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Fun With Tape
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From the "Watch before the Cease and Desist Notice Arrives" File
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The Quest for Autumn
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More Fog and Ice
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2/19/07
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2/18/07
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Snow Update
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The Very Latest in Law School Grading Techniques
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Out of Africa
2/9/07
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2/8/07
Weekend Assignment #151: Valentine's Day -- Fun or Forced?
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In Your Eyes
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The Sweet, Sweet Sound of Cashing In
2/8/07
Note: The Driving 900 Miles in a Diaper Thing? Not as Crazy as it Sounds
2/8/07
Mothra, Now. Mothra is ENTIRELY Plausible.
2/7/07
How Marriage Proposals Get Done, 2007
2/7/07
Of Course, Now The Robbers Will Just Start Cruising the Kid's Room
2/7/07
The Logical End of The Web
2/7/07
You Can Live On It, But It's Not Fun
2/7/07
Snow and Sick Kid Update
2/6/07
Please Note, However, That Stamps Are Not Hard to Come By
2/6/07
The Super Bowl in Three Minutes
2/6/07
Listen to What I Write: An Audio Book From Me
2/6/07
Three Links Which For Some Reason Seem Like They Ought To Be Placed Near Each Other
2/6/07
Sick Kid Alert
2/5/07
Your Monday Photo Shoot: The Eyes Have It!
2/5/07
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2/5/07
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2/5/07
That Would Explain It
2/4/07
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2/4/07
Just Out of Curiosity...
2/3/07
The Microwave: Not Just For Exploding Eggs Anymore
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The Coolest Picture of a Wave You'll See Today
2/3/07
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2/2/07
The Girl Gave Me Some Fish Sticks and Suddenly Here I Am in Niagra Falls
2/2/07
Now We Know Why Punxsutawney Phil Called For an Early Spring
2/2/07
And Now A Long-Term Forecast From The Most Reliable Rodent Weatherman Ever!
2/1/07
Weekend Assignment #150 (or, CL): Your First Super Bowl
2/1/07
Light Shows
2/1/07
Playing With Vista
2/1/07
Finally, You Can Blame it On Something Other Than Your Propensity to Eat a Case of Twinkies a Day
2/1/07
In Prison, You're Not Supposed to Drink the Soap Either
« February 2007 Archive
Friday, February 23, 2007
8:18:00 PM EST
Hearing Nothing at the moment

From the "Watch before the Cease and Desist Notice Arrives" File


Here's something to keep you busy as we move into Friday night (presuming, you know, you don't have other plans): 13 "commercials" from Saturday Night Live, in all their grainy, tiny, flash-player glory. It includes my personal favorite, the Super Bass-o-Matic '76. Mmm! That great bass taste! Have fun, and have a great night.


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  • #3 Comment from monponsett 
    2/24/07 2:35 PM | Permalink
    Ground bass (striper) would work in some recipes.
  • #2 Comment from anaedream 
    2/23/07 8:43 PM | Permalink
    Furthermore, I only liked watching SNL FOR the commercials. I can remember thinking when they went to almost full sketch comedy, 'Where the heck is the Happy Fun Ball?'
  • #1 Comment from anaedream 
    2/23/07 8:41 PM | Permalink
    One of my dear friends tells a story regarding the Bass-o-Matic. She was working for a VP of a company that made a slew of products with electric motors. As they were preparing for a presentation for Japanese customers, she thought to playfully insert 'The Bass-o-Matic '76'' under one of the pictures of a company blender.

    Laughing it off, the VP was amused, and she changed it back.

    Or so she thought...

    There he was, Mr. VP in front of an entirely Japanese customer base, when he flips the to the next power-point slide only to see a picture of the Bass-o-Matic '76 come up, instead of the company product name.

    Mortified, the VP flipped to the next slide as quickly as he could, only to hear, "HA HA HA HA, BASS O MATIC!" in a Japanese accent. The entire room burst out into laughter and applause.

    Luckily for my friend, she was only let off with a warning.