Feb 19 2009 Okaaaaay: Japanese Humping Animal Banks

Want a provocative little show every time you add some coin to you piggy bank? How about two porkers doing it hoggy style? Or, if that's not your slice of bacon, you can get two elephants pachydermin' it. Each bank costs about $21 and is sure to stir up a chuckle. The first time. Then maybe a partial chuckle the second time, half of which was faked. By the third time you'll wish you saved your $21. There will be no fourth time.

Saving Money Turns These Banks On! [rinkya]

Thanks to Elaine, who doesn't have to save coins because she's dating Mario.

Feb 6 2009 Joker Ski Masks Perfect For Armed Robbery

This is a $17 ski mask from Amazon that makes you look like the Joker from The Dark Knight. Wear one to scare the hell out of people. Or barbecue in the cold. Perfect for all occasions!*

*Banking Excluded

Hit the jump to see a different, more traditional version that's available.

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Jan 31 2009 This Is What A Billion Dollars Looks Like

Get a good look folks, because you're sure as hell never gonna see it in real life.

One Billion Dollar is stacked on 12 standard pallets, altogether 10 million 100 USD notes. One Billion Dollar is not so much about what you see but what you could do or not do with the money. Besides, this is the most expensive piece of art ever made.

Haha, that's not art, that's somebody robbed a bank. And speaking of which....

UPDATE: Damnit, wrong bank. Oh well -- anybody looking to get pregnant?

Hit the jump for a couple more pictures and another piece of art by the same artist (Michael Marcovici) that depicts an average life in bags of Rolex sand.

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Oct 16 2008 New And Improved (But Still Creepy As Hell): Face Bank Is 4X Larger Than Original, Noisier

Face Banks are creepy as hell and I can't imagine why anybody would want one. Yet, they sell. It truly is a f***ed up world we live in. Anyway, the Mega Face Bank is four times the size of the original, and now makes burping sounds when it's NOMing your coinage. They ship in November for about $53, and I may just have to stick my penis in one.

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Sep 1 2008 Labor Day: Doing As Little As Possible

Happy Labor Dabor Day! Now don't let me catch any of you working. That especially goes for any police officers in the area -- I'm gonna rob a bank!

UPDATE: Haha, banks are closed on Labor Day. Oh well, on to plan B.

UPDASTE: miSISON ACCOMlplished! ILove yous !! Ssee yuou tommorrow11

Aug 14 2008 Audi R8 That Would Make James Bond Proud

Some guy who insists on remaining anonymous but whose name is Chris Donovan of Denver, Colorado (kidding) has customized an Audi R8 with a ton of ridiculous awesomeness.

The Audi R8 Blackbird is perfect for gadget lovers, sporting "four GPS units, two radar detectors, police scanner, CB radio, kill switch for all rear lights, and high-speed broadband Internet with Wi-Fi running on a tablet PC."

Oh, and did I mention it's packing a liquid cooled infrasonic wave-pulse generator (2:10 in the video) that can fry your balls? I think it's one of those things Basher Tarr used in Ocean's Eleven to zap all the power sources within its blast radius, but I could be wrong. All I know is that I don't want any kids right now, so blast away! I even lift the lead shield off my nuts when the dentist takes X-rays. Free birth control!

Hit the jump for a video walkthrough of the car and an (off-camera) explanation by its creator. Note: Dude is clearly no James Bond.

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Jul 16 2008 Oops: How Not To Use A Drive-Through ATM

This is how not to use a drive-through ATM. Now I hate to sound sexist or anything, but this is quite clearly a woman's doing. So what if the only people in the truck were a guy and his 10-year old son? His wife probably demanded some cash before allowing them to leave on their male-bonding camping trip. And you know what she was gonna use the money for while they were gone? Shoes. Shoes and, more than likely, a male stripper. Now do I know women or do I know women? I freaking know them like the back of my hand. See, there's the scar from when I cut myself opening a can of catfood, and there's the...wait a minute, I don't remember getting a "chauvinist asshole" tattoo.

Note: Thankfully, both the driver and his son escaped from the truck unharmed.

Thanks Kate and Jaybone, either one of you want to be towed behind my truck on an office chair? We could go through the drive through at Dairy Queen and get ice creams.

Dec 17 2007 Bomb Piggy Bank Explodes If You Don't Save

Japanese toy maker TOMY released a piggy bank that explodes if you don't put coins in it on a daily basis. Once you put batteries in the annoying bastard it beeps on an hourly basis (read: not suitable for bedroom/anywhere indoors) to remind you to feed it. It costs about $27 and is a terrible idea unless you don't put batteries in it and really just want a bomb-shaped piggy bank. Then it's okay I guess. But let's be honest, who the hell saves money these days anyway? If for any reason I do have any unspent doubloons at the end of the week (rarely) I run straight to the strip club. Sure the dancers hate dimes and nickels, but they do pay attention to quarters -- but mostly just to make sure you're not winging them at their head anymore.

Big in Japan: Exploding piggy bank helps you save money [gadling]

thanks to Steven, who doesn't throw money at strippers, for the tip