Mark's Pages

April 15, 2003:

Radio station on the morning commute, advertising a national call-in sweepstakes. "The Great American Money-Grab!" $50,000 if you're the right caller!

Patriotic music behind the voice-over. "Americans love cash!" Sponsored by a famous cell phone company: The Star-Spangled Banner plays as their example ring-tone. If it were TV the only colors would be red, white and blue.

Who's the sponsoring cell phone company?

Nokia.

I laughed for thirty-five miles.

When I'm watching my TV
and a man comes on and tells me
how white my shirts can be
But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
the same cigarettes as me
I can't get no!
a no no no