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At least let me read the copyright notice if I want to

Posted on: Monday, September 17th, 2007 in: Other

I was putting on a Wiggles DVD for my girls yesterday when a line in the insanely long copyright notice caught my eye.  Something about “Kipper” (another show we watch).  I wanted to see why it would mention him, so I tried to rewind.  Too late, the DVD was already at the main menu.
I rebooted [...]

What day?

Posted on: Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 in: Other

We saw this sticker on a package of pita bread in the kitchen.  I thought it was odd that it didn’t mention the year, but it wasn’t a big deal — if you were in August, 2008, you’d know it was expired.
Then my wife pointed out the date.  How many September 31sts have [...]

Wrong color for a computer ad

Posted on: Monday, September 3rd, 2007 in: Other

I saw this ad in a local paper here today.  It’s got a few issues (nearly invisible link to their site, and the site is just “coming soon”), but the biggest is the screen.  The scan doesn’t do it justice, but the blue is the exact same as the “blue screen of death” that we’ve [...]