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Monthly Archives: November 2025
Is This Xfinity TV Spot the Best Rabbit Commercial . . . Evah?
The hardhopping staff here at the Global Worldwide Headquarters has long held the belief that pretty much everything we know about life, we learned from Bugs Bunny. Beyond his bravura performances in such illuminating tales as What’s Opera, Doc? and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bugs Bunny, Hare Jordan, live and let learn, Looney Tunes, Monster Manicure, Nike, rabbit commercial, What's Opera Doc?, Xfinity
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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Run Havoc’ Edition)
From our That’s Just So Sad desk Here at the Global Worldwide Headquarters, the hardtsking staff has long lamented the slow-motion decline of what used to be called “clear idiomatic English.” Unclear idiotmatic English is more like it nowadays. For … Continue reading
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Tagged APM, Bill Kristol, Brian Stelter, Dylan Thomas, fold like origami, Gordon Sondland, Graham Platner, J.D. Vance, Janet Mills, John Bolton, Jonathan V. Last, Kevin Cramer, Kristi Noem, Marketplace, Meghan McCarty Carino, Nancy Pelosi, New York Times, Peggy (Queen of the Comma Splice) Noonan, Politico Playbook, Preet Bharara, Rashida Talib, Reliable Sources, Sarah Longwell, Stephen Miller, Susan Collins, The Bulwark, The Secret Podcast, Thew Daily, Tim Miller, Tom Joscelyn, Wall Street Journal
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