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

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

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.

The Volkswagen Passat Resists Darth Vader’s Force

The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car built by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973.

Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as the chief antagonist in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel films.

The Force can enhance natural physical and mental abilities, including strength and accuracy. A number of other force powers are demonstrated in the [Star Wars] film series including telekinesis, telepathy, hypnosis, enhanced empathy, reflexes and precognition.

“The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” is a musical theme present in the Star Wars franchise. It was composed by John Williams for the film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. [It] was used in a popular television commercial “The Force” for the Volkswagen Passat, first aired during the 2011 Super Bowl. The spot features a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers his father’s Passat in the driveway.

You’ll Remember Hardee’s Miss Turkey, Her Bikini, and Her Charbroiled Turkey Burger

Gizem Memiç (born May 16, 1990) is a Turkish beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Turkey 2010 on Thursday 1 April 2010. As “Miss Turkey” she was in a 2011 American television commercial for Carl’s Jr. restaurant and its sibling Hardee’s restaurants, promoting their new broiled turkey sandwiches, where they claim is under 500 calories. Gizem is seen in a bikini, eating the sandwich as she strolls down a walkway.

Several Hardee’s ad campaigns in the 2000s have been criticized by groups such as Parents Television Council for their sexually suggestive nature. Recent campaigns targeted include “More Than a Piece of Meat” featuring scantily clad women appearing to receive sexual gratification from consuming Hardee’s products, and “Name Our Holes” — an ad campaign and website promoting Hardee’s Biscuit Holes.

Isn’t the IBM Thinkpad 701c Incredible?

The TrackWrite, also known as the butterfly keyboard, is a foldout laptop computer keyboard designed by John Karidis for IBM as part of the ThinkPad 701 series, released in 1995. It allowed the 701 series to be both compact (when closed) and comfortable to use (when open), despite being just 24.6 cm (9.7 in) wide with a 26.4 cm (10.4 in) VGA LCD. The 701 was the top selling laptop of 1995, however, as later laptop models featured progressively larger screens, the need for a folding keyboard was eliminated. Consequently, no model but the 701 used the butterfly keyboard.

ThinkPad is a brand of laptop computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM that are known for their boxy black design, which was originally modeled after a traditional Japanese lunchbox. Since early 2005, the ThinkPad range has been manufactured and marketed by Lenovo, who purchased the IBM personal computer division.

Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television personality, author, screenwriter and musician.

Budweiser Tiny Dancer Singing Cowboy

Budweiser is a 5.0% abv American-style lager introduced in 1876 by A. Dongand Busch and one of the highest selling beers in the United States. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt.

“Tiny Dancer” is a 1972 song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It appears on John’s fourth album, Madman Across the Water and was released as a single in 1972.

Peter Stormare (born Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm; 27 August 1953) is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Abruzzi in Prison Break and as Gaear Grimsrud, one of the two kidnappers in Fargo. He combined acting with singing by playing the menancing Western gunfighter who strides into a bar in the 2011 Super Bowl commercial and breaks into a happy rendition of “Tiny Dancer” when presented with a Budweiser beer.

Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season. The Packers defeated the Steelers by the score of 31-25.