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So If You Have a Mouth — And I Know You Do …

Posted by Dave Awl on September 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Regardez, my favorite TV ad from the 80s. Despite being an inveterate commercial hater, I had this one memorized in high school and would break into an impression of it at parties, on the school bus, when things got slow in Latin class, anywhere.

I’m not sure why I loved it so much except that […]

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Remedial Comedy-Writing for T-Shirt Companies

Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am


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Tags: Culture · Comedy · TV · Science Fiction · Advertising · Facebook

Roundup: Where All the Corn Cobs Are Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on October 29th, 2007 at 1:36 am


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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am


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“Do Not Go To Work on an Egg”

Posted by Dave Awl on June 20th, 2007 at 10:48 am


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Introducing the New Meerkat-Enabled T. Rex, or Tiny Arms No More!

Posted by Dave Awl on June 19th, 2007 at 11:24 am


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News Roundup: Fresh Prints Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on April 9th, 2007 at 2:56 pm


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News Roundup: Supreme Court, Python,
and Gromit Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on April 2nd, 2007 at 3:15 pm


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Raising Issues with Tissues: Greenpeace Infiltrates Kleenex Ad Campaign!

Posted by Dave Awl on April 2nd, 2007 at 1:56 pm


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The Big Pet Food Recall, Continued

Posted by Dave Awl on March 23rd, 2007 at 8:09 am


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Cats: Kiwi, Mr. Blue, & Menu Foods

Posted by Dave Awl on March 20th, 2007 at 7:11 am


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