friday time-sink: a weak WEAK glove hand

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It's just about my favorite time of year! Training camp for the NHL has arrived (at least it has here) and soon begins the exhibition season leading up to the 2010-2011 season which will feature an All-Star Game played right here in my hometown. So in honor of that, I give you my favorite of an old series of commercials for Nike -- specifically their hockey skates -- featuring (alleged) former goalies put out of work by various snipers all of whom (wait for it) used said Nike skates. The first of these endorsers was the then-Detroit Red Wing ace Sergei Fedorov (featured here - but only by reference). Other goalie crushers in the campaign included former Maple Loaf captain Mats Sundin and the just-retired Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour (though this was during his tenure with the Flyers). Whether you're a fan or not, you gotta love the humor. Oh, and according to the description, one of the kids at the counter is "Finch" from the film American Pie. Enjoy!

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From the "Things That Make You Go WTF" Desk, there's an old saying that goes "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." I'd have to expand that to say "When someone calls you an idiot, don't quote them on the back cover of your book in bright yellow 18-point type". But then, I suppose when you depend on controversy and martyrdom to keep your 15 minutes going beyond the time limit you really have no pride left.

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And if you were wondering who the genius responsible for the Double Rainbow Franchise was and how this beer truck got started down the hill... here he is Live with Jimmy Kimmel

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friday time-sink: crossing the road

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You may or may not remember Burger King's "Chicken Fries" from a few years back. (I'm not sure if they still make those things or not.) The fries were pretty forgettable, but the commercials featuring the pseudo-band "Coq Roq" (rumored to be the band Slipknot incognito) were priceless. This video is probably the "director's cut" of the final commercial (it's about three times as long as the average TV commercial) but I wouldn't have wanted the job of editing it down to 30 seconds. What would you leave out? Enjoy!

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And because you can never have too much double rainbow,

Well all things considered, this one seemed apropos. (Oh shut up.)

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Okay Sunshine... is this a little more what you expected to see?

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When Memes Collide: This is extra special for those of you who got the reference to The Wall in the comment on the second clip.

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friday time-sink: do you love life?

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If you remember the show The Kids In The Hall, you probably remember the Chicken Lady. (Some things, once seen, haunt you forever.) This is probably what Pat Robertson was afraid of -- not Sex With Ducks, but Breeding With Chickens. And if you don't remember The Kids In The Hall, you might want to skip this video because you'll be sucked into the vortex that is... (cue dramatic music) The Chicken Lady. This was a classic sketch from the show. Enjoy!

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P.S.: Remember last week's edition that featured the now (in?)famous "Double Rainbow Song"? Well it seems that this video has become so virulent that it's found a way to cross the species barrier into other media. Witness:

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And of course, this was bound to happen sooner or later...

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Or is you prefer to just cut to the chase, visit Ben & Jerry's homepage. Wait a second or two for the page to load and then stare in astonishment.

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