K-Squared Ramblings

Buy a Sports Bar!

Somehow I don’t think that’s the kind of bar they’re talking about…

Crossover Names

Have you ever run into a name that you can’t help associating with a completely different context? Like when people realize that one guy in Office Space is named Michael Bolton? Or when you look at “AD&D,” and instead of “Accidental Death and Dismemberment” your first thought is “Advanced Dungeons and Dragons?”

Yeah. Especially in IKEA.

For example, here we have Harry Potter’s favorite instructor in Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, magically transformed into a set of venetian blinds.

And here’s the thief who ends up as one of Blake’s 7 on the Liberator…as a set of sheets. (Nine of them, no doubt, to the wind.)

And it’s not just IKEA. Robin of the Teen Titans has his criminal counterpart in this bottle of wine:

Or the older daughter of Eddard Stark, playing music instead of the Game of Thrones.

So, what good crossover names have you seen?

Brainsaw

Apparently it’s a marketing company, but the name brings to mind an image of either a surgical tool or a weapon to use against zombies.

The Candy of Meat!

I don’t think that’s what they usually mean by “sweetmeats.”

Singing About WHAT?

Not the best place to put something that blocks a letter.

Update (May 16): I took this photo about a month ago. I walked past the kiosk last night and they’d moved the lights.

Not So Farscape

This logo really reminds me of the Farscape logo.

It’s not the same font, but it’s close enough to evoke the same feel.

Devil in the Construction Details

Lost in Translation

R.E. Sourceful

But what kind of resources do they manage?

Teriyaki Hamburger Sandwiches!

All right! I love teriyaki hamburger sandwiches! (No, seriously, I do. Red Robin’s teriyaki burger, Ruby’s Aloha Burger, and so forth are standbys for me.)

Sadly, I don’t think that’s what they’ll actually serve here.

Oh they did, did they?

We’ve wrapped up Movie Marquee Week, but here’s one last photo in the same style: a stack of DVDs at the local Borders.

Star Wars Disaster Movie

Is that the one in which millions of voices suddenly cry out in terror, and are suddenly silenced?

Shopaholic Mall Cop

Somehow, I don’t think that being a mall cop is a good choice for a self-confessed shopaholic.

Also, “Coraline: Just Not That Into You” has a faintly amusing ring to it.

Speaking of Coraline, I’m pleasantly surprised to see that not only is it still in a lot of nearby theaters after ~6 weeks, it’s still out in 3-D in a lot of theaters. I may have to take advantage of that fact at some point…

Doubt Che

I saw this pairing and couldn’t help but think of all those college students with Che Guevara T-shirts…

Button Push Movies

There are actually a lot of good combos in this one.

• Button Push
• Push for Dogs
• New in Town, Uninvited