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I was watching TV last night and was just amazed at the state of advertising. Some companies have resorted to showing plain old crap in place of commercials. Some really should think a bit before they try to promote themselves. Is it just me or does it seem to be getting worse? For me there are so many to choose from: Somewhat annoying: Those Old Navy Christmas caroler commercials get on the nerves, but then again, most Christmas commercials are pretty bad. Kinda annoying: Those "m-azing" candy bar commercials where people are doing stupid things to make the wrapper open by itself. The two guys in the pipe, the girl contortionist, they guy who puts a stove on his chin… Kinda sick: That paper towel commercial, where a kid is eating barbeque and manages to create a huge pile of napkins on the floor because they aren't absorbent enough. Really annoying: Any commercial where a fat guy is standing at a barbeque grill, talking about how many plump hotdogs or bratwursts he can eat. Everyone has one, what's your nominee for worst commercial?

I laughed when I read this one: Little Red Riding Hood is skipping down the road when she sees a big bad wolf crouched down behind a log. "My, what big eyes you have, Mr. Wolf." The wolf jumps up and runs away. Further down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again and this time he is crouched behind a bush. "My, what big ears you have Mr. Wolf." Again the wolf jumps up and runs away. About two miles down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again and this time he is crouched down behind a rock. "My, what big teeth you have Mr. Wolf." With that the wolf jumps up and screams, "Will you knock it off, I'm trying to poop!"

Speaking of commercials, like here, has anyone seen Hardees new commercials where people are stuffing things in their mouths? STUPID!!! I guess the premise is if you can stuff your fist or 200 straws in your mouth then you are a candidate for eating their food. A more realistic ad would be someone being resuscitated via defibrillator after eating their heart stopping, artery clogging slop. Sorry, it's true, I don't much care for Hardees as a company. They even have a stupid logo; a star with a smile face in the middle. Must have taken a real genius to came up with that one.

Happy B-Day Old Man!

I haven't tried this yet but I think I have a project for in the morning Wonder if the illusion still works when you print them. I think I'll wall paper my cube at work with a couple dozen copies. Still can't see the sail boat...

People are just weird... I looked for this on eBay but all I could find were a couple dozen copy cat auctions. As if the first auction wasn't strange enough, why would you copy it??? HOBART, Ind. (AP) - A woman's effort to assuage her six-year-old son's fears of his grandfather's ghost by selling it on EBay has drawn more than 34 bids with a top offer of $78 US. Mary Anderson said she placed her father's "ghost" on the online auction site after her son, Collin, said he was afraid the ghost would return someday. Anderson said Collin has avoided going anywhere in the house alone since his grandfather died last year. In a description titled "This isn't a joke," Anderson told Collin's story on EBay: "I always thought it was just normal kid fears until a few months ago he told me why he was so scared. He told me 'Grandpa died here, and he was mean. His ghost is still around here!' " Lest the boy's fears scare off potential bidders, Anderson added, "My dad was the sweetest most caring man you'd ever meet." Some of the prospective buyers have posted their own messages. "Your story brought tears to my eyes," one bidder said. "I just wonder how this will turn out for your son. I'm sure his grandfather loved him very much." ... Full Story

To funny, agree the last one is good...

Just goes to show that money is the only important thing in life... NEW YORK - Money — not even $149 million — can't buy you love. Juan Rodriguez, who collected the huge windfall in the Mega Millions lottery last month, is now on the outs with his wife, the New York Post reported Saturday. Iris Rodriguez wants a divorce from her husband of 17 years, and she filed the paperwork just 10 days after Juan bought the winning ticket on Nov. 19. Iris Rodriguez is seeking a portion of her husband's huge lottery check, the Post said. Rodriguez, 49, opted to take his winnings in a single lump-sum payment of $88.5 million before taxes. Although the couple appeared together at a news conference after Rodriguez matched the winning numbers, his wife had previously given him the boot over his financial difficulties. Rodriguez had filed for bankruptcy a month before his lottery win, and court papers showed he had just 78 cents in a savings account and owed $44,000 to creditors. The Colombian immigrant bought the winning ticket at a store near the midtown Manhattan parking lot where he worked double shifts as an attendant, earning about $28,000 a year.

Here's another one of that sort, pretty freaky...

Every time I think this show has reached the limit, they go just a little farther. First the gerbil, now Paris Hilton. That gay guy / Paris H show down scene was hilarious....

