Posts Tagged Commerce
Walking down the aisle… at Bed Bath & Beyond
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on January 19th, 2010
It takes a lot of work to get married: selecting a venue; whittling the guest list; designing the invitations; receiving gifts.
I never thought getting presents would be so difficult. I assumed I’d just send my fiancée, Michelle, to a couple of showers and she’d come home with gifts we could enjoy as a couple, like season tickets. Read the rest of this entry »
Rich like Mario
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on January 5th, 2010
If I ever want to become stinking rich, I need to spend all my money. This is according to my radio, which implores me to buy as much gold as I can get my hands on. Via commercials from Goldline International, Inc.:
“GOLD! It’s the soundest investment you can make, moreso even than collector plates. But now a secret stash of GOLD COINS has been found. Our CEO purchased a couch at Ben Bernancke’s GARAGE SALE, and under the CUSHIONS were SEVERAL THOUSAND GOLD COINS. GRANTED, most were FILLED WITH CHOCOLATE to commemorate HANNUKAH, the Jewish FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. GOLD COINS are the BEST investment you can make because they’re so SHINY. If it was good enough for PIRATES, it’s good enough for YOU! GOLD!” Read the rest of this entry »
Save BIG by botching your own plastic surgery
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on December 7th, 2009
I’ve noticed there are a lot of unattractive people out there, and I’d really like to do something to help them give me money.
There’s a lot to be made because as a species, humans are obsessed with looking younger, thinner and prettier. There is an evolutionary reason for this: back in caveman days, if you weren’t young, thin and pretty, you had very little chance of being cast on a reality television program. Read the rest of this entry »
Caps and groans
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on May 27th, 2009
I worked my butt off all three years of law school, so naturally I had to dress like a mental patient to graduate.
Silly clothing is a long-standing tradition of higher education. Two weeks ago my classmates and I crossed the stage in blue robes with dark blue arm patches, blue mortarboards, and a purple hood with blue and orange stripes. The outfit symbolized that I had earned my Juris Doctor at a top-25 law school and therefore had dignity.
In academia, the more honors you accumulate the dumber you have to look at graduation. Students get caps and gowns; professors on stage get black robes with golden cords and some even wear black puffy caps. Once President Obama starts racking up honorary degrees, he’ll have to give commencement speeches dressed like Flavor Flav. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Jordan will save our economy
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on March 19th, 2009
I have a plan for fixing the economy that involves Michael Jordan, so Michael, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
The idea struck me a few weeks ago when I had dinner at a Chicago restaurant Jordan owns. I’d been stewing about a tiny piece of steak that cost approximately as much as the gross national product of Honduras when in he walked – my childhood sports hero; the greatest athlete of the 20th century; the man who inspired thousands of balding white guys to shave their heads. Read the rest of this entry »
Facebook users: Uncle Scam wants YOU!
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on February 5th, 2009
If you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to improve yourself. “How can I make more money,” you might ask, or “How can I grow taller,” or “How can I get four neckties for $1?”
Yes, they’re all possible, thanks to companies placing ads on Facebook. And you know they’re solid offers because Facebook has an extensive screening policy for potential advertisers, which consists of:
1. Making sure they have valid credit card. Read the rest of this entry »
Morgan Freeman says to take a deep breath
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on September 18th, 2008
Microsoft paid Jerry Seinfeld $10 million to fit Bill Gates for shoes in a TV commercial. I don’t see the logic behind this. I mean, if you were Microsoft, would you have Seinfeld fit your chairman for shoes? Or would you go the more reasonable route and use his voice for that animated paper clip? (“It looks like you’re writing a letter. What’s the deal with letters?”)
Microsoft’s ads, which the company has announced it will cancel, are the latest in a surge in pointless commercials. They’ll give you some mumbo-jumbo about trying to improve their image with the public, but come on. Bill Gates just wanted to hang out with Jerry Seinfeld. It may seem unfair that Bill Gates gets to spend company money to purchase Jerry Seinfeld whereas you would get questioned for a $15 business lunch, but in all fairness, Gates has to go through life with that haircut. Read the rest of this entry »
We must save Bud, the whales
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on July 16th, 2008
Between the Iraq War, deniers of global warming, Guantanamo Bay detainees and pushy American tourists, the United States’s perception in the global community has hit a staggering low. So the last thing we need is for the world to know how vile our beer is.
Belgian company InBev bought Anheuser-Busch, which brews nearly half of all U.S. beer, in a $52 billion deal. The European company announced its intentions to promote Budweiser internationally to the level of Coca-Cola. But Budweiser, like all other top American beers, is swill. Just look at our two most popular domestic brands – there’s Miller Lite, which tastes like pennies, and Bud Light, which tastes like bland pennies. Read the rest of this entry »
Beg for it, Hillary
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on June 25th, 2008
If you really wanted to make Barack Obama the next President of the United States, you would go online right now and make a large contribution to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
I’m not certain why this helps Obama, but in a new video posted on HillaryClinton.com, the New York senator asks America to join her in supporting him. “I look forward to campaigning with him,” she says, her face appearing next to a red button labeled “$ CONTRIBUTE” that lets you help pay her campaign’s $22 million debt. I swear this is true. Read the rest of this entry »
My manhood is burning
Posted by Scott Green in Humor Columns on June 18th, 2008
The manliest thing a guy can have is confidence, and I summoned all mine in a very manly way recently when I bought a vanilla and lime-scented candle.
This was the first aromatic candle purchase of my life. I started with no idea which one I wanted to buy, but I knew why I wanted it: I had to convince a girl that I am the sort of sensitive, caring guy who always has scented candles on hand. Read the rest of this entry »
