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Dana Carvey, Unfunny Racist Motherfucker

12-Mar-10

I had the misfortune to catch Dana Carvey for a minute on the Tonight Show last night.
Check the second video at that link where he comes across with his Ching Chong squinty Chinese voice and Kwiki-Mart-grade Indian accent.
Can you imagine anyone ever thought this shithead was funny?

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Old Spice — Best Ads on TV?

17-Feb-10

Harry Allen posted about this, but it’s too good not to share. This ad is the culmination of the barmy series of ads that started with Bruce Campbell singing “Hungry Like A Wolf.” Not only are the ads really funny, they are a mirror maze of masculine signifiers, parodies of masculine signifiers, [...]

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TV Advert Volume: Threat or Menace (PS APPLE STFU)

15-Dec-09

This article got mentioned on Slashdot, and just last night I was bitching to M. about how commercials are louder than programs. I like how the FCC responded to complaints saying there was ‘no fair way’ to define loudness.
Apparently, even though they regulate broadcasts, including radio, which is all audio, they’ve never heard of [...]

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Dear Local TV Weathermen: Fuck Right Off MKay?

19-Jun-09

Jebus — every time there’s bad weather in Iowa, they preempt network shows for local weather dudes to gabble on and on while they fiddle with their fancy weather displays.  JUST PUT A WARNING IN THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN DUMBASS.
Maybe the scariest thing is that the underlying assumption that everyone is going to be [...]

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