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Only Commies Use Stucco

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

After baseball size hail smashed up Matthews Manor, contractors scoured our neighborhood drumming up business.  My poor wife, who was at home during maternity leave (and now because her employer doesn’t understand how FMLA works) has to fight off door-to-door roof salesmen–while dealing with a collicky newborn–that seem to multiply like cockroaches in the pizza box Chad uses for a pillow.

If only we could decide which company should get our insurance check, things would be so much easier!  But, anyone we use has to proclaim they are a Christian in the most self-serving way possible.  If they aren’t conservative or Oklahoman, we can’t use them.  Plus, if choosing them to drive nails into my house will assist secular-socialism, it is a dealbreaker.

Having an owner who wears nut-hugger jeans and a loose tie, that brags about his quality of work as an afterthought to his political beliefs would get me on the phone instantly.  Of course, finding a company like that is not easy in this state.

Thankfully, some advertising firm mixed up the focus group data they were using to produce spots for Republican candidates during primary season with the profile data for small, local businesses and pitched the spot above to a loony metro contractor.  The results are hilarious.

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The Credit Jewelry Cowboy Kicked Ass…

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

If you watched TV in Oklahoma City during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, you were constantly reminded of three things:

  1. Gary England would always keep you advised.
  2. BC Clark had a nice anniversary sale around Christmas.
  3. As long as it looked like you didn’t ride along with Jesse James, you could always get fine quality jewelry from Credit Jewelry.

Fortunately for us, two of those things are still with us.   And now thanks to the power of YouTube, another one is still around.  Yes, the Credit Jewelry Cowboy is on the internet.  This looks like this was the Cowboy’s last commercial before he and Horse road off into the sunset.

I don’t know about you, but I really want the Credit Jewelry Cowboy to be my grandpa.  Or at least an uncle.  Too bad he died several years ago.

Also, I’m not too sure about “Bill.”  He kind of  looks like he did run around with Jesse James.  He looks as trustworthy as a Mathis Brothers salesman.  I’d probably trust him more if he was wearing the blonde lady’s belt.

Anyway, this video showing up on YouTube means that both Taul Paul and the Credit Jewelry Cowboy are on the internet.  That’s cooler than watching a fat guy fall off a treadmill. Now all we need is for someone to add the “Del Rancho Steak Sandwich Supreme” kid commercial to the web and we’ll have an amazing trifecta.  Somebody needs to do that very soon.

e late 1980’s and early 1990’s, you were constantly reminded of three things:

1. Gary England would always keep you advised

2. BC Clark had a nice Christmas sale

3. As long as it looked like you didn’t ride along with Jesse James, you could always get fine quality jewelry from Credit Jewelers

Fortunately for us, two of those things are still with us. And now thanks to the power of You Tube, another one is still around. Yes, the Credit Jeweler Cowboy is on the internet. This looks like it was his last ever commercial.

I don’t know about you, but I really want that guy to be my grandpa. Or at least an uncle. Too bad he died several years ago.

Anyway, this video showing up on YouTube now means both Taul Paul and the Credit Jewelry Cowboy are on the internet. That’s cooler than a watching a fat guy fall off a treadmill. Now all we need is for someone to add the “Del Rancho Steak Sandwich Supreme” kid commercial to the web and we’ll have a trifecta.

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The video the Mathis Brothers don’t want you to see…

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

No, the video does not have anything to do with gerbils, hamsters or lizards.  It also has nothing to do with their salesmen stalking you as you test out recliners.  No, this is just a two-year old commercial that does an amazing job at parodying the Mathis Brothers.

First of all, that commercial is funny.  What made it great was how they captured the subtle weirdness of Mathis Brothers commercials – like the baby in the lap, the over-pronunciation of every word, and the creepy little jingle –  while still being absurd (carrying around a large dog.)

You would think that the Mathis Brothers would have gotten a laugh out of this parody, but it looks like they didn’t.  Apparently, the Mathis Brothers “threw a tantrum” and had the commercial removed from the air.  Granted, my source for that information is a YouTube comment, but considering how I don’t remember this commercial at all, that kind of makes sense.

Anyway, we should also give credit where credit is due, and thank Tom Stalcup Chad Stevens for finally doing something funny.  There was a reason that our readers voted him the second most annoying pitchman in Oklahoma. If he can make more commercials like this, he may even become a pitchman legend on the scale of Tall Paul or the Credit Jewelers Cowboy.  I think that’s a good thing.

p.s. – I kind of wanted to insinuate that they got the idea for parody by reading this website, but that would be kind of arrogant.  Since we’re actually very humble and modest, I decided against it.  That’s why we are so great.

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Ogle Madness: West Region – Lower Bracket

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

With today’s voting, the first round of Ogle Madness will conclude.  The actual tournament known as “March Madness” is only getting started just today…with March more than half over.  Slackers.

