This guy in the Ford Focus commercial who says something like, "If I say, to my friends, give me $5 gas, they think they're giving me a fair amount, but really they're giving me way more than I need." That kid's an asshole. Why don't you ask for the amount you need as opposed to seeing your friends as ATM machines. If they wanted to convey that it uses less gas than people think, why didn't they just have him say, "When I drive and my friends give me money for gas, they give me $5 and it's too much. I tell them sometimes, but not all the time."
Why do they want to make Ford Focus drivers look like people who knowingy take advantage of their friends?
Ruh roh. It's hard to tell how much of this was new information, though the fact that the accusations from ConnectU came a week after Facebook launched gives the accusers credibility in my book. Also, the $65 Million settlement... Well, yeah. That says Facebook is giving them some credibility, as well. And the accusations of using user data to login to the email addresses of users? That jibes pretty closely with how (un)seriously Facebook takes user privacy. I wonder if any of this will get picked up by the traditional media, and I wonder if the SVI investigation will hold up to journalistic standards...
We seriously didn't get enough craptastic shark/octopus action in Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus? We need Sharktopus? I don't think so SyFy. Of course I'll watch it, but it has as much of a chance of being good as the St. Louis Rams.
Note: This movie has the rare distinction of earning the Unlikely Words "Crappy Movies" tag before I've even seen it.
It's not clear why this performance isn't more heralded. Break My Stride was the first song I remember thinking of as my favorite song and it was on the radio incessantly when I would be riding in the car with my mom. But this video. Wow. It's from Matthew Wilder's appearance on Solid Gold, which explains the numerous backup dancers. But there's absolutely no explanation for his crazy shirt. Also, the 3 keyboards? WHAT THE HELL DOES HE NEED 3 KEYBOARDISTS FOR? Anyway. Enjoy.
Fun fact, Matthew Wilder was the producer for No Doubt's 1995 hit Tragic Kingdom. I wonder if he's available for interviews. Or if he was in the No Doubt Behind the Music?
During the Olympics, there was a commercial narrated by Morgan Freeman of the speed skater Dan Jansen skating a victory lap with his baby daughter after winning a gold medal in 1990. So I was wondering... Babies cry once in a while, so how is it that we never see people doing victory laps with a screaming baby who all of a sudden melts down? Is there video of that somewhere?
I forgot that "Meh" originated on The Simpons. Other commonly used words we owe a debt of gratitude for: "yoink", "sacrelicious" (but really combining anything and delicious), "embiggen", and "unpossible".
I think this might be my last Olympics post for a while. I like the idea of people chanting "EARTH!EARTH!EARTH!" at the intergalactic Olympics in 2160.
In the Esquire article about Roger Ebert a few weeks back, Ebert mentioned his interview interview with Lee Marvin as one of his favorites, and now they've republished it online.
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