Mr. Blue
August 11th, 2010mmmm… chocolate
August 10th, 2010A Commercial for Hershey’s Chocolate by my dear friend and associate, Elvis Swift. We spotted this running on TV several years ago but never got a copy from the Agency. Of all places to find the single record of it’s existence is on the other side of the world on the Russian equivalent of ‘YouTube’
San Francisco Bay
July 18th, 2010
Farinelli
July 12th, 2010
where am I?
July 11th, 2010
a little crane
July 9th, 2010
Word of the Week Word
July 9th, 2010sigh (s
)
v. sighed, sigh·ing, sighs
v.intr.
1.
a. To exhale audibly in a long deep breath, as in weariness or relief.
b. To emit a similar sound: willows sighing in the wind.
2. To feel longing or grief; yearn: sighing for their lost youth.
v.tr.
1. To express with or as if with an audible exhalation.
2. Archaic To lament.
n.
The act or sound of sighing.
via sighing - definition of sighing by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia..
Russian scuba diving dachshund
July 7th, 2010Russian teaches dachshund to scuba dive
In this Sunday, June 13, 2010, image made from television, Boniface the dachshund dog is seen underwater as he is learning how to scuba-dive, in a special scuba diving suit with his master Sergei Gorbunov, hand seen at left, in the Pacific ocean on a beach near the settlement of Slavyanka, some 50 km 31 miles from Russias Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. Boniface is learning how to scuba-dive in a specially made diving suit, complete with helmet, and he seems excited when being prepared for his dive. AP Photo/APTN
via Russian teaches dachshund to scuba dive - AP News Wire, Associated Press News - Salon.com.
Sent in to think backward by our tech advisor, Toes Teders
I just don’t understand
July 1st, 2010Sometimes I just don’t understand advertising. What is up with the Mayflower giant puppet girl? Where are her parents? What has she got to do with safely transporting your household from one place to the other? Their logo is the Pilgrim’s ship ‘Mayflower’ isn’t it? How about a giant puppet of Captain Jones? I’m calling Bekins for my next move.
Word of the Week Word
June 30th, 2010countenance
coun·te·nance
[koun-tn-uh
ns] noun, verb, -nanced, -nanc·ing.
ns] noun, verb, -nanced, -nanc·ing.–noun
1. appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
2. the face; visage.
3. calm facial expression; composure.
4. approval or favor; encouragement; moral support.
5. Obsolete . bearing; behavior.
–verb (used with object)
6. to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
7. to approve, support, or encourage.
—Idiom
8. out of countenance, visibly disconcerted; abashed: He was somewhat out of countenance at the prospect of an apology.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME cuntenaunce behavior, bearing, self-control < AFcuntena ( u ) nce, OF contenance < L continentia; see continence
1250–1300; ME cuntenaunce behavior, bearing, self-control < AFcuntena ( u ) nce, OF contenance < L continentia; see continence
—Related forms
coun·te·nanc·er, noun
un·coun·te·nanced, adjective
un·der·coun·te·nance, noun