SalesGenie.com Super Bowl Commercial

I can't be positive but this could be the most hilariously moronic commercials on TV now. I've seen it several times in the run-up to the Indy 500.

I think perhaps the most interesting thought is there may be those who watch it and say "Whoa!" They are probably enamored by the "only fools work hard" line. I am enamored by some of the worst acting/dialog I've ever witnessed in a commercial.

To the tree it may concern,

I would sincerely like to thank you for knocking down a power line yesterday morning. Thanks to you, I was able to enjoy at least a little bit of a fantastic sunny day when I would have been stuck at my computer all day.


...also, upon further thought, sorry about your fall...

Movin' on...Sideways

Recently, I moved to a new cube at work. I wish I could say I gained 10 extra square feet or now have a finished basement along with it, but no such luck. I did however re-arrange my desk setup, though. In fact, I have yet another drawing of this.

So this is now worth 41 cents?

Envelope

Recently, I was given the letter at the right from an anonymous tipster. This beauty was received just prior to the new increase in postage. It came just as damaged as you see here.

Now I am one who, frankly, doesn't like to send anything by snail mail anyway, few exceptions aside. I think this just bolsters my unease of using the USPS. Sure, this was just a credit card application, but it could have been anything. It could have been those Christmas cards I really really meant to send this last Christmas but procrastinated until I gave up at Easter. In any case, sending stuff by slow snail mail now costs two cents more; it also takes longer then e-mail and has a possibility (albeit remote) of ending up like what you see here.

To be fair, the USPS sent this heartfelt apology. No word yet on whether that means they will cease to use dogs to sort mail in the mail room.

Now if only the federal government will subsidize this hobby...

We here at the ELBW (pronounced "Throatwarbler Mangrove") are contemplating the costs of a digital camera. Certainly it wouldn't be used just for silly antics like you've seen in excess here. However, we cannot deny that there could be as much as a three-fold increase in ridiculousness should such a purchase be made.

In lieu of such a purchase, though, we have made breakthroughs in another technology. Using my "scanner" and my penchant for drawing, I now have some images to clearly and succinctly describe situations I had trouble describing earlier.

In an earlier post, you probably couldn't understand just how sweet my parking spot really was. Well, fret no longer, here's a near-verbatim image of what that parking spot was like.

And in case you can't imagine what my workplace is like, especially during the all-important lunch hour, here's proof that I should probably just work through lunch.

Reminder for the Primaries

This morning, I went to vote for the primaries in my local precinct. I was handed a little slip as I walked in, and it was immediately taken from me. Probably because I was the only one there - I'm not entirely sure why the first lady didn't just hand it off to the other one. I guess they wanted me to touch it, if only for a second, so I can know the feel of democracy.

Well, whatever the reason, I would remind readers to participate in the active primaries of the Whig parties in their area. Be sure that when asked to check "R" or a "D", you tell them that you are a "W". They'll take care of you, trust me.