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		<title>Consumerism has Secularized Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a nerd. I have contacted the U.S. Census and Department of Forestry and have calculated the number of Christmas trees slain since 1830 here in the United States. After hours of geekish research, I have estimated 2.4 billion Christmas trees have been wiped out. With the average tree density of a normal forest, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I am a nerd.</p>
<p>I have contacted the U.S. Census and Department of Forestry and have calculated the number of Christmas trees slain since 1830 here in the United States.</p>
<p>After hours of geekish research, I have estimated <strong>2.4 billion Christmas trees have been wiped out</strong>.
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<p>With the average tree density of a normal forest, that equates to 75,000 square miles (<em>roughly the size of the entire state of South Dakota</em>).</p>
<p>If you assume the mean height is 6 ft. and were to stack the trees end to end, they would go around the Earth 118 times or create 15 columns extending to the Moon<br />
(<em>approximately 186, 000 miles away</em>).</p>
<p>I then asked myself, â€œWho lives in the forest?â€<br />
I know that Winnie the Pooh lives in â€œThe Hundred Acres Woodâ€. So feasibly, one could deduce that every hundred acres produces one Pooh bear. Since seventy-five thousand square miles have been destroyed, the blood of a half a million Pooh bears rest on the shoulders of the paganistic ritual of Christians.</p>
<p>A Poohicide.</p>
<p>Jesus was a Jew, but he also was an anti-Poohite.</p>
<p><a href="http://mypoetrysucks.blogspot.com/2004/12/paper-versus-plastic.html">Merry Christmas!</a></p>
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		<title>Finally an Advertisement with Integrity</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2011/09/finally-an-advertisement-with-integrity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully other companies will follow suit: McDonalds We Invented Obesity Starkist Tuna Creating an Extinction. One Fish at a Time. Exxon One Beer Away from Another Situation DeBeers Turning Blood into Money Since 1948 Perdue Re-Creating the ChickenÂ® Bank of America Ascertaining Companies to Secede From the Nation Tropicana Orange Juice Highly Acidic Sugar Water [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hopefully other companies will follow suit:<br />
</p>
<blockquote><p><b>McDonalds</b><br />
We Invented Obesity</p>
<p><b>Starkist Tuna</b><br />
Creating an Extinction. One Fish at a Time.</p>
<p><b>Exxon</b><br />
One Beer Away from Another Situation</p>
<p><b>DeBeers</b><br />
Turning Blood into Money Since 1948</p>
<p><b>Perdue</b><br />
Re-Creating the ChickenÂ®</p>
<p><b>Bank of America</b><br />
Ascertaining Companies to Secede From the Nation</p>
<p><b>Tropicana Orange Juice</b><br />
Highly Acidic Sugar Water in the Guise of Vitamin C<br />
(<em>The All-Purpose Ulcer-Making, Enamel Removing, Diabetes Inducing Fruit Juice</em> was deemed too wordy)</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Adorable Handprint Designed Sheets</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2011/08/adorable-handprint-designed-sheets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My niece Madison just turned 3 years old. This is a big step for toddlers on the long road to maturity. Everyone is familiar with the final rites of passage to adulthood: discovery of masturbation, a driver&#8217;s license, the right to vote, alcohol, loss of virginity (usually in that sequential order), wisdom teeth extraction, lower [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>My niece Madison just turned 3 years old.<br />
<br />
This is a big step for toddlers on the long road to maturity.<br />
<br />
Everyone is familiar with the final rites of passage to adulthood: discovery of masturbation, a driver&#8217;s license, the right to vote, alcohol, loss of virginity (usually in that sequential order), wisdom teeth extraction, lower car insurance, buying furniture that isn&#8217;t from IKEAÂ®, and finally throwing away that $20 dorm-style upright halogen light.<br />
<br />
However, no one remembers the monumental jump from infant to toddler.<br />
<br />
For nine months, you are trapped in your mother&#8217;s cocoon. Once pardoned from the solitary confinement of her womb, you then have to endure a 35 month sentence in a caged-environment known as a crib.<br />
<br />
Millions of innocent 2 Â½ year olds around the world stare listlessly through the bars of their cell.<br />
<br />
They have to wait until they&#8217;re 3 years olds to be exonerated from their cradles and be allowed to sleep in their own beds.<br />
<br />
