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Will Femia is a Weblog enthusiast who, through good fortune and dumb luck, was introduced to the form as his position as chat producer for MSNBC.com careered into obsolescence. On any given day, Will can be found having already spent an unhealthy amount of time squinting at a computer screen.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 11:02 PM by Will Femia

The Benny Hillifier puts the Benny Hill "Yackety Sax" theme song to any YouTube video.

It kind of reminds me of the Curb This blog that puts the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme music on the end of famous movie scenes.

Prehistoric Japanese Goblin Shark - I have to assume that its drool will dissolve the metal grated catwalks of space stations, though I can't be sure.

Season 2 Online Premiere - Flight of the Conchords (US Only) - I've decided to wait and watch it on my TV but it's cool that this option exists.

I should probably save all of these for one big Christmas post but this microwave song is too neat to hold.

Speaking of must-share Christmas items, check out this photo. I know it's older than Mad Men but that's what immediately comes to mind.

I feel such ambivalence about this improved homeless box story it hurts my head. It's so nice that some homeless people don't have to sleep in a box and also so utterly crappy that they have to sleep in a fancy box instead.

Speaking of cognitive dissonance, how about Mike Tyson's bad-ass face tattoo versus... the rest of him?

I don't know what the deal is with IE but I got two viruses in two weeks after years of clean surfing so I'm back on the Firefox. I had quit Firefox and Chrome because when I have a billion tabs open sometimes videos won't play and I don't have that problem with IE. I'm still not pleased with Firefox because it feels slow to me. I know that's not born out by the speed tests and maybe it's some extension I've installed but it makes me crazy. Chrome is nice and zippy for me and I like how visually open it feels - I'm just not in the habit of clicking the icon on my desktop yet.

The ads on MSNBC on Time Warner Cable in New York City (not sure if these are local ads or national) lately are often for a weird kind of baggy blanket with sleeves. I forget the name but it's the same as this. Am I the only one who feels like these are real life thneeds? (Even the marketing has a "which everyone, everyone, everyone needs" quality to it.)

The new Wolverine trailer slays.

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will,
in nebraska the ads were seeing call the blanket thing the snuggy, which had an entirely different meaning when i was in jr. high school. brings me to chuckles almost every time i see the ad.

jeff ehlers, omaha, ne (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 4:51 AM)

I see the commercials for the blanket...   I wonder why people don't just buy a robe and wear it backwards...

guppyman (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:21 AM)

Those Slanket things need NFL logos.  I'm thinking Bills, Browns, Patriots.  We need a new Zubaz:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubaz

Dan (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:44 AM)

Thanks, Will, that's one more check-off I can make in my gift list. They call it a 'Slanket', but my kid has been asking for a 'Snuggles' for Christmas. "You know, the blanket with built in sleeves".
I had no idea of what they were talking about until now.
I seem to remember (from years ago), unless it was a dream, seeing an ad for a blanket with feet, which I would love to have.
Merry Christmas!

B-Jane, Yardley, PA (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:32 PM)

They better not screw up the Wolverine movie the way they did X-men 3.
The first X-men movie was great.
The second one was... so-so.
The third, god awful. Hey, I have an idea! Why don't we just kill off a bunch of the mutants and have jugernaught actually say "I'm the Juggernaught, B****!". I mean, common.

Michael "Wolverine is the best comic book character ever" [Last Name Deleted] (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:08 PM)

Hey Will, the blanket to which you are referring is called a "Slanket." I bought one for my mother last year for Christmas and liked it so much, I bought one for myself. It's a very warm, very soft oversized blanket (big bonus for me - I'm 6'1" and it covers my feet with room to spare) that's actually quite nice on a cold January night in the Northest (and no, I don't work for the company, I just really like their product).

Brian, Philadelphia, PA (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:19 PM)

B-Jane, for what it's worth, the TV commercial says the snuggy (or whatever) is cheaper than the slanket.

In high school I made myself a tunic (yes, a mark of a true nerd is when he makes his own period clothes and actually wears them daily) and it was burgundy with big sleeves and a straight neck and looked exactly like these things but with a back.

The backward bathrobe idea isn't too bad if you're a short person and can buy one in XXL. :)

Will Femia (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:57 PM)

I seem to remember (from years ago), unless it was a dream, seeing an ad for a blanket with feet, which I would love to have.
Merry Christmas!
B-Jane, Yardley, PA (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:32 PM)


I think you're referring to a "Quillow"... they are great for RV or car trips!

Edna Officewife (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:15 PM)

They definitely call it a Snuggy in the commercials I'm seeing here, upstate.  (And yeah, I'm with the guy above -- why not just wear a robe backwards?)

M, upstate NY (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:06 PM)

Kind of weird to see those Slankets again.  My roommate in college had one that her mother had made her almost 15 years earlier which would put it in the late 70's early 80's....but I'd always heard of them as "Walking Blankets".  They're insanely comfy for cold days.

Leslie, Albuquerque (Sent Friday, December 19, 2008 11:00 AM)

I feel out of the loop here, but...what's a "thneed"?

Dav, Colorado (Sent Sunday, December 21, 2008 6:18 PM)

Contrary to the fans of it posted so far, I'm going with you, Wil....it does look like a thneed.  My son, who is an advertiser's wet dream and usually wants anything advertised, saw the ads for this on TV and sad "Dad, isn't that just a big robe?"

If the Lorax gets involved, we're all doomed, you know.

Dave, Chicago, IL (Sent Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:06 PM)

Hi Will,
Loved the 1920s office party - and thanks for pointing to Slorpy.com - I collect old photos and can't believe I never found it before. Happy holidays!

julie, Springfield IL (Sent Friday, December 26, 2008 9:47 AM)



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