Not so bright ideas
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captainsblogEleanor's trying out a new product to keep the bathtub a bit cleaner. It bills itself as the ultimate in PHD* technology. Ticky the button, shut the curtain, and it sprays the whole enclosure with descendants of the classic 80s Scrubbing Bubbles.
*Push Here, Dummy.
(Given that the makers of this product are also responsible for napalm, I'm not surprised they dropped the militaristic ad campaign.)
They are still sensitive to the needs of stupid people, however. For there, on the instruction label of the gizmo- similar to the one you see here
- is the line next to that red arrow, which reads, ....
[Poll #1737654]
(Answer later, below a cut)
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Meanwhile, outside the house, things are just about as goofy. With the economy being so dodgy, all sorts of fly-by-night businesses are making names for themselves- in this case, a rather stupid one. Yes, it's a new contractor, holding himself out- hopefully with a safety harness- as being your guy to go up and do all your overhead repairs. He's gone round to most of the local major intersections, competing with the Still Going Out Of Business furniture store and other assorted scams, to get the new firm out there on those annoying roadside stake signs. The business name?
Oy!
Will he work from sunrise to sunset?
Can he do the whole job at once or will he want to put in a.... Par-ti-SHUN?
And think of the subcontractors that'll have to come in: If I need a winch man, heidel deidel deidel....
Thanks. I'm here all week. Put down those tomatoes.
*Push Here, Dummy.
(Given that the makers of this product are also responsible for napalm, I'm not surprised they dropped the militaristic ad campaign.)
They are still sensitive to the needs of stupid people, however. For there, on the instruction label of the gizmo- similar to the one you see here
- is the line next to that red arrow, which reads, ....
[Poll #1737654]
(Answer later, below a cut)
----
Meanwhile, outside the house, things are just about as goofy. With the economy being so dodgy, all sorts of fly-by-night businesses are making names for themselves- in this case, a rather stupid one. Yes, it's a new contractor, holding himself out- hopefully with a safety harness- as being your guy to go up and do all your overhead repairs. He's gone round to most of the local major intersections, competing with the Still Going Out Of Business furniture store and other assorted scams, to get the new firm out there on those annoying roadside stake signs. The business name?
Oy!
Will he work from sunrise to sunset?
Can he do the whole job at once or will he want to put in a.... Par-ti-SHUN?
And think of the subcontractors that'll have to come in: If I need a winch man, heidel deidel deidel....
Thanks. I'm here all week. Put down those tomatoes.
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Date: 2011-05-03 11:59 pm (UTC)I...sort of haven't bought a refill for it in ages. Oops.
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Date: 2011-05-04 01:16 am (UTC)Fiddler on your Roof is fantastic. I'm trying to concoct a funny retort using Yentl but I'm coming up short.
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