Posts Tagged ‘rant’
Greg ([For the H*ll of It][1]) quotes a news story about [remote order taking][2] (which is quite a bit different from Burger King’s [Subservient Chicken][3]: > Remote order-taking at drive-throughs, the latest trend in restaurant technology, is part of a broader effort by the industry to migrate some communication duties from in-store workers to off-site […]
The package of [SweeTarts][1] Jelly Beans I am looking at contains six flavors: Orange, Cherry, Lemon, Grape, Green Apple, and Blue Punch. Can *anyone* explain what “flavor” Blue Punch is? [1]: http://www.nestlesweetarts.com/
I was listening to a radio program the other night which was discussing the Whites Only scholarship offered by the [College Republicans][1] at [Roger Williams College][2] in Rhode Island. I have never heard more offensive racist comments in 30 minutes than I did on this single broadcast. The one I remember the most though was […]
Over 40 years ago a great man stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and told people about his dream. What would this man think about the perversions of his dream that have occurred today? We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, except that some should be more […]
I got my bill from [Verizon][main] for local phone service in the mail today and it included a flyer regarding the new [Verizon Freedom][freedom] package. It includes a number to call, unfortunately the wrong number. The operators are apparently employees of [Verizon][main], but cannot give me any information on the package being advertised. Hat’s off […]
I stopped at Circuit City on the way home from work to take advantage of their 110% Primematch Guarantee. Staples advertised the same 25 disc Memorex 4x DVD-R media I had bought a week earlier for $20 less. The first Customer Service person I talked to said no, they were not the same item. (The […]
Sometimes spammers make me laugh. Like this selection from [RBC Offers][1] for [LogoSaur][2]: > Many companies brand their email solicitations as Opt-in. However, RBCOffers believes in true permission-based marketing. When a subscriber joins our network and provides us with his/her demographics and areas of interest, it’s just the beginning of our Opt-in process. > > […]
As I was looking for an article to link to Dat Phan, I found an site on [Asian American Empowerment][1] which had comments on an article about [Dat Phan winning Last Comic Standing][2]. The comments pissed me off enough to take the time to create an account just so I could post a reply. [1]: […]