The end of an era?

Some of you may be aware of my deep and abiding affection for the strangely-flavored soft drink known as Moxie. I am the first to admit that its oddly bitter taste is not for everyone, and many of my friends and loved ones hate the stuff almost as much as I love it (Jess refers to it as "Moxious").

For many decades, Moxie's logo has featured a smirking man in a suit and tie pointing at you as if to say, "Hey you! Yeah, you! Get over here and drink this magical carbonated concoction!":



So imagine my surprise when I stroll through the soda aisle of my local grocery store and see this abomination on the side of my beloved beverage:



I was aghast! Frantically, I searched through the tubes of the intarweb for answers. It seems that many of my fellow Moxie fans are up in arms about this newfangled swirly logo thing. Someone has even put up a petition to bring back the "Moxie Man". I quickly signed the petition, bringing the grand total to 48 signatures. For all I know, this could be a significant percentage of the Moxie-drinking community.

Oh Dagwood, when will you ever learn?

When I saw this entry on the "Comics Curmudgeon" site, I LOL'ed. I didn't ROTFL, but I definitely LOL'ed:

1952:

2008:


I would like to suggest that someone do the research to prove that horoscope writers just take a bunch of vaguely-written "predictions" and jumble them up every few years. I would do it, but I just bought a hammock.

"The Dark Knight"

Wow.

All the hype still doesn't do this movie justice. Heath Ledger's Joker is a revelation. Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, and Aaron Eckhart all turn in great performances as well. Even Maggie Gylendnfnsdgmsdk managed to not be as annoying as usual. Jess and I want to see it again sometime next week, and I may go a third time with other friends to see it in IMAX.

P.S.,

Jess and I are going to Vega$ for our birthdays in October!

Not Manch Vegas, either.

iPhone 3G

Being a registered Mac owner, I periodically get emails from Apple when they've got new products to shill. I've never bothered to remove myself from the mailing list because they don't flood my inbox with messages and they sometimes contain actual useful information.

So I get a message today hyping Friday's iPhone 3G launch:



I'd sorta like to have an iPhone, but I just upgraded to the MOTORAZR 2 a few months ago and I'm really not interested in shelling out an extra $100 and paying a higher bill every month; the thing just isn't that cool.

Also, I really don't want that fucking douchenozzle in the corner doing a "Personal Setup" for me.


Don't worry, brah! I'll totally hook you up!