imaginary conversations over poultry

this might just be the craziest promotion i have ever seen:

oh yes, that's beat-a-chicken-at-tic-tac-toe. this is a fine example of when-good-brainstorms-go-oh-so-bad. here's my guess of what happened during the meeting:

marketing guru #1: so, what if we set up a version of tic-tac-toe?

marketing guru #2: and patrons play against each other?

marketing guru #3: hmmm...i like where you are going with this, but how can we make it more exciting?

marketing guru #1: what if we get an animal?

intern: like a bear?

marketing guru #3: no, a bear is too dangerous - we'll never be able to cover the liability.

marketing guru #2: what about a chicken?

incidentally, this poultry promotion is running next month at "the beautiful mount airy casino resort, nee lodge"

(gracias to The General for this gem!)

in the center of it all...

why i feel old, part 22

i know i said this last year with Run-D.M.C., but now the Red Hot Chili Peppers are eligible for the rock and roll hall of fame? i love them and all, but 25 years since their first single?!

it was only yesterday i was at roseland jovially moshing along to "higher ground." sigh.

very cute

sorry to get this stuck back in your head again...

(thank, PFR!)

this week's swap...

appears to be a running refrigerator:

who approved this? (H1N1 edition)

oh, ed hardy. what medical credentials could you possibly have to produce anti-virus hand sanitizer?

who approved this? (bedazzled edition)

oh, topshop. bedazzled jackets? really? who approved this?

this little gnome...

is headed back down to music city, usa.

have a great rest-of-the-week, y'all!

why i feel old, part 21

grunge, flannel button downs are back in style. how very 90s retro. sigh.

taxi!

anybody need a taxi? at least this one is not on fire!

(photo: PN)

bedazzled!

so, apparently, leslie hall is a web sensation. not only is she a gold body suit wearing rapper...

she also has the world's largest collection of "gem sweaters":

i can't tell if she's serious and unaware, or a hipster. but either way, bizarro enough for me!

(thanks, SRB & TD!)

who knew?

apparently, we're still making and distributing phone books.

fun tees

you can check out more from typetees here.

question #1

don't get me wrong, i love me some nutella. but, since when is it a health food??!!

the new ads they are running slay me. unfortch, i could only find an old version on youtube:

"a hint of cocoa," you say? it's a jar of chocolate!! coco loco.

question #2

isn't the dude in this ad a little too old to be taking the SATs?

i heart 'me time'

Tyra hate mail spawns new phrase I am loving...

"Us Norms". See Tyra Hate Blog Post for appropriate use.

"A woman who has been paid because she is extraordinarily beautiful is telling us norms that we should embrace our natural selves? And we’re supposed to applaud her “bravery” during this ridiculous publicity stunt? Bite me, Ty-Ty, you egocentric monster."

Six Kids You'll Find At A Birthday Party

Check out this great segmentation....
http://www.momversation.com/blog/6-kids-youll-find-5-year-old-birthday-party

Which one were you?

Señor Puker is my favourite!

quality control

dearest TFAAF readers,

while bizarro gnome is excited to see the flame posting again, she must apologize for the quality of the referenced link on the above post. the correct link can be found here:

http://www.momversation.com/blog/6-kids-youll-find-5-year-olds-birthday-party

she would also like to point out that her fave is "captain destructo."

cheers,

b.g.

100% pure adrenaline!

of course, dirty dancing is a classic of all classics, but let's not forget point break...

"yo, johnny! i see you in the next life!"

om...om...

attention world...my mantra these days (and until 10/9) will be the following:

hope you enjoyed the dubbed, anime version as much as i did.

now playing

i think this would be a great name for a band. i probably would've seen them at roseland 15 years ago:

this week's swap...

is an unmatching set of dishes.

well, to be fair, the mug and one bowl seem to match. and then the dinner plate and another bowl seem to match. they're just not cohesive enough for me.

so many moutons, so little time

the classic chilled white

the rosé (who knew?)

and the magnum (or is that the double magnum?)

(photos 1&2 credit: SRB)

why i feel old, part 20

apparently, nirvana's bleach album is going to be re-issued later this year...for its 20th anniversary. 20th?!

sigh.

blinded by the light

had good seats on the side of the stage for the kings of leon on saturday. unfortunately, it was in direct view of a spotlight:

ah, that's better:

open letter to the opening act

dear glasvegas,

first off, you are not the clash.

second, wearing your own t-shirts on stage? really? who approved that?

cheers,

bizarro gnome

concession questions

- who is drinking o'doul's at a concert? and where is its second apostrophe?

- how are "sensible chips" different than potato chips, aside from the extra 50 cents?

- and what is involved in a $1.00 cheese cup?

big and small, close and far

i haven't been one to post on september 11th, as the tone of the blog is not congruent with my feelings on the day.

but, every year i re-read my journal entries from that time and later added re-reading bits of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - one of my favorite books. it's one in which september 11th features heavily, as our protagonist oskar lost his dad in the twin towers. a few excerpts that remind me exactly of that day...

It really is beautiful weather.

Yeah.

I can't remember more beautiful weather than this.

That's true.

It's a shame to be inside.

I guess so.

But here we are...

On my walk home I stopped in front of an electronics store, the front window was a grid of televisions, all but one of them were showing the buildings, the same images over and over as if the world itself were repeating, a crowd had gathered on the sidewalk...

The world is so big and small, in the same moment we are close and far.

parental tweets

have you ever wanted to live with a curmudgeon? now you can vicariously with "shit my dad says" on twitter. gems include:

check out more here.

(thanks, bex!)

d'oh

oh, stupid criminals.

just wondering

what does this even mean? what constitutes an "out of town call," anyhow?

just wondering (part deux)

doesn't extra hot fudge and extra nuts defeat the purpose of going with low-cal tasti-d instead of real ice cream?

fire! fire!

so, last thursday i was off work. apparently, i missed this - one block over from my office...

that's right - a taxi, aflame on 7th avenue. yikes! looks like something out of the universal studios tour.

hey, sailor!

did i miss something? is it fleet week part deux?

things that make you go hmmm...

some food for thought c/o the "webcomic" surviving the world:

this week's swap...

is some sort of vessel...potpourri? guacamole? the possibilities are endless.

oh, starbucks

can we please wait until the official first day of autumn before we re-introduce the pumpkin spice latte?

oh, macy*s

pumpkin spice lattes are hard enough...i am SO not ready for the christmas shop. sigh.

so, so true

this little gnome...

is off to florida for the long weekend.

enjoy your labor day!