8 posts tagged “video”

Rosie O'Donnell and Fran Drescher - my sister's childhood friend from the old neighborhood..of course we're all out here now. fate brings us together on occasion.

"Be a mind sticker."   WTF?!

1970s TV spot for Tab, and it's probably the creepiest soda commercial we've ever seen. As the first diet soft drink of The Coca-Cola Company (and the second diet soda ever), Tab was marketed to women as a way to keep slim, and thus, keep a man. As the voice over says, "When you can't be with him, be in his mind. Be a mind sticker." Then a spooky voice sings, "Don't you want to have a good shape?" It's like the Tab marketers are trying to scare women into saying, "Yes! Uncle! Uncle! I want a good shape!" Tab has had its ups and downs over the years: First it was sweetened with cyclamate, which was eventually banned by the FDA, then it was sweetened with saccharin, which eventually was required to carry a warning label that it may cause cervical cancer. (Just like HPV!) Since 1984, Tab has been using a blend of saccharin and aspartame to create its low-cal goodness.

Because the Internet is magic, three hours' worth of MTV from 1983, happily humming Huey Lewis' "Heart and Soul" over and over like a borderline psychopath. Three hours! In addition to all the commercials (man, I want a ZZ Top keychain) and the videos (Night Ranger were pretty slick, weren't they?), these Google Video time capsules are a reminder of how people got their music news before blogs: from affable dorks with big, possibly permed hair and a relaxed demeanor. This guy woulda been eaten alive by a TRL crowd. Speed it up, Goodman!

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I love this.
campaigning for his Hillary's presidency is tiring. we understand.

I didn't mean "doing" per se, but you get my drift.
I think Tom Cruise is acting like an alien. He's out there.
But this is really funny.

Show us a photograph that makes you laugh.

Can I cheat?