tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post4678233927474444366..comments2023-11-03T09:29:33.763-04:00Comments on good evening: UPSIDE-DOWN LANDhodg-manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095136165935728617noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-88875992230441077232008-03-26T02:20:00.000-04:002008-03-26T02:20:00.000-04:00Displaying the iPhone on TV is particularly diffic...Displaying the iPhone on TV is particularly difficult. I also had an iPhone fumbling moment in one of Apple's man-on-the-street ads--somehow, it disappeared and reappeared in my hands:<BR/><BR/>http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad11/<BR/><BR/>I'm also curious why (and how) Money Beak would be calling. One assumes from Parrot's Heaven, though one imagines God's eternal annoyance with repeating His commands...Elliot Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594016137984581150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-64440224871800017392008-03-24T16:17:00.000-04:002008-03-24T16:17:00.000-04:00Very funny segment, one of the best in a while, iF...Very funny segment, one of the best in a while, iFlap or not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339562410402473387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-42017219674769994102008-03-22T01:12:00.000-04:002008-03-22T01:12:00.000-04:00No worries.It was totally cute.^_^No worries.<BR/><BR/>It was totally cute.<BR/><BR/>^_^Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314472704722259397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-8416385809168952292008-03-21T16:56:00.000-04:002008-03-21T16:56:00.000-04:00Mole-men do not keep canaries. They have evolved ...Mole-men do not keep canaries. They have evolved in such a way that underground gases make them stronger. This is the real reason miners need to be warned of gas build-up. No-one wants to have to fight off super-powered mole-men.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784090410005616088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-61099318668927283332008-03-21T15:02:00.000-04:002008-03-21T15:02:00.000-04:00Annje, I was thinking something along the lines of...Annje, I was thinking something along the lines of having the bird be blue. Or maybe reply that it was just pining for the fjörds. Something subtle.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991123515919994144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-74826288230279288762008-03-21T14:49:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:49:00.000-04:00Perhaps it was an ear-phone, not an eye-phone.Perhaps it was an ear-phone, not an eye-phone.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612307596763427172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-24940557516163068472008-03-21T14:48:00.000-04:002008-03-21T14:48:00.000-04:00You could buy dozens of your own stock tickers, do...You could buy dozens of your own stock tickers, don't worry about his.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and rock that iPhone.<BR/><BR/>Don't scratch it though.SkippyThorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494578163256297115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-9209335494068990552008-03-21T11:17:00.000-04:002008-03-21T11:17:00.000-04:00Are iPhones PC-compatible, anyway?Are iPhones PC-compatible, anyway?Perry Gerakineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678288669870925379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-71619422638252513492008-03-21T11:05:00.000-04:002008-03-21T11:05:00.000-04:00Guess I'm not into gadgets that much, to be honest...Guess I'm not into gadgets that much, to be honest I didn't even notice the phone was upside down. Nor did I care. I found the segment hilarious. I too would have been distracted by trying not to break the ticker. I too thought of Dead Parrot but it really wouldn't have fit in to the whole segment. I thought the dead canary was a great homage to miners actually. Question do mole men keep canaries underground?Annjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914337057503924724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-66858556923484594212008-03-21T09:06:00.000-04:002008-03-21T09:06:00.000-04:00thanks for clearing things up - now i can finally ...thanks for clearing things up - now i can finally turn my tv right-side up. although to be honest, most things on tv don't make any less sense being upside-down. oo, how po-mo of me.The Curiously Dull Minthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134261046403311968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-56850904317883841682008-03-21T09:05:00.000-04:002008-03-21T09:05:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Curiously Dull Minthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134261046403311968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-34223745363058923142008-03-20T20:50:00.000-04:002008-03-20T20:50:00.000-04:00Thrown off by a mere giant stock ticking antique w...Thrown off by a mere giant stock ticking antique worth less than millions? Mr. Hodgman, to heck with the iPhone, you need to work on your insouciance!certifiedprepwn3dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257270876536521092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-4423021230744813822008-03-20T18:30:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:30:00.000-04:00Ten thousand dollars!? That's crazy!I'll give you ...Ten <B>thousand</B> dollars!? That's crazy!<BR/><BR/>I'll give you a pass on the iPhone controversy, but I must call you out for failing to capitalize on a ripe opportunity for an homage to the "Dead Parrot" sketch. What were you thinking?Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991123515919994144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-80391718546030620882008-03-20T17:36:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:36:00.000-04:00this is the sort of thing that proves my theory th...this is the sort of thing that proves my theory that the interweb has a surplus of nitpicky, neurotic critics with maybe a wee bit too much time on their hands. myself included from time to time, to be fair.RedCircleLinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308419565885138700noreply@blogger.com