[DESIGN WTF] Preachy Death Clock Ashtray

Designer Anthony Michael Voz has developed a "3 Days Closer to Death" ashtray that reminds you every time you stub out a cig that you're closer to your impending doom.

I get it.  Smoking causes cancer.  But if you're so opposed, why put an ashtray out altogether? It's like having a fully stocked bar in your home and giving your guests a 45 minute lecture on the long-term damage alcohol does to your liver.

Just SHUT UP. 

[DESIGN WTF] You Don't Live Near a Beach

My sophomore year of college, my roommates decided that we would need to have a theme to our apartment's living room.  Everyone (excluding me, because I didn't care) locked eyes and shreiked, "OMG BEACH THEME!"

We were living in an apartment on-campus, which meant all of our furniture was dorm-issued, so the beach theme was limited to hanging up various beach posters on the wall.  My mother, who cares about these things much more than I do, contributed by purchasing one of those light up palm trees that we placed between two armchairs.  I contributed to the theme by drinking about 10,000 Coronas.  

These kind of questionable design choices are fine when you're living in a college dorm, where your design choices amount to, "Which poster should I get at the poster fair?"  But for god's sake, I just don't get the beach-themed stuff that shows up in adult apartments.

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