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Anyone else see the Maya Rudolph M&M commercial? spoiler? - . Jan 25, 18:08 1
- Fine...er was it male or female characterized candies? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 18:11
My old propane company charged me four times as much as .y current propane company but they just delivered whenever they were in the neighborhood - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 25, 17:56
Just from watching this video, you will love this man. -- (link) - The Allfather Jan 25, 17:41
This will be LIR but, MTG making a push to be Trump’s VP running mate -- nm* - Flavorize Jan 25, 17:30 1
- They just didn't want to be overshadowed by the D&D fuckup last week -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:34
Well, it was bound to happen. - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 16:59 4
- If you find a few extra bags of cash laying around after making your meetings can I have one? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 18:02
- We’re not surprised. You’ve always been shady. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 17:08 2
  - Yeah, but at least now I get to be *paid* for being shady! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:09 1
    - does that get you hotel room discounts in Vegas? - Peglegpete Jan 25, 17:26
Titans and Doom Patrol cancelled at HBO Max. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 16:58 6
- this is reaching the point of avant garde art statement. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 17:30
- Well, shit. I was hoping for a final hurrah. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:14 3
  - Both series were told in advance, and are wrapping up the series. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 17:35 2
    - Ah, I see, season 4A just wrapped up, and season 4B will contain the final episodes where they knew the end was coming -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 23:09
    - Oh. Maybe that's not so bad. (Unless that gets axed too.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:37
- lol does James Gunn know? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 17:00
Diamond Sports and Bally RSNs can’t pay their next loan. - The Allfather Jan 25, 16:46 3
- Who saw this coming? Oh, literally everyone? Ok then. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 17:08
- Oh no. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 16:59
- couldn't happen to a nicer parent company -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 16:47
The admin at the school where the 6 year old shot a teacher was warned 3 times that day that he might have a weapon and did nothing. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 25, 16:32 1
- does not compute -- nm - rollo Jan 25, 16:34
IMO Hanks is kinda bad in Elvis -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 16:25 1
- it's a choice, for sure . . . - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 16:27
That fatal accident on New Year's Eve with the American Eagle ramp employee seems to be the employee tragically not following procedure - JD Jan 25, 16:24 4
- I had no idea an idle engine has that much suction, I could see it when it is powered up -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 18:08
- Your subject line undersells how badly she failed. Two pre job briefs within minutes of the event and multiple warnings while the plane sat. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 17:08 2
  - Or how badly her training or the briefings failed. -- nm - mafic Jan 25, 18:25
  - It also sounds like they almost lost 3 different people. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 18:18
The difference between Junior High and Middle School isn’t about which grades are in it, it’s about the approach. - Volnelk Jan 25, 15:56 3
- That must have changed at some point. - the wrong element Jan 25, 16:18
- Huh, ours was technically both then. We moved in packs in 6th grade as transition to more HS style in 7th. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 16:16
- I don’t think middle schools exist where I am then. I’ve never heard of that. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 16:12
Here's an ST thread we've never done. Post a memorable childhood commercial from your hometown! -- (link) - David Jan 25, 14:59 [youtube] 48
- Don for Don's Guns -- (link) - Remlik Jan 25, 18:12 [youtube]
- "Meet me at Bergner's." -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:00 [youtube] 1
  - I do not remember this one. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 17:14
- Here's a government promotion about how you can come from Tasmania and still be successful! -- (link) - Roger More Jan 25, 16:53 1
  - I'm only two ads in, but this compilation is a goldmine -- (link) - Roger More Jan 25, 16:59 [youtube]
- I feel like gambling and cocaine addict Mattress Mac is a huge step down from Wolfman and Donna. -- (link) - Qale Jan 25, 16:41 [youtube]
- I think the only ads I recall were for a TV program called The Prize Movie. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 25, 16:40 [youtube]
- My hometown didn't have television or commercial radio ;) And most of our magazines were from the U.K. -- nm - Meg Jan 25, 16:35
- My hometown hasn't had more than 600 residents since the 40's. - the wrong element Jan 25, 16:23
- Zachary All (precursor to Men's Warehouse) don't remember the commercial but when we went there for my bar mitzvah suit I was served by Zak himself -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 16:18 1
  - Go see Cal, go see Cal....largest and apparently most crooked used car dealer in So cal, ran commercials all night long -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 18:15
- GHOULARDI Papa Oom Mow Mow -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 25, 16:00 [youtube]
- There was a TAL story about this one. -- (link) - mafic Jan 25, 15:50 [youtube]
- This is mister excitement himself! -- (link) - Reagen Jan 25, 15:39 [youtube] 1
  - two of my cousins are in this ad -- (link) - Reagen Jan 25, 15:41 [youtube]
- Does a promo for a cable access show count? -- (link) - Todd Manning Jan 25, 15:33 [youtube]
- My hometown was too small to do anything memorable. The nearest TV stations were hundreds of kilometres away. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 15:32 7
  - Hmm, actually, there was a hyper local tv station, now that I think about it. But I don't recall any ads from it. - Beryllium Jan 25, 15:35 6
    - what about the guy that had the victoria furniture stores? -- nm - gort Jan 25, 16:40 5
      - Dodd's -- (link) - gort Jan 25, 17:10 [youtube] 4
        
