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The McDonald’s quantum

The McDonald’s quantum

Jun 20, 2012 / 5:00 am

In physics, a quantum is the minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction. Now, far be from me to act like the meaning of that statement is...

The soda suckup

The soda suckup

Jun 13, 2012 / 5:00 am

Paddy Spence is a putz. Is that harsh? A little over the top perhaps? I am being rather coarse, of course. The word putz is Yiddish for penis after all. Still,...

But do you approve?

But do you approve?

Jun 6, 2012 / 5:00 am

How often do we pat ourselves on the back for the more progressive notions and attitudes we hold? You know what I mean. Some senior citizen pops off about...

Man vs. emotion

Man vs. emotion

May 30, 2012 / 5:00 am

They’re only pants. It’s just a bunch of fabric sewn together to cover off somebody’s legs, butt and crotch in one easy garment – aka...

Trust you?

Trust you?

May 23, 2012 / 5:00 am

So who do you trust? Your friends? Family? Some deeply baritoned news anchor? Maybe that friendly kid at the gas station with the disconcertingly large goiter...

The smell of anarchy?

The smell of anarchy?

May 16, 2012 / 5:00 am

Ahh, yes the intoxicating romance of revolution. Surely you know of the feeling. The shouts of the rushing crowds, the roar of the cannons, bombs and...

Not racist, just stupid

Not racist, just stupid

May 9, 2012 / 5:00 am

I was an actor once. Not famous (obviously) or even that particularly good but I was indeed a bona fide, union card-carrying actor. In fact, you may remember me...

Leechvertising

Leechvertising

May 2, 2012 / 5:00 am

Do you know Ashley Madison? How about Noel Biderman? Not ringing any bells? Okay, I’ll give you a hint: they’re kind of the same person. You see...

Cookies & boobs: people love them

Cookies & boobs: people love them

Apr 25, 2012 / 5:00 am

The male fascination with breasts is fairly understandable, at least to my mind. When it comes to guys, the triumvirate of awesome almost always includes food,...

Zoom-zoom? More like doom-doom...

Zoom-zoom? More like doom-doom...

Apr 18, 2012 / 5:00 am

Pity poor Mazda. It’s been a long time since they set the world on fire with such cutting-edge vehicular cool as the RX-7, or even their chirpy cute...

Being evil

Being evil

Apr 11, 2012 / 5:00 am

“Don’t be evil” – that’s the informal corporate motto famously adopted by Google as a way to supposedly self-check their expected...

Jon Bon Jovi presents....Advil

Jon Bon Jovi presents....Advil

Apr 4, 2012 / 5:00 am

I used to know about things. At least, I thought I knew about things. If you’d have come across me in the eighties I could have spent many hours educating...

Tights in a teapot

Tights in a teapot

Mar 28, 2012 / 5:00 am

Who or what is the next big thing? It’s a good question really, because if you actually know the answer (and on a consistent basis) you could become a...

Real kings

Real kings

Mar 21, 2012 / 5:00 am

I just signed myself up for a subscription to Vanity Fair magazine. Well, um, I only just got my first issue of Vanity Fair. I actually signed up for the...

Bransonland

Bransonland

Mar 14, 2012 / 5:00 am

Okay, can there be a cooler billionaire in the world than Richard Branson? Can there? It’s crystal clear that good old Uncle Warren (Buffet) has gone...

The little amazing show

The little amazing show

Mar 7, 2012 / 5:00 am

It’s the big events that usually get all the attention. That long planned trip to Disneyland, maybe a Neil Diamond concert (talk about velvet tones in...

Being cosmopolitan

Being cosmopolitan

Feb 29, 2012 / 5:00 am

If the notion of being cosmopolitan could be epitomized by an individual you’d be hard pressed to find a better candidate than the late Farrokh Bulsara....

Women as sex toys

Women as sex toys

Feb 22, 2012 / 5:00 am

I love toys. In fact, even as a fully grown adult male, I find that I enjoy time spent inside a Toys'R'Us just as much as I enjoy being inside a pub or...

More Superbowl ads:  Part 2

More Superbowl ads: Part 2

Feb 15, 2012 / 5:00 am

So here we are, a solid week past and the story, at least ad-wise, is still the Clint Eastwood spot. Kind of amazing when even something as simple as a Knute...

SuperBowl Ads 2012: Part I

SuperBowl Ads 2012: Part I

Feb 8, 2012 / 5:00 am

Well the big game is now done and gone, the prizes have been awarded (BTW, sweet ride Mr. Manning) and poor Tim Brady must be forced to contemplate his fate...

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