Monday, February 14
saturday night laughter
funniest thing i heard over the weekend... jason bateman in his hilarious opening monologue on saturday night live, regarding the misfortune of his show arrested development being in a time slot opposite extreme makeover home edition: "how can i compete against a hot shirtless guy building a skate ramp for a little boy with no bones?"
Wednesday, February 9
hate on a plate
from the state that offers over 180 specialty license plates (promoting everything from grehound adoption to jimmy buffet fandom to patronage of credit unions), and also proudly brought you h.b. 751, comes the latest in fashionable gay-bashing accessories: the official virginia "traditional marriage" license plate. why stop the hatemongering just because you've gotten in your car?! now you don't have to. thanks, delegate lingamfelter.
Monday, February 7
undercover guerilla
i like to think that i'm ad-savvy enough to not get hoodwinked by national brands masquerading as hip unknowns, but in the past week i've been duped by both doritos (www.innw.com) and universal stuidos (www.iwantmyvacation.com). the doritos billboard is one i pass every day on the way to work, and for a week straight i kept trying to remember to visit the enigmatic innw.com, featured on the billboard in a sloppy typewriter font with no graphics except for a little triangle. which (duh) i now see is a dorito. damn! at least i was able to see through the lincoln fry.
Wednesday, February 2
banana bunker
"pamper your banana with the banana bunker." or simply "protect your banana" with the banana guard. thanks to modern technology, now the choice is yours.