TNT is advertising episodes of Law & Order, with the tagline “The original is still the best.” Which is sort of funny because, as near as I can tell, none of the clips they use in the commercial feature original cast members.
Month: December 2007
Dooced over Dilbert?
Uh oh. I have a Dilbert desk calendar at work* and a few of the cartoons taped up in my cubicle. Does this mean I should be worried?
A Fort Madison man who posted a “Dilbert” comic strip on an office bulletin board has lost his job for implying his bosses were a bunch of “drunken lemurs.”
Of course, it’s not quite as clear-cut as “man posts cute cartoon, gets fired for it.” I’m not sure the casino was justified in firing him, but I also don’t think I would post any of the cartoons I’ve saved to a shared office bulletin board — much less a cartoon like this, which is clearly critical of management. Steward posted the cartoon “shortly after company officials announced that the casino would be closing and 170 workers could be laid off,” and it’s not hard to see his doing so as a direct response to that.
Ask yourself this: if Steward had, in conversation, called management “drunken lemurs,” or if he had posted an anonymous opinion to the company bulletin board to the same effect — essentially if the whole cartoon was taken out of the equation — would management be justified in firing him? Maybe, maybe not, but I think it definitely seems like they had cause to be upset with him. It seems like it goes beyond cutting out a Dilbert cartoon, taping it to the wall, and getting fired because somebody objected.
Original link via Mark Evanier.
* Well, I guess had, since when I get back to the office it will be out of date and finished.
It’s Friday, it’s random, and there are ten of them.
- “Allentown” by Billy Joel, guessed by Kim
Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time - “Into the Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, guessed by Kim
His leather jacket had chains that would jingle - “Pink Cadillac” by Bruce Springsteen, guessed by Clayton
They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple - “A Year” by Loudon Wainwright III
I didn’t come to visit you because I couldn’t stay - “Get it While You Can” by Janis Joplin
You’re taking a gamble on a little sorrow - “Fallen” by Bree Sharp
Lucy is gazing, out into space - “It’s So Easy” by Linda Ronstadt
People tell me love’s for fools - “Things Have Changed” by Bob Dylan
There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagne - “Ice Cream Man” by Tom Waits
I got a cherry popsicle right on time - “Do it Again” by the Kinks, guessed by Eric
Lost between tomorrow and yesterday
Here’s what happened last week. What will happen this? Who can say?
Good luck!
The secret of its success
Roger Ebert on National Treasure: Book of Secrets:
You could start with a cast like that and make one of the greatest movies of all time, which is not what happened here.
Legendary
Okay, I’ve got to say, aside from the CGI baddies (which I don’t think work too well on screen), I really liked I Am Legend. Will Smith is particularly very good.