Some head-scratchers...
Hazzard at 12:01am
I was flipping through the paper this morning, I noted that some local theaters are going to have 12:01 am (Friday) screenings of the new movie version of The Dukes of Hazzard. While I have no doubt that the movie will likely top the box office charts this weekend and certainly don't pass any judgment on those going out to see it... does it really warrant a special midnight showing? I get it for "event" movies like Star Wars or The Lord of The Rings (well, to tell you the truth, even that strikes me as terribly geeky)... but maybe there is a great demand to see Jessica Simpson breasts in their big-screen acting debut?!
Breaking News - Warning
If you live in a metropolitan area, you know your local news just loves to cover police car chases. We had one of those yesterday morning here in Phoenix. But what was new about this one is that the station I was watching scrolled a warning message (that is a scroll on top of their news scroll!). It went something like this:
"Warning: Channel 3's coverage of this live breaking news story may be disturbing for some viewers. We have no control over the outcome of live events"
Well, this is doubly silly... one would need some serious psychiatric counseling if they thought a tv station could change the outcome of live events... if that was the case, I would expect the Diamondbacks to win every game televised on this particular station (Oh c'mon make Troy Glaus hit that 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th!)...
But c'mon I need to be warned? And about a car chase? I have seen space shuttles blow up, hostages moments before getting their heads sawed off, and airplanes crash into buildings, watched election night coverage, etc., etc.... and some how a car chase is going to send me over the edge?
Stop The Flow. Period!
This is the ta-da! tagline for a television ad that is currently running on our local stations... can you guess what it is for? Yes, it is for a procedure that the clinic's website describes as a "minumally invasive endometrial ablation is now available to all women with established families who want to stop their periods."
Now ladies you have all my respect in the world re: that "time of the month"... but what wrinkles my nose is the slogan... it simultaneously strikes me as overly graphic and cute-sy/punny, which I find quite odd. Now granted, it usually airs during the daytime when the presumed target audience is watching... and I guess it is really not any worse than those commercials that warn one to see their physician if they have "erections lasting for more than 4 hours." (And this is a problem, how?!)
Oh, just in case this suddenly gets me a ton of search hits on this... I should be to let interested parties know that they can find out more about this procedure at www.stopflo.com (I intentionally did not create a direct link to it).
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