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Ogle Madness 3: East Region — Lower Bracket

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010


Today’s Ogle Madness games come from the top half of the East Region.  Here are the match ups:

(6) Mark Rodgers vs. (11) Ferris O’Brien
(3) Lauren Richardson  vs. (14) The Mathis Brothers
(7) Berry Trammel vs. (10) Jack and Ron
(2) Sam Bradford vs. (15) Tom Coburn/Jim Inhofe

Read about each participant and vote after the jump!

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The $7,500 Fail Whale…

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

This past week, the Oklahoma Twitterverse became slightly unraveled when it was revealed that ODOT’s new Twitter account was constructed by Saxum PR for $7,500.  From NewsOK.com:

State Transportation Department officials are touting their latest way to get information out about traffic and construction updates.

The department is using Twitter, a social networking site, to get information out about the agency and its work through tweets.

The department has picked up more than 500 followers since launching its pilot Twitter program earlier this month…

Tweets are monitored, and a general tweet will be posted if several postings inquire about certain conditions or delays, Gotcher said…

The department hired Saxum Public Relations of Oklahoma City to help with its Twitter account and analyze its effectiveness. The firm was paid $7,500.

Yep.  The Oklahoma Department of Transportation just paid Saxum PR $7,500 to create and “analyze” a Twitter account.  There’s no word if ODOT also bought the clear coat rust protection, extended warranty and a credit report monitoring service, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did.

Seriously, $7,500 to create a Twitter account and get 500 followers?!?  That seems kind of steep.  Hell, it only took us five minutes to create a fake ODOT twitter account and then analyze that it’s much better than ODOT’s official one.  It’s more entertaining, too.  Check these tweets out:

• Odds that the Crosstown Bridge crumbles today: 6%

• We shouldn’t have to tell u this, but don’t give money to the homeless guy on 1-44 and Penn.

• North Meridian between Reno and 23rd is an absolute cluster f*ck. Avoid.

Anyway, I know people are quick to blame Saxum for swindling the state — especially those self-anointed Social Media Gurus who are jealous of them— but if someone offered us $7,500 to make a Twitter account, we’d take it.  In fact, we’d probably go all out and create an ODOT mascot based upon a “MASH” or “All in the Family” character.  We’d do that for only $5,000 more.  That’s a value.

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Mr. Spriggs BBQ is winning an award…

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Through the Ogle Mole network, we have learned that the classically awesome “Mr Spriggs BBQ” commercial will soon be honored with a “Best Achievement in Local Advertising” award by the G4TV show Web Soup.

If you haven’t ever watched the video, do yourself a favor and turn your speakers up real loud and enjoy it.  You’ll thank us for it:

As we’ve mentioned in the past, it’s pretty cool that this silly commercial has received some national attention.  But know what’s cooler?  Web Soup will be visiting Mr. Spriggs this Thursday, October 29th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm to shoot a field piece for the award!

Obviously, Mr. Spriggs and Web Soup want the place to packed for this event, so if you have nothing else to do this Thursday night, head out to Midwest City and eat some barbecue and be on TV.  Who knows, maybe Olivia Munn or the big guy in the commercial who thinks Mr. Spriggs is eye brow raising good will be there to shake your hand.  Maybe Cardboard Jim will be there, too.  Cardboard Jim loves brisket.

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And you thought Maps III was a bad idea…Meet Fogzie. (UPDATE!)

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

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(UPDATE:  Aayy!  The President of Visual Image has responded to this post in the comments.   When you’re this cool, they’re out to get you…or something like that.  Anyway, Exactamundo or something.)

Last week, Oklahoma City unveiled a new marketing campaign that’s supposed to encourage city residents to stop pouring nasty grease down their kitchen sink. The campaign features a cartoon character named “Fogzie.” From NewsOK:

What do you get when you combine a sitcom character who embodied cool in the late 1970s and early 1980s with an acronym for fats, oils and grease?

That would be Fogzie, the city’s chosen mascot for a public education campaign aimed at reducing the number of sewer backups from drains clogged by grease…

Debbie Regan, spokeswoman for the utilities department, said the city has spent about $700,000 over the last two years cleaning up clogs in city sewer lines caused by people putting grease down their drains…

Rather than pouring fats, oils and grease down the drain, city officials want residents to collect them in soup cans, which can be thrown in the trash when they fill up.

Yep, this isn’t a joke. Fogzie is real. He’s also real real real expensive.

The city’s utilities department paid a private advertising firm (Visual Image) about $82,000 to come up with the character, animate a 30-second video clip, print promotional materials and set up social networking sites for Fogzie.

About half the money spent on the project will pay for marketing on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

I guess this is a joke. It’s just too bad the joke’s on all Oklahoma City residents and taxpayers.

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