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Ok, I could not stand the series of Chemistry.com ads that featured a couple "I promising" to each other in a truly saccharine cheese fest that not only made me want to puke, but also made me want to break up with my boyfriend just to prove a point about how lame "couples" are.

And though I hate this ad, too, I have to at least acknowledge that the company is reaching out to gays. Unlike that self-righteous eHarmony -- whose commercials I really, really despise.




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Matt Groening Leaves Artwork as Tips

November 8th 2008 02:20
Ok, so most Simpsons' fans know that Simpsons' creator, Matt Groening, is from Portland, Oregon. And it seems that Groening does in fact still live here, at least part-time.

Some time ago, Groening visited the restaurant that I work in, and he left this awesomeness behind when he left.



Pretty cool, eh?

When I spoke with another Portlander foodie industry pro, he said that Groening had left a similar doodle at the Heathman, and it featured Homer. At first, I was jealous, but then realized that Bart and Lisa may be cooler overall.

On a side note, I had no idea that the Grizzly Adams/Wolfman-type that came in for happy hour was Groening. Me -- a huge Simpsons fan -- and I never put it together. He is a lot grayer than I would think, but I do remember seating Groening and his companion at their table, and they were extremely nice.
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Ok, at first, I thought this was clever, but upon repeated viewing, I really cannot stand it.



Also, the "Simon" of the duo is the weaker of the two, so why is the focus on him? Come on, the Garfunkel is way funnier just looking at him, and yet, each of the ads in the campaign, seems to give more screen time to the smug-looking Simon that is waaaay too tall to be Simon.

And to add to this annoyance during my television viewing, it seems that Toyota's "Saved by Zero" ad plays back to back during the same shows in which the Burger King as plays. That's two really annoying ads that play ad nauseum during sports broadcasts.

Time to get Tivo, if this is the best that the ad agencies can do.
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Weird Edit During Palin's Answer

October 3rd 2008 07:44
So, I watched the CNN replay of the debate between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin.

Did anyone else notice the weird edit cut during the Palin answer about 39 minutes into the hour/debate


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Republican "Stormtroopers"

September 7th 2008 23:20
Normally, I am not the biggest fan of truthout, but I happened across this article, and I found it so important to pass along that I have copied it in full below.

I was shocked watching the RNC in St. Paul, Minnesota. I couldn't believe that peaceful demonstrators were treated the way they were outside the Xcel Center. Of course, every group has a kook or two, but the vast majority of protesters wouldn't hurt a fly. Besides, this is the United States, right? This country and this present government, of which McCain is a fully ensconced member and card-carrying member, is becoming more and more reactionary. If you remember your HS civics class, the next step past reactionary is fascism. The riot police looked frightfully Germany 1936


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Have We Found Our New "Chad"?

September 7th 2008 22:45
I think we may have finally found the "chad" of the 2008 election...

"vetted


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Two Words I Never Want to Hear Again

September 6th 2008 02:53
Hockey-mom

Maverick


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Whoa, Did I just See that McCain Ad?

August 29th 2008 01:39
I'm sitting here watching the Democratic National Convention coverage on CNN and C-SPAN, and this McCain ad comes on.


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Deep Space Homer Sighting

August 29th 2008 01:06
I had a movie night the other night. I watched Be Kind Rewind, which was very darling and entertaining -- I highly recommend it if you have not seen it already -- and then I watched Killer of Sheep, which is probably more for an academic more than your typical Joe Sixpack. It was then about two in the morning, and I really wasn't tired. Instead, I started looking around the gazillion cable channels and I stumbled across Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.

I had never watched the movie starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino, and kind of always wanted to. Just never found the time


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Chevy Ad Confuses Me...Help?

August 18th 2008 22:12
So, I have spotted an ad for the soon to be released Chevy Traverse. In this ad, a rather attractive shirtless man is ironing something. I assumed it was his shirt. He is on the phone, making a reservation for a six-month anniversary. The camera pulls back as he hangs up and lifts up the article of clothing for inspection. Looks like a dress...okay.

Then we get a shot of the all new and awesome Chevy Traverse, which I think is a "cross-over" whatever the hell that is other than a different word for SUV. A few more seconds of the Traverse, and back to the man. He is now on his knees, scrubbing a toilet, again shirtless. It's a very masculine bathroom, with a magazine rack with nary an In Style or In Touch, which tells me that it is either this man's bathroom or he shares it with another man


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on The Simpsons are Going to the Oscars!

January 28th 2008 14:23
Stanley,

I couldn't agree with you more. He seems to put about as much weight in the grammy as Lisa does emmy's.

Comment by lulu
on Simpsons Daily Trivia ? 4 Jan

January 5th 2008 22:13
I was looking for the "fatter, older, balder son" answer, but as it is Homer, you win. Thanks for playing.

Comment by lulu
on HIllary May Have Just Lost My Vote

November 28th 2007 19:32
Oh, I am not upset. And my post is more in jest, than anger. I am just tired of "celebrity endorsements." Does anyone actually allow themselves to be influenced by actors?

Hillary is already such a divisive candidate. And Barbra Streisand is not exactly a strong endorsement, in my opinion, or perhaps too "strong" as in working against rather than for. Rather akin to Jane Fonda, in the eyes of most Americans.

Funny, NPR's Talk of the Nation is going to talk about this very same topic right now.