Link Haze, 2/01/08.

• Here's my Super Bowl ad coverage: all the spots will suck. I won't be watching. I prefer the beautiful game (and ice hockey). Click the link to read the one time I "live-blogged" the BIG game. (link)
• newyorkshitty is simply the best site documenting quirky life in Brooklyn. Here's a taste, just from the last week: have fun trying to make a payphone call in Buskwick (link) Cloverfield monster vs. Sta-Puft marshmallow man (link) gnomes and pine cones (?) hanging from power lines (link)
• In the tradition of Spy, Radar ranks the 10 dumbest fools on Capitol Hill. (link)
• This is a good explanation as to why it's better to be a working stiff in NYC than any other U.S. city. (link)
• A list of people, some famous, who were at one time copywriters. (link)
• Speaking of bad copywriting, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has a candy bar called Big Mo'. The Website promo copy reads like it was written by Dale. thanks to "J" for the tip. (link)
• Colt .45 says 'fuck it' let's embrace the fucking brown bag. (link)
• An actual good laundry detergent spot outta the UK featuring a mascot called the Cheer Laundress. (link)
• The VW van turns 60. Here's some commemorative ads. (link)
• The 4As has a woman president! Maybe, like states apologizing for slavery, she should publicly apologize for the ad industry's shoddy diversification record. (link)
• Offering $44 billion for Yoo-Hoo almost makes more sense than offering it to a company whose 4th quarter profits were down 23%. (link)
• Ex-Staples marketing exec used Easy Button to embezzle $600,000. (link)
• Walmart, through signage, tests how stupid its shoppers are. (link)
• Is Mike Huckabee Campbell's new TV ad soup chef? (link)
• The fake Goldman trader chases the ultimate piece of ass—the "Jasian." (link)
• Finally, this is the sickest, funniest ebay auction you will ever read about. (link)