I was going to try to find the best ad possible....but I decided to go with a fracking ton...
What is it that every man knows? Beer and ............MAN LAWS!!!
Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Ad #6
While I am in a "Sports" mood I thought I would throw this gem out again.... this is the Long form, UN-EDITED, version of one of the best ad campaigns of all time...every Super Bowl I hope for a new spot from:
TERRY TATE: OFFICE LINEBACKER
TERRY TATE: OFFICE LINEBACKER
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Ad #4
I wonder why it is that Condom Ads are the best out there!? Maybe they make them funny so you don't notice the fact that they are only like 98% effective. Or as Ross from Friends once said...."But, I used a condom....they have to work, their ONLY job is to work!"
Monday, January 14, 2008
Commercials I love...
So I thought about an easy weeks worth of blogs here...I am going to post a few of my favorite commercial spots of all time. I got thinking about this the other day after finding the MacGyver ad on YouTube.
First up, another MasterCard ad from a few years ago:
First up, another MasterCard ad from a few years ago:
Friday, January 11, 2008
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Reading Things JK Eats the other day got me thinking about a few food/drink items from that past that I really miss...or maybe would just like to see one more time.
JK brought up the fact that we need a revival of the Taco Bell "Bacon Cheeseburger" Burrito. I would have to concur. Especially with the recent surge of Bacon related products. Just look at a Hardee's menu and you can get a Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Cheddar Fries, and most of the monster line has bacon.
Not since the Pork, "The other White Meat" ad campaign have I seen this much pig! But I will move on.......
First up in the Soda Category....
Crystal Pepsi!! That's right...the greatest soda to ever disappear from the face of the earth is one that I would like to see get a revival!
Not really sure what it was that I loved about "the Clear Choice" but as long as I am not totally blocking out my childhood....this stuff was good!
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Kinda of like the Vault of the mid 90's. Again not really sure why I liked this green pure sugar drink so much, maybe it was due to the fact that the gas station I worked for while at Illinois State never sold the stuff so when it went out of date....i got to take home CASES of the stuff. Free will always cloud one's judgment! I do think that the Surge formula was recently revived for the Simpson's Duff Energy Drink, but I may be wrong!
I would come up with the bronze medal winner but I really don't want to think about this all that much...so the fact that you can't find JOLT cola everywhere gives it the edge. (preference to Grape)
Food Category:
1st place Gold Medal- Taco Bell Bacon Cheeseburger Burrito (as mentioned above)
The genius of this little food item was that on those hard days when you couldn't choose between the drive thru at McDonald's or Taco Bell you could get the best of both worlds in one convenient location....a burrito. I won't elaborate but it was God Like in its goodness.
2nd Place Silver Medal - The KFC Chicken Little
Nothing beats a mini chicken patty sandwich. Just chicken and a dab of mayo made this little "for a limited time only" menu item stick around for YEARS. I do believe that the sandwich has now gone to college, dropped out, and returned to KFC as the Snacker!
After the time away the soft little sandwich man has grown up and gotten tough, coming back "crispy" and "spicy" depending on how you like that kind of thing.
3rd Place Bronze medal - McDLT
I think it is more the Environmentally "UN-friendly" package that I miss on this one...Remember when Styrofoam was the be all end all of food storage devices?
Keeps the cold side cold, and the hot side hot! Those were the day's it even marked which side was which...you know in case you were shocked to see that your meat was hot and your lettuce and such was cold!
I believe that the Big Mac came in a similar device for a time!...Those were the days!
JK brought up the fact that we need a revival of the Taco Bell "Bacon Cheeseburger" Burrito. I would have to concur. Especially with the recent surge of Bacon related products. Just look at a Hardee's menu and you can get a Bacon Cheeseburger, Bacon Cheddar Fries, and most of the monster line has bacon.
Not since the Pork, "The other White Meat" ad campaign have I seen this much pig! But I will move on.......
First up in the Soda Category....
Crystal Pepsi!! That's right...the greatest soda to ever disappear from the face of the earth is one that I would like to see get a revival!Not really sure what it was that I loved about "the Clear Choice" but as long as I am not totally blocking out my childhood....this stuff was good!
If you don't believe me that we may have gotten rid of the cure for world hunger, the single greatest invention of the last 25 years....check out the commercial below and tell me I am wrong!
I dare you to find one fault with the below tv spot, great music, a naked baby, and the center piece, Crystal "MF" Pepsi.
P.S Youtube is great!
.Kinda of like the Vault of the mid 90's. Again not really sure why I liked this green pure sugar drink so much, maybe it was due to the fact that the gas station I worked for while at Illinois State never sold the stuff so when it went out of date....i got to take home CASES of the stuff. Free will always cloud one's judgment! I do think that the Surge formula was recently revived for the Simpson's Duff Energy Drink, but I may be wrong!
