Those of you who are obsessive Simpsons viewers will get the headline.
And to answer Bloggie’s question on the previous post, NBC is going to start carrying broadcasts of English Premier League football [soccer to you Yanks]. The following promo ad is better than a wrap-around on a subway car.
Wrap-around ad, you wankers, get your minds out of the gutter!
And yes, Christopher Guest could – and should – totally extend this hilarious clip into a full-length movie, preferably with his Best in Show/Spinal Tap colleagues and Will Farrell involved.
Apparently we are being encouraged to like this odd European sport:
Title: “A Pocket Style Manual”
Authors: Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers
Rank: 35
Blurb: “With its signature Hacker handbook quick-reference features—hand-edited sentences, color-coded documentation coverage, user-friendly index entries, and a clean, uncluttered design—A Pocket Style Manual has always provided fast, effective answers to writing and research questions.”
Review: “Makes switching from MLA style to APA a snap.”
Customers Also Bought: Umpteen other guides to ruining your writing.
Footnote: Fuck Chicago. No, really: Fuck Chicago. May it rot in Hell.
A Pocket Style Manual [Amazon]
Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon Kickback Link]
From Australia:
UPDATE: She’s out!
. . . If only to catch glimpses of the band between commercial breaks.
http://youtu.be/hJmNoXQ7uoU
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