Agree, it's sad that some people get so upset over things like Christmas decorations. Some people you just can't please...

My kind of Christmas decorations. MONTE SERENO, Calif. - For six years, Alan and Bonnie Aerts transformed their Silicon Valley home into a Christmas wonderland, complete with surfing Santa, jumbo candy canes and a carol-singing chorus of mannequins. Visitors loved it. Last year, after NBC's "Weekend Today" featured the $150,000 display of custom-designed props, more than 1,500 cars prowled the Aertses' cul-de-sac in this upscale San Jose suburb each night. This year, though, the merry menagerie stayed indoors. Instead, on the manicured lawn outside the couple's Tudor mansion stands a single tiding: a 10-foot-tall Grinch with green fuzz, rotting teeth, and beet-red eyeballs. The Aertses erected the smirking giant to protest the couple across the street — 16-year residents Le and Susan Nguyen, who initiated complaints to city officials that the display was turning the quiet neighborhood into a Disneyesque nightmare. Alan Aerts, who makes sure the Grinch's spindly finger points directly to the Nguyens' house, says the complaints killed the exhibit. They also violated the Christmas spirit, he said. "When I grew up, people decorated everything — it was wonderful to be a kid," said the 48-year-old soft drink distributor and philanthropist. "If you can't even put up a display these days, what kind of people have we become?" The Nguyens say that even after the Aertses hired a security guard to help direct traffic, the commotion kept them from having friends over for their own lower-key celebrations. "We wake up to Christmas for about 45 days of the year," said Le Nguyen, 55. "You ever seen the movie 'Groundhog Day?' It's just like that." The exhibition's death knell came last year, when the Nguyens collected 90 signatures of protest from residents, and the city council voted to require a permit for any exhibit lasting longer than three days. Mayor Erin Garner voted against it, saying he thought the Aertses provided a community service. "It will be a crying shame if (Alan) doesn't put his holiday lights up this year," he told the San Jose Mercury News. After studying the application process, the Aertses decided the usual display wasn't worth the hassle. So Alan Aerts, a 6-foot-5 amateur body builder, commissioned the $2,500 motorized Grinch statue, which waves its arms and emits steam as a raspy tenor belts out, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." Susan Nguyen, 52, is unmoved. "It was oppressive," she said. "Maybe not if you just spent 10 minutes admiring it from your car, but if you lived next door, it was definitely oppressive." Full Story Here

Stare at this one for a while, it gives me a headache.

I think they did a pretty good job depicting Paris Hilton in the last ep…

That's got to be the worst feeling.

Recently I visited my sister, she's a Jeopardy fan along with my brother-in-law and nephew. They kept talking about that guy and how he was going to be coming back on the show and he never louses. I was pretty surprised to see my 6 year old nephew get so excited over Jeopardy. I never watch cas it makes me feel stupid, doh!

Saw this minivan the other day that had a bumper sticker on the back that said "My Mini-Hummer". The funny thing was I couldn't tell if they were making fun of Hummers or if they were actually wishing that their van was a Hummer. Made me go hummm......

...it's not even a real country anyway...

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IMO these things are freaking ridiculous. I had one on either side of me this morning on my way to work. One driver was the blond soccer mom type and the other was an overweight middle aged looking man, he was talking on his cell phone while driving so he was probably really important.... These people make my blood boil, why the H--L do people need mammoth vehicles like these!?!? Oh and those Hummer limos, I have to laugh every time I see one. I mean come on, what's the point??? Their just stupid, how can you not think those things are stupid? What prom date wouldn't be impressed? Any thoughts? God I hate the yellow ones!!!

Did they server a 6lb fat burger?

I'm starting a slacker fan club and need new members "vote slacker and make a difference", daddy needs a new red cap...

Bob, Your office sound a heck of a lot like mine. We just had one of those thanksgiving dinners here at work. Bunch of arse kissers and know-it-alls gathered together in the break room to stuff their faces with "corporate food". I'm the slacker over in the corner... Half the food was cold and there weren't enough places for everyone to set. It reminded me of the scene from office space where every one is standing around eating cake for the bosses birthday. "Just another pathetic sheep following the herd."

I've seen food like this coming out of my work cafeteria in the mornings. yummy Makes me sick looking at it!

Here's a thought; Bush for another 4 years, but his laws will live on...