Random dumb thoughtsThis page is to put those little weirdnesses of life that don't really fit anywhere else, or aren't worth a page of their own Thursday, May 13, 2004Offensive inscrutable commercial, reduxI'm sitting here minding my business, and suddenly, an announcer describes a bunch of people waiting on line at a copying machine. The first one has heartburn, the next indigestion, the next nausea, followed by upset stomach, and the last one has diarrhea (for which she grabs her butt). They proceed into a kind of limbo in which they act out all these symptoms over and over. The cure for all this? Pepto-Bismol. Now, I love that stuff, but I may have to look for other medication. Bastards. .: posted by Lily Thursday, May 13, 2004Monday, May 10, 2004Today, part of my childhood disappears....I heard about the deaths of Alan King and Olive Osmond. I'll start with the one that didn't hit me all that hard, dear Olive. It's just that so much of my early childhood had to do with purple socks, and being a little bit country and rock and roll. Mom Osmond is no more.As for Alan King, I always found him funny, in a way that comedians don't do anymore -- your Bob Newhart-Woody Allen standup genre. I also went to high school with his daughter. He always seemed like the kind of guy you could know and be comfortable around. I think we used to have one of his comedy books at home, too, because I remember reading it -- although it could have been a library book. I always liked the guy, and will miss him. .: posted by Lily Monday, May 10, 2004 |
