March 8, 2010mike
If you’re anything like me, which I doubt you are, you saw maybe three or four of the movies nominated for an Oscar. If that was the case, you didn’t really watch Oscars except for a little while when you were flipping channels before you put in a DVD of a movie that might actually be worth watching.
If you’re nothing like me, then you made some popcorn, maybe some fancy appetizers invited some friends over and watched Babawa Wawters’ pregame show and stayed up past midnight to watch two old guys make crude jokes while a bunch of out of touch left-coasters won a faux-gold statute of a man.
If you are in the latter category and on top of that live in NYC and have Cablevision (thought that was a circa 1975 video game system) then you may have been upset. Fret not, I have a solution to see the best movie clips for way less than the cost of a trip down to the Regal (especially the one in lower Manhattan) Bunny ears! No not a rabbit’s foot for good luck, those little metal things people used to have on top of their TV to watch well TV. Little known fact, ABC is a network and the major networks are available throughout most of the country including NYC for FREE! That’s right, just cause Cablevision was
mad at Disneyworld last night doesn’t mean your Oscar party had to move to a place with a dish. For a grand total of NOTHING you could have rummaged through your old miscellaneous wire junk drawer and dug up those old rabbit ears and watch the Oscars for Zero dollars and zero cents.
That’s right, the Oscars, Less expensive than the Regal!
March 5, 2010mike
What? How can the most expensive ticket at the Regal be less expensive than the Regal? Seems impossible! Well not at all. Depending on your timing you can grab a share of IMAX Corp for less than a ticket to the Regal IMAX. Yep, that’s right you can own a piece of the company forever for less money than your two hour 3D spin through Wonderland will set you back, and if the movie is as good as everybody is saying it is, you will have made a wise investment and be able to afford to rent Alice’s movie when it comes out on DVD with your gains.
IMAX, Less expensive than the Regal!
March 2, 2010mike
Yes its true, anything you can buy at your local Dollar Tree is less expensive than the Regal. But how much less expensive? Well let’s think… for the cost of ONE regular Regal ticket you can get seven or eight items at the dollar store. Just think about how much fun your kids can have at their next party with 7 packs of parachuting soldiers! That’s a couple dozen plastic men dropping from the nearest bridge! Or you could get a dozen wooden spoons in two packs for stirring your next batch of soup or tossing some salad at a party. Dozens upon dozens of red plastic cups for your next flip cup tournament could be had, and I’m sure that tourney will be way more fun the whatever is showing at the movies these days.
The next time you think about taking a trip down to the Regal, think again, and take your date to the dollar store instead, after all it is a recession, and if she’s Mrs. Right she’ll really appreciate your frugality when you buy her a ten pack of princess costume rings for a dollar!
The Dollar Store, Less Expensive than the Regal!
February 27, 2010mike
i·ro·ny (ī’rə-nē, ī’ər-)
n. pl. i·ro·nies
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- The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
- An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
- A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1.
- Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland’s copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
- An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
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Irony, its a fun and often misused word. I have included the definition above to better explain the following situation:
I guess the real question is will the NHTSA accept that as fair warning?
Warnings, most often they’re found in red and white print at the end of an advertisement. (*Usually they’re impossible to read in 6 point font, sometimes they’re bold and have their own logo)
February 26, 2010mike
We all have one, a cell phone plan. Some are prepaid, some are month to month, some are two year $100+ a month commitments. All of them provide us with hours and hours of joy on the phone, in text, and online for a fraction of the cost of a trip to the latest chick flick with your honey.
About the cheapest plan (non-prepaid) out there probably comes from Cricket. No surprise that’s pretty much their forte. For $25 a month (yeah you couldn’t even upgrade your Regal trip to the tub of popcorn for that) you get unlimited talk and text! Yes that’s right unlimited, and can you really put a price on that? (ok except $25 a month that is). And even in this short month we’re in that comes out to $0.00062 a minute! Yeah that’s right, damn close to nothing! Figure a trip to the Regal even to see a three hour marathon is still over 4 cents a minute for the cheap tickets!
So text your hundred closest friends and tell them you’re opting out of tonights trip to see some movie you never heard of that was nominated for three Oscars and you’re instead opting in to talk to them whenever you want because you love the sound of their voice and the mispells of their T9.
Cell phone plan, Less expensive than the Regal!
If you’re anything like me, which I doubt you are, you saw maybe three or four of the movies nominated for an Oscar. If that was the case, you didn’t really watch Oscars except for a little while when you were flipping channels before you put in a DVD of a movie that might actually be worth watching.
mad at Disneyworld last night doesn’t mean your Oscar party had to move to a place with a dish. For a grand total of NOTHING you could have rummaged through your old miscellaneous wire junk drawer and dug up those old rabbit ears and watch the Oscars for Zero dollars and zero cents.
