Unfortunate sign

Unfortunate sign

I'm not sure how much I need to write about this sign. Except to point out that it appeared next to the Wok-N-Roll.

yeah... that's a shame.

going out on a limb

I'm tapping into my spiritual gift of prophesy here and calling ABC television's Fall release "Cavemen" the worst idea for a television show ever.

Based on the GEICO pitchmen...
I really don't think I need to write anything else about that do you? Special guest stars: the GEICO Gecko, the Aflac Duck, and in a bizarre twist, the Adams Family's Thing returns to TV as the hands from Allstate.

Following trends, be sure to set your Tivo to record:
CBS - Elves - based on the Kellogg's Rice Krispies mascots Snap, Crackle, and Pop who star as three best friends rooming together at college. Laugh your misshapen hats off as these three elves learn to get along in the modern day college co-ed environment. And you just might learn something if you're not careful.

NBC - It's Chad! - featuring Chad from the Alltel spots along with his pals from the other major carriers. A buddy comedy that tries to answer the question, what level Dungeon Master are you?

FOX - Beer Girls (working title) - a reality contest show involving the spokes-models from the last 3 years of beer ads.

CW - Clear Away - a young adult drama starring the kids from recent acne cream commercials. So fresh and squeaky-clean, you'll barely notice all the cleavage and shirtless guys.

TBS - World's Funniest Commercials, hosted by Kevin Nealon - Some programs are shown free of commercial interruption...but not this one! Tune in Wednesday night for the only show on television that consists entirely of commercial interruption.

So bad, I didn't even need to make that one up.

So awful, a caveman would watch it.

Wasted time

5 minutes and 40 seconds of wasted time.
Watch the whole thing for the lame payoff, or scroll ahead to 5:09 to watch Napoleon and Bill dance.



If you make videos for trade shows, please don't do this.

Left behind

Special thanks this week to Randy Bonifield for his performance. And thanks to the nearly overwhelming chunk of email I received from a bunch of people.

Christians - it's OK to poke fun of ourselves, especially when we deserve it. It's also OK for everyone else to make fun of us when we get things wrong.



There's no way that I can actually debunk all of the misconceptions around the second-coming of Christ as portrayed in the Left Behind novels and movies. The only thing we can be sure of is that Jesus is coming back. We won't know when (like a thief in the night). It seems pretty likely that it will be in Jerusalem and he will come out of the East. We probably won't disappear and have our clothes Left Behind like it showed in the movie. What we're wearing might not matter so much.

What do you think about that?

If a comment isn't quite the right place for a question or thought you have around what I'm talking about, please don't hesitate to shoot a note my way: brianatkinson [at] mirthmobile.com

Go ahead and leave a comment if you want - I think this could be some good discussion.

A short list

Today I present this short list of random wackiness.
Please note that the items in this list are a bit of a departure from the usual wackiness. They are a little blue.

1) The dumbest spam message about, um... well aren't all spam messages about this?

"Make sure you have enough room in your car if you plan on enlarging your ____ ..."

Am I the only one getting these messages then?

2) The Wackiest video I've seen lately - Thanks Paul.
Neither I nor this website condones cheating on one's spouse. That is a really bad idea.

3) One for you cat haters - Mr. Marbles the prop dead cat
Please note, this is not a real cat - just a prop.