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In 1957, Jim Henson was approached by the company Wilkins Coffee to produce commercials for them. They could only be ten seconds long, (eight seconds for the commercial pitch, followed by a two-second shot of the product) so the humor had to be simple and hit hard and fast. He created the muppets Wilkins and Wotkins to star in them, and from 1957 to 1961 they starred in 179 commercials. Wilkins loved Wilkins Brand coffee, and Wotkins hated it, and the solution decided on for the problem of how to make a distinct impression with a joke you only have eight seconds to tell was to have Wilkins harm or kill Wotkins over and over again. It's quite odd to see a muppet kill another muppet, let alone to see them do it over and over again, but here's ten minutes worth of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVewx3-9x24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxLyuw5bdyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9-M8npGiA +45
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the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
My neighbor climbed to the top of the ladder and then climbed another 10 feet or so and chopped it down, by hand, with a machete. We counterweighted it using the rope and let it down slowly.
I brought out head lamps and a sawsall, and asked if they maybe needed a chainsaw, and they laughed at me, because those are tools for dopes. What else do you need but a rope and a machete? I guess if I had grown up on a dirt floor shack in rural Ecuador I might have gained some skills by now.
but they're listening to every word I say
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
wikipedia says Frank Oz was born in 1944 and the Wilkins commercials aired in 1957.
*looks at table full of forks*
*sweats*
What do I wear?
It's slightly off Kermit and slightly off Rowlf and I think Jim was both original voices
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I think people will get it
shit now I want to think of a word that rhymes with media that I can use to call myself. the king of all tedium. the king of all feed me yum. the king of all wikipedia.
*gasp*
Better than Better Call Saul?
Better than The West Wing?
Better than season 6 of The Simpsons?!
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
He did all sorts of things, it was the 60s man.
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okay #1 is super adorbs, but that girl he's dancing with is killin' it
yes
except season four
and five
Ah good point yeah
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
That seems incredibly early. Usually folks wait another month, and get one harvest in July and another in October.
But if you can get an early cut in June, sometimes you can do another in August and a third in October or even November, weather permitting.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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The only thing is when you spend 3-4 hours at a time on a tractor, all the noise and shaking does something to your brain and any human interaction for a few hours afterwards tends to drive one up the wall.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
in that it's just 5 episodes I think it's a little too easy to say it's the best TV show I've ever seen, like I wouldn't put it on a list. but as far as being consistently satisfying, easy to digest while also truly deeply satisfying and well made? it's probably the best experience you could have with a TV show with nothing getting in the way of it.
it's built perfectly
Where was it? I mowed the grass for the first time in 2 weeks today, it was 11-12 inches deep in some places. I filled 3 of the 35 gallon bags mowing a 1/8th acre lot with a house, garage and driveway on it. It's rained so much here "watching the grass grow" would actually be exciting at this point.