September 02 2010
Lady Diana and Other Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 4:05 pm
Controversy: An underwear ad in China using an illustration of the late Lady Diana has outraged people in the UK. Unveiled on the 13th anniversary of her death, the campaign at Shenzhen airport in southern China mortified some British travelerswith the tagline, “Feel the romance of British royalty”. Read more here.
Picture this: Waterblasting in Manhattan – before and after.
Today in religion: Need a little help shifting your overpriced bungalow, but don’t want to meet the market on price? Try the “St. Joseph the Worker Home Sellers Kit”.
Celebrity: Recognise this actor from his younger days?
Retro: Beautifully illustrated and kinda gruesome Safety Manual for Kids. “Bill lost and eye and Joe lost a leg”…Hell it’s dangerous out there!
Video: Dog food ad from the 80s or a parody lifted from a sketch show?
September 2nd, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Is it Ian McKellen?
September 2nd, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Yes it is. I looked and looked and couldn’t get it…not good with faces, me…or, names!
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Is it weird that I want to hide in an abandoned ice box now? And hide in a leaf pile?
September 7th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
I thought the comment by toadbile was hilarous:
“As the school year went by, many of the desks were gradually replaced by crosses. Life was tough back then. Sometimes the crippled kids had to take turns at the wheelchairs, so lunchtime was kind of rushed. By seventh grade i just gave up and hid in the basement (with my fire extinguisher) until i turned twenty one and could out run the police.”
September 11th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
“Always use string to fly a kite, never wire”. What the..?
Wish I’d seen this about 30 years ago. “Sorry about your bully of a son ma’am. I had *no* idea the wire of my kite in a Wellington southerly would do *that* to him. Would you like me to help you carry home his head?”
September 21st, 2010 at 2:09 am
The video is from a Canadian sketch show from the early eighties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_City_Television
The actor is none other than a young Eugene Levy!