19 Nov 08 That Toyota Ad
I’ve not seen it myself. Nope. Then again, the last time I watched TV was to see McCain and Obama give their speeches on election night.
One of the reasons I don’t watch network TV is the annoying number of ads, rather than the number of annoying ads. I fully realize that it’s the advertising the generates the revenue for the networks, but unlike online advertising, which you can usually ignore, and which in any case, tends to be contextual, rather than, as in the case of television advertising, completely irrelevant to the content.
I’m good at skim reading and I’m pretty good in general at skimming past anything that doesn’t interest me, and that I don’t need to know. On the occasions that I do watch television, I find I simply don’t remember advertisments. I do get annoyed that the program I am trying to watch is interrupted every 6-7 minutes with a multitude of junk food ads or about pills you should take after a lifetime of eating the aforementioned junk food, but I can’t remember for the most part what the actual products are, as I don’t take pills unless I really have to, and almost never eat junk food as I don’t like it.
Still, what I don’t understand is how some folks get so animated about a 30 second ad, when much of the programming itself leaves a lot to be desired!
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05 Apr 08 Intelligence Test
You are most welcome to comment with the answers, and I’ll reply with your score, if you leave a valid email address (so everyone else can’t read it that comes here after you!)
1.Do they have a 4th of July in England?
2.How many birthdays does the average man have?
3.Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
4.How many outs are there in an inning?
5.Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow’s sister?
6.Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
7.If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
8.A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.
How many minutes would the pills last?
9.A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
10.How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?
11.How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
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08 Feb 08 Real Needs vs Perceived Needs
I was reading this article at Home Economics 101
I so agree with Heather’s comments. We’d bought many of those gadgets over time, and when we moved we sold many of them on eBay, and we’ve not replaced them. Some people would probably say that some things go into the “cant live without” category, but we really didn’t use them, when we bought them before!
- Electric Popcorn Maker
- Deep Fat Fryer
- Ice Cream Maker
Sure, everyone’s mileage varies, but, for us, these were items that seemed such a good idea at the time, but rarely ever got used.
Regarding everyday cleaning items. We’ve reduced our use of bleach containing products which really aren’t good for the environment, and instead we have one of those spray bottles, that we fill with a 3% peroxide solution. You can use this for so many things from sterilizing counter tops, to using it on cuts. You can’t do the latter with that bleach-containing spray cleaner. You can use it in the washing machine too, instead of bleach, it’s kinder to fabrics.
We keep oil in a spray bottle too, and although we don’t fry a great deal of food, it’s great for using a minimal amount when we do shallow fry, and it’s good on the grill too.
I tend to “turn off” with advertising. I seldom watch TV, but if I do, within an hour, I could possibly be convinced that I need at least two new pills to alleviate the symptoms of the illness I didn’t know I had until now. I should also be eager to reach old age, so I can take advantage of that too good to be true reverse mortgage offer.
Talking about too good to be true, cynical and skeptical me says if it’s too good to be true, it almost certainly is!
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