| Ridiculed Rides: Two-Tone Trauma . I never really understood the notion of having a two-tone paint job on a car. While it can work on occassion, ultimately it smacks of indecisiveness — why have a blue car or a silver car, when you can have both? Of course, if the car below was blue and silver, or anything even remotely tasteful, it wouldn't be featured here. More . . .
Send in the Cans . The first Saturday in May was the first time since the mid '80s that anyone was able to buy flavoured, carbonated drinks in non-refillable containers (apart from those intended for immediate consumption) in Prince Edward Island. What does this mean? It means that on that weekend people here went just a little insane. More . . .
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. . .
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Chocolate Bar Advertising . While I try not to eat too many chocolate bars, I do eat one or two on occasion. There's such variety, and most of them are oh so tasty and good. Anyone who has ever been to a convenience store with an indecisive nine year old knows all about the variety issue. There are scores of different bars on the shelves, almost all of them the same price, but in every size, shape and colour you can imagine. How does one select a chocolate bar? More . . .
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 . . .
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