cute kids … ??

The Eyebrows advert is a British advertising campaign launched by Cadbury plc in 2009 to promote their Dairy Milk-brand chocolate.

The advert features two children, a boy and a girl, sitting in front of a grey backdrop at a photographer’s studio. When the photographer leaves the shot to answer the telephone, the boy presses a button on his watch, at which point “Don’t Stop The Rock” by Freestyle Express begins to play. …

Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.

proof of Global Snowing

Ha, Global Snowing deniers. Take this.

May 29th, 2010. Bragg Creek, Alberta.

This was the most snow on that date for that location for 6000 years!

If it continues at this rate, the town will be buried 700 feet deep in snow by 2012.

Thanks Jude.

new Google phone, almost FREE

New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users’ Ears

The new feature reduces Google phone users’ cell phone costs while providing them with unobtrusive, personalized ads delivered in a friendly whisper.

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KFC – Quadruple Down sandwich

I couldn’t resist.

… two thick and juicy boneless white meat chicken filets (Original Recipe® or Grilled), two pieces of bacon, two melted slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and Colonel’s Sauce. …

It’s as disgustingly delicious as it looks!

… the sodium content is high — a whopping 1,380 milligrams — more than a half-teaspoon’s worth of salt. For comparison’s sake, the American Heart Association recommends people eat less than 1,500 mg of sodium in an entire day.

Considering the rising consciousness on healthy eating — from rules that will require calorie counts on menus nationwide to Jamie Oliver teaching kids in West Virginia to make better food choices — it was pretty gutsy of KFC to market a product that sandwiches bacon and mayo-based sauce between two pieces of fried chicken.

Still, KFC’s new creation might surprise you a little on the nutritional front. At 540 calories, the Double Down, though not exactly a dieting food, is 90 calories lighter than McDonald’s Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich. …

NPR – The Nutritional Lowdown On KFC’s Double Down


UPDATE – Is it really 540 calories? Or more like 1190 calories?

This crime against humanity will not be sold in Canada. America’s rank as the most obese major nation is safe, for now.

And just in case Wendy’s wants to challenge, KFC has this “sandwich” in the lab …

(via This is why you’re Fat)

acoustic medley of TV show music

A one man band, Fredrik, of learnguitarez.net.

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0:01 Two and a Half Men
0:22 The Simpsons
0:36 O.C
1:00 Naruto
1:11 Family Guy
1:41 Married with Children
1:57 Cheers
2:16 That 70’s Show
2:41 Big Love
2:58 Freaks and Geeks
3:18 Malcolm in the Middle
3:35 X-Files
3:55 Firefly
4:09 The Office
4:24 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
4:44 Scrubs
4:54 True Blood
5:27 Charles in Charge
5:38 The Big Bang Theory
5:55 How I Met Your Mother
6:05 Mission Impossible
6:14 Friends

Thanks Warren.

Stouffers suicide prevention tips

Here’s a company that’s willing to admit their customers are desperate and despondent. Kudos.

Stouffers says the suicide prevention tips are available on all single serving microwavable dinners whether you enjoy veal parmigiana alone or beef stroganoff alone.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Kate.

Update: If those products appeal, check out a great book BFF: Microwave Cooking for One

I must love the dentist

As a kid I had a horrible dentist. And rotten teeth.

I shunned dentists and avoided their haunts.

Older and wiser, two years ago I flew twice to Mazatlan for major dental work.

Last year I got some work done in Kathmandu.

Over the last week in La Paz, Mexico I’ve spent some quality time with my new dentist, Dr. Lorenia Estrada.

… at least 6 extractions, 5 fillings, 3 long temporary bridges, more …

At times lying back in the chair, trying to relax, trying even to sleep, I believe I turned into Patty Hearst. It was Stockholm syndrome, for sure.

I started to get emotionally attached to my captors. My punishment flashed me back to earlier in the day, floating on an air mattress in the outdoor hot tub at the hotel pool. The dentist’s harsh light reminded me of the tropical sun between palm fronds.

Am I going mad in the Apocalypse Now sense of the word?

giant caveman in Grants Pass, Oregon

Have you yet made the pilgrimage?

Chosen one of 21 colossal roadside statues not to miss in North America, you can’t miss this one.

Caveman, Grants Pass, Oregon

Constructed by the “Caveman Club” in 1971, this lummox was tragically vandalized July 4th, 2004. Thank God a local business man chipped in the $2,500 for repair.