tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post1384262694218015525..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: It's a Long Way down to Nothing At AllJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-15381402902058835722011-05-29T21:41:56.411-07:002011-05-29T21:41:56.411-07:00(cont.) A classic example of such (somewhat) reaso...(cont.) A classic example of such (somewhat) reasonable things forming a utterly ludicrous situation can actually be found in the Cosby Show.<br /><br />Theo is ready to rent an apartment, and his mother (who is a law attorney) reads over his lease, and finds these two clauses:<br />1. the occupant must maintain perfect condition of furniture or pay a fine<br />2. upon the occupant's arrival the furniture<br /> will be moved downstairs to the lobby "which will be turned into a bowling place"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857362079455889314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-23069353009625267962011-05-29T21:32:11.869-07:002011-05-29T21:32:11.869-07:00Well, I won't get at you for calling Reagan...Well, I won't get at you for calling Reagan's presidency <br /><br />"sad" & "best forgotten"<br /><br />but I will try to answer your question of what reverse mortgages are. As far as I can tell. the are things for old people who still haven't paid down their houses, which reverses the flow of money from you to your creditors so that you go farther into debt, but that doesn't matter because you are on the way out, and it will all be picked up by whatever credulous deadbeat you pawn your house to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857362079455889314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-9642520449589839602011-05-08T04:16:54.295-07:002011-05-08T04:16:54.295-07:00"Be prepared when the metal ones come for you..."Be prepared when the metal ones come for you....and they will."John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-40679387850826842532011-05-07T23:21:31.510-07:002011-05-07T23:21:31.510-07:00This vaguely reminds me of the parody ad his Law ...This vaguely reminds me of the parody ad his Law and Order castmate Sam Waterston did about insurance against robot attacks; the difference is that Thompson is being serious here.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-45740012275654574372011-05-07T20:55:07.303-07:002011-05-07T20:55:07.303-07:00I noticed when I saw Thompson in a recent episode ...I noticed when I saw Thompson in a recent episode of "The Good Wife" that he also appears to have had recent cosmetic dental work. He displayed veneers that were so bright they looked completely out of place in a man his age.<br /><br />The net effect was to make him LOOK as fake as I always knew he really was.1st Republic 14th Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527557395529372165noreply@blogger.com