| Worst Advertisment Ever . A few years ago I started using Google's Gmail service for most of my personal email. It boasts a wealth of features, excellent speed, and a very clean interface, and the price is right — it's free. There is one catch, however. Gmail displays advertising to the right of the screen when you are reading your email. Context sensitive advertising. At least, it's supposed to be context sensitive. More . . .
Absurdity in Infantwear, Vol. II . I loved Winnie the Pooh when I was a child, but I was never quite so enthralled with his hyperactive companion Tigger. The bouncy tiger is certainly popular with children today though, and he's almost as well merchandised as the honey-hoarding bear. My children have all manner of Pooh, Tigger, and co. items, many of them gifts from friends and family (thanks everyone). One of them is the hoodie pictured here. More. . .
Much Ado About Clubbing . It happens every year at the end of winter. As the ice starts to show signs of breaking and the first hints of spring arrive in the air, the activists show up to protest the seal hunt. And every year, the hunt goes ahead anyway. There's anger and rhetoric, condemnation and accusations, threats and arrests and of course calls for boycotts until the hunt is over and everyone goes home (depending on court dates) and gets ready for next year. More. . .
Misadaventures In Marketing (Part VII) . Everywhere you go, you are faced with advertising. In one form or another, someone wants to sell you something, whether it be a product, a service, or an idea. Here at Dontmindme.com we want to promote awareness of what the true message of certain advertisments actually might be. More. . . |
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Long Movie Titles . A lot of movies have a nice, simple, single word titles. A lot of others have two word titles. Some have three. But that's not what this page is about. It's about movie titles that are entirely too long. We're talking six words or more (six is arbitrary, I just wanted to have an excuse not to include The Unbearable Lightness of Being).
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Let Billy Come Over . Most people are probably familiar with the children's game of Red Rover. In case you aren't, or you need a refresher, I'll explain it. Two teams line up and face each other at a reasonable distant apart. Each team holds hands and in turn, calls someone over from the other team. The called person runs full force at the opposing line, and attempts to break through. If the runner is successful at breaking through the hands of the other team, he goes back to his team. If he doesn't break through, he joins that team. More . . .
What Dreams May Come ( Volume III). Dreams are a strange and ethereal experience. After all, what the mind makes real can be perceived as being real indeed. We've all watched The Matrix , so that should make some sort of sense. Of course, dreams are common and widely varied. Some feel almost entirely real, while others not real at all. Some fade from the memory almost at once, while others remain in the mind for much longer, and only fade with the passage of time. More . . .
Confused About Contests . Right now on my kitchen counter there is an empty Doritos bag. I can see it from here. Why don't I throw it away, you ask? I don't because there is contest information on the back of it. In one of the increasingly common cross-promotions with movie releases, Doritos and Shrek 2 are giving away a trip to "Far, Far Away." Where exactly is Far Far Away, you ask? More . . .
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