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[vovat]

• 00:12 I hate those Old Navy mannequin commercials. I miss Fran Drescher. (Wow, there's something I never thought I'd say.) #
• 00:12 "Hot pink, I should think." #
• 00:31 Glee is obviously written by people who hated high school. I did too, but even I sometimes think they go overboard. #
• 06:52 The dogs need to learn about false positives. #
• 06:58 I love how "I'm not perfect" is now the standard excuse for everything. #
• 08:01 Saw a billboard for Christmas services, and 3 were designated as kid-friendly. #
• 08:02 At the others, do they tell the grisly details of how God impregnated Mary? #
• 08:13 Why does the second verse of "Strawberry Fields Forever" not come close to rhyming? #
• 08:28 I've been throwing low numbers on the dice of life. All the cards I turn scowl at me like my ex-wife. #
• 08:31 I hope Tiger Woods's troubles don't affect the sales of Tiger Toys! #
• 09:55 @JaredofMo Hey! I wasn't a real user? #
• 11:51 Link: What Do You See in Him Again? - Breaking down the ways in which the Twilight series (or SAGA, as
  ... tumblr.com/xpy4fglc9 #
• 14:49 The stupidity of Facebook polls continues to astound me. "Is homosexuality a mental illness?" Perhaps even sadder is that people answer them #
• 17:22 A woman at Target just told us the Twilight series were "very good books." #
• 18:02 I was wearing my TMBG flying carpet shirt, and our cashier at Target said she liked the band. #
• 18:09 I'm not sure whether to find the fact that Christmas-themed commercials totally ignore the shitty economy disturbing or comforting. #
• 18:10 At least I haven't seen any of thos
  e commercials with giant bows on cars this year. #
• 18:27 @d_whiteplume Yeah, I really like Bill Maher when he takes swipes at religion. Not so much when he says not to get vaccinations. #
• 18:29 Homemade gifts might be a good idea, but what about those of us who are physically incapable of making things? #
• 18:30 @gick7 Yes, but I'm not sure it would make much difference in the long run. #
• 18:47 Link: 6 Mental Illness Myths Hollywood Wants You to Believe tumblr.com/xpy4fp4rg #
• 19
  :03 I'm a little disappointed that the Oz Club membership cards are no longer wallet-sized. #
• 19:03 @miscellaneaarts I think you were the first person to show me those tests. #
• 19:08 I hear @amandapalmer is appearing in "Doxies Without Smocksies," the musical version of "Ralph Roister Doister." #
• 20:57 @NowIsStrange What ARE we supposed to call it, then? December Spendorama? #
• 20:59 @d_whiteplume I agree. Hearing people talk about football makes me like it considerably less than I already do. #

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Comments

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

My cousin just posted on Facebook complaining about "give someone a car for Christmas" commercials, so maybe you're just not watching the right shows this year.

But as someone who's been just barely making ends meet for 5 years now, let them still advertise their overpriced gizmos and such-- it offends me less than commercials that are like "Money is tight, so instead of buying this really overpriced item you don't need, buy stuff you don't need for 30% off!"

Because, those of us trying to put food on the table know, IF YOU DON'T NEED SOMETHING, DON'T BUY IT.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of it depends on how far you're willing to stretch the definition of "need."

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I talk like that, but I also have cable Internet. Seems like a necessity to us. But on the other hand I see people come into the library all the time who don't even have a computer, and then you see these commercials for the latest uptodate iPods or whatever, and all I can think of is the huge tech gap between the, not even rich and poor, but the well-off-who-don't-even-know-it and the working poor.