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I can’t decide if it is worse that they have the President of the United States shilling for KFC -or- if the fact that KFC is selling fish is worse. Might be a coin toss. (Kentucky Fried Carp? Cod? Catfish? It could work. Maybe.)
This is a great commercial from Hong Kong and either they really like and admire President Obama or is unbelievably stereotypical in an almost racist fashion.
Who knows? Either way – the sandwich looks pretty good. Wonder if it comes to the US if they will make it a Double Down?
Yes – I know that is not really President Obama but does that really change anything?
So this is pretty much me around the house all the time. Maybe I need to get a Volkswagon or trade my Vader helmet for something a little more rustic – maybe a little Viking?
Anyway – great commercial.
This is pretty awesome. Click here to see the Terrible Towel spin when someone Tweets #steelersnation. As you can see in the image to the right it posts your Twitter name and the number of times the towel has spun. How does it work? They offer a completely oversimplified version on the site but really – does it matter? That is pretty cool.
Twitter is something that I am just starting to play with and really understand. I started an account for NOSVC (@NOSVC) and myself (@Anthony_McLeod) a while ago and still have crappy Klout scores (10/27). But I’ve started to find it a little more interesting as I’ve learned how to use it. I’ve heard Twitter described relationally to Facebook as “Facebook being for the people you know and Twitter being for the people you want to know.” I think it is easier to see Twitter as the Junior High School lunchroom of social media. It is fun but it is still vaguely anonymous and not at all structured. This doesn’t make it bad – just another obstacle to getting work done at times. It is interesting to see what people are thinking both friends and ‘celebrities’ and it is fun to interact with them on occasion.
After the jump I have an image where I made the towel spin with my personal account and a conversation I had with NC State’s Julius Hodge with the NOSVC account.
In the middle of all the All-Star action this past weekend we decided to take a moment and visit the North Carolina Museum of Art – specifically the American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell exhibit.
I know – a little culture in the middle of a lot of sports doesn’t always seem to fit but it was the last weekend for the exhibit and I’m glad we made it in before it closed. Norman Rockwell was largely a commercial artist doing advertisements and most notably covers for The Saturday Evening Post.
You may be thinking right now – I can’t wait to see the pictures. Well – look to the right and enjoy. Photography was not allowed in the exhibit so that is as good as it gets. Not that you can’t find all of my favorites online anyway – like this one, this one, this one, and this one. You can see all The Post covers that were in the exhibit here. The realism and attention to detail are unbelievable.
One of my favorite pieces in the exhibit were the illustrations of the Four Freedoms from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Address that inspired the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. The very simple yet very important concept that everyone deserves Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear. The accompanying art by Norman Rockwell captures these ideas in a simple yet timeless elegance. (It also sold War Bonds he was a commercial artist to the end.)
The exhibit was probably being packed up today getting ready to move to another city. I’m glad we took a short break in the hockey action to see these awesome pieces of art and to reflect on the freedoms that let us have both great art and awesome sports weekends. Enjoy the links and in case you are interested I posted a large chuck of the FDR “Four Freedoms” speech after the jump.
Somehow I completely forgot about this piece. I don’t think it ever ran on the cover the of the Saturday Evening Post but it is by far the one I identify with the most. I feel that way a lot when I am sitting down trying to design a website. I may have to get a print of this one and hang it in my room to remind me I am not alone when I can’t think of what to put on the page.
In the Fan Fair area they had activities for all ages – these were out for the little ones. Thought they were pretty cool. The accessories include a mullet and a smile with a missing tooth. Awesome stereotyping.
More pictures after the jump. If you happen to run across one of these in Canes gear let me know where you found it. I might try to pick it up to add to the various Potato Heads I have sitting around (Star Wars / Indiana Jones).