When you hear the beginning of this song, do you think of MC Hammer or Rick James? That says a lot about … well, something.
What’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? A topic to discuss? It’s Thursday Night Open Thread.
Who wants to start?
This is from 10 years ago this week. — The Editors
So, SarahK and I started watchin Mad Men
FRANK SLOGAN IDEAS
* Hunt’s Ketchup: “When for some reason you can’t get Heinz.”
* Taco Bell: “It’s like Mexican food.”
* Maglite: “Just try bashing in someone’s skull with our competitor’s flashlight.”
* Windows Vista: “The future is..#&..X$E.. Unrecoverable slogan error 0x63F5E1.”
* Arby’s: “It’s like food.”
* RC Cola: “The Switzerland of the cola wars.”
* Spam: “Release your inner hobo.”
* Coors Light: “When you want alcohol and you don’t care what the delivery system is.”
* Toyota Prius: “Still not as gay as riding a bike.”
* Band-Aid: “It’s a brand name, dammit!”
* Coffee-mate: “As seen on Mythbusters.”
* Chips Ahoy!: “Betcha you’ll bite a chip… which will be nice respite from the dry, flavor-less cookie.”
* Bic Pens: “Can never find a pen? Try the @#$% store!”
* Hostess Twinkies: “Expiration Date: When the sun swallows the earth.”
You may have heard about “SCE to AUX,” the command given that saved the Apollo 12 mission after it was struck by lightning during launch. If you haven’t heard about it, well, you’re about to. But, if like me, you have heard the story, you may know that it worked, but might not be familiar with why it worked. We’re about to fix that.
It’s amazing what we were able to accomplish in the 1960s.
Responding to demand from literally no one:
Nike’s New Shoes Have Laces You Can Control With Siri
CNBC | Aug 29, 2019 | Todd HaseltonNike on Thursday announced Adapt Huarache shoes. They’re a redesign of the original Nike Huarache launched in 1991 and use FitAdapt self-lacing technology similar to the Nike Adapt BB shoes that were announced in January.
The Adapt Huaraches work with the Apple Watch and Siri, so you can ask Siri to control a motor inside to lace or unlace the shoes.
With support for Apple’s Siri shortcuts, users can talk to an Apple Watch or an iPhone and say a phrase like “Siri, release my shoes” to remove them.
The Adapt Huaraches also support different presets for fit styles. You can set a tighter fit for exercise, or a looser one when you’re at home. Like the Adapt BB shoes, you can select and change the color of two LED lights that sit on the sole, and each fit preset can be set to display a different color. Nike will offer different presets for foot types and activities, it said.
Whatever inevitably goes wrong — oh, let’s say hackers cutting off your circulation, or college kids adapting the gizmo to bikinis — will provide a great contender for the “First World Problems: Self-Inflicted” prize.
So, you have a blog post idea for me?
Yes, sir, I do. You know how some TV shows stop from getting stale by making unexpected changes?
What do you mean?
You know Doctor Who? They make massive changes every few years and keep things fresh.
Okay. What are you proposing?
We turn you into a woman.
What?
Yeah yeah yeah. It’ll be totally unexpected.
I mean, how would that work? My name is Harvey. It’s not Pat or Robin or Ashley or Sam or any name that lends itself to either male or female characters. Harvey is pretty much a man’s name.
Or a rabbit’s.
Yeah, but it’s a male rabbit. That’s my point.
Oh, yeah. I guess that wouldn’t work. Whoops!
Whoopsie! You got anything else?
Well, how about a wedding? That always boosts ratings.
Oh! Weddings are tight! But didn’t we already do that with Frank J. and Sarah K.?
Oh, right. Wait! I’ve got it. We could kill you off.
What?
Yeah, that would subvert expectations.
What? Kill me?
Yeah. Remember on “Game of Thrones” how shocking it was when Ned Stark was killed off? The ratings skyrocketed.
So you want to behead me to make ratings skyrocket?
Now that you put it that way, it might not be such a good idea.
Thank you! I’ve grown quite attached to my head.
Oh, yeah. You want something else then?
How about I just retire?
You can’t do that!
You were wanting to kill me, but retirement is too much?
Wouldn’t that cause problems for everyone?
No, it’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Isn’t that my line?
You wanted to subvert expectations, didn’t you? Well, there you go.
You got me. Let’s try it again.
It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Oh, really?
Yeah. I just write a post saying that I’m retiring. Then I quit posting. I take my personal blog offline, close some accounts, and there you go.
I see the “super easy” part. How is that “barely an inconvenience?”
For me, it is. The rest of you are just gonna have to step up for a little while. Besides, it’s not like I’m really going to retire.
*stinger*