        wow, compared to the average Dodd's ad I've seen over the years (decades?) that one is high quality! -- nm - mud Jan 25, 17:27
        
        "We won't be undersold!" - yes; but I lived 300km north of Victoria at the time. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:27 2
        
        United Furniture Warehouse was another one -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:27 1
        
        Also! My couch, that I bought 12 years ago, is from Dodd's. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:28
- Oh god these guys... -- (link) - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 15:29 [youtube] 4
  - Ugh. And my brother shops there regularly. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:04 1
    - Ewwwww, Pekín. - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 17:13
  - wtf -- nm - mud Jan 25, 15:34
  - Buy a couch, get whipped by an old man!!!!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:31
- I don’t remember any specific one of these, but his ads offering a free haircut were so ubiquitous, there’s even a song about them -- (link) - znufrii Jan 25, 15:25 [youtube] 1
  - Here’s the song -- (link) - znufrii Jan 25, 15:27
- This is for L'Amour which was a concert venue in Brooklyn. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 25, 15:21 [youtube] 2
  - This one for The Grand Prospect Hall was much more memorable... -- (link) - Krusty Jan 25, 15:22 [youtube] 1
    - “We make your dreams come true!” -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 15:27
- - -- (link) - Ender Jan 25, 15:10 [youtube]
- This is from the 80's and it's the worst of the worst. - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:10 [youtube] 2
  - Oh man, eagle man. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 15:41
  - whoa -- nm - mud Jan 25, 15:11
- DC was our "hometown" stations. Jhoon Rhee Self Defense was the gold standard for local ads -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 15:07 [youtube] 2
  - Exactly the one I was thinking of -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 16:14
  - OMG! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:28
- The first one that came to mind was Empire Carpet but they later went national. I'll have to think. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 15:07 6
  - I remember some furniture company that used to advertise during WGN's Saturday night "creature features" shows. - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:09
  - Here’s Victory Auto Wreckers but there’s much worse trying to come out. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 25, 15:41 [youtube] 2
    - This is definitely a classic. Seems it ran for 30 years. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:57 1
      - I’m trying to think of a lawyer commercial that was super low budget and always ran on daytime tv but can’t come to me. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 16:07
  - Yeah, that one and Menard's, but they are both regional/national. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 15:18 1
    - Everytime we pass a Menard's I use that commercial voice to shout out Me-NARDS!!!! I'm so lucky my wife still loves me. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:28
oh look another Republican charged with possession of child pornography - Jovian Jan 25, 14:41 7
- Having the name of the content right there in the file name certainly was smart. They should do this more often. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 16:49
- To keep the ugh in one thread: Facebook reinstating Trump -- (link) - TWuG Jan 25, 14:53 2
  - I never knew he was on facebook. I never got a friend request from him! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:33 1
    - I never knew the guy, Zunk. I take pictures with people all the time. But I never knew the guy. -- nm - Trump Jan 25, 16:57
- (youth pastor, in case you're wondering who the real groomers are) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 14:51
- his forehead looks like he walked into his wife's fist with what used to be her wedding ring -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 14:44
- Gosh, he doesn't look at all the type. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:42
The King will be allowed to return FB and Instagram in the upcoming weeks. His banned has been lifted. -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 14:18 8
- So ignore my above then. - TWuG Jan 25, 14:54 2
  - Heh. Spoils - Beryllium Jan 25, 15:06 1
    - Yea I should probably be more specific. -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 15:43
- Thanks, Mark. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:36
- I will delete my account on that day. -- nm - Pippy the Substitute Teacher Jan 25, 14:31 1
  - I’m probably not going to delete my account but I’ll take down all of my posts and delete the app from my phone (again) -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 25, 14:37
- swell -- nm - mud Jan 25, 14:21 1
  - Now now, this coming autocracy isnt going to happen all by itself. Gonna need some assists. -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 14:28
James at 15 star Lance Kerwin dies at 62 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 14:12 1
- Salems Lot kid! -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 14:43
Adult Swim has ordered new episodes of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force,' almost eight years after it was canceled -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 13:55 3
- Rick and Morty's replacement series. Hah. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 14:19
- Bob Hearts Abishola’ Renewed for Fifth Season on CBS -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 13:55 1
  - Amazon inks deal with Critical Role for The Mighty Nein animated series -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 25, 13:56
Being Australian, not having pants is ranked #3 on my list of problematic things about the A&W mascot - Roger More Jan 25, 13:49 1
- When are they going to that Daffy Duck...now there's a pervert -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 16:20
NY Dem party makes the FL Dem party look like the PA Dem party -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 13:47
WD - that system is in place in most provinces through junior high - Reagen Jan 25, 13:42 19
- Is it still called junior high in Canada? I think in jsut about all the US it's middle school now. - loosilu Jan 25, 13:44 18
  - Try looking in the south or the midwest. - the wrong element Jan 25, 15:44
  - We have a mix but a lot are still called junior high and some intermediate school. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 14:21 1
    - I think that's the only place I've heard of with junior high. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:38
  - is grade 8 middle school? I think that's where the whole system falls apart, most places 567 is middle school, 8-9 is junior high, 10-12 high. right? -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 25, 13:49 14
    - I don't think I've ever seen a place with middle and ju ior high. - the wrong element Jan 25, 15:54
    - Primary K-6, secondary 7-12 -- nm - mafic Jan 25, 15:04
    - Here, it’s K-3 elementary, 4-5 upper elementary, 6-8 middle, 9-12 high. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 25, 14:26 3
      - We have same except called elementary, intermediate, middle, and high. Different buildings but close except the high school. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 14:45 1
        
