Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

I kept expecting the Kool-Aid Man to violently smash through a wall and terrorize these goody-goody kids, but it never happened…

-via Jaz Jaz

Ah, remember the good old days when your favorite cartoon characters promoted everyone’s favorite vice…cigarettes!

I need a smoke.

-via Dooby Brain

David Hasselhoff isn’t the only pop culture relic that’s still huge in Germany – check out this clever “Star Trek” commercial:

-via Geeks Are Sexy

Making Mama Nature happy, one polar bear at a time:

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A ‘Making-Of’ video:

Oh, how I long for simpler times…when a 10 year old boy could point his trusty machine gun at a burglar and scare the pants off him (figuratively). Those were the days.

-via Boing Boing

Woah – this is freaky.  Way back in 1993, AT&T ran their “You Will” commercials, which highlighted technologies they predicted we would all by using in the distant future.  You’ll totally remember the ads once you check out the video below, and you’ll also be shocked to see that the majority of their predictions actually came true!  (Hey AT&T – sure, you can see the future, but my iPhone reception is still crappy)

-via Gizmodo