Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 20, 2017

Well it will be a classic someday.

Years later, that same TV would bounce Opus into a corner and cow him into buying hundreds of tomato mushers…

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” (Groucho Marx)

This is exactly why the mute button was later invented.

“Where d’yageddit? Where d’yageddit!” This was the revoltingly loud catch line for some appalling advertising in Sydney (Australia) back in the late 1970’s. And the guy behind it was just as appalling.

I hate it when commercials ear-rape me.

There’s a phrase I didn’t realise I used until someone pointed it out: “Kill the volume before it kills us!”

Ernie Boch Jr does this here in Boston.

Unfortunately, some things never change.

An alternative to Donald Trump inaguration TV coverage?

So walk, run, roller skate, fly on down, but just get down here for the bucket of bolts of your dreams.

Not a used car anymore. Pre-owned. (And probably little maintenance and majorly abused.

There is a button to low the volume, Linus.

USED CAR SALE COMMENTATOR MURDERS LINUS VAN PELT AND SPLITS THE TV INTO SMALL PIECES—ALL WHILE TALKING THROUGH THE TV OUT LOUD

The headlines of tomorrow’s newspaper

I’m pretty sure that over the course of my life (70+ years) I’ve been told, at least 4 times, that the FCC has promulgated rules that forbid volume differences between shows and ads. The broadcasters all “swear” they don’t adjust the audio gain for commercials and yet we, the public, are convinced that ads play at significantly higher levels. Personally I just mute almost all commercials (x_unlimited – when this was drawn mute was not a common function and remotes extremely rare). The idea off pitching cardboard burgers, fries and “shakes” with something akin to a major number from a Broadway musical just does not appeal to me.

I do admit that I remember the Crazy Eddie and Alka-Seltzer no matter what shape your stomach’s in commercials, but they were pre mute times (at least in our house).

One of the few times there is an adult voice in Peanuts, though it is not in a speech bubble. (it is an assumption that it is not a kid speaking that stuff.)

Car ads are offensive both on TV and radio. Not only do the announcers scream at you, the content is geared for morons. Then you have the 280-word per minute disclaimers that go on for half the commercial followed by “Other restrictions may apply.” On TV it’s the fast-scrolling text where each letter is two pixels high.

Just change the channel, Linus.

I PVR (or TIVO as you say in the states) everything I watch so I can skip through the annoying commercials.

I don’t watch TV so I can skip through the annoying programs……..

Reminds me of the spa sale commercials

Put a brick through it.

That’s what I feel like doing when I see annoying adverts. Or when somebody is channel surfing (i.e. My Dad)

xxx

I remember reading this in the ‘Charlie Brown World encyclopedia’.

The worst commercials I’ve ever seen have to be for Oliver Jewelry in Toronto. “I’m the Cashman” is his slogan and jingle. He buys and sells jewelry, coins etc. and does his own corny commercials and he’s really creepy.

Nothing will change over the next 40+ years, Linus. We still have certain car commercials just like this one.

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Very well.

My daily responsibilities are: Checking the toilets to make sure there is enough toilet roll, hand towels and soap. If not, I go to the storage cupboard and get some. Ensuring there is enough paper in the photocopiers. At the end of the day, I make sure all computers and photocopiers are switched off.

My other daily tasks are answering phone calls and transferring them to staff who the callers want to speak to. Going out to the Post Office and sometimes I have to go to the shop. I use the computer programs Word and Excel for typing up people’s CV’s and entering information onto spreadsheets. I know Word back to front but not very good with Excel.

We also have meetings on Wednesdays from 9am-10am. But we didn’t have one this week.

Another job I have to do every few days is empty the shredder, I don’t like this one much because I’m scared the little bits of paper will make a big mess on the floor. I use a black bin bag and cover the little drawer with the shredded paper in and then turn it upside down.

I’ll soon be learning how to order stationary as well as other little things. I can’t wait.

I hope you have had a lovely week. I love working but I’m always ready for the weekend now. Here’s hoping your weekend is full of relaxation and fun!

xxx