Anyone else find the woman’s laughter in this Quiznos ad somewhat unsettling?
“It’s not lacking any meat and that’s what real women need.”
Apparently it’s not sex but freakishly awkward laughter that sells sandwiches.
Bat meets owl!
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From the Tim & Eric Awesome Show.
You gotta put down the duckie if you wanna play the saxophone.
Listen to Put Down The Duckie
Popular artists selling their music for use in advertising is nothing new. In some camps, it’s viewed as being a shrewd business move and in others, it’s viewed as selling out. But regardless of where you sit on that fence, you know it’s bound to happen.
When I saw this ad for Kraft cheese crumbles,
I thought, “Of course! They must be crumbelievable.” I also thought, “What the hell happened to EMF?!!”
But the other day I heard this ad for Outback Steakhouse on my car radio and I just about drove off the road.
I thought I must be dreaming. Chocolate and peanut butter are two great tastes that go great together, but Elephant 6 and steak?!!
Then I saw the TV ad,
and I knew it was true.
*sigh*
I’m going to take solace in the fact that the folks at Outback Steakhouse appreciate good indie pop.
They appreciate it so much to have forever altered the meaning of Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games) in the same way that Golden Grahams altered the meaning of The Turtles’ Happy Together, the lyrics of which, I now think go something like this:
Imagine me and you / and you and me / together eating Golden Grahams / so happily / that crispy graham and honey taste / was meant to be / so happy together!
*sigh*
In the original Wraith Pinned to the Mist, Of Montreal sang:
Maybe I’ll never die / I’ll just keep growing younger with you / And you’ll grow younger too.
Somehow I think that just might be impossible while enjoying a blooming onion at a mediocre chain restaurant.
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A couple of months ago I received a copy of The Weird Al Show: The Complete Series but it wasn’t until recently that I actually had time to sit down and watch it. We’ve previously featured a clip of Weird Al interviewing Eminem, but in case you don’t remember, The Weird Al Show was a short-lived Saturday morning TV series on CBS during the late ’90s that resembled UHF mixed with a Weird Al version of Pee Wee’s Playhouse.
Weird Al lived in a decked out cave with his pet hamster, Harvey, and was visited by a rotating cast of characters and guests, including Emo Phillips, Stan Freberg, and Dr. Demento, and sprinkled with occasional appearances by bands like Barenaked Ladies and Hanson.
The show’s animated theme pretty much sums it up.
The show can be alternately grating, especially after hearing Weird Al’s whiny voice for several hours in a row, and hilarious verging on brilliant, like the time when Randy “Machoman” Savage visits the show to cheer up Al after his cave has been robbed.
Interestingly, Machoman almost cancelled his appearance when he found out he was supposed to lose to a hamster, but finally acquiesced when he learned it wasn’t a girl hamster.
The 3-DVD set features all 13 episodes, special commentaries, The Evolution of ‘Fatman’, concept art, storyboards, and even a chance to karaoke to the show’s theme song.
- Listen to The Weird Al Show Theme
Buy The Weird Al Show from Amazon
Rent The Weird Al Show from Netflix
