Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Norton Virus

Does anyone on earth rely on Norton Anti-virus to keep their PC safe? I hope not. Unless the virus you have is the internet. My Norton anti-virus program that came standard with my Windows XP home edition did a great job of that. So well in fact, that I had to call my ISP and spend two days trouble shooting before they told me I should uninstall Norton and... WOW, problem solved.

Oh, if the virus is your email it will protect you from that too. In fact it'll make sure you can't sign in to any website that requires a sign in and password. It'll protect you from getting on AIM, paying your bills, and even blogging.

Not since jezzball has a standard computer component been so useless. But at least jezzball actually did what it was intended to do. I wonder how long Norton, as a company, would last if they sold their product independently in stores, instead of forcing it into our operating systems through a long term contract with Microsoft. I think it's time for Microsoft to dump Norton. And while they're at it, they could teach my operating system to not screw every site on the internet without a condom. And is it possible to get herpes from my keyboard?

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Black Friday

Can someone tell me why anyone, would buy a TV on any other day. A 60 inch Mitsubishi Television for 850 bucks. That is insane.

And along the same lines. Does anyone remember when Plasma TVs were 13,000 dollars? If anyone out there actually paid that much for a TV I want to meet you in person. Did you know you good buy 3 Hyundai Accents for 13,000 dollars?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Quit Selling Me Everything

Penguins used to be cute. Maybe too cute. First we watched them March, while Morgan Freeman told us their sad story. Then we watched them surf the coastal swells of Hawaii. Now they are everywhere. From towels, T shirts, and toilet seat covers, to movies, posters, and frozen products of all kinds.

They said it about the Beatles, the Monkeys, and the Coca Cola Polar Bears, but no one has the guts to say it about Penguins. Until now. Penguins have officially sold out. That's right, completely sold out. Traded their migratory patterns, and frozen real estate for Town Houses in Beverly Hills.

One word of warning: Enjoy it while it lasts. As you will remember Koala bears and Elephants had a pretty good run too, but like all animals spokesmen, their shelf lives were relatively short. Today Mr. Penguin, you are living the high life. Fancy parties, celebrity friends, and waddling down the red carpet. But don't blink, in a second it could all be over, and you'll be back to being a slightly freakish looking bird that can't fly.

And as a heads up... I think the Meerkats are eying you jacuzzi.

An extra large hypocrite burger with cheese

The Whopper. An American Favorite. A tasty flame broiled delight. A raving hypocrite. If you have seen the new commercials on TV where an "all grown up Whopper" lectures his son, Whopper Jr. on selling himself for such a cheap price, 1 dollar, you know what I'm taking about. I'm not trying to butt into the hierarchy of the burger family structure, but I just thought I'd point out one thing.

When I was a kid we used to go to Burger King all the time and enjoy a full family meal for around 10 bucks. How was that possible? Because the high and mighty, too hot for his own pants, would never sell himself for such a low price con artist, used to only cost 99 cents.

I might be treading on sensitive territory here. I'm sure Burger King doesn't want the American public to know that just a short time ago you could purchase the full Whopper for only 99 cents, but now you have to settle for Jr at the same price.

Either way, Father Whopper needs to remember how it was to be young, dumb, and full of flame broiled goodness just waiting to get out. Whopper: Cut the kid some slack, he's just following in your footsteps. You should be proud. And bring that XL burger you have in England over here to the U.S. Quit hoarding.