Daily Archives: June 26, 2007

George Orwell should’ve been an advertising copywriter

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Steve

When I went to Costco Sunday, I saw that they’re already selling Olestra II…I mean Alli. I first heard about it on The Colbert Report but I thought he was kidding. No, it’s real and it is comic gold for the … Continue reading →

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Move over Emperor, here comes the Venti Penguin

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Steve

The BBC mentioned a pre-historic penguin found in Peru last night. It lived over 30 million years ago and stood over 1.5 meters tall (almost five feet)! This is definitely a setback to penguins’ ongoing PR campaign to present themselves as … Continue reading →

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