Well, little Maddie turned 3 and got a twin size bed and new sheets.<br />
<br />
The sheets were adorably decorated with a design called KIDPRINTsÂ® which could be described as: a white sheet with a disorganized array of polychromatic, painted handprints of various small children or Jackson Pollack&#8217;s kindergarten project.</p>
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<p>She loved them and played patty-cake with the handprints.</p>
<p>Since the sheets were new they were a little itchy. I suggested that we wash them with some SnuggleÂ® fabric softener.</p>
<p>But when I grabbed the sheets in my arms, my pseudo-Spidey-Senses went off. I have a very keen ability of detecting evil. Its aura glowed red in my mind&#8217;s eye.</p>
<p>EVIL!</p>
<p>I threw it to the ground as a vampire would a clove of garlic or a vile of holy water. The sheets existence repulsed me. I reviled the very fabric that Madison revered.</p>
<p>My cousin didn&#8217;t understand why a freaked out and calmly asked, &#8220;Why did you throw it on the ground?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Because, it&#8217;s Eeeev-all!&#8221;I said.</p>
<p>&#8220;What the fuck are you talking about? Pick it up!&#8221; he yelled.</p>
<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t,&#8221; I replied.</p>
<p>My cousin screamed, &#8220;You are out of your fucking mind!&#8221;</p>
<p>As I looked at the crumpled mass of linen, I kept envisioning the factory where it was made. I saw a long conveyer belt with thousands of blank white sheets, empty canvases waiting to be painted. Then I could see the factory workers, a handful of poor, little Malaysian kids standing in front of buckets of paint. Their shift started and the foreman began to bark out, &#8220;Faster&#8230;faster!&#8221;</p>
<p>Then I heard one of the small workers grumble underneath his breath, &#8220;Stupid capitalistic pigs, I&#8217;ve never even take a shower before!&#8221;</p>
<p>I looked at the sheets again and saw some of the handprints were missing fingers and one little guy actually was able to scrawl out, &#8216;H-e-l-p-m-e.&#8217;</p>
<p>Against my cousin&#8217;s wishes, I ran outside with the sheets and burned them.</p>
<p>Just because Nike, Martha Stewart and Kathy Lee condones child slavery that doesn&#8217;t make it right.
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		<title>Verizon Technicians Always Start Off with the Same Question Everytime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My cell phone was broken, so I had to take it into a Verizon Service Center. Gary the technician rudely asked me, â€œHave you ever got your phone wet?â€ I was extremely offended and defensively said, â€œThatâ€™s kind of personal, Gary.â€ â€œWell, have you or havenâ€™t you gotten your phone wet?â€ â€œNo. Weâ€™ve tried everything, [...]]]></description>
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<p>My cell phone was broken, so I had to take it into a Verizon Service Center.</p>
<p>Gary the technician rudely asked me, â€œHave you ever got your phone wet?â€</p>
<p>I was extremely offended and defensively said, â€œThatâ€™s kind of personal, Gary.â€</p>
<p>â€œWell, have you or havenâ€™t you gotten your phone wet?â€</p>
<p>â€œNo. Weâ€™ve tried everything, but we still have to use lube. Iâ€™ve bought every accessory on the market. I only set her on vibrate, but I still canâ€™t get her excited.â€</p>
<p>â€œDid you read the manual?â€</p>
<p>â€œI donâ€™t need to read the fucking manual! I use to arouse my old  <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/4864-6454_7-30980661.html?messageSiteID=7&amp;messageID=1308261&amp;amp;cval=1308261&amp;ctype=msgid">Motorola StarTAC</a> just fineâ€</p>
<p>â€œThose older analog models were dumb and easy. These new digital &#8220;smart&#8221; video camera/mp3/internet ready ones can be a little fickle.â€</p>
<p>â€œFickleâ€¦hmmpfâ€¦frigidâ€”more like it. I couldn&#8217;t get this Ice Queen wet if I was Brad Pitt.â€</p>
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		<title>Camel Winter MochaMint</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2011/03/camel-winter-mochamint-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They also have Chocolate Toffee: a taste of sweet indulgence. R.J. Reynold isnâ€™t even trying to be subtle with their marketing tactics towards children and people with bad eating habits. Logically, they should merge with companies designed to seduce kids at an early age. Willy Wonka: Oompa LoompaÂ® Lights Nico-NerdsÂ® Disney: Chip nâ€™ DaleÂ® Chewing [...]]]></description>
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<p>They also have <strong><em>Chocolate Toffee:</em></strong> a<em> taste of sweet indulgence. </em>R.J. Reynold isnâ€™t even trying to be subtle with their marketing tactics towards children and people with bad eating habits. Logically, they should merge with companies designed to seduce kids at an early age.</p>
