I have always willingly admitted that I’m susceptible to the powers of good marketing. Anyone that has received a Christmas gift from me knows that if there is ANY good press about any item at that time, you’re likely to find it under the tree from Santa Posey. Hand cranked radios featured in a cnn.com article on the ‘must have gifts of the year’? I’ll take two. Tripod flashlights hawked by amusing aliens? Sure, why not. (you know you love it Lawrence) On the other hand, I had no idea just how much power ads had over me till I was home sick yesterday. When the Half Street care taker came home from work and asked what his sickly girlfriend wanted for dinner, she quickly responded “The new Brooklyn Style pizza from Domino’s and the new Strawberry Sundae from Dairy Queen.” Could it have anything to do with the 20 commercials I saw during the day while watching Ellen, Oprah, and some terrible movie about Marilyn Monroe with that girl from Without a Trace? NO! My taste buds are independent thinkers, free from the pull of evil advertising executives! They came to that combination on their own. Right.Final verdict? Brooklyn style pizza was good, especially dug the extra large pepperoni. The sundae from DQ was a total let down, mainly because my local DQ hadn’t gotten it yet. Devastating. I had to settle for a regular chocolate dipped sundae, while Lawrence opted for the Brownie Blaster Sundae. By the way, the close (10 minutes ROUND TRIP) proximity of DQ to our house has been the single largest contributing factor to the collective Half Street waistline. At first I thought it should be consideration for an increase in property value, but I’m beginning to rethink it.
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hope you're feeling better. . . I missed Oprah - was it the Tommy H controversy?! What happened?
No! It was the estranged wife of that Governor who came out while in office! It was like watching a train wreck....couldn't tear my eyes away, but so wanted to.
Are you ok?
Tommy was on my Oprah today. Not sure what you were watching. But, under it all (on the gov's wife thingie) wasn't she the ultimate Jersey gal. She wasn't buying any of his sob story!
the tommy thing? total hoax
Ok, if you weren't sick before, I would think you would have been after. I saw those commericials too (you get to leave early when the Dalai Lama takes over the athletic dept.) but combining the urges was brave oh mighty one. ;)
Why are aliens selling flashlights, did I miss something? Hope you feel better.
The other tripod flashlight is alive and well in Kansas (no aliens).
The proximity to the DQ might increase property value but it's a decrease in heart efficiency.
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Mike (or Erin)-
because their spaceship broke down, duh! Click on the link to see the commercial.
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Since you are brave enough to do dessert taste testing, I need you to try the vanilla frosty at Wendy's for me. I figure it is somewhat of a dairy product. That must mean it is good for you, right?
are you ever going to update?
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