Monthly Archives: February 2010

Roofie Blocker!

My friend Forest was hanging out in a bar and got this free promotional item from a Miller Lite girl. I don’t know what is sadder: the fact that women need to re-stopper their drinks to avoid being drugged and date-raped, or the fact that Miller would actually try to capitalize on the situation by […]

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Weather Forecasting is Fortune Telling

This Wednesday, weather forecasters here in Boston predicted a massive storm that would blanket my city with at least 10 inches of snow. Boston preemptively declared a snow emergency, canceling school and towing cars. In point of fact, we got a dusting. Forecasting the future isn’t an exact science. So maybe if the forecasters hadn’t […]

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GoDaddy Superbowl Commercials are Dumb

GoDaddy‘s Superbowl commercials have long pandered to the lowest common denominator, playing off of the “wardrobe malfunction” theme and most recently with their “Too Hot for TV” ad. I don’t mind a company pandering to its likely audience – that’s just good advertising. The problem here is that GD provides internet services: hosting, domain registration, […]

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