Wendy's Commercial

There is this commerical on TV for Wendy's that has been playing recently that really annoys me. It's got two guys sitting next to each other in a library. One is eating a "value meal" that is obscenely small while the other eats a regular sized Wendy's value meal. Both are "$2.99" as we learn when the two guys whisper it to each other.

First off, the guy with the next-to-nothing sized meal: who eats a meal that size let alone pays $2.99 for it! Then there is the fact that they are eating a full course meal in a library. I mean sure maybe people snack in a library, but to bust out a full meal and just sit there eating seems really odd to me. I'm a big fan of Wendy's food, but the commerical thoroughly bugs me and apparently I'm not the only one. Here is a chat forum at comercialsihate.com which discusses the very same commercial.

http://forums.commercialsihate.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5089&PN=2

Correction to the preceding: I said millions of tourists visit the Vatican every day, but I meant every year.

Interesting Fact

The Vatican City is the nation with the highest crime rate per capita. At first I found this surprising as the Vatican City is supposedly extremely holy and consists of the highest positions in the Catholic Church. However, the reason for its high crime rate per capita is because the city/nation has a population of just over 780 people, but millions of tourists visit it everyday, making it a haven for petty theft and pickpocketing.

Bobby's World

I just discovered that on YouTube there are episodes of "Bobby's World," another childhood favorite. The show is about the life of a 4 year old Bobby, who has an older 10 year old brother, a 14 year old sister, and two infant twin brothers. His mom talks with a very heavy Minnesota accent, and his dad is none other then Howie Mandel (the guy from Deal or no Deal). "Bobby's World" peaked when I was in first or second grade, but watching it today, it is just as good and of such better quality (I think) then today's children's animation. The link is for the opening title sequence, only about a minute long, but for anyone who ever saw "Bobby's World" it's a pretty good blast from the past. The kid has a pretty wild imagination.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6xqamEd8s0

Helicopter Game

This is just a simple game that is surprisingly fun to play.

http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf

Hot Lava

So I overheard two kids at school today, and it reminded me about the Hot Lava Game. Maybe you played it when you were little, maybe you still play it as a college-aged kid right now, but the hot lava game is one of those classics. You choose areas on the ground where you can't step (usually red areas because they look like hot lava), and you shout "HOT LAVA!" Then, your friends and you are not allowed to step in those designated (red) spots. The person that falls into the hot lava trap loses. I had a red and blue carpet in my kindergarten class and the Hot Lava Game was a critical aspect of the recess period. Is it just me?

Hey

Hey everyone, this is my new blog page. I've never used blogger before so bare with me as I work through all the kinks.

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