December 04, 2005
How 'Bout Them Sunday Coupons?
Zombie Barry White Santa returns! He can't get enough of your egg nog & cookies, baby!
If you like old Christmas pictures, the first batch is up over at the Flickr account, including a tribute to the worst Christmas holiday tree Evergreen-American of all time (more pics and explanations here). Meanwhile, the budget-conscious shopper can continue to find opportunities to shock and appall gift recipients with the ideas from the Sunday coupon section:
(1) What better way to pay tribute to the fish-vomiting denizens of the Antarctic than with a March of the Penguins special edition carton of Minute Maid orange juice (no link available)? I mean, a baby penguin with a scarf hiding in a box and handing his gay father a half-an-orange? Priceless!
(2) JC Penney studios continues their assault on my sanity by unveiling their holiday portraits, including one where your infant can be cradled by some white-gloved stranger who lives on a magical estate far from public scrutiny.
(3) A little off topic, but it's never too early to keep a running log of Chronicles of Narnia product tie-ins. This week, we have Energizer batteriesand Brawny paper towels. Who can forget when the intrepid children are saved from the forces of darkness by this pair of 100-foot-tall guys? And the whirring from C.S. Lewis' grave grows a little louder.
(4) For the annoying sports-fan brother-in-law in every family: the Dallas Cowboys charm bracelet. The charms include: a football, a jersey, a crack-pipe, a needle full of Jerry Jones' Botox injections, a helmet, and a Bill Parcells sequined man-brassiere.
(5) Maybe you can take out a marginal acquaintance or distant family member for lunch at Fresh Choice restaurant, where something called a "Holiday Ham and Cream Cheese Lavash" will remind them that you really don't know and/or care for them that much.
And remember: nothing says "I really, really don't like you" like holiday personalized checks.
you forgot the coffee-scented fire log, in case you want your house to smell like a barista's hairnet.
Posted by: paperpusher at December 5, 2005 08:12 AMThis is a bit random, but you've just reminded me to ask something that I've wanted to know for a long time!
I realise that this is not a website for banking-industry related queries, but..could you explain this personalized check thing? Do American banks not give you checkbooks? Isn't it a security risk if anyone can get checks made with anyone else's name on them?
Posted by: Emma at December 5, 2005 01:10 PMwell we're not flooded with C.S. Lewis tie-ins here in Belfast, (his birthplace), but I think the locals are coming down with 'Narnia Fever' - symptoms = an overabundance of C.S. Lewis tourist bus tours...