Friday, August 12, 2005

The Big Lebowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Big Lebowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Jeffery Lebowski's character is based on Jeff Dowd, a longtime friend of the Coen brothers.

The Walter Sobchak character is loosely based on filmmaker John Milius.

The rug that 'tied the room together' now hangs on the wall of La'Bowski's Restaurant in Lubbock, Texas.

The word 'man' is said 174 times during the film.

The word 'fuck' (and variants) is said 398 times.

'Dude' is said 1274 times, including variations.

'The Dude' is in every scene, except for the diner scene with the nihilists, in which the missing toe is seen.

The term 'oat soda' is used to refer to beer."

The Dude

"Nobody fucks with da Jesus."

McDonald's Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

McDonald's Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Taco Bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Taco Bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"On April 1, 1996, Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing that they had purchased the Liberty Bell to 'reduce the country's debt' and renamed it to 'the Taco Liberty Bell.' Thousands of people who did not immediately get the April Fool's Day hoax protested.

In 1998, it introduced the Taco Bell chihuahua, who spoke the line in commercials for their wildly popular 'Yo quiero Taco Bell' campaign. In the Spanish language, yo quiero means I want (or love). The little dog's real name was 'Dinky'.

However, recently in the mid-2000s, Taco Bell has gone away from the chihuahua and instead has promoted its value menu through 'I'm Full!!' commercials.

Taco Bell encourages its diners to 'think outside the bun', a reference to its bypassing the efforts and popularity wars of such hamburger-selling fast food chains as McDonald's and Burger King through the tortilla instead of the bun. Ironically, Taco Bell had a menu item called the 'Bell Beefer' (bun, [taco spiced] beef, lettuce, cheese and tomato) in the mid to late 1980's designed to compete with burger chains, but the product did not catch on."

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

The camp I'm going to counsel for next week! Sounds fun! Hope I get the older kids or the younger ones! Whatever!

Classes for Kids and Families: "Animal Grossology Camp
Do you eat the wrapper with your hamburger? Meet animals that do. Make a giant gut. Learn how important pooh is when studying animals extinct or living. Visit the Animal Grossolgy Exhibit throughout the week. Study the inner workings of the zoological kingdom. Design behavioral experiments for slimy creatures. Make human slime. Conduct biological research on a rare creature using GenScope software in the Learning Technologies Center. We will provide the gloves for this excritorius week.
Date: Mon-Fri, August 8-12
Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ages: 7-12
Course Code: CAG
Fee: $285, $260 mbr
Location: Science Museum (meet at education entrance)
Instructor: Kathy Cork, Amy Kruchowski, Learning Technologies Staff"