Zoomdoggle: More fun than work!

You like’a the pug, right? The pug is good? There’s way more where that came from. Check the full collection of pug madness after the jump.

LINK: URLesque.

Remember last week when Floyd showed you all the fun you could have making an Exquisite Corpse using iPhones? This week he’s kicked it up a notch with an online version…

Here’s how it works:

1. Log on and upload a picture of just your head, torso, or feet. Better yet, one of all three.

2. Scroll around to see some familiar faces (your own included), stuck to some not so familiar midsections and feet.

3. Send to a friend and smile knowing they’ll soon be smiling too.

LINK: Thebigexquisitecorpseexperiment.

Ever played Exquisite Corpse? Ever seen the flip books that let children match an aligator’s head with a donkey’s body? If you and two friends have an iPhone/Touch each, all it takes is a couple pictures taken with each phone (top does heads, middle bodies, bottom legs)! Me and Pete from the office made this using our work mates as models. How fun is that?

If you’ve been paying attention at the back, you’ll know I’ve launched my first product with the aim of making cash for a sexual health charity.  I’m taking subject lines form those adult email spams and putting them on funky lil’ badges/button. It’s time to notch-up the fun though by turning a good idea into a lightning fun contest.

Here’s the deal:  You can win one of these fabulous packets of 5 Seksi Spam Buttons.  All you have to do is post the worst/best/awfullest adult spam subject line you’ve received this week in the comments section. Best one (or ones) wins. How fun is that? Maybe yours will even end up on a button of its own. Bet you never thought someone would ask for spam did you!?
LINK: Seksispambuttons.

A good friend of mine has just invented something really fun, a remix of Clue (or Cluedo in the UK where I’m from).  It’s a PDF “add on” for the existing game.  A board game remix if you like.

Killer Kloo Doo is an 8 page PDF written by the UK author, David J Rodger, containing rules for two different ways to play Clue. Rodger says “Clue is a great game but now you’re adults and have played it enough times, you know the tricks for deduction and the sense of challenge diminishes; which is a shame because Clue is a timeless classic: you WANT to play it more.”

That’s all about to change. Add an ordinary pack of playing cards, and Rodger’s Killer Kloo Doo rules and what was once a tired game suddenly is filled to the brim with bribery, devious servants, difficult challenges and the risk of cold-blooded murder (of your character in the game).  It’s a simple idea but effective. How fun is that?

LINK: Download the Killer Kloo Doo PDF HERE.

It is with great pride, and after long deliberation, that we present the winner of our first annual Gurn-a-Thon :

Elizabeth H takes the cake for not only twisting out a masterpiece, but also becuase she took time off her vacation to do so. Elizabeth, drop us a line at gurnwinner at zoomdoggle dot com and we’ll get your prize (did someone say free BuckyBalls? Yay), into the mail as soon as is possible.

Honorable mention goes to all of the 60+ others who entered. If you haven been back in a while, CLICK HERE to have a look. There’s some pretty incredible facial gymnatics there. You’re a skilled lot.

Welcome to the first annual Zoomdoggle Gurn-a-Thon.

What’s a gurn?  I hear you cry.   A gurn, or gurning is the ancient English art of pulling very silly faces. Usually through a giant horse shoe.  I’m not making this up.  From Wikipedia: “Gurning contests are a rural English tradition. They are thought to have originated in 1297 at the Egremont Crab Fair”

I don’t have a horseshoe but I do have a face and a digital camera - and so, dear reader, do you.

This is my best shot. No digital manipulation or software trickery - just my face, twisted for fun. Try to top it. Make a face, take a picture, send it to funface at zoomdoggle dot com. We’ll do our best to put them up as they come in and, in a week or so, the best one (or only one as was the case the last time we tried something like this) wins a prize. How fun is that!?

Send us your pics today - we’ll announce the winner next week! Go!

FIRST ENTRY:

Well done Craig Morin.

Mine. Who’s next?

Honorary Doggler Shawn Feeney. Awesome. Surely someone can top it though.

Kristina Hoge… looking, er, good. Surely there are other people out there with, well, faces. Show ‘em off people.

Dan Rollman, scary, but fun. I know there’s better out there though. Show ‘em if you got ‘em.

