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Stealing Christmas Gifts (where's McGruff the Crime Dog?)
I wonder why the French don't clean up the poop....hehehehehe. Seems so easy to make a body odor joke at this point. Yeah, I guess it's not technically shoplifting, if you make them take the skirt off. I think a better thing would've been to charge them for the skirt. Say "You could wear that out of here. But it's $39." (or whatever the price was). When the person then takes it off, you can call the cops. To me, let the police DECIDE if it warrants pressing charges. You never know if they have a record or are on probation, and some stunt like this gets more charges filed at them. Or, at the very least, they have to deal with the public humiliation.— December 28, 2009 9:18 a.m.
Unprepared Christmas Gifts
That's funny stuff, nan. I've read a few of your pieces and they are quite entertaining. I've only asked the Reader website folks, if we could get email updates if someone has posted on our blogs. And the only reason I asked that is a few people have left voice mails for me, saying that they've commented on a blog of mine and they are done with it. A few weeks later they check, and see a few people have commented on their comment, and they had no way of knowing that. I guess other websites send an email notification if anyone else comments after you, and they'd like that convenience.— December 27, 2009 2:20 p.m.
Unprepared Christmas Gifts
You see, nan. That's my point. I sometimes open them, and the link doesn't work. Other times I open them, and it takes forever. So, I waited 8 minutes to see a turkey dancing around, wishing me "Happy Thanksgiving". Other times, I see things come up that say by opening the thing, the company has access to blah blah blah. And I don't want this company putting me on their lists, or having access to blah blah blah. So I just don't open them anymore. Now, don't get me wrong. If someone wants to send me a nice email wishing me a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanza, or whatever holiday they celebrate, that's fine. I'll gladly read it, and respond in kind. That reminds me of how funny it was when I first moved out on my own. For years I did the Christmas card thing. And I always found it amusing when a good friend, wouldn't send a card. Until it was obvious they received my card, and then thought....oh no, we better send him one! They didn't think that it would probably arrive on December 27th, since they were sending it so late.— December 27, 2009 1:41 p.m.
Unprepared Christmas Gifts
e-cards are the worst. i hate opening them, and usually don't now. and the person receiving them, probably feels like...I dunno. the same way my grandmother felt when you would call and say "thanks for the $5 in the birthday card" instead of handwriting a nice 'thank you' note.— December 27, 2009 8:58 a.m.
Ho-Ho-How About a Cookie?
Hey...this post was made on Christmas morning! Yikes. At 3:45, you should be sleeping, or playing Stones songs at the Casbah! Yeah, it's always great when people get creative with the Christmas lights. Someone recently posted a YouTube video, which I ended up seeing on CNN. They took an instrumental Eric Johnson song, and had it choreographed brilliantly. I'm wondering what Al Gore would say about excessive Christmas light displays and the energy it wastes.— December 26, 2009 6:07 p.m.
Lofty, Bizarre
I thought I remembered a Peanuts character playing a Jew's Harp in an episode. Not positive. I have heard it played on The Who's "Join Together" and the Chili Peppers "Give it Away". Some people call it a Jaw Harp, which is a better name, as it is put in your mouth and plucked. The movement of your mouth can change the pitch of the sound coming out of it. I'm not sure how the flexible metal is used in conjunction with your teeth, or if 4 out of 5 dentists surveyed, would tell patients to avoid using such an instrument and would recomment a harmonica (regular "harp") over it.— December 26, 2009 6:04 p.m.
The Predictable Pandora's Box is Opening
This isn't 3D like that, Pete. It's not some cheesy thing that has asteroids hurling toward the screen, and you squirm in your seat. Hey...I got a group of friends and family going tonight. If you want to join us, and you don't like it, I'll give you the $20 back for your ticket.— December 26, 2009 5:57 p.m.
Crazy Calls to 911
Didn't miss it, Story. I covered it a few blogs back. I think I make a joke about it being Grand Theft Auto that was being played.— December 26, 2009 5:56 p.m.
The Predictable Pandora's Box is Opening
Pete, go see the movie and then comment.— December 25, 2009 10:12 a.m.
The Predictable Pandora's Box is Opening
I don't buy that, Ponzi. I thought when Tarantino did Pulp Fiction, that that would be the new way movies were made. Because, every storyline has been done before: the underdog athlete, boy meets girl/loses girl, etc. Yet, Pulp Fiction (even though someone recently bugged me about how anyone can like a director that "borrows" from so many other movies) was interesting because of the dialogue between the actors while doing these various crazy things (overdosing, killing someone, throwing a fight, etc). Yet, we saw a few similar style approaches in movies, but it didn't become the norm. And I don't think what we saw in Avatar will become the norm. It'll be too expensive, and not worth it. Especially when a movie like Paranormal Activity, can be made for $18,000 and make millions and millions.— December 24, 2009 10:26 a.m.