I know the news people at newspapers will find this amewsing, but I’m serious about making newspapers more unpredictable and fun. As usual, these thoughts may seem like rambling, but there is a vision to my madness, if only to open minds to more possibilities for making content varied and surprising. Why, for example, can’t that billboard Read More …
Simple: People get a mischievous kick of seeing things destroyed. (It’s the Shiva in us, the flipside of creation that balances out the universe.) Like Letterman dropping pumpkins off a roof. Take it to the limit. See who can whack the most heck out of unneeded objects the fastest: That old Webber grill, a carton of chipped Read More …
If YouTube can sell to Google for $1.65 billion, how much would a site of short quality videos be worth? Imagine a conglomeration of the best bits from Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, Late Night With David Letterman, and all sorts of sitcoms and cartoons. Not whole shows, just quick clips. Be fun to Read More …
You know you need to be told what to do. So call 1-900-GRANDMA. Press 1 to be told to get a job. Press 2 for her rap on keeping your pants on. Press 3 to be scolded for using sauce that comes in a jar. You suggest the rest …
Feel free to use this cartoon if you give credit (by Peter Mucha) and link to stealmyideasplease.com.
Want to join? Join the Army. Army ants. Aunt Millie’s pasta sauce. Never sausage a mess. Mesopotamia. Amiabilty would be the aim, but with all the confusion, you’d never be the same.
These book ideas I wrote down years ago might not be worth stealing, but maybe they’ll help you fire up a better one. Where’s Jesus? Like Where’s Waldo? but for religious types. Helpful Hints From O.J. Simpson Chapters (without admitting anything!) include How to Cut and Juke Your Way to Freedom, How to Hide Incriminating Knives, How to Read More …
Goofy idea. You know how deceased TV series have reunion shows? Of course, you do. Well, how about a reunion of deceased TV characters? Characters that got bumped off, rubbed out, erased, scriptwise and screenlifewise. Mrs. Hoober(?) from Desperate Housewives, George’s fiancee from Seinfeld, Shannon from Lost, the possibilities are many. They’d meet in some Read More …
More networks are dispensing their shows online. (It’s a desperate attempt to build audience for lame shows, says Philadelphia Daily News.) Well, if shows are so lame, why not let the nation’s amateur online talents have a crack at improving them? Lots of people make YouTube videos. And lots of people do some funny PhotoShopping Read More …
Caricatures. Palm readings. Balloon-tying. Face-painting. And once upon a time, kissing. Many are the arts and gimmicks people have provided in booths at fairs and malls, for profit and nonprofits. But how about a Truth Booth? Basically, somebody sits there and when someone pays a buck or two, gives a truthful answer to a question. Could be about the asker (“Is Read More …
How about a group that’s the antithesis of an anti-defamation alliance? Call it the Thick-Skin Society. Its central belief: We believe in total free speech, so go ahead, take your best shot! We welcome it. This multicultural group would monitor the media, from TV to blogs, and cry howls of protest when some group hasn’t been insulted lately. Read More …
Completely opaque lenses (classic black, or optional images of eyeballs) with earplugs on those hinged side thingies (frame temples?). Great for bus terminals, little children’s birthday parties, family reunions,promising plays and movies that reek, monk practice, and long relaxing soaks in the tub.
Instead of making flat scenes like movies seem three-dimensional, these 2-D glasses would make real things look flat. Would help artists, perhaps, put things into better perspective. Whoa, what if you then looked at a painting or photograph … would it look 1-D? Wouldn’t that be like a dot or invisible? (Hey, isn’t that quip better than making the obligatory Read More …
Ever want to interact with your TV? Like hit it with a shoe when your football team chokes? What if you could hit it with a virtual shoe? Or toss a virtual pie or water balloon at a crook or despicable politician? Maybe you could project a cartoon balloon, to put words in the mouths of show characters Read More …
Add a little fun to frozen pizzas by making pictures out of toppings. Arrange the cheese to melt into a smiley face. (Yes, I’m losing my mind.) Have pepperoni pieces in the shape of trains. Spell words with sausage bits. Of course, like anything, this can be taken too far. We draw the line at Read More …