Consuming More Popculture

Lori Lancaster | October 6, 2005
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Amy Austin | October 7, 2005
Hmm... I got timed out. But that's okay -- your other post already took me on a bad 70s/80s trip! ;-DDD

Jackie Mason | October 9, 2005
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John E Gunter | October 10, 2005
You know, I never saw that commercial when it aired, and used to watch lots of TV during those years, especially when that commercial would have been on TV.

What's wrong with remembering those jingles? :-D

John

Jackie Mason | October 10, 2005
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Lori Lancaster | October 10, 2005
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Jackie Mason | October 11, 2005
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Lori Lancaster | October 11, 2005
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Scott Hardie | October 16, 2005
I can't help but notice Scott Horowitz's silence on this subject. What, no Lady Lovely Locks best-of DVD set, Scott? ;-)

Amy Austin | October 16, 2005
*more evil mental giggles... only louder*

Lori Lancaster | October 17, 2005
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Scott Horowitz | October 18, 2005
You know, you get a little busy at work, and neglect TC and you get insulted, geeze. I should report you Hardie, can you get banned from your own site???

Scott Horowitz | October 18, 2005
I have the He-Man top 10 Best episodes on DVD :-p

Michael Paul Cote | October 18, 2005
Anyone caught the Speed Racer commercial for Geico?

Scott Horowitz | October 18, 2005
I liked the Mah-Nah-Mah-Nah Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper commercial personally (Mah-Nah-Mah-Nah is my cell phone ringer)

Erik Bates | October 18, 2005
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Amy Austin | October 19, 2005
Hmm... given the choice between flawless service and "cool stuff", I'd pick the former any day.

Scott Horowitz | October 19, 2005
I don't "download" ringers, I have a datacable, connect my computer to my phone and turn mp3s into rings.

Scott Hardie | October 21, 2005
But I didn't mean the insult because in reality I like you, which means it's not really an insult and I shouldn't get warned for it. Isn't that right?

I can't decide whether to use a smiley on that.

Anyway.

Mike: No. I can do without more smug Geico commercials that almost reach out of the TV to nudge me so I don't fail to notice how clever they are.

Amy: Then why are you using this site? :-)

Amy Austin | October 21, 2005
Hmm... I'm rather tired of the Geico commercials myself. No doubt that our premium increases that are likely to happen as a result of my wrecking Ed's car will be partly responsible for the creation of even more "cleverness".

Scott, I was speaking strictly of cell phones... ;-)

Scott Hardie | October 22, 2005
I just don't like smug advertising in general, like the aren't-we-hot-shit tone of Steak n Shake's commercials and on-site displays. Operating as if presuming that you already have my business because you're so fucking great is one way not to get it. (This probably stems from my childhood, when I was a die-hard Nintendo boy and it seemed like Sega's entire advertising campaign was "Nintendo sucks!" Thank you, Lori, for that reminder last week. :-P )

Jackie Mason | October 23, 2005
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Kris Weberg | October 23, 2005
See, I like the Geico ads because they're making fun of themselves a bit -- taking themselves down a notch for having a cute mascot, and so on. But then, I still think the greatest commercials of all time were those old "approved by Dick" beer ads from the 90s.

I d tend to hate ads that exist only to sneeringly dis competing products, or that use empty comparatives to try to sell me something. I suppose that's hypocrisy, since every ad is meant to get you to switch brands, but the visibility of cutthroat competition makes me feel less like I'm choosing a product and more like I've been drafted by militant sports fans to root for "their team" or be mocked.

But the ads I hate most of all are the "Awww factor" adverts, like the Snuggle fabric softener bear and the tire commercials with the baby in them. Those are just saccharine and manipulative to the point of being intellectually insulting.

Erik Bates | October 24, 2005
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Kris Weberg | October 25, 2005
Oh, but Steak 'n' Shake is not Steak 'n' Shake unless they serve horseshoe sandwiches.

The greatest cultural contribution Springfield, IL ever made to the world. Take that Lincoln!!!

Jackie Mason | October 25, 2005
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Scott Hardie | October 25, 2005
Your mom went to college.

Amy Austin | October 25, 2005
??? I didn't think "your mom" jokes were Scott Hardie's style... am I missing something?

David Mitzman | October 26, 2005
Horseshoe sammiches are so freakin' delicious. One of the few things out of central illinois i have a fondness for. Hehe.

Upstate NY has one thing better than the horseshoe though. It's called a Spiedie. It's a marinated steak sandwhich with goodies. Google it up, sooooooooooooo good.

Matthew Preston | October 26, 2005
Hear hear on the horseshoes Dave. Did you go to college in central Illinois or something?

The mom joke is a reference to "Napoleon Dynamite".

Amy Austin | October 26, 2005
Oh... hehe, that explains it -- I tried to watch that one, but I fell asleep sometime around the bus ride to school. Thought I'd give it another try, but I just don't know. Definitely seems to be an eminently quotable movie, but the humor's a bit weird. Thanks, Matt.

Jackie Mason | October 26, 2005
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Amy Austin | October 27, 2005
Actually... what's even scarier -- now that you mention it -- is that he kind of reminds *me* of a guy I dated in *college*! But I think the humor is all in the personalities, not so much the actual plot or dialogue (from what little I saw). It's playing on HBO now, so I'm sure I will see it one of these times...

Amy Austin | October 31, 2005
Damn! I so could've used this one when I was still taking pictures of Navy captains and admirals...

"Now, just imagine you're weightless, you're in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by tiny little seahorses..."

Shit. Where's a good line when you need one?!

Lori Lancaster | November 8, 2005
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Amy Austin | November 9, 2005
Umm... is that a spleef in Skeletor's mouth???

Scott Horowitz | November 9, 2005
Wow, I've been so busy I've forgotten about this site (especially not checking for goos every day). Great Pic Lori