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Steam Buddy, friend or foe?

Are you tired of always having to go to the dry cleaner? No? Well, then you will never watch the rest of Billy Mays promoting the steam buddy on television. The steam buddy is a hand held steamer that removes wrinkles and creases from your clothes on a minutes’ notice. Billy Mays, apart from being the best salesman in the world, has convinced me that the steam buddy works like a champ. Not only does he fully explain the full extent of the product, he demonstrates the product right before your eyes. His confidence extends as far as to offer a refund you are not satisfied after thirty days. Billy Mays is guilty of making a hasty generalization in that everybody dry cleans clothes, where in reality a good number of citizens do not use the dry cleaners. However, for those who do not use the dry cleaners the steam buddy creates the perfect opportunity to get that drycleaners look without the dry cleaners price. Some may argue that May’s has a lost cause in that dry cleaning is not too expensive and no hand held product can deliver the freshness of a well oiled machine. The other side to that is that dry cleaners are not always open and/conveniently located for someone in a rush that needs to press a shirt. So not only is the steam buddy designed for those opposed to going to the dry cleaners, but as well as for those that appreciate a dry cleaned shirt and does not have the time on occasion to drop his shirts off for one or two days at a time. Not only is the steam buddy a tempting product, especially coming out of Billy’s mouth, I own one and it is a proven product and extremely handy in times of haste. The steam buddy is the fastest, most efficient method of steaming clothes on a minutes’ notice. Furthermore Billy May’s could sell a pile of dog feces, he is possibly the greatest infomercial salesman of all time and does not take no from anyone. And Billy May’s can F-ing party. RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTYeCCsnlcM&feature=PlayList&p=A381D7E37921D171&index=31&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL

The Snuggie: Greatest blanket ever, or ingenious deception?

The infamous Snuggie has taken over families living rooms across the United States. The infomercial sensation is a blanket, more like a robe, that has sleeves for arms and drapes down past your ankles to keep whatever is inside warm and “snug”. The original advertisement for the snuggie questions whether or not the viewer becomes irritated by the limits of other sleeveless blankets. Highlighting issues such as mobility, the commercial strays from the main goal of a blanket: to stay warm. The snuggie commercial is guilty of committing the straw-man fallacy as well as begging the question. The snuggie infomercial attacks the ability of being able to move with a blanket on, however the main purpose of a blanket or cover is to keep you warm not so you can eat a snack or talk on the phone. The advertisement opens by questioning whether or not someone is tired of being caught up in their blanket, well if they are not and are quite satisfied with the blanket they currently use then their answer is no and they will turn the commercial off without further interest. The diversion from warmth to being mobile takes away from what the snuggie is actually fabricated from. The thin dynamics of the snuggie reveal, in my opinion, its lack of comfort and warmth. The ideal blanket to me is big, fluffy, wooly, and makes me feel as if I am covered in my own apartment from head to toe. The thin, washable snuggie appears to lose its “fuzz” after a few washes. My verdict on this product: it is a blanket, blankets are meant to keep you warm no to free your arms and look as if you were a monk walking around your house. The snuggie fails to live up to the blankets standard for me; it has its focus in the wrong areas of what it takes to be my blanket. The snuggie fails to impress me with its material, style, and itchy look to it. So if you think the snuggie is better than a big warm fuzzy blanket that covers your entire body then go ahead and waste your fifteen bucks plus shipping and handling, I am going to stick with the blanket I have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqHSIiAXdSU

Turkey ZZZZ'ssss

Every wondered why after eating that gigantic Thanksgiving feast it seems that the family becomes sloth like for the following hours that ensue? Well that laziness comes mostly from the Turkey, and possibly the heavy intake of alcoholic beverages. Although accompanied by stuffing, mashed and sweet potatoes, and many other delicious and traditional courses the blame on the sleepy aftermath is solely on that flightless bird we call turkey. These extravagant, moronic birds feed hundreds of thousands of families across the United States in November each year and it is the L-tryptophan that puts most of those people to sleep early. L-tryptophan is a trigger for serotonin and melatonin which can be used for sleep regulation. The common poultry, in this example chicken is used, contains .292 g of tryptophan for every 100 g consumed. Turkey on the other hand smashes that number with .333 g per 100 g consumed. The three percent difference could possibly mean a three hour difference in your bedtime. The big difference turkey has from other meats is that it is carbohydrate-rich rather than protein-rich. Those carbohydrates force your body to do more work in breaking down their components having a direct result of laziness. Not to mention that this festive meal is generally accompanied by large portions of wine and other alcoholic beverages, turkey does its job of keeping weary travelers off the roads late Thanksgiving night. So here is to you turkey, keep on bringing America down, making us lazy, ripping away what motivation that we could possibly have left, and here is to doing it once a year. I do not know about most people, but to me turkey is a once a year meal, and that one time repeats itself for that next week until I am engulfed in a turkey coma and can physically eat no more turkey and its carbohydrate based center until November rolls around again. Enjoy your holidays, but keep in mind your body reflects and feels what you eat, so gobble gobble and remember do not munch turkey and drive, that is why we invite vegetarians to the dinner…


http://chemistry.about.com/od/holidaysseasons/a/tiredturkey.htm