Here’s another old-skool cut, currently top of the Google charts when you search for “GXCF20E.” It’s GE’s water cooler and it’s hard to put in without spilling water on your fax machine placed precariously next to 5 gallons of water. Click to see video.
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QVC Ladder of Shame
By 9.28.06
Here’s a classic (i.e., 9 months ago) video demonstrating the ease and reach of the Telesteps 12 1/2 Aluminum Telescoping Ladder. Not recommended for consumers maladroit at landing on their feet…
Drink Coffee! Drink it! DRINK IT!
By 9.26.06
This 1984 commercial from the National Coffee Association prompted Jay Leno to quip: “To David Bowie, a cup of coffee is merely a sedative.”
Absolutely Nightmarish Tickle Me Elmo TMX in Action
By 9.22.06
In 1963, Charles Beaumont penned the classic Twilight Zone Episode, “The Living Doll.” In it, a possessed plastic doll named Talking Tina (and voiced by none other than June Foray, the voice of Rocket J. Squirrel) plots to kill Telly Savalas, a bitter husband who cruelly treats his stepfather to cope with his own impotence.
The Bonfire Of The Brands Went Down
By 9.20.06
For your daily infusion of idiotic anti-capitalism, we present this video of the Bonfire of the Brands — an August 8th anti-corporate conflagration conducted by Neil Boorman, who we wrote about in May.
Clips: How To Hack A Diebold Machine
By 9.19.06
Ed Felton of Princeton University goes on Fox and shows just how easy it is to hack those Diebold Voting Machines with a virus and a hotel mini bar key, reversing history to guarantee Benedict Arnold the coveted 1789 election.
AudioEdit: Getting Five Starbucks
By 9.15.06
According to Meredith, the free coupons had to be nulled because they were “tampered with.”
Bloodsport Does Mentos
By 9.15.06
Although sad that this Jean Claude Van Damme Mentos commercial doesn’t end with him punching a tube of Mentos Ricky-Oh style through the spurting torso of his enemies, it’s amazing how Mentos-like Van Damme’s girly little chase scene from Bloodsport actually is.
Florian Is Out To Lunch
By 9.14.06
We called Mile Hi Aereation hoping to reach Florian McCann. We were going to pose as someone interested in buying the email list he created from DefendMyStreet.com. Unfortunately, he was out to lunch. When we were first shuffled to his mailbox, we couldn’t leave a message because it was full. Let us tell you, consumer reporting doesn’t get more exciting than this.
The Car Insurance Penis Tax
By 9.13.06
Okay, this guy’s an ass: as a rule, we don’t like smarmy consumers like this. Moreover, it’s got some strategic edits which are suspect. Hell, I suspect Tim’s part of the call was recorded independently of Luke’s “Aren’t I just so clever?” retorts.
Please Record Your Customer Service Experiences
By 9.12.06
This is us on bended knee. We would really like to see and hear more of your consumer interactions, as told through the magic of audio and video. That’s right, recordings. Documentation. It’ll be fun.
Truth in Advertising
By 9.12.06
of business mannerisms intact, but with refreshingly blunt dialogue coming from all the characters mouths. “You must keep the Teddy Bear logo.”
Soldier in Iraq Shoots Crappy HP Printer
By 9.11.06
Loosely in honor of 9/11, here’s an American soldier in Iraq expressing his dissatisfaction with an HP printer. With his automatic rifle. According to the original post on Break.com, after they sent this in to HP, they received a free new printer in return.
Other Side Of The USAA Phone Line
By 9.8.06
Here’s what’s happening on the other side of the phone line when you call into customer service with your inane questions…
911 Call: “Burger King Won’t Make Me My Cheeseburger.”
By 9.8.06
In which a woman calls 911 to get them to come “enforce” the way Burger King won’t make her a Western Bacon Cheeseburger the way she wants. The 911 operator handles herself with incredulous aplomb.
Fox 6 Reporter Beaten on Camera By Identity Thief
By 9.7.06
And this is why we file all our reports from the safety of our apartment.
David Lynch’s Parisienne Cigarettes Ad
By 9.6.06
A cigarette ad for Parisienne by David Lynch. “Parisienne People,” the ad campaign claims. In this case, Parisienne People are apparently nightmarish, slow-motion ghouls who drink muddy water from the ground and can make thousands of sausages fly into the air. Now that makes me want a nice, mild smoke.
