Despite advice to the contrary, I hereby confess my weakness for Dave Barry humour. I even own one of his books (which lead to much confusion as it caused my father to laugh out loud while giving blood).
Despite the use of a poorly formatted bullet list, I did enjoy Dave Barry's Year in Review.
From March:
... on the music front, the U.S. recording industry is buoyed by a report that 14-year-old Jason Plempitt of Knoxville, Tenn., went into a music store and actually purchased a CD, making him the first teenager in three years to pay money for a recording, rather than download it for free from the Internet. The humiliated youngster quickly informs his classmates that his computer is broken.
A pleasant Christmas has left me with some new stuff, including:
- An "I am a Moon Monster" t-shirt from explodingdog.com
- A sweet new silverorange hoodie
- A copy of Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- A Swiffer – The violent fervour with which my family responded to my suggestion that this was nothing more than a paper towel on a stick lead me to believe that they may have been hypnotized by the homo-erotic military-themed advertising campaign.
Comments
jkottke - December 31, 2002 12:00 pm
But sometimes a paper towel on a stick is exactly what you need.
Ryan Hillier - December 31, 2002 8:31 pm
I, too, received a stylish Silverorange hoodie; I wish I could wear it all the time, but alas there is this "laundry" process that is imposed upon me. Maybe I could just give it a quick Swiffer and continue my feel-good-hoodie-wearing streak.
Alan - January 1, 2003 9:41 am
Has anyone noticed the smell of the silverorange hoodie? I am sure mine has been through the wash at least twice but there is still that new car smell. It is oddly citrusy...
Steven Garrity - January 4, 2003 8:24 pm
Update: The Swiffer does actually work and my house had a surprising amount of cruft in it. I didn't try comparing the swiffer to a paper towel on a stick - I'll have to wait for more cruft to build up first.
Will - January 5, 2003 4:53 am
Dave Barry is the modern king of clever witticisms. Don't listen to what the "anti-davists" have to say.
I want a Silverorange hoodie, so that I may feel like part of Charlottetown's elite geekcore.
Steven Garrity - January 5, 2003 9:58 am
Will: $60CND - stop by the silverorange offices and we can hook you up.
Rob - January 8, 2003 2:42 pm
The company "silverorange" doesn't tend to have a capital "s". Steven and the observing oranges are too polite to point this out.<BR><BR>One <i>might</i> say they're against capitalizing on their brand name. Zing!<BR><BR>(ps. I have a slice-toque, and it keeps my ears warm)