Archive for the 'Animals' Category

Doggone Pancho Wins the La Primativa Lottery

Published on August 24, 2010 in 2000s, Animals, Commercials, Dogs, Funny, Lotteries and Spain.

El Gordo de la Primitiva (the big one), commonly known as El Gordo, is one of the Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spanish state lotteries).

A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. The word stems from the Dutch word loterij, which is derived from the noun lot meaning fate or destiny. Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery.

Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to perform certain actions in response to certain commands which the dog is trained to understand.

Don’t Monkey With Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Visa Card

Published on June 8, 2010 in 2000s, Animals, Bananas, Celebrities, Commercials, Funny, Malaysia and VISA.

In 2008, according to The Nilson Report, Visa held a 38.3% market share of the credit card marketplace and 60.7% of the debit card marketplace in the United States.

Catherine Zeta Jones (born 25 September 1969), now hyphenated as Catherine Zeta-Jones, is a Welsh actress, currently based in the United States.

Fruit makes up 65–90 percent of the orangutan diet. Fruits with sugary or fatty pulp are favored.

[Bananas] are native to tropical Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea.

Adventureland Friskies Feeds The Senses

Published on March 31, 2010 in 2010s, Animals, Cat Food, Cats, Commercials and USA.

Canned or wet [cat] food (75-78% moisture) generally comes in common can sizes of 3 oz (85 g), 5.5 oz (156 g), and 13 oz (369 g).

Friskies is a brand of cat food marketed and manufactured by the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company subsidiary of Nestlé. The brand is offered as a canned soft food, as well as dry kibbles. Flavors include Poultry, Beef, and Seafood.

A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one’s mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ordinary restraints.

Doritos Mousetrap

Published on March 11, 2008 in 2000s, Animals, Cheese, Chips, Commercials, Doritos and USA.

The traditional [springloaded-bar mousetrap] was invented by Hiram Maxim. It is a simple device with a heavily springloaded bar and a trip to release it. Stereotypically, cheese is placed on the trip as bait, but this works well as, in reality, most mice like cheese; and they will take other food such as oats, chocolate, bread or meat. Butter and peanut butter are also quite effective.

Doritos are made from ground corn, corn oil, and seasoning.

Nuts About Bridgestone

Published on March 1, 2008 in 2000s, Animals, Bridgestone, Cars, Commercials, Funny, Super Bowl, Tires, USA and Violent.

Bridgestone is currently ranked first in the global [tire] market, with Michelin second and Goodyear third.

Unlike rabbits or deer, squirrels cannot digest cellulose and must rely on foods rich in protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Early spring is the hardest time of year for squirrels, since buried nuts begin to sprout and are no longer available for the squirrel to eat, and new food sources have not become available yet.

Among other things, the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States, is known for the high-profile advertisements that are aired during its television broadcast. Because the Super Bowl is a very highly rated program, prices for advertising space can cost millions of dollars.

Yo quiero Taco Bell

Published on January 27, 2008 in 1990s, Animals, Commercials, Dogs, Fast Food, Funny, Hot Sauce, Taco Bell, Tacos and USA.

A lawsuit filed in 1998 by Joseph Shields and Thomas Rinks alleged Taco Bell failed to pay them for use of the Chihuahua character they created. The men alleged that Taco Bell had breached payment on a contract after they worked with the restaurant chain for a year to develop the talking Chihuahua for use in marketing. The talking Chihuahua became a hit with the first advertisement, in which the character bypasses a female Chihuahua for a Taco Bell taco and declares: “Yo quiero Taco Bell.”

In commercials, the dog was made to speak through special effects. His advertising catch-phrase was “¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!”. There were thought to have been two equally valid translations for this Spanish phrase: “I want Taco Bell!” and “I love Taco Bell!” However, in the commercials, the subtitle “I want some Taco Bell” and did not acknowledge the dual meaning of this phrase because for it to have meant “I love Taco Bell” the phrase in spanish would have to have been “Yo quiero a Taco Bell” and the original phrase missed the preposition.