5 posts tagged “warner brothers”
Dress For Dinner Napkin
Apparel
Link: Spoon Sisters
A napkin available at Spoon Sisters with a tie printed on it. Four designs to choose from. As Leo suggests, it might go with your tuxedo T-shirt.
For a much earlier implementation of the same idea, by Al Jaffee for Bill Gaines, listen to a Mad story told by Dick in Episode 21.
The Few, The Proud, the Depressed
Leo's wife Jennifer doesn't like the slogan "The worse your life is, the better we sound". She doesn't understand that the Daily Giz Wiz is made for the few, the proud, the depressed.
For the origin of the slogan, listen to the last few minutes of Episode 391, the letters section.
At Two With Nature
During his summer break at the Gray Eagle Lodge at 6,000 feet altitude, there were no internet access, no cellphone access, no subway, no buses, no Starbucks, and what's more, no oxygen, which gives Leo a headache. There were board games with missing pieces, and crushed ping pong balls. A great holiday then.
Dane in New York
Dane Golden visited Dick in New York and was given a tour of the Mad Office. He also treated Dick and his friend Dennis to lunch which Leo kindly offered to pay with the TWiT credit card (Visa of course), with a cap of $20 for 3.
Sucker City
Mad did a spoof of a Circuit City ad and called it Sucker City. An employee at Circuit City did not like the parody and decided to pull Mad off the shelves at some of the outlets. The PR found out about the bruhaha and wrote an interesting letter of apology to Mad, offering a Powerpoint presentation of at least 300 pages and a Circuit City gift card of $20 towards the purchase of a Nintendo Wii, if Mad could find one. The letter is reproduced on Dick's home page.
For some interesting reactions by people or names who have been spoofed by Mad, see Episode 74 and Episode 426.
Making Noises
Randal Schwartz's story of party lines and modems (Episode 623) has prompted a letter from a New Zealand listener David McLoughlin, who drew our attention to a 56K Modem Emulator at LazyLaces.com. If you miss that familiar dialing tone, you can click "Connect" on that page to listen to it again.
Listen to Episode 636
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The Giz Wiz Home Page
For a much earlier implementation of the same idea, by Al Jaffee for Bill Gaines, listen to a Mad story told by Dick in Episode 21.
The Few, The Proud, the Depressed
Leo's wife Jennifer doesn't like the slogan "The worse your life is, the better we sound". She doesn't understand that the Daily Giz Wiz is made for the few, the proud, the depressed.
For the origin of the slogan, listen to the last few minutes of Episode 391, the letters section.
At Two With Nature
During his summer break at the Gray Eagle Lodge at 6,000 feet altitude, there were no internet access, no cellphone access, no subway, no buses, no Starbucks, and what's more, no oxygen, which gives Leo a headache. There were board games with missing pieces, and crushed ping pong balls. A great holiday then.
Dane in New York
Dane Golden visited Dick in New York and was given a tour of the Mad Office. He also treated Dick and his friend Dennis to lunch which Leo kindly offered to pay with the TWiT credit card (Visa of course), with a cap of $20 for 3.
Sucker City
Mad did a spoof of a Circuit City ad and called it Sucker City. An employee at Circuit City did not like the parody and decided to pull Mad off the shelves at some of the outlets. The PR found out about the bruhaha and wrote an interesting letter of apology to Mad, offering a Powerpoint presentation of at least 300 pages and a Circuit City gift card of $20 towards the purchase of a Nintendo Wii, if Mad could find one. The letter is reproduced on Dick's home page.
For some interesting reactions by people or names who have been spoofed by Mad, see Episode 74 and Episode 426.
Making Noises
Randal Schwartz's story of party lines and modems (Episode 623) has prompted a letter from a New Zealand listener David McLoughlin, who drew our attention to a 56K Modem Emulator at LazyLaces.com. If you miss that familiar dialing tone, you can click "Connect" on that page to listen to it again.
Listen to Episode 636
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Sony SRF-X90 Monocular Sports Radio
Monocular Radio
Link: www.monocular.info
From 1994, Sony made this SRF-X90 Monocular Sports Radio. It was a 8x magnification monocular made for live sports viewing, with an AM/FM stereo radio. The idea was you could watch the sports event while listening to radio commentary through the earphones, complete with AVLS (automatic volume limiter system). Water-resistant. Worked on one AA battery.
One of these is available on Amazon UK at the time of writing.
Folding the Omelette
Dick once showed on Regis a set of Börnschaft copper-bottomed pots, all for $20. Instead of folding the omelette, Dick folded the frying pan, live on TV.
