Patrick Havens on March 31st, 2007

OK looking at the video it took a lot to figure out they weren’t selling any product. There isn’t any products really shown. But it’s one of the longest running, Rube Goldberg Machines… It just keeps running and it kept changing things up.
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Patrick Havens on March 30th, 2007

OK.. Digg popped up this video of a Italian condom commercial.  It would probably be banned here in the states… but its still freaking funny.

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Patrick Havens on March 20th, 2007

Lobbyist Florida - www.paconsultants.com - “Whatever it takes” Over 30 years of experience

I read that above ad in some adsense above my email and it made me pause.  I understand politics can get dirty, and maybe its because my wife watches too much crap TV like CSI:Miami but I had pictures of hits being put [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 16th, 2007

Asteroids, Space Invaders, Centipede and Tetris—remember when you could only play these games at an arcade? I would line up behind at least 6 people for my chance at Asteroids.
Time warp—now it’s 2007. Games can be played anywhere and at anytime. In this mobile world, games have evolved to become a part of our lives. [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 14th, 2007

OK… I love quizno’s but I admit that normally I’ll just glance at their commercial to see what the “special” is.  But the last but when a woman said, and I quote “Its not lacking any meat, and that’s what real women need…” followed my maniacal laughter.  I just started cracking up.  Adult humor in [...]

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Patrick Havens on January 12th, 2007

Complaints from the Chinese embassy in Moscow forced an advertising agency to scrap a chewing gum commercial playing on Russian television which featured China’s national anthem as backing music.
China’s People’s Daily newspaper said the commercial for chewing gum produced by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. using the “March of the Volunteers” had “harmed the dignity of [...]

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Patrick Havens on January 8th, 2007

Talk about unintended consequences, all I wanted to do with “A Review of My First Year of Blogging” was provide some factoids about my blog. However, this tidbit became quite the topic:
Total advertising revenue: approximately $3,350 = $1.39 cpm. (This assumes that I can get Google to pay me. I’ve tried several times during the [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 22nd, 2006

It’s usually the best way to tell if something is a piece of junk, or if there have been problems. It’s also a great way to catch a deal. But another thing is that it can be a great way for entertainment. This review below is absolutely hilarious. It must be fake… [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 4th, 2006

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 3rd, 2006

LOL as if you’d see a car go Ice Skating.  But here is a car commercial that immediately made me think of the upcoming movie, “Transformers.”

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