Comments on: Man’s greatest invention https://letmesaythisaboutthat.com/index.php/2009/07/06/mans-greatest-invention/ A view of American life through the eyes of a retired Boomer. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3 By: Jonathan Wiley https://letmesaythisaboutthat.com/index.php/2009/07/06/mans-greatest-invention/#comment-44 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:43:51 +0000 http://letmesaythisaboutthat.com/?p=539#comment-44 I’ll put a check in the box of TiVo being a fantastic, if not, revolutionary invention….what’s better than watching an episode of 24 in 15 minutes? I’ll tell you, it’s hitting pause while watching your favorite football team so you can go release a few of the previously consumed col-beers (or “whiteys”) to come back, pour a new one and hit resume…better still, that little pause just gave you a minute or 2 of what my household calls “juice” which will allow you to FFD through the next ridiculous Oxy-Clean comercial (God rest that guy’s soul and his abnormally dyed beard).

Now, having said all of that, I would vehemently protest that so-called “Product Integration” is FAR worse than a damn commercial. Instead of good ol’ Chuck Woolery telling us he’ll see us in 2-and-2 (2min,2sec) while they break away from “Love Connection,” we are patronized and pandered to with cheap and less-than creative ways for the camera guy to “accidentally” pause on a Diet-Coke can with the label perfectly positioned outward in some douche-bag’s manicured hand….atleast with Chuck, you knew the commercial was coming so you could change the channel or turn it off and go do something productive. Nowadays they are finding more and more painful ways to squeeze a product in front of our zombie eyes in hopes that we’re actually paying attention. This theme has permiated EVERYTHING…no longer is NASCAR the sole steet walking pimp of endoresments, it’s everywhere. I read the other day that an NBA team was negotiating a contract for an endorsement. WHAT!!?? The Orlando Magik….nope, how does the Orlando “Johnsonville Sausage” Magik sound. Nice ring to it huh? Look around, stadiums have sponsorships too. Hell, a few years ago, they changed the name of the Atlanta airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (the Jackson part is new). Maybe they should take the plunge and sponsor that joint too – The “Preparation-H” Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Anyway, sorry for the rant. Just wanted to point out that with every brilliant invention, there’s gotta be some degenerate that figures out a way to spoil it….I’m just sayin’

That’s my $0.02. Great Blog by the way.

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