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Whisper: just pay separate processing and shipping

posted about 1 year ago by tnmccoy | 2 comments
*Every time I see a documentary about a sunken ship and its investigation, the sea seems filled with snowflakes. I'm not a marine biologist. Does anyone know what those things are? They seem to be floating with the current and make the sunken ship...

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Hot off the presses from your friendly, retired CP

posted about 1 year ago by tnmccoy | 0 comments
*Looking for cheap phone service? A system called OOMA professes to give you free home phone service. BUT! Firstly, you have to have a working land-line, meaning your phone company still provides service for what? $20 a month? Then you have to buy...

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Mutual Harmony

posted over 2 years ago by tnmccoy | 0 comments
In my retirement years, I look more closely at commercials, ads, and movies; and the inconsistencies, poor grammar, and occasional misinformation stand out like red flags. I just don't think the current crop of writers is up to snuff, especially t...

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Ads--The Better to Frustrate You With

posted over 2 years ago by schlomo | 0 comments
I hate it when a store lures you in with a sales brochure proclaiming “15% off qualifying purchases including regular, sale, and clearance items storewide all day at Macy’s.” Of course, the key word is qualifying. If you read the fine print, look ...

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Catwoman Skins the Trencher

posted over 2 years ago by tnmccoy | 0 comments
I was saddened to hear of the recent death of pitchman Billy Mays. Apparently, he was a well-liked man---something I didn't know when I was writing barbs about his loud and rat-a-tat style. But his sometimes annoying commercials will always remain...

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Tiddly Winks and Golf

posted over 2 years ago by tnmccoy | 0 comments
A TV show was making fun of 'tiddley winks' the other night. But tell me, isn't tiddley winks a table version of golf? Except for the walking on the grass and hitting the sand traps, it's pretty much the same concept, and they should be accepted o...

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What Vince the Shamwow Man Did for Me!

posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 minutes later by BillCherry | 6 comments
<<-- Vince the Shamwow Man

SHAMWOW! WHAT VINCE THE SHAMWOW MAN DID FOR ME.

Ever since I was in about the third grade -- we're talking about 1948 -- I've had a girlfriend or a wife. Not at the same time. But that's what? 60 years?

So as ...

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posted over 3 years ago by Snizzle | 1 comment
Is it just me or is Eons becoming one great big commercial advertisement board?

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Maybe It's Your Duty NOT To Vote

posted over 3 years ago by Skids33 | 0 comments
Maybe It's Your Duty NOT To Vote--Youth Voter Organization Pushes Back Against John Stossel
By Nicole Belle Monday Oct 13, 2008 10:00am

The Bus Project saw that hacky special by John Stossel suggesting that maybe we shouldn't allow young people t...

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Will Romney's negative ads backfire?

posted over 4 years ago by JustMeMaybe | 0 comments
Romney is the only Republican supported by major talk show hosts Hannity and Limbaugh.

Romney has an ad suggesting a McCain-Kerry ticket. When McCain was interviewed regarding the ad, he was asked if he would entertain it. The short answer is tha...

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