<p><strong>Willy Wonka</strong>:<br />
<em>Oompa LoompaÂ® Lights<br />
Nico-NerdsÂ®<br />
</em><br />
<strong>Disney</strong>:<br />
<em>Chip nâ€™ DaleÂ® Chewing Tobacco<br />
Mickey MouseÂ® Mediums in a Soft Pack</em></p>
<p><strong>Nickelodeon</strong>:<br />
<em>Sponge Bob Squarepants-aliciousÂ® Light 100s<br />
</em></p>
<p>Iâ€™m sure their market analysts have reported the fact that there is a growing trend of consumers who are worried about their health. Keep a look out for future marketing schemes for the health conscious.</p>
<p><strong>Mother Earthâ€™s Elemental SticksÂ®</strong><br />
<em>All Organic Tar, Fortified with Flax Seed Oil (Omega-H), Non-Irradiated Nicotine<br />
</em><br />
At Mother Earthâ„¢, we cherish every customer and strive for excellence. In this health-conscious world, we care about each customerâ€™s well being. We guarantee every cigarette will have no artificial dyes or preservatives. In addition, every Mother Earthâ„¢ employee (their official title is, â€œCitizenÂ®â€) has health insurance, 401k, and is eligible for financial assistance for higher education. Mother Earthâ„¢ cherishes her CitizensÂ® and loves humanity. We hope you enjoy smoking our cigarettes. With all the new anti-smoking laws, we are a dying breed. With your help, we can bring back smoking. Every carton you buy, we will donate $1 to <strong><em>The Cool Kids Fundâ„¢.</em></strong> They buy new ZippoÂ® Lighters for underprivileged children in unfortunate situations.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mother Earthâ„¢ has been filling people with healthy smoke since 1983.</em></strong></p>
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		<title>Ben &amp; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ Chunky MonkeyÂ©: Good or Evil?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/10/ben-jerry%e2%80%99s%e2%84%a2-chunky-monkey%c2%a9-good-or-evil-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of my many Orthorexic dietary restrictions are: limit my dairy and saturated fat intake. Unfortunately, my unnatural, affinity for Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ Chunky MonkeyÂ© ice cream makes those rules obsolete as the enforcement of the law forbidding jaywalking. How do I justify my addiction? The Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ corporation is an environmentally conscience company [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Two of my many <a href="http://taoofdan.blogspot.com/2004/06/orthorexia-nervosa.html"><em>Orthorexic</em></a> dietary restrictions are:<br />
limit my dairy and saturated fat intake.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my unnatural, affinity for Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ Chunky MonkeyÂ© ice cream makes those rules obsolete as the enforcement of the law forbidding jaywalking.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.benjerry.com/assets/images/our_products/packaging/7684010035.gif" /></p>
<p>How do I justify my addiction?</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.benjerry.com/our_company/our_mission/index.cfm">Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢</a> corporation is an environmentally conscience company concerned about minimizing any negative impact on our future society and environment: employee healthcare, urban youth development, its stance on BGH hormones in cows, and recyclable paper products.</p>
<p>They make me feel like Iâ€™m saving the planetâ€”one pint at a time.</p>
<p>What are the ingredients in my beloved Chunky MonkeyÂ©?</p>
<p>Pure and simple:<br />
Cream, Skim Milk, Liquid Sugar, Water, Sugar, Walnuts, Bananas, Egg Yolks, Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Guar Gum, Natural Flavors, Milkfat, Soya Lecithin, Carrageenan</p>
<p>The cream and milk are fortified with vitamin D from a loving cow, the spring water is purified, the sugar is from raw sugar canes, the bananas are organic and crammed with potassium, protein-packed walnuts, and the the endorphin-inducing calcium chunks of all-natural milk chocolate are blended together into a frosty, mouth-savoring, bowl of nutritious delight.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this â€œgreenâ€, organic, eco-friendly exterior is hiding a â€œblackâ€, crude, glutton-making interior.</p>
<p>Each pint contains <a href="http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavor_details.cfm?product_id=27#">1,200</a> calories and 40 grams of saturated fat, the equivalent of 32 slices of bacon.</p>
<p>If you ate one pint a day for a year, you would consume 500,393 calories or 3,336 hot dogs.</p>
