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Happy Halloween at the Forman House: Raisins Are Nature’s Candy
Guess what nature’s hand grenades are? Happy Halloween. The magical moment in this clip from That 70s Show is at 3:50. It lasts 30 seconds, but I just love it. Also, whilst I was searching for a video of the … Continue reading
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United States of FIFA [12] Commercial with… Seth Meyers
This aired after the ‘Weekend Update’ segment of last weekend’s Saturday Night Live premiere. I had to stop fast-forwarding, rewind and watch again. Also Steve Nash and apparently Hope Solo. But I am far more entertained by Seth Meyers. Obviously. … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Stuff, XLV
This pretty much sums up my initial and lasting feelings about Super Bowl XLV. Tweeted early in the game, shortly after I had the exact same thought, Alison Brie just said it so well. I was briefly distracted from the … Continue reading
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Looking for a Job? It’s the Job of the Day!
So I was perusing the internet for my dream job this morning and once again Craigslist brought me joy. For instance, the Chicago Police Department—yes, the real police—post on Craigslist. I mean, you would think that most people considering becoming … Continue reading
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Mix Me a Smooth One, Pour Me a Cold One: Libations in Advertising
It’s been a while since I lent my expert voice to commercials. Today the theme is alcohol, in honor of the weekend. The ads ranging from the past several months are officially the Words to Bumble top five for their … Continue reading
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Nobody Ever Put a Commercial on my Walkman
I recently came upon “5 Reasons You Should Be Scared of Apple,” on Cracked.com; it is from February, but clearly I was busy obsessing over the Olympics at the time. At the end of the article, author Robert Evans gets … Continue reading
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Show Tunes, Smelling Like A Man & Kindling
Three recent commercials of note: one was sadly missing from my Oscars breakdown, one broke on the scene during the Olympics despite being non-Olympic themed (thus absent from that ad recap) and the last is one of series that has been … Continue reading
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The Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee Super Bowl Spot That Only Aired In North Platte, NE
So apparently sometimes Will Ferrell does random commercials for Old Milwaukee that only air in local markets, and this one went down in North Platte, Nebraska (the Platte River might be familiar to some from the Oregon Trail computer game). … Continue reading →
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