One of the most catchy commercial jingles I’ve ever heard. This ought to be sampled and used in techno musik.
It could even develop into a dance. Like Macarena.
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Old computer commercials bring a tear of joy or something to my eye or something:
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The time before Wikipedia, we all had long hair and wanted lexicons. I know I did.
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As the blog title implies: Some ways of selling out change, but the selling out remains.
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I wonder if Madness got any money for this. And I’m sure there’s a joke about the British and dental hygiene in there somewhere, but I can’t be arsed.
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Today, I don’t think you could advertise a candy as “something that squirts in your mouth.” I blame the internet for ruining a perfectly innocent word.
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Another “sign of times” thing: This might not pass anti-pedo muster today.
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When I was eight I borrowed a VHS with wrestling from a friend who was a bad influence on me. Turns out I didn’t like it back then either, but the colours! The hairdos! The cocaine and horse steroids!
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