Category Archives: Television

Gourmet, Gourmand, Goobert

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Do you watch Iron Chef? Have you seen some of the fru-fru things they are doing with food lately? I saw one just now, using basil. The stacked little bites on the plates were so precious no one should lay … Continue reading →

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Butts

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Terry Taylor

I have one. You have one. Animals have them. While guys getting hit in the groin may still be popular, the biggest thing in advertising these days is your butt (not literally, of course). It started with the “does this … Continue reading →

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The Crowd

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Terry Taylor

An old friend of mine, Peter Kaufman, recently invited me to a function where it was my job to be a panelist, talking to a fairly large group (who paid to get in – more for the drinks than the … Continue reading →

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The Moment Of Truth

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Terry Taylor

If this is your favorite TV show (that title up there), then stop reading now because what I’m about to say will just torque your sensitivity gland. But if you think this show is as ridiculous as a man willing … Continue reading →

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I’ll Take The Double Bug Burger With Curly Crickets

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Terry Taylor

We’re all going to be living on bugs in a few years; you know that, don’t you? Roaches, scorpions, grubs, crickets, worms, crispy, crawly crunchies, they are the answer to the coming food shortage — and that shortage is coming. … Continue reading →

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E.T. Phone Home While You Can

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I’ve often wondered if supposed aliens come here on vacation or is this just a business trip? Maybe you have seen a UFO. Or maybe you have even been abducted and probed or whatever the bug-eyed beings do when they … Continue reading →

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Cheese Grows On Trees?

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I have always been a sucker for manufacturing processes and I am virtually hypnotized by watching how stuff is made. It seems there are more and more TV programs that cater to my Jones. Maybe it was started by Unwrapped … Continue reading →

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University of Johnny Carson

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Terry Taylor

Every night for an hour and a half I attended the university. I learned the best way to tell a joke and how to get rid of my hard Southern accent (or scrape as much of it off my tongue … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Foods

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Terry Taylor

Are you going to eat those fried toenails? He will.

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“Sausages! Sausages! Saaaaausages! Sausage! Sau-sage!”

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Terry Taylor

I have said this for 20 years (if you have worked with me, you know it already): Every commercial should have a dog, preferably a talking dog. Bud Light knows this truth of advertising. Few branders have put as many … Continue reading →

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