Common practice in today’s world takes great joy in reproofing stereotypes. Artists in particular relish breaking down the barriers that all too often pigeonhole groups of individuals with various – and often untrue – adjectives: stupid, violent, awkward, materialistic. One could hardly dispute the honesty and justice of such protests, expounding the potential of each [...]
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Studies in Stereotypes: Trekkies
Posted in Dasad Adventures, Wanderings, tagged arcades, Capt. Kirk, Capt. Picard, family, geek, geekdom, geeks, humor, life, movies, Mr. Spock, Star Trek, stereotype on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Fool’s Guide to Wine-Tasting
Posted in Stumbling Sober, tagged appetizers, chocolate, chocolate fountains, drinking, drunks, family, food, fools, French, humor, language, life, oddity, parties, party, raffels, wine, wine tasting, writing on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The first skill of any successful wine connoisseur necessitates the ability to speak the lingo or at least French. I reason that people are more likely to tell you what you’re suppose to taste if can correctly pronounce the label. This in turn allows the fake connoisseur to easily impress his or [...]
Pest Propaganda
Posted in Malarchy, tagged ads, advertising, creepy, Ehrlich, humor, mice, nursury rhymes, pest control, rodents, spiders, videos on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ehrlich Pest Control just posted a new series of commericials that had the boys and me cackling on the drive to school this morning. Taking a cue perhaps from the Grimm fairy tales or the more bloody inspirations behind many nursery rhymes, the folks at Ehrlich (or their skilled ad agency) have devised the following [...]
Tea-ed Off
Posted in Malarchy, tagged addictions, caffeine, Carl Jung, Dunkin' Donuts, family, iced tea, life, Nestea, tea on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dunkin’ Donuts’ iced tea is the worst, foulest muck that I have ever tasted. Granted having never actually tasted authentic outdoorsy muck, grime, or slime before, I suppose my digust is a bit of an exaggeration. Nonetheless even the dysentery-drenched swill that circulates through the wells of many a Mexican pueblo refreshes the body more [...]
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