Photo: cloudedmaple [Flickr]

Flickr user cloudedmaple took this priceless photo on the corner of Court St. and Miller Rd. in Flint, Michigan. If you look closely, the sign also says "We are watching you" and features a "ho" running away from a dog.

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Our weekly collaboration with VideoSift - the best video clip aggregator website on the Net, baby! - brings us the Top 5 Video Clips of the Week (note: all of these links will open in a new window - Thanks for the suggestion, Simon!)

For more the web's most interesting videos, check out: VideoSift.

This is a maddeningly fun Flash game: Last Egg Standing by Mateusz Skutnik of Pastel Games. The object is dead simple: catch as many eggs as you can before they splatter against the floor.

When you lose (and you WILL lose), see how you stack up against other people (I score a measly 710).

You can play it on Neatorama, courtesy of ArcadeTown: Link [Flash game] - Thanks Joseph Lieberman!

Last Egg Standing by Mateusz Skutnik of Pastel Games.
Game courtesy of ArcadeTown.

Last year, Neatorama teamed up with the Michael and Charles Maloof of The Official McFly 2015 Project to, um, ... nudge Nike to make the sneakers worn by Michael J. Fox in the 1989 film Back to the Future.

It seemed that the grassroots campaign worked ... maybe ... Nike is not using the words "McFly" or "Back to the Future" for these shoes, but the similarities are uncanny:

Well, almost 20 years after the movie hit the screen, Nike will be releasing their new Hyperdunk in a teal version to make it look like the “Air McFlys.”

Purists, however, aren't convinced:

... the guys that run the McFly 2015 Project, a grassroots movement that has been trying to drum up support for Nike to make this shoe aren’t satisfied.

“The Nike Hyperdunks might be inspired by the McFly 2015’s, but the Nike Hyperdunks are not the McFly 2015’s” said Michael Maloof, who with his brother Charles launched a Web site last year in order to push for the futuristic sneakers. “We strongly encourage each and everyone who wants the ‘real’ McFly 2015’s to sign up on the official McFly 2015 project Web site.”

Link - Thanks Mickey!

Previously on Neatorama: The McFly 2015 Patents

The problem with scooters, thought designer Elliot Ortiz, is that they have no cargo space - so he went on to design one with a "trunk." (Seems that he forgot to put in the engine, though!)

Tuvie has some renderings of Elliot's cargo scooter concept: Link - Thanks Lowell Goss!

Sonorans Hot Dog. Photo: Mr Frosted [Flickr]

Jenn Sit of Serious Eats' Eating Out Blog posted a very interesting article about the various regional styles of American hot dogs. This one above is the "Sonorans" from Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona:

Bacon-wrapped hot dogs are grilled, then nestled in steamed bolillo rolls and topped with pinto beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, mustard, mayo, and jalapeños. Other variations could include any of the following: shredded cheddar, queso fresco, cotija cheese, salsa verde, and guacamole.

I say anything wrapped in bacon is a plus! Is your hometown's dog listed? http://www.seriouseats.com/eating_out/2008/07/america-regional-hot-dog-styles-coneys-half-smokes-reds-whites.html - Thanks raphael!

Previously on Neatorama: Hot Dogs Around the World

The Texas polygamist sect Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) is back on the news ... this time in a more positive light: they've launched a clothing line for children that "meets the FLDS standards for modesty and neatness."

Links: FLDSDress (down when I tried it) | Article at USATODAY's On Deadline blog - Thanks Yinan Chen and Levi!

W00t! It's time for Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt on Neatorama!

For those of you who are new at this, it's a game where you can win a free watch at Tokyoflash.com. Here's how to play:

We'll give out 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the circle of the "O" in Neatorama's logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama's homepage?
3. What's the first insulting word on Neatorama's article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, and frenchify) make a URL on the website. If you string 'em together you get: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go on, cut and paste this URL in your browser).

Then, all you need to do is enter your name and Tokyoflash watch preference (don't forget what color) in the comment. The winner will be picked at random.

Got that? Okay, here are the questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash watch pictured above? Hint: It's their latest and greatest!
2. What is the last word uttered by the Cowardly Lion in one of Mike Jacobsen's awesome T-Shirts available on Neatorama's Online Store? (If you like it - please buy one and help support the blog!)
3. What is the word above the 6 hour bar (6 LEDs) in a watch labeled as "Stranger than your mother-in-law" at Tokyoflash?

Find out the answers at TokyoFlash and Neatorama's Online Store, then string 'em together to make the URL (all words are lower case). Good luck!

WebUrbanist blog has a neat round-up of their series of 8 posts about guerilla marketing: its history, evolution and acceptance (or exploitation) by major corporations - this is the article for you.

Here's something interesting that I've just learned, the difference between guerilla marketing and viral marketing:

There’s a subtle difference between viral marketing and guerrilla marketing. Guerrilla marketing ambushes the viewer and grabs their attention when they least expect it. Viral marketing is advertising that you voluntarily pass around because it’s cool, not necessarily because you want to help build publicity. There is some noticeable overlap where a guerrilla ad that doesn’t quite look like an ad is so great that you to tell other people about it. But viral campaigns can’t be engineered in the way that other types of advertising can - they depend solely on the user to deem them worthy of passing them along.

It doesn’t take a marketing genius to figure out that people accept suggestions from their friends better than from some nameless marketer. It’s also apparent that campaigns which engage usually enjoy more success than campaigns that educate. So logic would follow that engaging, ground-level marketing campaigns are one of the best ways to present an idea.

Link - Thanks Kurt!

Yay! It's time for our weekly game of whatchamacallit in collaboration with the What is it? blog.

Can you guess what the strange object above is? First correct answer gets a free T-shirt from the Neatorama online shop. If no one gets it right, then the funniest answer will get it instead. Contest rules are simple: place your guess in the comment section, one guess per comment please (but you can guess as many times as you'd like). Post no URL - let others play.

For more clues, check out the What is it? Blog. Good luck!

Bog shoes for a horse, for use in peat bogs or other similar terrain

Hello! You've got it right! This is the answer page for Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #3. The featured watch is 'galaxy'; the last word uttered by the Cowardly Lion is 'courage'; and 'danger' is the word on top of the hour bar on the Radio Active watch (a watch stranger than your mother-in-law).

Congrats! You're one step away from winning the prize: one lucky commenter will win a Free Tokyoflash watch of his or her choice (any available watch from their selection). All you have to do is say which watch (and what color) you'd like in the comment.

Please login and use your Neatorama username (if you don't have one, please register here). One entry per person only, please (duplicate entries will disqualify you forever on this game).

Thank you for playing - and if you like Mike Jacobsen's T-shirt featured in this game, please buy one! Your purchase on the Neatorama shop helps support the blog!

Misty of Momentary Lapses of Insanity blog has a large collection of classic paintings ... with an extra duck in them!

This one above is originally Escher's Hand with Reflecting Sphere. I think this one above should be called Hand with Reflecting Sphere and Shoulder with Duck.

Link [Flickr Photoset] - Thanks Jon Jason!