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Now, I have nothing against David Beckham personally. I mean let’s face it, to many — or at least several — of my fellow homosexualists, he is hot.
But here’s the thing: a little hotness goes a long way with me. And much like that really cool song you dig at first but can’t stand to [...]

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I completely forgot this was happening until I went by it, but Nintendo is running a promotional event for the Wii version of their popular “Mario Kart” game at D.C.’s Union Station. They seem to be a day early; the email I got from Nintendo announced this was to take place tomorrow. (See screen shot [...]

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One of the niftiest videos I’ve seen in a long while: a commercial for Madrid’s Metro system.

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Here are two from the “Oh no they di’n’t” files.
First up: Google.

Now, I love the fact that they recognize days of note, from mainstream holidays to more obscure events, via their homepage Doodles. The overly pinkified Google Docs homepage is a bit much, though. To quote a particular movie, it “looks like it’s been hosed [...]

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Note the two pieces of the ad: the banner at the top of the video, and the main graphic featuring John Hodgman (”PC”) and Justin Long (”Mac”).

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Ride-On the Net: This bus advertisement is over ten years old. The URL on it has been
defunct for years. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

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From Oddee: 15 Unfortunately Placed Ads, because sometimes, juxtaposition is key. (via MetaFilter)

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Traveling home from band practice on the Metro a couple of weeks ago, I happened upon some rather large ads with a cow silhouette and bovineunite.com printed on them. At first, I thought it was those wack-a-doos from PETA again, trying to get people to stop eating meat. (Me not eat meat? NEVER!)
Turns out, it [...]

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