Category Archives: Pop Culture

Mercedes Benz shoulda hired an English major

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This is the latest commercial for Mercedes Benz: Ouch! I’m not sure how much money they spent on the special effects, CGI or any of that, but they should have spent more on copywriting. The only copy in the commercial … Continue reading →

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A monkey with a loaded typewriter

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I read this short post by Nathan Bransford about tinkering with e-books after they have been “published.” At first, I was deeply conflicted. On the one hand, being able to correct typos easily and make updates seems like you would … Continue reading →

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The I Could Do it Better Syndrome

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jane Devin
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You know them. They’re the people who yell at the television on Monday nights, insisting that they could have caught that pass or avoided that tackle. They’re the ones who can’t attend a conference or event without telling other people … Continue reading →

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From my point of view or yours?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I saw this church across the parking lot of a Morris furniture store in Dayton. I was being dragged to go shopping for a new sofa that I didn’t want and I don’t really need, so I was in a … Continue reading →

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Jobs

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I was going to skate past Thursday and not comment on this big jobs speech that President Obama is going to deliver tomorrow, but then @caroljsroth tweeted this morning: I want to know what #jobs creation efforts/policies you are looking … Continue reading →

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How to deal with a bully

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Warning: This may be offensive to some. I don’t care. When I was about twelve years-old, there was this family of ne’er do-wells who moved into a rental house on Dale Street, between Lafond and Blair in St. Paul. You … Continue reading →

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First came the rib, then the chicken, then the egg; Waffle House humor

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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A few weeks ago, I drove by the Bolts Sports Café in Englewood, Ohio (not really a café… more like a local bar with sorta good ribs, wings and no loud music like the BW3 across the street) and saw … Continue reading →

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