tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post2804980343619074480..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: And He and his Kin lived Happily Ever AfterJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-11989847959818540332010-07-13T19:21:26.321-07:002010-07-13T19:21:26.321-07:00There's a new commercial highlighting signal s...There's a new commercial highlighting signal strength, where a girl is tapping away at her stupid little keypad while strolling down the street as buildings convert themselves into signal boosters for her convenience. The best possible ending for such a commercial would be seeing the idiot walk right into a speeding bus.John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-6185467260085386332010-07-13T12:57:33.339-07:002010-07-13T12:57:33.339-07:00In Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," p...In Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," people of above-average intelligence were forced to wear a handicap that constantly emitted random noises in order to prevent a coherent train of thought, so they'd be equal to everyone else. Now people line up to buy their handicaps, voluntarily. And most of the idjits I see talking on cell phones really can't *afford* to be handicapped, if you know what I mean.Kevin Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525803609000364993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-9195678190439932772010-07-06T08:03:12.425-07:002010-07-06T08:03:12.425-07:00It's ads like this that keep on reminding me o...It's ads like this that keep on reminding me of the story "The Machine Stops"; we have the same dependency on gadgetry and the same smug disconnection from the real world. I just hope we don't end up with the same ending.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.com