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To: Neeka who wrote (28021)	5/28/2003 9:19:21 PM
From: PatiBob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62543

Men Are Like... Men are like ... Laxatives ...They irritate the shit out of you. Men are like ... Bananas ... The older they get, the less firm they are. Men are like ... Vacations ... They never seem to be long enough. Men are like ... Weather ... Nothing can be done to change them. Men are like ... Blenders ... You need one, but you're not quite sure why. Men are like ... Chocolate Bars ... Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips. Men are like ... Coffee ... The best ones are rich, warm, & can keep you up all night long. Men are like ... Commercials ... You can't believe a word they say. Men are like ... Department Stores ... Their clothes are always 1/2 off. Men are like ... Government Bonds ... They take soooooooo long to mature. Men are like ... Mascara ... They usually run at the first sign of emotion. Men are like ... Popcorn ... They satisfy you, but only for a little while. Men are like ... Snowstorms ... You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last. Men are like ... Lava Lamps ... Fun to look at, but not very bright. Men are like ... Parking Spots ... All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped

To: Neeka who wrote (28021)	5/29/2003 12:24:37 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62543

Link at the bottom.... New Honda commercial in the UK. Very important that you understand: There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in the film. Everything you see really happened in real time exactly as you see it. The film took 606 takes. On the first 605 takes, something, usually very minor, didn't work. They would then have to set the whole thing up again. The crew spent weeks shooting night and day. By the time it was over, they were ready to change professions. The film cost six million dollars (holy ----!) and took three months to complete including a full engineering the sequence. In addition, it's two minutes long so every time Honda airs the film on British television, they're shelling out enough dough to keep any one of us in clover for a lifetime. However, it is fast becoming the most downloaded advertisement in Internet history. Honda executives figure the ad will soon pay for itself simply in "free" viewings (Honda isn't paying a dime to have you watch this commercial!). When the ad was pitched to senior executives, they signed off on it immediately without any hesitation -- including the costs. There are six and only six hand-made Accords in the world. To the horror of Honda engineers, the filmmakers disassembled two of them to make the film. Everything you see in the film (aside from the walls, floor, ramp, and complete Honda Accord) are parts from those two cars. The voiceover is Garrison Keillor. When the ad was shown to Honda executives, they liked it and commented on how amazing computer graphics have gotten. They fell off their chairs when they found out it was for real. Oh. And about those funky windshield wipers. On the new Accords, the windshield wipers have water sensors and are designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they become wet. It looks a bit weird in the commercial. As amazing as this is, it's actually based on an earlier film from the seventies called "How Things Move" by two Swiss self-destructing artifacts artists (say that ten times fast). In that film, a similar set-up with household objects goes on for thirty (thirty! three-zero!) minutes with air jets and fire and chemical reactions. You can get the video on amazon.com. Or not. Spend your twenty bucks on a latte at Starbucks. home.attbi.com