avengers movies is by far one of the coolest. It’s a floating home […]
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This Guy Gave His Mom The Perfect Response When He Found Out Dad Was A Cheating Asshole
What’s the appropriate gift to get your mom when you find out your dad has been cheating on her? There’s no real protocol to follow, but one guy found a creative solution that has set the bar a bit higher. Ryan, who goes by the name Citrous_Oyster on Reddit, realized that, duh, Hallmark doesn’t make sympathy cards for slighted wives. So, […]
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January 27, 2015
For Just $32K, This Company Will Name Your Kid For You
Fresh off the news that a couple in France want to name their kid after a dessert spread comes this little nugget — a company is charging $32K to come up with original baby names. The company, named Erfolgswelle, claims that they can conjure up an original name that’s NEVER BEEN USED BEFORE. How can they […]
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These Parents Wanted To Name Their Baby Something Odd, So The Court Had To Step In
There’ve been a lot of strange baby names. Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple, the Hunger Games franchise made Katniss a popular name, and mothers were so swooned by Fifty Shades of Grey that they wanted to name their sons after the BDSM freak. But when a French mother wanted to name her daughter Nutella, it […]
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Meet The Woman Who Made $4.9 Million Dollars LAST YEAR By Unwrapping Disney Toys On YouTube
It’s a nice job if you can get it. In this case, an anonymous woman just MADE UP her damn job and it involves toys. Toys! Disney toys to be exact. According to Hello Giggles (yeah, I read it sometimes, but just for the articles) this anonymous woman made over $4.9 million last year taking […]
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January 26, 2015
This Mom Is On Strike Because Her Kids Are The Absolute Worst
We all want to think our children are the best in the world, but sometimes we just have to be honest with ourselves and realize that our little ones suck. (But not yours, of course! We’re talking about the other collective “we.”) If you ever find yourself in that moment, you might want to use […]
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