I would come up with the bronze medal winner but I really don't want to think about this all that much...so the fact that you can't find JOLT cola everywhere gives it the edge. (preference to Grape)
Food Category:
1st place Gold Medal- Taco Bell Bacon Cheeseburger Burrito (as mentioned above)
The genius of this little food item was that on those hard days when you couldn't choose between the drive thru at McDonald's or Taco Bell you could get the best of both worlds in one convenient location....a burrito. I won't elaborate but it was God Like in its goodness.
2nd Place Silver Medal - The KFC Chicken Little
Nothing beats a mini chicken patty sandwich. Just chicken and a dab of mayo made this little "for a limited time only" menu item stick around for YEARS. I do believe that the sandwich has now gone to college, dropped out, and returned to KFC as the Snacker!
After the time away the soft little sandwich man has grown up and gotten tough, coming back "crispy" and "spicy" depending on how you like that kind of thing.
3rd Place Bronze medal - McDLT
I think it is more the Environmentally "UN-friendly" package that I miss on this one...Remember when Styrofoam was the be all end all of food storage devices?
Keeps the cold side cold, and the hot side hot! Those were the day's it even marked which side was which...you know in case you were shocked to see that your meat was hot and your lettuce and such was cold!
I believe that the Big Mac came in a similar device for a time!...Those were the days!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Four Greatest Letters: K.I.T.T.
Need more proof that if you keep anything long enough it will become cool again? Well one of the greatest shows of all time is making it's triumphant return to NBC .
On the heels of an updated version of Bionic Woman we get another update of classic NBC fare......
This time around it is a little show about a man and his car, and if we are lucky his car's evil twin!
KNIGHT RIDER is BACK
Coming in February, from the network that brought back American Gladioators, comes the continuation of the Knight Rider Saga......
Now I really don't have high expectations for this show. Granted the previews look Totally BA. Really all I am looking for is something 100% better than the joke that was Team Knight Rider, and just barely better than Knight Rider 2000.
But really, did it get better than seeing K.I.T.T in a 57 Chevy...and giving a full body shock to James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty) who is playing himself? Classic!
Now this is only a "Backdoor Pilot". What that means is that we are going to get a two hour movie to just get a taste of the new Knight Rider. If it does great...or if it just doesn't suck...there is a chance that later in the season we may have a new show take up space on the trusty DVR. If it bombs....well just be glad that a childhood memory is still cool enough to make it back to TV, even if it is only a two hour movie!
Next up....I want a new MacGyver series. Makes me wonder what ever happened to the long rumored Young MacGyver series that was forever in the works? Even a "update/remake" would work for me as long as you got Richard Dean Anderson involved in some aspect! But, that's a topic for another day!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
"Killer" Show Coming to CBS
Dexter, the Showtime show about the serial killer, with a heart of gold....well maybe not a heart of gold, but atleast a good solid moral system, is coming to CBS.With the writer's strike moving into its ninth week networks are struggling to find "new" content for their viewers.
NBC has unleashed the beast that is American Gladiators, and I for one am in LOVE! Also, NBC will start showing new episodes of Monk, Psych and former NBC regular Law an Order: Criminal Intent.
Now CBS will roll the dice and bring Dexter to the masses. Personally, I think it is an amazing show. But, I have to admit that I am a bit skeptical about how the move to network will work.
It's kind of like watching reruns of the Soprano's on A & E. Still great stories, but something is just missing.
Granted there are some sex scenes that will have to be dealt with, but they can be edited down and not really lose the character insight (in Dexter's case) of the scene. The funny part will be listening to how they re-edit some of the dialoge....especially when it comes to Deborah, Dexter's half sister. I am not saying she has a mouth on here...but Fu*K me!!
All in all, I would say that if you want the full Dexter Experience, buy the first season and subscribe to Showtime to catch up on the second season (just finished) and future seasons.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Book Review (well, more of a book report)
I wanted to start off with a review of Chuck Klosterman's "Killing Yourself To Live" since I just got done reading that, it was a Christmas gift (thanks Ryan). But, I decided to go a little off the beaten path for this review.
I was digging through an old box of books and found something that I hadn't thought of....let alone read, in probably close to 18 years!
The book I am speaking of is one of many in a series. Actually it is the combination of two of the greatest childhood book series of all time....if you have a guess make it now! Any idea? Well, if you guessed the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew you would be right!
Now this was no ordinay Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew crossover book. No, this was one of the greatest literary inventions ever... to steal the phrase from the originator.....this was a "Choose your own adventure" style novel. I think the phrase they used was "Be a detective" novels.
These were the books where you would read a few pages and then have the choice of: "If you want to follow Nancy Drew to the movie studio, turn to page 98"...."if you want to follow Frank and Joe to Silicone Valley, turn to page 121"..."if you think the detectives should look into the shady gardener, turn to page 22"
The great thing about these books was the fact that there were a ton of different endings to each story.
