Ignore nihil's whine. Last I checked, there wasn't an approved reading list to gain entry to any blog. I stopped reading Consumerist when I decided it was a little too much like John Stossel's version of reporting.
It pays to compare volume labels now. At one store, I'm almost certain they're exploiting price jumps by hiking them higher than needed. Case in point, a taco sauce bottle that was 72 cents a year ago jumped to 98 cents in a few months, then 1.42 last month, then a week later to a "sale" price of 1.78. People flat out stopped buying it at 1.78, then 2 weeks later it is back down to 1.42. Me? I stockpiled at 72 cents and am still happy. It has a long shelf life.
This could be something entirely innocuous, such as the white barrier behind him being dirty, so it was cleaned up in Photoshop. It would explain the odd shadow, the lack of a black horizontal line and the "mismatched" blue line (a section that was cut out and left empty).
I want to see the full-size version of the entire photo. It looks like the shadows behind every soldier's leg is doing something different... providing total shadow, half shadow, etc. The shadow two soldiers to the right has a much straighter shadow than the two tilted ones next to Kim Il Jong.
My guess: Photoshop work was done to present a more-perfect image, but it's not necessarily evidence his entire body was Photshopped into the image. The shadows on his own clothing caused by ripples in the garment appear similar to those of the men around him.
Seriously, they don't have hundreds of images of their leader standing in front of soldiers? I'd be surprised if they needed to doctor such an ordinary image.
Earbox, that reminds me of a raccoon trap described in Where the Red Fern Grows. Cut a hole in a log just large enough to fit a raccoon paw, then insert something shiny. A wandering raccoon grabs the shiny object, can't extract his fist, and then sits there trapped refusing to relinquish his prize.
The mother who has custody of the "single" dad's 4 kids on weekdays deserves a medal. I don't know how a single parent pulls off parenting even just one child. They all deserve medals when their kids turn out okay.
I requested a coupon, it never arrived, and the guv'ment won't reissue it. I didn't watch much TV anyway, so I guess come February it's DVDs-only for me.
Pretty funny though. They're apparently worried about fraud in the sale of converter boxes. They'll bail out rich bankers, but fret over coupons to people who don't subscribe to cable and have old TVs.
Trees of Mystery is fun because they pay an employee to talk to passersby as Paul Bunyan's booming voice through a loudspeaker (using CCTV or perhaps someone in the crowd). There's a hokey museum and plenty to look at for free.
Last year Babe's several-ton-head fell off after rainwater caused some rot, but he was restored before the start of the summer tourist season this year.
On store property, no question for me, it's morally wrong. It's not like we're discussing fighting a Nazi regime by distributing illegal leaflets.
People using these stickers are probably opposed to certain societal trends, not merely specific products. At best, it's preaching to the choir. To everyone else, the sticker applier is just some crank foisting his unwelcome opinion on people.
There are plenty of other ways to fight marketers. First and foremost, live what you preach. Your wallet is a ballot and companies listen to the voters. Don't buy their products.
If someone tries to strike up a conversation with you while wearing an earpod, ask them to remove it first because you consider it rude.
If you're very serious, picket the store. I doubt people who are anonymously plastering stickers have the courage of their convictions to picket a store though.
For what it's worth, I don't own an iPod or any hand-held music player (nor will I buy one for my kids). Becoming a father has taught me the difference between lip service (stickers) and walking the walk (teaching by example).
The "Why? Because I Said So" shirt sounds parent-ish. In that spirit, I offer my retort... "Why? Well, why do you think?"
It helps with one's sanity because instead of explaining everything all the time, you realize kids often ask a question even though they know the answer or can quickly guess the correct answer.
http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2008/09/foodprices.html
It pays to compare volume labels now. At one store, I'm almost certain they're exploiting price jumps by hiking them higher than needed. Case in point, a taco sauce bottle that was 72 cents a year ago jumped to 98 cents in a few months, then 1.42 last month, then a week later to a "sale" price of 1.78. People flat out stopped buying it at 1.78, then 2 weeks later it is back down to 1.42. Me? I stockpiled at 72 cents and am still happy. It has a long shelf life.
I want to see the full-size version of the entire photo. It looks like the shadows behind every soldier's leg is doing something different... providing total shadow, half shadow, etc. The shadow two soldiers to the right has a much straighter shadow than the two tilted ones next to Kim Il Jong.
My guess: Photoshop work was done to present a more-perfect image, but it's not necessarily evidence his entire body was Photshopped into the image. The shadows on his own clothing caused by ripples in the garment appear similar to those of the men around him.
Seriously, they don't have hundreds of images of their leader standing in front of soldiers? I'd be surprised if they needed to doctor such an ordinary image.
Pretty funny though. They're apparently worried about fraud in the sale of converter boxes. They'll bail out rich bankers, but fret over coupons to people who don't subscribe to cable and have old TVs.
Last year Babe's several-ton-head fell off after rainwater caused some rot, but he was restored before the start of the summer tourist season this year.
It's got to be either very weird or very reassuring to be the donor's relative and to shake the hand of your departed loved one.
Why yes, because every 3-year-old needs a shiv.
People using these stickers are probably opposed to certain societal trends, not merely specific products. At best, it's preaching to the choir. To everyone else, the sticker applier is just some crank foisting his unwelcome opinion on people.
There are plenty of other ways to fight marketers. First and foremost, live what you preach. Your wallet is a ballot and companies listen to the voters. Don't buy their products.
If someone tries to strike up a conversation with you while wearing an earpod, ask them to remove it first because you consider it rude.
If you're very serious, picket the store. I doubt people who are anonymously plastering stickers have the courage of their convictions to picket a store though.
For what it's worth, I don't own an iPod or any hand-held music player (nor will I buy one for my kids). Becoming a father has taught me the difference between lip service (stickers) and walking the walk (teaching by example).
It helps with one's sanity because instead of explaining everything all the time, you realize kids often ask a question even though they know the answer or can quickly guess the correct answer.
When someone takes you up on the offer, finish by whipping a score sheet out of your pocket and ask the person to rate your hug.