I remember as a kid seeing some of the best commercials I've seen in my entire life. True, there have been some good commericals this year but these are some of my favorites:
I still use these bags today!
Make 7-Up yours!
Classic Halo 3 commercial
One of the best Super Bowl commercials I've ever seen in my entire life! I still remember laughing the first time I saw this, way back when!
Wassup!!!!!!!!!!
This reminds me of when I went to Sardinia, not speaking a word of Italian. I said in Spanish (and they understodd me) that I'd like some chips and water. Keep in mind this was at 10 p.m. at night. They say, "Prego!" (You're welcome). I look at them and ask, "Prego?" They say, "Prego!" This goes on back and forth for about two minutes until the waitress had enough and walked away.
A good way to end this roundup.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Those Songs...
Alright, so we all know those songs whose lyrics have passed into pop culture long after their heyday is over. Well, two of them I knew quite well but had not heard them. The first is "Rock the Casbah" by the Clash. I was going to embed it here but they don't allow embedding. Anyway, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY
I had heard about the song some time ago in a computer game review book back in the mid '90s and finally heard it for the first time in 2006.
The second video needs no introduction:
I actually got dressed up as an Egyptian pharaoh for Breakfast Club, like I usually do. The first video they're blasting from the TV in the bar when I got inside nice and early at 7 am yesterday before the game was this song. Someone looked at me and said, "Hey man! You gotta get up there and dance! You're dressed the part!" Indeed, I was...
I had heard about the song some time ago in a computer game review book back in the mid '90s and finally heard it for the first time in 2006.
The second video needs no introduction:
I actually got dressed up as an Egyptian pharaoh for Breakfast Club, like I usually do. The first video they're blasting from the TV in the bar when I got inside nice and early at 7 am yesterday before the game was this song. Someone looked at me and said, "Hey man! You gotta get up there and dance! You're dressed the part!" Indeed, I was...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
[password mystery] who and for what
I didn't intend to post again this evening but a curious thing happened today and we were discussing it. Certain ideas occurred to us as to what it meant.
Basically, this came to one of my emails but not the usual one:
Someone seemed to want to sign in to bloghounds email, which is the one we use for new membership requests. This person pretended that he/she had lost the password and asked for it to be sent. The weakness in this argument is that how would he/she know where it would have been sent? And why would anyone want to get into the bloghounds email anyway?
The alternative was that he/she was not interested in getting in but wanted to go through the question and answer thing to get them to send the password but somehow didn't get the answers right. Again, why would anyone want the bloghounds password? It only works with that account and there are other passwords for the other sections.
Any ideas on this?
Basically, this came to one of my emails but not the usual one:
Sorry, we are unable to release your password because the information
you have provided does not match our records.
Details of the request:
For account: bloghounds@email.com
Password be sent to :
Request from IP address : 41.207.15.136
Request Date/Time : 2008-09-21 14:27:08 GMT
Someone seemed to want to sign in to bloghounds email, which is the one we use for new membership requests. This person pretended that he/she had lost the password and asked for it to be sent. The weakness in this argument is that how would he/she know where it would have been sent? And why would anyone want to get into the bloghounds email anyway?
The alternative was that he/she was not interested in getting in but wanted to go through the question and answer thing to get them to send the password but somehow didn't get the answers right. Again, why would anyone want the bloghounds password? It only works with that account and there are other passwords for the other sections.
Any ideas on this?
[new uniforms released] for pollies and bankers
Calvin Klein* have released new uniforms for the pollies and the senior bankers to more accurately reflect their level of competence and allow the general public to see one coming.
On the left, a white suit symbolizes the pollies' preferred image but the black tie and shoes symbolize their hearts and level of competence.
On the right, this remarkable suit will now enable you to recognize a banker approaching a decision and allows you to intervene before he does any more damage.
Calvin Klein are confident the uniforms will catch on with the general public, if not the wearers themselves.
* Disclaimer: Calvin Klein wish it to be known that they have released nothing of the kind.
On the left, a white suit symbolizes the pollies' preferred image but the black tie and shoes symbolize their hearts and level of competence.
On the right, this remarkable suit will now enable you to recognize a banker approaching a decision and allows you to intervene before he does any more damage.
Calvin Klein are confident the uniforms will catch on with the general public, if not the wearers themselves.
* Disclaimer: Calvin Klein wish it to be known that they have released nothing of the kind.
[miracles] believer or sceptic
Really like this one - here is the summary:
* Martyr in Naples from 305 A.D. had his blood collected by a nun into a phial - blood now dried, of course;
* Twice a year, on specific religious festival days, the blood turns liquid;
* Locals believe if it doesn't liquify, disaster will strike;
* Five times it hasn't liquified and disaster struck, last time in 1980 when 3000 died;
* Sceptics say it is the moving of the phial on those two days which turns the blood liquid - rest of the year it stays untouched. Some say thixotropy.