In one choice the gardener would be innocent in another he would be a "master thief".
Reading this again the other night brought be TONS of enjoyment! I really loved the whole Hardy Boys series, both the old books I got from my parents, and the "new" casefiles series! I'm kind of sad to see that this series hasn't seen a comeback of recent years.
Nancy Drew had a brief return with the Emma Roberts film of the same name. And to some respect...Veronica Mars.
Listen up Hollywood...once the writer's strike is over...I want a new Hardy Boys Series/Movie! PLEASE!!!!
I was digging through an old box of books and found something that I hadn't thought of....let alone read, in probably close to 18 years!
The book I am speaking of is one of many in a series. Actually it is the combination of two of the greatest childhood book series of all time....if you have a guess make it now! Any idea? Well, if you guessed the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew you would be right!
Now this was no ordinay Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew crossover book. No, this was one of the greatest literary inventions ever... to steal the phrase from the originator.....this was a "Choose your own adventure" style novel. I think the phrase they used was "Be a detective" novels.
These were the books where you would read a few pages and then have the choice of: "If you want to follow Nancy Drew to the movie studio, turn to page 98"...."if you want to follow Frank and Joe to Silicone Valley, turn to page 121"..."if you think the detectives should look into the shady gardener, turn to page 22"
The great thing about these books was the fact that there were a ton of different endings to each story.
In one choice the gardener would be innocent in another he would be a "master thief".
Reading this again the other night brought be TONS of enjoyment! I really loved the whole Hardy Boys series, both the old books I got from my parents, and the "new" casefiles series! I'm kind of sad to see that this series hasn't seen a comeback of recent years.
Nancy Drew had a brief return with the Emma Roberts film of the same name. And to some respect...Veronica Mars.
Listen up Hollywood...once the writer's strike is over...I want a new Hardy Boys Series/Movie! PLEASE!!!!
Monday, January 07, 2008
What are your kids playing with?
Tainted toys from China....violent video games...and Spongebob?
Hard to believe that I am about to write about a Spongebob toy! But, over the weekend I got a number of questions about this toy:
I will say that the person asking had NO clue about the whole Spongebob "thing"....
So, what could be wrong with Spongbob? Other than the obvious fact that its creator was high on copious amounts of Drugs!
Well....here is the question I kept getting: "what is the joystick supposed to be?"...."It
LOOKS DIRTY!"
Dirty you say?.....look closer and firmly plant you mind in the gutter.
I wish I could say that I wasn't so dirty that I didn't see the loose resemblance to a certain male organ. It's just that I have seen this toy hundreds of times before I got the questions this weekend and never once saw anything wrong.....now that's all I can see.
I can't even look at the game without a chuckle now.
Was this planned? Is is "just a jellyfish"? Or was this the weekend that every drug taker in Champaign County came out to look for toys for the kids? either way I think that Spongebob Square Pants has now been tainted for me!
Hard to believe that I am about to write about a Spongebob toy! But, over the weekend I got a number of questions about this toy:
I will say that the person asking had NO clue about the whole Spongebob "thing"....So, what could be wrong with Spongbob? Other than the obvious fact that its creator was high on copious amounts of Drugs!
Well....here is the question I kept getting: "what is the joystick supposed to be?"...."It
LOOKS DIRTY!"Dirty you say?.....look closer and firmly plant you mind in the gutter.
I wish I could say that I wasn't so dirty that I didn't see the loose resemblance to a certain male organ. It's just that I have seen this toy hundreds of times before I got the questions this weekend and never once saw anything wrong.....now that's all I can see.
I can't even look at the game without a chuckle now.
Was this planned? Is is "just a jellyfish"? Or was this the weekend that every drug taker in Champaign County came out to look for toys for the kids? either way I think that Spongebob Square Pants has now been tainted for me!
Friday, January 04, 2008
Best E-bay Item EVER
I stumbled across the BEST E-BAY Item EVER today! Check it out...pass it on...
OK...I am a total WHORE..it is Me...but Still!
Help Spread the word...Send me to the GOLDEN GLOBES. The campaign starts here!
Who cares about the Presidential Race and who is going to the White House...Send me to LA and the Globes!
The First Rule of Illegal Downloading....
The First Rule of Illegal Downloading is.....YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING!!
Well, actually everybody talks about it! I just don't think it is a good idea to talk about it when a State Trooper is standing in line behind you!!
Sometimes I forget how stupid people look when talking on hands free head sets! Then someone comes along and reminds me why I only wear/use my Bluetooth in the car.
The other day I was at a gas station at like 12:30am and the guy who was checking out was on his headset talking about the "box full of illegal DVD's" he had in his trunk. Usually this is a subject that you wouldn't want to talk about in public....and never a good idea when there is a cop standing right behind you!