Casey C, not bad, but I think some of these other entries got you beat. Who’s next?

Rob Birdsong, I think I recognize the guy behind you. A little interoffice competition is fun. Keep ‘em coming!

Stacey, bringing the heat. More, more, more. A fun face, a funny face, whatever, just make a face and send it in.

Jennifer Bennett writes: “I actually employ  funny faces quite often in my job (teaching english to Taiwanese children) nothing shuts them up quicker than a very silly face from one of those weird “wei guo ren” (foreigners).” You don’t have to be a pro to pull a face though. Give it a go. Make it, take it, send it in!

Our first team entry, Marcello and friend. Maybe a couple, maybe not. Maybe it matters, maybe it doesn’t. Whatever it takes, just get in the action.

Tristan Cuchieri, not bad. It might not take the cake, but it takes balls to get in on the action. Glad you did. Next please.

Carolina Mendoza submits “Just for the pleasure of doing it!” Can’t argue with that, and loving the number of ladies taking the plunge. Keep at it. We’ll be checking the inbox again in a few hours and posting come what may.

Julia Roy takes a shot at the crown. Not bad, but probably not a winner either. Remeber all, making a face does not NEED to mean tongue stuck out. Scrunch, twist, stretch, shoot, and bring it.

Our youngest entry thus far, 6 y.o Gwynneth by way of Tyler Fracassa. So far might vote might actually go to Gwynneth. Who’s next?

Mandy D, black and white, our first artsy submission. Ladies, ladies, ladies… any gentlemen ballsy enough to gurn?

This one comes from the “Commander in Chief Allied European Forces.” Er, ok. Well done on the facial front for sure though. Definitely top 10%.

Chloe, well played. More, more, more.

Brandon Williams claims to have made this one while on a conference call. I think that earns extra points, right?

Kerry Crawford calls this her “fun Friday face.” Agreed! I think we’re stuck on 7, 8, and 9 though… someone kick this jam up to 11.

Paolo Pazzia answers the call with a bit of photoshoppery… not sure that this counts as a gurn, but we’ll take it. Faces people, faces. Make one, shoot one, send one.

Ria Osborne, now that’s what I’m talking about. Well done.

Thomas Limouze. Wowsers. Loving it. Not sure if you’ll take home the trophy, but you’re certainly giving me a run in the “bearded glasses gurn” category.

Constance James, our first opposing lips. Awesome!

Elizabeth H takes time off her vacation to twist one out for us. Yup.

Mark Griffioe, our first smush. Pushing the boundries is fun, pressing them together is gurn. Good good.

Chelsea pulls a folded-tongue face crunch. It’s a first for the Gurn-a-Thon, but we’ve still got a million miles to go.

Jim Higgins, setting the mark pretty high. Well played.

Mandy McCaslan, Zoomdoggle’s sometimes secret weapon, shows what makes her a champion.

Honorary Doggler and my new favorite video blogger, Scotty Iseri does it up in the office. Same as he always does.

Elisa B says, “That was the most fun i’ve had all day.” We aim to please.

Oh. My. God. Aaron Dignan kills it; broke the mold and then some. Who’s next to push the boundaries?

Evan Stein, that’s almost a finger-less, closed-eye Dignan. Nice.

Kaye Winter sends in mother…

…and son. It’s a fun-faced family affair. How fun is that?

Self-professed first-time Zoomdoggle reader Max Kinsella sent in the follow gem. The face is nice, the bedhead makes it even nicer.

On the other hand, long time reader (”I used to read the old blog”) Matt Cobb hated this shot, but said even sending it in was fun.

Jeff “I’m not the Jeff Green from Curb Your Enthusiasm” Green writes, “I went from a very scary face down to what I think is a funner one.” You’ve hit the nail on the head my friend. Surely someone can swing harder though.

“My wife was horrified at this picture…right before she started laughing,” writes Bob DeSilets. We’re right there with her Bob, it’s a fun one. Laughing is good, entering is better. Who will answer the call next?

“Notice the multiple chin folds coupled with the demented look,” writes Chad.  Yep, I’ve got a lot going for me.” Agreed. It’s a good one!

“This is how I look when my nose gets itchy,” explains Steven Rosenthal as he pulls what appears to be a perfect nose-pick / opposing lip combo.

