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“Jingle, Jingle, Jingle.” Or, “I’m Stuck On Band Aid, Because Band Aid’s Stuck on Me.”

Posted on 11/04/11 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments
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Weekends were made for Michelob. You deserve a break today. I’d like to buy the world a Coke. If I were an Oscar Mayer wiener. Chances are, after reading those few lines, you’re already singing the jingles in your head. They’re all classics from days gone by and I’m sure they bring back a smile [...]

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"Join the TiVo-lution." Or, "TiVo Premier, This Ain't Your Father's DVR."

Posted on 04/03/10 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

As a kid growing up in the 80′s, I remember one of the era’s most popular inventions, the VHS recorder. Those big, bulky devices that you would hook up to your television and record shows on tape. Like the machines themselves, video stores sprung up like dandelions in a yard of weeds, selling “memberships” that [...]

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