It took over 7,000 miles, and they needed over $1,000 in gas.

They also did great time by not pulling over too often - thanks to their 3 strong bladders! (Rumor only.)

Find out more here…

Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_fe_st/odd48_state_trip

The Great American Road Trip
http://www.greatamericanroadtrip.us

Watch out for… the “Guerrilla Gardeners“!

In the middle of the night, they secretly find bare patches of earth in the city - and plant shrubs! (Or the occasional vegetable!)

See the following to learn about the threat of these city “cabbage crimes”…

Join the urban guerrillas for clandestine night-time gardening
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens/article3853574.ece

Guerrilla Gardening
http://www.guerrillagardening.org

Should I call the cops?! Here’s the ad…

(Click on the ad the view it better…)

I got it from here…

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/
http://blog.modernmechanix.com

However, PETA are some of the world’s most clever publicity seekers. Are they really putting $1 million on the line? Or is there something “clever” behind the scenes?

According to Daniel Engber, writing in Slate, when you read the “fine print”, it’s not what it seems. Here it is in his own words…

So what’s wrong with the PETA prize? You need to sell your product in order to win. According to the contest guidelines, the million-dollar meat must be available in stores to qualify for the cash. Fake-chicken entrepreneurs have to demonstrate a “commercial sales minimum” at a “comparable market price”; in plain English, they need to move 2,000 pounds of the stuff at supermarkets and chain restaurants spread out across 10 states during a period of three months. And the Franken-meat can’t cost more than regular chicken.

(He links to the actual contest guidelines too…)

Very crafty, PETA! They get the publicity, but in all likelihood, will never have to pay out…

It reminds me of another publicity stunt, once done by a company called “Burma Shave” - a brand of shaving cream.

In 1955, they promised to send a person to Mars - if the lucky person could send in 900 empty jars of Burma Shave shaving cream! They thought they were safe - who would send in 900 empty jars?

But one guy did it! They wondered what to do… How could they send him to Mars? After all, they made a big promise in their advertising (and got a lot of publicity as a result)!

Eventually, they hatched a plan. They sent him to a little town called “Moers” (pronounced like “Mars”), in Germany!

Clever, huh?

Here’s the story from the Guardian…