Today was First Day Of School at Casa Brillig. It went well, although that's not the topic of tonight's diary :-). Many people likely hear "first day of school" and a variety of TV ads pop into their heads. Cue up those earworms and follow me below the dingledoodlesquiggliedKosagnocchidividerthingie fold after a word from our sponsor...
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There's the old Staples jingle:
Not one but three Cute Kids With Teacher ads from Target...
English:
Music:
Science:
Old Navy provides a retro zip code:
Selena Gomez and KMart apparently want the kids to go all the way:
I had NO idea that Kleenex needed a back to school ad. Aren't they a 365-day product?
Me, I've got a tune reminiscent of the 12 Days Of Christmas flowing through my head...
On the First Day Of School, my children gave to me:
12 Useless Papers
11 Forms To Fill Out
10 Calendar Items
9 Sharpened Pencils
8 Crossing Guards
7 Early Release Dates
6 Paper Folders
5 Pleas for TV
4 3-Ring Binders
3 New Friends
2 Smiling Faces
1 Excellent School Day
What tunes are running through your head?
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From Pam from Calif:
Here's a funny comment by dog in va.
From mrsgoo:
I loved this discussion between Ernest T Bass and ferg, two obviously scientific folks, about the possibility of water on Mars. It got especially delicious when Rmoney wagers got involved.
From Angie in WA State:
I particularly liked the feeling reading oldpotsmuggler's comment gave me, especially today, whilst I'm listening to the Republican Convention (so you all don't have to). Oh, and it came in this wonderful diary by Vyan, about the unbelievable actions of the mainstream media during this GOP week-in-hell we've all been subjected to - and this time, the trend is towards asking followup questions that make the interviewee look like the lying schmuck that they are. Who would've thought it, and from Soledad O'Brien, of all people...
A great comment by Richard Cranium in a Must-Read diary by Meteor Blades this week, for explaining perfectly what the properly worded response from the Democratic Leadership should be to the 2012 Republican Convention ClownCon currently ongoing in Tampa, Florida.
From jnhobbs:
Kevboy gets off a good one in GOP Convention live blog #6.
From Yours Truly, brillig:
I wanted to Top Comment Siri's entire diary. Then VetGrl grabbed the takehome message in a handy nominateable form :).
Top Mojo for yesterday, August 27th, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you
mik for the mojo magic!
1) If you take the vowels out of his name by yg17 — 265
2) This is how you fight back by Andrew C White — 256
3) for what it's worth, by Mnemosyne — 194
4) Personal note... by weatherdude — 165
5) Thank you for speaking out. And for your courage. by flitedocnm — 159
6) That's the Future: Catastrophic Protection Only. by Gooserock — 150
7) WTF??? Wouldn't trying to pull something like that by tonyahky — 147
8) My response to Facebook's response by SallyCat — 142
9) Then we need to ALL by msdrown — 135
10) Am so sorry for all these years of by Portlaw — 130
11) That's the hypothesis of Truthout.org by Shawn Russell — 120
12) You know that myth about the strong, kind, by glorificus — 117
13) DooDoo Blase has been posting here by Azazello — 111
14) The trail is easy. The origin is Weda Peeple LLC, by Eileen B — 111
15) Of all the times that term has been tossed about by JTinDC — 107
16) T&R. You hit the mail on the head here. by blue jersey mom — 104
17) thank you for your bravery by Hopeful Skeptic — 99
18) Uh, wow by gchaucer2 — 96
19) The right by KibbutzAmiad — 95
20) I'm not on FB but I'll get my wife to report it by ontheleftcoast — 93
21) I'd suggest holding a news conference by hannah — 87
22) I agree. This is a job for the Secret Service. by David54 — 87
23) Chris wasnt scared to call racism by racism by LaurenMonica — 87
24) Chris was epic by Kevvboy — 85
25) It's the future if Romney is elected by cdub24 — 85
26) I think by the OTHER rasmussen — 84
27) people here in Philly don't fall for Romney BS by RNmakingsense — 81
28) I would lower it by twigg — 80
29) Here's the online form to report it to the FBI: by Eileen B — 80
30) Peace to you by Bring more on — 79
Top Pictures for yesterday, August 27th. Click any image to be taken to the full comment. Thank you
jotter for the image magic!