WTHII Game Show
In response to Leo's question whether WTHII could make a TV game show (Episode 610), Michael Richardson writes in to say that there was already such a show, Liar's Club. You can watch clips from the show on YouTube, such as this link.
Listen to Episode 620
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The Giz Wiz Home Page
One of these is available on Amazon UK at the time of writing.
Folding the Omelette
Dick once showed on Regis a set of Börnschaft copper-bottomed pots, all for $20. Instead of folding the omelette, Dick folded the frying pan, live on TV.
WTHII Game Show
In response to Leo's question whether WTHII could make a TV game show (Episode 610), Michael Richardson writes in to say that there was already such a show, Liar's Club. You can watch clips from the show on YouTube, such as this link.
Listen to Episode 620
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Socket Pocket
Clutter Management
Link: sPerfect Curve
The Socket Pocket by Perfect Curve is just a container to hold your mobile device while it is being charged, without having a great length of cable dangling down the wall and your device cluttering up the floor or your work surface. Unscrew one of the screws on the socket plate and screw in the socket pocket through one of the openings at the back, while the cable can come through the opening at the bottom. Available in white and beigey (or butter cream).
An idea similar to the Drinn, the WTHII gadget for November 2007. See Episode 462.
Omentum
Learn about waist management and the omentum.
Saving Endangered Namesakes
Adam Merkley of the RSL Show (Real Salt Lake, a professional soccer club in Utah) and AYL Soccer was reminded by Leo's story of the Save The Tasmanian Devil Fund of his grandfather's experience at the old Jaguar factory in England. Apparently Jaguar used to make donations to South America to save its namesake, and now still donates money to help preserve the rainforests in South America. Adam suggests that Warner Brothers should help save the Tasmanian Devil because of Taz the cartoon character. Dick says the Mad Crew first. They're still trying to get Time Warner to give them folks at Mad a Christmas Party.
Listen to Episode 564
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
An idea similar to the Drinn, the WTHII gadget for November 2007. See Episode 462.
Omentum
Learn about waist management and the omentum.
Saving Endangered Namesakes
Adam Merkley of the RSL Show (Real Salt Lake, a professional soccer club in Utah) and AYL Soccer was reminded by Leo's story of the Save The Tasmanian Devil Fund of his grandfather's experience at the old Jaguar factory in England. Apparently Jaguar used to make donations to South America to save its namesake, and now still donates money to help preserve the rainforests in South America. Adam suggests that Warner Brothers should help save the Tasmanian Devil because of Taz the cartoon character. Dick says the Mad Crew first. They're still trying to get Time Warner to give them folks at Mad a Christmas Party.
Listen to Episode 564
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
VCR Plus
TV Programme Code for VCR
Link: VCR Plus
Dick's Gadget Warehouse
VCR Plus, started by Henry Yuen of Gemstar, was a system of codes for recording individual TV programmes on your VCR. Each programme had its own code, so that you could just enter the code into the VCRPlus-supported VCR machine or remote control, and your VCR would start recording the appropriate channel at the right time. Watch this TV commercial from 1987.
Audible Jingle
Geoff Smith has made an "Audible Pick of the Week" jingle for TWiT. Check out his ringtones on thegeoffsmith.com/.
Keyboard Cleaning
Mike of Eagle River, Alaska took Leo's advice to heart and put his keyboard into the dishwasher, let it dry for a few days, and even put it in the oven. The result upon reconnection? Sparks flew.
Listen to Episode 560
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
Audible Jingle
Geoff Smith has made an "Audible Pick of the Week" jingle for TWiT. Check out his ringtones on thegeoffsmith.com/.
Keyboard Cleaning
Mike of Eagle River, Alaska took Leo's advice to heart and put his keyboard into the dishwasher, let it dry for a few days, and even put it in the oven. The result upon reconnection? Sparks flew.
Listen to Episode 560
Go to TWiT
The Giz Wiz Home Page
The Boom Quiet
Headset with Noise Reduction/Cancellation
Link: theBoom
The BoomQuiet is a pair of noise-reduction headphones to enable you to listen to your sound source in a noisy background. The noise-cancellation technology of the detachable "Boom mic" delivers your voice clearly, even if you're whispering in a noisy environment, to the recipient. They fold up nicely and work with cellphones, computers and mp3 players.
Mad Acquisition
Even today, Mad Magazine has a permanent staff of only 12. Listen also to what happened to the management of Mad after it was acquired by Warner Brothers, and how it changed after Bill Gaines passed away.
Listen to Episode 68
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