Germany’s strange brand of reality television has inadvertently answered two of the most vexing philosophical questions regarding poultry in all of human history:
1. Why did the chicken cross the road?
2. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
The definitive answers to both questions reside here.
Posts tagged: television
Finger Lickin’ Good
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
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The Branded Candidate
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
One of TIME’s 50 best inventions of 2008: the branded candidate.
Barack Obama hat: $15.
Barack Obama special-edition Beyoncé T shirt: $60.
Devising a system to make and sell your own swag and garner millions in profits, not to mention the phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of thousands of potential volunteers? Priceless.
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Cowboys and Hippies
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Wrangler is about to rope you in with their latest wild ride of a TV spot, out to change the way they represent their jeans. Paris-based ad agency FFL delivers the new message behind Wrangler’s jeans “We Are Animals” as a quasi-erotic-thriller-for-hippies.
WARNING: This content may contain similar visual styles to the works of Natural Born [...]
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An Abject Lesson In Building Name Recognition
June 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Daily Business Review reports that Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality TV star, says he’s “honored” to be a subject in a lawsuit brought by about 80 buyers of luxury condominiums who say they’re victims of a fraudulent sales program.
Trump said he had a “great involvement” with the three-building, high-rise project but wouldn’t [...]
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Because they’ve run out of “Most Extreme Centipede” ideas
April 6th, 2007 · No Comments
Discovery Channel to air “The Joy of Lex” in July.
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Mojo gets its groove on
March 21st, 2007 · No Comments
Originally launched as a block of HDTV programming, the Igor-named Mojo will soon be the name of the entire network. From the Mojo website:
As of May 1, 2007, INHD completes its evolution to MOJO. MOJO is the premiere destination on cable for the modern man. It’s HD programming tailored to fit men’s interests [...]
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Wal-Mart’s iLo house brand
December 20th, 2004 · 532 Comments
A new Lo: Wal-Mart, whose prices are so low that a good portion of their employees receive food stamps to make ends meet, has come up with an additional way to make you feel good about shopping there. The mega retailer recently unveiled its new house brand of low-end electronic goods, named…wait for it…iLo.
And just [...]
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