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Aliens Abduct The Indiana Pacers

Brian Groce — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:18:32 +0000

This has to be the oddest PR I’ve seen around town in sports marketing (even toping some of the Indianapolis Ice promos in the past)…

Now if only the “aliens” would abduct certain players and plant a “common sense chip” in them.

The site that this video/commercial mentions, worldunexplained.com, just takes you to the plain Pacers home page. I think that would have had some marketing potential for the season as a whole (and would be kind of fun to organize), but hey, it’s a start of thinking outside of the box, right?

(Shameless plug: we’re for hire if they need some help.)

Utter Oddcast #35

Brian Groce — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:55:49 +0000

Utter Oddcast #35 is now available.

On this episode of Utter Oddcast we discuss A Pensylnania woman cussing her toilet, Chinese drivers kick up stink about “WC” car plates, a naked man breaching Vatican security, a man walking plank in his undies (again), a NYC woman finding a python in the toilet, Hardee’s 920-calorie breakfast burrito, and the Pepsi vs. Coke throwdown at Wal-Mart.

Utter Oddcast #34

Brian Groce — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:25:46 +0000

Utter Oddcast #34 (a.k.a. October Oddness 2007 #4) is now available. Check it out for another dose of Halloween related oddness.

October Oddness 2007 Drawing

Brian Groce — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:50:32 +0000

Do you have some Halloween memories, ghost stories or any other October Oddness to share with Utter Oddcast listeners from around the globe (and beyond)? And do you want to win some Future Karnies of America prizes?

Check out the October Oddness 2007 Drawing for more information…

Utter Oddcast #33

Brian Groce — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:06:22 +0000

Utter Oddcast #33 is now available.

On this episode of Utter Oddcast we discuss a hospital who gave a man a drip-feed of vodka, stealing the Bible, the free ‘Naked Lunch’ controversy, a dog that saved a family from a fire started by a cat, chicken wing competitive eating, a Wal-Mart wedding and a man who tried to pass a million dollar bill.

Utter Oddcast #32

Brian Groce — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:04:10 +0000

Utter Oddcast #32 (a.k.a. October Oddness 2007 #3) is now available. Check it out for another dose of Halloween related oddness.

Utter Oddcast #31

Brian Groce — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:21:04 +0000

Utter Oddcast #31 is now available.

On this episode of Utter Oddcast we discuss the Tokyo Circus invasion, Malaysia seeking out dirty toilets, an orangutan that prefers tattooed blondes, Bengals fighting their stadium’s pooping pigeons, competitive eating: 21 pounds of grits in 10 minutes, and Illinois school that says “no hugging”, a man charged with stealing 123 parking meters and casket sales tipping off police to murders.

Utter Oddcast’s October Oddness 2007

Brian Groce — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:30:06 +0000

For those of you who’ve not caught it yet, we’re doing a Halloween/October themed episode series all month on Utter Oddcast titled October Oddness 2007.

These episodes are scheduled to be released each Monday in October, for a total of five episodes. AND we’re looking for your contributions to include in the remaining episodes. Please see the website for the full announcement.

Episodes

#1 – Utter Oddcast #27 (October 1, 2007)
#2 – Utter Oddcast #30 (October 8, 2007)
#3 – Utter Oddcast #32 (October 15, 2007)
#4 – Utter Oddcast #34 (October 26, 2007)
#5 – Utter Oddcast #36 (October 29, 2007)

Utter Oddcast #15-#30

Brian Groce — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:59:14 +0000

To say that we’ve been busy the past two months recording Utter Oddcast episodes might be an understatement. Since mid-August we’ve cranked out about two or three episodes per week, so if you’ve missed any recently you’ve got a bit of catching up to do. But the good news is that we’re keeping most of our “normal” episodes around the 10-12 minute range (before any music is included) instead of the previous 20-45 minute range.

Here’s the list of episodes you may have missed: #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29 and #30.

Enjoy! And check Utter Oddcast out on MySpace.

Utter Oddcast Episodes Through #14

Brian Groce — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:59:34 +0000

OK, I’m a bit behind on my announcements, but in case you missed them, the following Utter Oddcast episodes are available for your listening pleasure…

#4, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14

Enjoy! And check Utter Oddcast out on MySpace.