Do you believe in miracles?
[murder] when is it and when isn't it
Categories of murder and manslaughter, in general and simplistic terms
United Kingdom
Murder with malice aforethought [including transferred malice], attempted murder, manslaughter voluntary and involuntary [death by dangerous driving a sub-category] and accident. There is no duress or necessity in English law. There is mens rea [guilty mind] and strict liability [statutory].
United States
First problem is dual sovereignty - state or federal. Under the general term homicide, murder is included, with degrees.
1st Degree is pre-meditated, planned out or particularly cruel. 2nd Degree is not planned out. 3rd Degree may be called manslaughter in some places.
Canada
Closer to the US in the two degrees and then manslaughtrer and infanticide.
Australia
Varies by state, generally as in English law but in NSW, provocation is a defence and in Victoria, killing an unborn child when it might have been born is an offence.
To specific situations
You'll remember the man who stabbed an intruder in his house who carried a machete and was jailed for stabbing him 16 times. The judge considered he'd used excessive violence and had meted out his own punishement. This one brings in all manner of considerations and we've just been discussing it.
I took the point of view that when the burglar entered the front yard, this was trespass and needs discretion - what if it was kids chasing their lost football? However, the moment there is an attempt to force entry to the swelling, the law must change to Englishman's home is his castle and it doesn't matter a damn how much violence you used to protect your family.
My friend mentioned a US state, [perhaps Texas, not sure], where if you gun down an intruder, they give you $5000 and any legal fees plus the county will sue the court which passes a negative judgement against you. That sounds only a little OTT to me but it seems to have reduced crime of this nature by 40%.
Considerations and opinions on them
Discretion
The whole homicide legislation needs to be rewritten into priority order by degree and nuance, with fixed penalties attached to them, except for 10% discretionary leeway to take into account specific instances such as those below.
Mitigating circumstances
Including intent [mens rea], severity, reasonable care, justification and result.
More situations
* Wife drives him out of his tree with her nagging yet hasn't left him - he snaps, doesn't know his own strength in his rage.
* Wife stores up the hatred of an abusive husband for years and then plans and carries out his killing; alternatively, she snaps one night and stabs him.
* Euthanasia.
* Two youths play a game of chicken with guns - very real possibility of death or accident, weapon goes off and kills one youth.
* Assassin aims for a politician, politician moves at the last second and bullet kills his wife instead.
* Assassin is CIA Manchurian Candidate [diminished responsibility].
* Monster threatens society e.g. Stalin.
United Kingdom
Murder with malice aforethought [including transferred malice], attempted murder, manslaughter voluntary and involuntary [death by dangerous driving a sub-category] and accident. There is no duress or necessity in English law. There is mens rea [guilty mind] and strict liability [statutory].
United States
First problem is dual sovereignty - state or federal. Under the general term homicide, murder is included, with degrees.
1st Degree is pre-meditated, planned out or particularly cruel. 2nd Degree is not planned out. 3rd Degree may be called manslaughter in some places.
Canada
Closer to the US in the two degrees and then manslaughtrer and infanticide.
Australia
Varies by state, generally as in English law but in NSW, provocation is a defence and in Victoria, killing an unborn child when it might have been born is an offence.
To specific situations
You'll remember the man who stabbed an intruder in his house who carried a machete and was jailed for stabbing him 16 times. The judge considered he'd used excessive violence and had meted out his own punishement. This one brings in all manner of considerations and we've just been discussing it.
I took the point of view that when the burglar entered the front yard, this was trespass and needs discretion - what if it was kids chasing their lost football? However, the moment there is an attempt to force entry to the swelling, the law must change to Englishman's home is his castle and it doesn't matter a damn how much violence you used to protect your family.
My friend mentioned a US state, [perhaps Texas, not sure], where if you gun down an intruder, they give you $5000 and any legal fees plus the county will sue the court which passes a negative judgement against you. That sounds only a little OTT to me but it seems to have reduced crime of this nature by 40%.
Considerations and opinions on them
Discretion
The whole homicide legislation needs to be rewritten into priority order by degree and nuance, with fixed penalties attached to them, except for 10% discretionary leeway to take into account specific instances such as those below.
Mitigating circumstances
Including intent [mens rea], severity, reasonable care, justification and result.
More situations
* Wife drives him out of his tree with her nagging yet hasn't left him - he snaps, doesn't know his own strength in his rage.
* Wife stores up the hatred of an abusive husband for years and then plans and carries out his killing; alternatively, she snaps one night and stabs him.
* Euthanasia.
* Two youths play a game of chicken with guns - very real possibility of death or accident, weapon goes off and kills one youth.
* Assassin aims for a politician, politician moves at the last second and bullet kills his wife instead.
* Assassin is CIA Manchurian Candidate [diminished responsibility].
* Monster threatens society e.g. Stalin.
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