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So I was just perusing our spam that had been caught in the ol’ filter and came across this one.. Its basically a bunch of cleaning tips.. :

GUM: To remove chewing gum from kids clothing – harden the gum on the garment with ice; it will become brittle, and can be chipped off, wash thoroughly to remove any sugar.

CANDLE WAX: Place the stained area between paper towels, or pieces of brown paper, and press with a warm iron to absorb the wax.

PERSPIRATION: Soak the stain area in a warm white-vinegar water.

INK: Do not use hairspray on ball point pen ink. The oils and lanolin in the hairspray can cause more stains. Bring it to us.

General Tips
Never iron fabric with a deodorant stain, as this will permantly damage the fabric.
Be very careful not to get suntan oils on garments as many of them will permanently stain.
Do not attempt to remove cosmetic stains yourself, as the color in cosmetics runs easily and enlarges the stain.
Never wash an egg stain in hot water – this will cause the stain to set.
The safest form of mild bleach for whitening all natural fibers is white vinegar.
A common fatal error is the use of acetone in home stain removal. Acetate fibers will dissolve in acetone – Don’t attempt your own stain removal.
Some water spots on fabrics such as taffeta or silk can be removed by holding the fabric over steam (as from a kettle) and then ironing gently while damp.
If the stain is still wet, do not rub it, or you will spread it. Simply try and absorb excess moisture with paper towel or cotton towel….

And it goes on like this for a long long time… intermixed with links to various other pages that I didn’t care to click on.

Oh those spammers.. what will they think of next.

Ok so we had to get some work done on our ol’ car this week, and so to see if we were getting ripped off I did some searches. I stumbled upon this old commercial:

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Click here if you cannot see the video above.

I just find it amazing how perceptions of “Sleak and Modern” can change over the years.. Don’t get me wrong, its still a great car, just funny to look back at the precise engineering of 1990. I wonder how silly the current apple products or dyson vaccuum cleaners will look in 17 years?

Also have you ever heard such creepy music in a car commercial before?

So in response to an article I stumbled upon (article link here) — which basically says that if you receive a promo cd, and for whatever reason throw it into the trash, you are “illegally distributing” said music — I’ve decided to present a model that would rework the entire music industry into something more digestible in our modern world.

A few suggestions:

1. All music must be approved by a centralized “Audio Czar” appointed every 4 years by the U.N.

2. All content will be distributed over approved channels and “secure” methods: namely audio cassette with the tab punched out so you can no longer record over it.

3. All chord progressions must be standardized to fit into 3 easy to digest categories: County, Rap, Classical

4. All tours will be made “green” which means that tours now consist of people gathering in a large space powered by workout bicycles as they watch a projection of the band playing from a pre-recorded session. All audio output will be from pre-authorized cassette tape recordings. Tours will last One (1) day per year simulcast in no more than 30 different markets.

5. A dress code will be issued for “rock-star” attire which will conform to the rigid standards of penal institutions. Jump suit colors are customizable.

6. A music tax will be added to all gasoline purchases to help offset the costs of pirate music operations, and unauthorized audio cassette playback.

7. All cassette playback must be pre-scheduled and authorized by previously mentioned Audio Czar. All unauthorized playback will constitute piracy and require that cassette tapes be mailed back (at consumer cost) to the appropriate disposal center.

I think that does it! Man I can’t wait for the future of Rock ‘n Roll.

Premise: take videos of famously awesome musicians (namely guitar heroes) and completely replace the audio with your own terrible guitar solos. He does a really good job syncing up the timing so it looks like Clapton/Stevie are actually playing this crap:

Check it out before it gets yanked:

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and this one:

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