Not sure if anything came out of this little exchange or not? My guess is that at that time of the morning the cop didn't want to deal with the Mountains of paperwork that would come along with a "Illegal DVD Distribution" arrest.
But, this situation reminded me of two things:
1) If you have a TON of illegal ANYTHING in your trunk....don't talk about it!
2) No matter how cool you think you look...a Bluetooth head set makes you look like a Giant Douche (that's coming from someone who, from time to time, wears his headset out in public)
Well, actually everybody talks about it! I just don't think it is a good idea to talk about it when a State Trooper is standing in line behind you!!
Sometimes I forget how stupid people look when talking on hands free head sets! Then someone comes along and reminds me why I only wear/use my Bluetooth in the car.
The other day I was at a gas station at like 12:30am and the guy who was checking out was on his headset talking about the "box full of illegal DVD's" he had in his trunk. Usually this is a subject that you wouldn't want to talk about in public....and never a good idea when there is a cop standing right behind you!
Not sure if anything came out of this little exchange or not? My guess is that at that time of the morning the cop didn't want to deal with the Mountains of paperwork that would come along with a "Illegal DVD Distribution" arrest.
But, this situation reminded me of two things:
1) If you have a TON of illegal ANYTHING in your trunk....don't talk about it!
2) No matter how cool you think you look...a Bluetooth head set makes you look like a Giant Douche (that's coming from someone who, from time to time, wears his headset out in public)
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
The Problem with Society...Amazon?
I'm not really sure why this bothers me the way it does...but am I the only one who sees a problem with being able to order your groceries at the same place you can order a copy of the Bob Guccione classic Caligula?
But, if the eternal question burning in your life right now is how to obtain art house porn and a few pounds of coffee...Amazon is your new friend.
I am not really sure at what point in time the nexxus of the food and video world collided but I think that this may be one of the biblical signs of the apocalypse. Not sure if a plague of the insane was actually in the bible...but if anyone saw it coming!
I stumbled across this while reading the ads on Things JK Eats, I was shocked that if I felt the need to get a wholesale size box of Pop Tarts I could....but to make matters worse (depending on how you look at things) I could also have the order automatically re-upped every 1, 2, 3 or 6 months.
Now I like Pop Tarts as much as the next guy but, is it ever necessary to have 12 8count boxes on hand EVERY MONTH.
OK to re-up every month automatically:
Grandpa's heart Meds
....ok....any Medication
THAT'S ABOUT IT.... MEDICATION
Not necessary:
POP TARTS
GO-GERT
Dwight Yoakam's Chicken Lickin's Chicken Rings Afire (check out the previously mentioned Things JK Eats if you have doubts)
Again, not sure why this bothers me...but it does!!
Now if you want to buy a grilled cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary on it....that's another food story!
But, if the eternal question burning in your life right now is how to obtain art house porn and a few pounds of coffee...Amazon is your new friend.
I am not really sure at what point in time the nexxus of the food and video world collided but I think that this may be one of the biblical signs of the apocalypse. Not sure if a plague of the insane was actually in the bible...but if anyone saw it coming!
I stumbled across this while reading the ads on Things JK Eats, I was shocked that if I felt the need to get a wholesale size box of Pop Tarts I could....but to make matters worse (depending on how you look at things) I could also have the order automatically re-upped every 1, 2, 3 or 6 months.
Now I like Pop Tarts as much as the next guy but, is it ever necessary to have 12 8count boxes on hand EVERY MONTH.
OK to re-up every month automatically:
Grandpa's heart Meds
....ok....any Medication
THAT'S ABOUT IT.... MEDICATION
Not necessary:
POP TARTS
GO-GERT
Dwight Yoakam's Chicken Lickin's Chicken Rings Afire (check out the previously mentioned Things JK Eats if you have doubts)
Again, not sure why this bothers me...but it does!!
Now if you want to buy a grilled cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary on it....that's another food story!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Thanks Kirk!
Proof that the writers strike has a far reaching effect!
Kirk Herbstreit Quotes:
On Juice Williams: If you are a fan of College Basketball, Juice would be your point guard
OR: maybe if you are a fan of College Football…he would be your quarterback!!
After USC jumps out to a 14-0 lead….. : If you are an Illini fan this is not the start you were hoping for!
REALLY: I was really hoping that the Illini would start off being down more! Jackass!
On the Illini starting the second half down 21-3.... "I think the Illini have put themselves in a very DISCOMFORTABE position."
OK: Two things: 1) is DISCOMFORTABLE a real word? 2) I think the llini really think they have the upper hand down by 18 points!! again...Thanks JACKASS!!
After a 79 yard Touchdown run by the Illini..."Illinios and Mendenhall have gotten USC right back into this game, the Illini really have a chance to comeback and win now!"
SIGH.....is he getting paid!?
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