"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."

                --Archilochus

Glenn Reynolds:
"Heh."

Barack Obama:
"Impossible to transcend."

Albert A. Gore, Jr.:
"An incontinent brute."

Rev. Jeremiah Wright:
"God damn the Gentleman Farmer."

Friends of GF's Sons:
"Is that really your dad?"

Kickball Girl:
"Keeping 'em alive until 7:45."

Hired Hand:
"I think . . . we forgot the pheasant."




I'm an
Alcoholic Yeti
in the
TTLB Ecosystem



Friday, October 20, 2006

These Oldies But Goodies Reminds Me Of You

In the Beginning, there was Ron Popeil and his Kitchen Magician (circa 1970):



But what one man can invent, another can steal. Not the product, but the sketchy sales pitch. The Original Ginsu Knife, apparently capable of cutting through darned near anything (1978):



All leading to one of the all-time best Saturday Night Live bits, Dan Aykroyd and the Bass-O-Matic. NPR has links to that video HERE.

Comments on "These Oldies But Goodies Reminds Me Of You"

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (2:29 PM) : 

Favorite line: "cuts tile, eggs and pizza."

 

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