Sunday, April 06, 2008

So that's how the Times Call earns money.

Since Bryce is no longer able to regail us with amusing anecdotes from Longmont's finest, I'll do so in his stead.

From the "A Bit Odd" section in today's paper:

"Ads too violent for Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa Rica -- The Burger King is safe, at least in Costa Rica. Government officials said Friday they have banned commercials for the hamburger chain that depict mothers trying to run over the company's plastic-headed signature character or hire a hit man to kill him because their kids prefer burgers to home-cooked meals. The vice minister of the interior, Ana Duran, said the commercials trivialized violence. Burger King is sensitive to cultural and geographic concerns wherever it operates (emphasis mine)."

Lord knows what kind of damage could have been done if the paper hadn't clarified how sensitive and culturally aware Burger King is.

Radiohead- Nude
RIYL- Radiohead. What else can you say? I'm seriously contemplating a trip to Lollapalooza just to see them headline. Well, I'm tempted in a daydream sort of way.

I have to embed this one because Thom just kills it live.

2 comments:

Travis Wicklund said...

There was a guest pianist here in Sterling that played a few Radiohead songs the other night. It was amazing to hear it in a complex piano arrangement.

Becca said...

Haha, I love the Times Call!

Rumor has it you're thinking about going on the Doulos trip...I think you definitely should so that you can be my personal translator. That way I'll avoid making the mistake of introducing myself as "Mouth".