Things I Just Don't Need (Part 43): Here's the 43rd in an occasional series of things companies try to sell me that I just don't need.

$55 Baked Potato

"One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato ... And so much more! ... New York's First Gourmet Baked Potato Bar." Truffle Potato: " ... truffle compound butter, truffle oil, truffle salt and fresh truffle shavings." $55.

The name of the place you can buy this platinum potato is "Totally Baked." Need I say more?




Other Things I Don't Need:
*$100 Cup Of Coffee
*Hamburger In A Can
*Lovely Pink Seal Taser
*Tiddy Bear Comfort Strap
*Wearable Wine
*Floral Purse
*Baby Lamp
*Fish 'n Flush
*$8,500 pair of sneakers
*Gangster Cigars
*Horse Head Pillow
*Motorized Ice Cream Cone
*"Alive" Chimpanzee
*Sno-Ballers
*Kiddie Cadillac Escalade
*Whiff
*Kidsbeer
*Breweriana
*Dog Formalwear
*Sprayonmud
*Banana Guard
*His Essence
*Pet Refresh
*Cow Urine Aftershave
*Tie Teacher
*NYT Denim Shirt
*Conference Bike
*Sneaky Shorts
*Bird Diapers
*Fake Bullet Holes
*Caffeinated Soap
*Predator Drone
*Hangover Prevention
*Foreskin Face Cream
*Catapult Watch
*SkyRest
*Oxygen In A Can
*Gas-Powered Blender
*Home Toilet Seat Handle
*Garden Giraffe
*BigBucket Margarita Mixer

The Big Chicken: When "Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake owner S.R. 'Tubby' Davis erected the 56-foot (17-meter) tall structure over his restaurant as a method of advertising" in 1963, he couldn't have known The Big Chicken would still be a beacon to Atlanta travelers 45 years later.

A rebuilt version of the original designed by Georgia Tech architecture student Hubert Puckett, still stands tall at the "intersection of Cobb Parkway (US 41) and Roswell Road (S. R. 120)" in Marietta GA.

Statue of Liberty? Big Ben? Eiffel Tower? They're OK but there's nothing like the simple elegance of the red wood tower topped by the clucker's bulging, rolling eyeballs and flapping yellow beak. Did I mention it sits atop a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant? The only blemish, a Pepsi-Cola logo. After all, this is the land of Coke.

While some take the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), I visit The Big Chicken for my spiritual sustenance. This week I made my second trip while on business in Atlanta and memorialized the trip with this photo (see above - joined by a colleague) and a collection of stylish t-shirts. Yes, they have a gift shop.

Friends at work think my near obsession with the chicken is unhealthy (I now own the url http://thebigchicken.net) but let them mock me. I have found inspiration in this squawker and want to share my joy with anyone who will listen. I just haven't found them yet.

More on The Big Chicken from *Wikipedia

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Prairie Style: Is it only a matter of time before Vogue magazine runs a fashion spread on FLDS chic?

With the Web awash in pictures of women from the polygamist compound in Texas, we're getting a glimpse of a clothing style I haven't seen since Little House on the Prairie appeared on television.

One Seattle Post writer wouldn't be surprised if the buttoned up look finds its way onto the catwalk.

"It's not outlandish to imagine the prairie look influencing today's styles, given that trends can come from unexpected places. You can already find blouses with high necks and ruffles in stores, and puffed shoulders on short and long-sleeved shirts. Prairie skirts are in fashion this season, while dusty pastels and neutrals are being introduced to offset trendy bold colors and patterns. Long hair is also on its way back in, preparing to replace the currently fashionable bobs..." (More)

You're kidding me, right? This can't hold a candle to "Shmatte Chic". (More)

Photo: Tony Gutierrez/AP

Man Skirt: Spring has sprung.

Bagel Abandonment: How can someone forget that they had a bagel toasting in the lunchroom?

I've heard of senior moments but a whole bunch of synapses have to stop firing to cause you to cut the bagel, put it in the toaster, push down the lever to start the browning process and then abandon your poppyseed breakfast treat without a second thought.

I would have scoffed it up but I'm a sesame seed guy.

Quote Of The Week: "As far as I’m concerned MySpace is the Antichrist for children." (NYT) Full interview.

Things I Just Don't Need (Part 42): Here's the 42nd in an occasional series of things companies try to sell me that I just don't need.

$100 Cup Of Coffee

"Those with a taste for a high-class product and an indulgent experience will be thrilled to hear about the launch of the world’s rarest and most premium coffee - at £50 per cup. Combining two of the world’s rarest coffee beans, Kupi Luwak and Jamaican Blue Mountain, this luxury blend will be on sale for the first time in Peter Jones, and through the De’Longhi website throughout April, with limited availability." £50 per cup

"If the price sounds unappealing, shoppers also have to overcome the unusual method of cultivation, which sees the coffee beans harvested from the feces of an Indonesian jungle cat."(via CNN)

You'd be a schmo to buy this Cup of Joe.




Other Things I Don't Need:
*Hamburger In A Can
*Lovely Pink Seal Taser
*Tiddy Bear Comfort Strap
*Wearable Wine
*Floral Purse
*Baby Lamp
*Fish 'n Flush
*$8,500 pair of sneakers
*Gangster Cigars
*Horse Head Pillow
*Motorized Ice Cream Cone
*"Alive" Chimpanzee
*Sno-Ballers
*Kiddie Cadillac Escalade
*Whiff
*Kidsbeer
*Breweriana
*Dog Formalwear
*Sprayonmud
*Banana Guard
*His Essence
*Pet Refresh
*Cow Urine Aftershave
*Tie Teacher
*NYT Denim Shirt
*Conference Bike
*Sneaky Shorts
*Bird Diapers
*Fake Bullet Holes
*Caffeinated Soap
*Predator Drone
*Hangover Prevention
*Foreskin Face Cream
*Catapult Watch
*SkyRest
*Oxygen In A Can
*Gas-Powered Blender
*Home Toilet Seat Handle
*Garden Giraffe
*BigBucket Margarita Mixer

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