Spike Jones, an inch away from bursting a blood vessel it would appear. Well worth the effort though. That’s one for the history books for sure.

Alyssa Lee Wilmot and friend rock the Double Clover-tongue…

… while Brian Foley does the One-eyed Angry Lip Drop. NOTE: Naming these has become my new, favorite, fun thing to do. Feel free to name ‘em yourself before sending though if you’d prefer.

Jason Iselin writes, “this is the face a gentleman makes when he sneezes while peeing and makes his weenie explode.” Fair enough. We’ll call that a Shrieking Turtle. Don’t stop now people, the competition is just heating up.

M delivers a near-flawless Sideways Lip-Purse.

Hazel B does the Gecko. Love it.

Mercy calls this her Amy Sedaris Tribute Face. Well named. It’d be hard not to see that.

Brandon Jones rocks the seldom seen Cross-eyed Wind Tunneler. This is great. Don’t stop now people.

A Paige Kruger pulls a Half-Bitten Einstein. Loving it. Next.

Samuel Tidwell gives us a before and after, so we know he’s actually making a face. Ok, yeah, I see it now.

Kara Kronenweter gives us a Pre-Sneeze Elvis.

Collette Parks points out she’s got the same glasses as Julia Roy, then pulls what we’re now calling a Surprised Monkey Roy. Any more?

Meg from Staten Island: One girl. Two very different faces.

Emely originally from Japan, now in Chicago, rocks another Cheek Squeeze a la Dignan. Fantastic.

Greenman, thanks for sending us you “green face” from greenface72@gmail (who are the other 71 green faces, I wonder). Amazing. As is that basketball behind you. Limited edition promo-item, yes? Never seen that before.

Jason Iselin comes back for round two with a twisted mind reader. Anyone else?

There’s now a prize on the line too: Twist it (you face), shoot it (your face), send it (the shot), win ‘em (my balls).

Did you know that Saturday is the only day of the week in which its English name comes from Roman Mythology?  Saturnus the god of agriculture in fact.  See, not just fun this site, Zoomdoggle’s edutainmentation too!

I’ll be spending my Saturnus Day making a big bonfire and maybe bake some potatoes - yum.  I’m also working on getting more followers for my cause-related twitter thing - @twipple AND I may paint a boiled egg, haven’t done that since I was kid.  Top the weekend off by scaring myself stupid in Fallout 3 (I should stick to Mario).

Enough about me though, tell us what you’re up to in the comments - quick!

Last time I looked it was Monday.  This weekend really snuck up on me, gave me quite a fright I can tell you! Myself, I’m at my course which I love but takes up the whole weekend leaving almost not time to finish watching the awesome and extremely funny “The IT Crowd” on DVD. What are you all up to this weekend? Let us know in the comments section. Best post wins the respect, admiration, and love of your peers.

EDITORS NOTE: Typically Floyd files these things mid-day and I rush to insta-photoshop an image to go along with it using key words and themes he writes and maybe a head or two that I steel from his or my facebook pages. Today, I’m just too busy, so I figured I’d make a game of it.

Anyone with some ’shop skills is encouraged to CLICK HERE for a set of 7 crudely cut-out Jake and Floyd heads. Use any, all, or none, along with anything else you can scrounge up online (you can even include your own head if you like), to create an image for Floyd’s “weekend fun” post. It should be 600 pixels wide to fit with Zoomdoggle’s formatting. After you’ve done that, send it off to artplay at zoomdoggle dot com and leave a comment below so I can be sure to check the mailbox and post your creation ASAP. Anything you make goes up so long as it’s not crude, rude, or lewd. How fun is that?

Jessica Culver sends in this gem, with the note “What’s more fun than a long ride?”

Amazing! Anyone else up to the challenge?

Welcome to the 12th Weekend of the year (and happy New Year Persian People!)

Not only is it the weekend, it’s also the start of a week of holiday/vacation (yup, I’m taking a week off) - woo and indeed, hoo!

The plan? Chillax.  Start making a vegetable garden, make another curry and destroy mutant nasties in just-bought-it-today Fallout 3.  Bring it.

Quick!  In the comments, whatcha all doin’?  Funnest answer may win you an amazing Zoomdoggle Bucky ball if Uncle Jake is feeling generous