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Unless You Buy An Apple II Plus, You Could End Up With A Lemon

Published on May 24, 2011 in 1980s, Apple, Celebrities, Commercials, Computers, Fruit, Funny and USA.

The Apple II Plus (stylised as Apple ][ ) was the second model of the Apple II series of personal computers produced by Apple Computer, Inc. It was sold new from June 1979 to December 1982. [It] had a total of 48 KB of RAM, expandable to 64 KB by means of the Language Card, an expansion card that could be installed in the computer’s slot 0.

The idiom comparing apples and oranges, refers to the apparent differences between items which are popularly thought to be incomparable or incommensurable, such as apples and oranges. The idiom may also be used to indicate that a false analogy has been made between two items, such as where an apple is faulted for not being a good orange.

Richard Alva “Dick” Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is a former American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of issues. Cavett appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States in five consecutive decades, the 1960s through the 2000s.

Steve Hayden is a well-known figure in the field of advertising. Under Hayden’s leadership, Apple hired New York hipster talk show personality Dick Cavett as a spokesman and put Apple commercials on mass-audience television programming.

Hugh Laurie Has Six Panama Cigars Missing

Published on May 18, 2011 in 1980s, Celebrities, Commercials, Funny, Hugh Laurie, Tobacco and UK.

A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth.

Imperial Tobacco is a global tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

[Hugh Laurie] first became well known in the media as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 until 1999.

With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, [Stephen Fry] co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster

Panama has the largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere outside the Amazon Basin and its jungle is home to an abundance of tropical plants, animals and birds – some of them to be found nowhere else in the world.

Duluth, Telly Savalas Loves You Baby

Published on December 20, 2010 in 1980s, Celebrities, Commercials, Funny, Local, Telly Savalas, Tourism and USA.

[Telly] Savalas’ most famous role was as the star of the television series Kojak. Lt. Theo Kojak was a bald New York City detective with a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was “Who loves ya, baby?”

Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. Since 1977, Duluth has played host to Grandma’s Marathon (named after its original sponsor, Grandma’s Restaurant), drawing runners from all over the world.

Budweiser is the King Of Beers (But you know that)

Published on December 6, 2010 in 1960s, Beer, Budweiser, Celebrities, Commercials, Dogs, Drinks, Ed McMahon and USA.

[Ed McMahon] performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser.

Budweiser remains one of the world’s lowest rated beers on notable rating sites such as BeerAdvocate.com and RateBeer.com. Some drinkers prefer the lightness of beers like Budweiser and consume it as a refreshment or for its inebriating effects, beer writers consider it to be bland. The beer is light-bodied with faint sweet notes and negligible bitterness, leading to reviews characterizing it as a “…beer of underwhelming blandness”.

[The dog's] impact on human society has given them the nickname “Man’s best friend” in the western world

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.

Tough Chuck Norris Meets Classy Honda Ridgeline

Published on December 14, 2009 in 2000s, Cars, Celebrities, Chuck Norris, Commercials, Honda, Ironic, Trucks and USA.

Chuck Norris facts are satirical factoids about martial artist and actor Chuck Norris that have become an Internet phenomenon and as a result have become widespread in popular culture. The facts are normally absurd hyperbolic claims about Norris’s toughness, attitude, virility, sophistication, and masculinity.

The Honda Ridgeline is a mid to full size sport utility truck produced by the Japanese automaker Honda. Although the Ridgeline is more aptly classified as a sport utility truck, this recently-introduced category is not well known with consumers.

Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 3 pm and 5 pm. The custom of drinking tea originated in England [and] various places that belonged to the former British Empire also have such a meal.