"I get stuck in my own traffic"
Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008
At least this one seems a little more amusing. Though, I wouldn't really call it 'funny.' In this one, Gates and Seinfeld continue to "connect with real people" ... I guess?
Big Top points?
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2008
The first Bill Gates & Jerry Seinfeld ad doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It's not particularly funny, and doesn't really push Microsoft at all. The viewer is left asking, 'Jerry Seinfeld made $10 million, for this??'
Besides the slick and probably expensive editing designed to make Jerry Seinfeld look like the more awkward of the pair, there's not a whole lot of special effects in this clip. In fact, there's not really a whole lot of anything, including laughs, information or pimping of Vista. It's kinda like Seinfeld's really long, really rambling Superman ad for Amex he did a few years back. We hope the rest of the campaign is better.
They did get Bill Gates to use his mug shot somewhere in the spot (not spoiling it by saying where), but other than that we're underwhelmed. Here's what we took away from it: Bill Gates's jiggling ass is moist and tasty. Don't ask us now, watch the clip and you'll see.
You'll Watch It and You'll Like It!!!
Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 One of the best parts of the Hunterdon County Democrat newspaper is the Public Safety Report. Here's my favorite from this week's issue:
Man Cited In Assault
A 58-year-old township woman told police that when she refused to watch the movie Gladiator, her 58-year-old boyfriend threatened and assaulted her. When the woman tried to leave, police said the man pushed her onto a bed and forced her to watch more of the film. He allegedly stood in the doorway, prevented the woman from leaving, smashed two free weights together in front of her, screamed at the woman, threatened to killer her, called her names and spat in her face. While arresting him, police said they found he was in possession of a small amount of marijuana.
He was charged with terroristic threats, criminal restraint, simple assault, harassment and possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana. Judge Eric Perkins of Clinton Township Municipal Court set bail at $5,000 with the condition that he undergo a psychological evaluation. He was turned over to the custody of Hunterdon Behavioral Health.
How great is that?? And all over Gladiator, which isn't even that great of a movie! Oh no ... I better watch out ... I could be his next victim!
"This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples."
No Hair, No Job.
Posted on Saturday, June 07, 2008 A ridiculous case out of Toronto, Canada that will probably be getting a lot of press in coming days.
From Yahoo! Canada News: Waitress loses job after shaving head for cancer charity Thu Jun 5, 9:49 PM
TORONTO (CBC) - A 36-year-old waitress at an Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant lost her job this week after she shaved her head to raise money for a cancer charity.
Stacey Fearnall raised more than $2,700 for the charity Cops for Cancer, a local fundraiser for cancer research.
Then the 36-year-old waitress at Nathaniels restaurant was laid off when she showed up for work earlier this week with her newly shorn look.
Up until a week ago, Fearnall had long red locks, but she said she made the decision to have her head shaved because she has a friend battling cancer and she lost her father to the disease.
"I felt like this was a pretty easy thing for me to do to raise money to help people," she told CBC News on Thursday.
She said she told her bosses what she was planning to do, but when she arrived at work at the restaurant practically bald, she said they sent her home and told her she wasn't welcome back.
"'We'll call it a layoff.' That's what he said," Fearnall said her boss told her. "'Spend the summer with your kids.' I call it losing my job."
"This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples."