        Smart, teach kids somewhat early that sometimes things just don't make sense. - the wrong element Jan 25, 15:48
      - Never heard of that one before. All different schools? -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:37
    - Four levels?! Elementary 1-5, Middle 6-8, High 9-12 -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 14:09 2
      - Oh and similar to below when I was in 5th grade they made 6 middle. I was the year of the switch. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 14:10 1
        
        Me too!!!!! But I'm guessing it was a little earlier in the century. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 14:47
    - For me growing up: 1-6 elementary. 7-8 middle school/junior high. 9-12 high school - oblique Jan 25, 13:59 3
      - Same here. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 14:21
      - For me it was k-6 Elementary, 7-9 Jr High, 10-12 High, but they've since moved to k-5 Elementary, 6-8 Middle, and 9-12 High -- nm - Ender Jan 25, 14:04
      - I was in Catholic school which is 1-8. Public elementary was 1-6 and Junior High was 7-8. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:00
    - All I know is that I have not seen any schools called "junior high" in a very long time. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 13:59
I just booked a hotel in detroit that has a resort fee as well. detroit?? -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 25, 13:37 10
- The tub is a jacuzzi. Feels like paradise. -- nm - VMan Jan 25, 15:42
- The hotel I booked in Jacksonville had a "resort fee" as well. Which is why I'm not staying with that chain again. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 14:14
- why on earth are you going there? -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:01 2
  - It is the Rock City, loosi -- nm - decline Jan 25, 14:16 1
    - So, you're allowed to trash your room. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 14:39
- Barbarian 2 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 13:46 1
  - heh -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 13:57
- Should be a reverse resort fee … maybe clean water is what they’re tacking on a fee for? -- nm - Flavorize Jan 25, 13:41 2
  - Oh you wanted *clean water. *doubles mandy's fee* -- nm - con_carne Jan 25, 14:14 1
    - 🤣—I heard they got the guys from KISS to be the bellhops -- nm - Flavorize Jan 25, 14:43
Hollywood Reporter's exec editor takes a first crack at predicting the order of finish in all the Oscar races -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:34 1
- Best song for Rihanna is the only one I could predict with any confidence. -- nm - Loyola Jan 25, 13:40
CNN airing the Murdaugh trial's opening statements and the defense attorney is *the worst* -- nm - mud Jan 25, 13:30
DEADLINE: Bella Ramsey Says ‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2 Is “Likely” (and I'm thinking wasn't that a given?) -- (link) - mud Jan 25, 13:24 3
- It's WBD, it's not a given that they finish airing season one. -- nm - the wrong element Jan 25, 13:27 2
  - The more successful it is, the bigger the tax writeoff! -- nm - Dano Jan 25, 13:33
  - Ha! -- nm - David Jan 25, 13:30
Barnes and Noble is offering 25% off preorders today (online only). -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 13:21 3
- "offering 25% off predators today (online only)" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 13:26 2
  - Have a seat, right over there. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 13:29
  - you want a nice hyena, don't you? -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 13:28

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