<p>Theoretically, there are four servings in one pint. Yeah, fucking right! It is aptly named, Chunky MonkeyÂ©. Iâ€™ve got a sweet monkey on my back that I canâ€™t shake.</p>
<p>At least, heroine is illegal. I can buy my drug at a Texaco and eat it while Iâ€™m driving.</p>
<p>And letâ€™s not forget to mention the ozone-depleting methane produced by the thousands of cows needed, which leads to global warming.</p>
<p>Letâ€™s hope that Mad Cow Disease doesnâ€™t ever attack Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ supply. Chubby insurgents will invade Canadaâ€™s dairy farms for uncontaminated milk. Deplete their stocks and ravenously scour the Earth for untainted cows. The bovine elixir will become the catalyst for World War III.</p>
<p>Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ can take their â€œ<em>Save the Planet</em>â€ motto and shove it up their drug-dealing, capitalistic asses.</p>
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		<title>Friendlyâ€™sÂ® Happy Ending Sundae</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was in Virginia, I drove by a Friendlyâ€™sÂ® restaurant and noticed that the marquee claimed, â€œFree Happy Ending Sundae with Every Entreeâ€. My Uncle Ed was in the Marines and had told me as a teenager that happy endings was code word for oral pleasure at a massage parlor. The temptation was too [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>When I was in Virginia, I drove by a Friendlyâ€™sÂ® restaurant and noticed that the marquee claimed, â€œFree Happy Ending Sundae with Every Entreeâ€.</p>
<p>My Uncle Ed was in the Marines and had told me as a teenager that <em>happy endings</em> was code word for oral pleasure at a massage parlor.</p>
<p>The temptation was too great to pass up. I went in and looked for the hottest waitress in the place. Not an easy thing to do in Leesburg, Virginia on a Sunday. I found one that looked like Flo from Melâ€™s Diner except a little plumper and not as sexy. Her name was Rose.</p>
<p>I ordered a Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and an iced tea. While smacking her gum, she scribbled, <strong>B-C-H-I-X and a happy face on her writing pad</strong>, winked at me, and said, â€œCominâ€™ right up, sugar.â€</p>
<p>My face turned red with embarrassment. I felt like I was an eighteen year old GI from WWII in front of an aging prostitute.</p>
<p>Rose brought out the sandwich and the ice tea. She smiled and said, â€œPumpkin, lemme know when yer done, so I can bring you yer dessert.â€ I felt awkward looking at her fifty year old, apple ass swish back and forth like a catâ€™s tail.</p>
<p>I ate my meal, made eye contact with her, and beckoned her over.</p>
<p>I coyly said, â€œI guess, Iâ€™ll have my <em>happy ending</em> now.â€</p>
<p>Rose disappeared into the kitchen, and came out with a serving tray with a sundae on it. She cleared my plate and placed my complimentary dessert in front of me. Confused, I ate it.</p>
<p>When I was done, she asked me, â€œDo you want anything else, sugarplum?â€</p>
<p>She pointed at my empty bowl and my chest region in a circular motion and said, â€œDo you want me to <em>clean this up</em>?â€</p>
<p>Thatâ€™s when I got it.</p>
<p>The secret password wasnâ€™t <em>happy ending</em> it was clean this up. So I put my hands behind head and said, â€œYes, I would love for you to <em>clean this up</em>.â€</p>
<p>Rose said, â€œSure thing, sweetieâ€, and she clapped her hands together and yelled out, â€œEnrique, can you <em>clean this up</em>?â€</p>
<p>Morale of the story:<br />
If you want a great chicken sandwich and love being blown by a Mexican, go to Friendlyâ€™sÂ®.</p>
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		<title>Sprint and Nextel Merged</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read in the NY Times that SprintÂ® and NextelÂ® have merged into one company worth 71 billion dollars. I canâ€™t think of two shittier wireless services.NextelÂ® + SprintÂ® = ShitÂ² Next week we are going to read that Pabst Blue RibbonÂ® is combining with Old Natural LightÂ® to produce the perfect brew. SATISFIED COUNTRY [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I read in the NY Times that SprintÂ® and NextelÂ® have merged into one company worth 71 billion dollars. I canâ€™t think of two shittier wireless services.NextelÂ® + SprintÂ® = ShitÂ²</p>
<p>Next week we are going to read that Pabst Blue RibbonÂ® is combining with Old Natural LightÂ® to produce the perfect brew.<br />
<strong>SATISFIED COUNTRY BUMPKIN </strong><br />
Mmmmâ€¦mmmmâ€¦aahhhâ€¦This Old Blue Ribbon LightÂ® is goddamn perfection.</p>
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		<title>Camel Winter MochaMint</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/07/camel-winter-mochamint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: An old post but some delightful young lady left a scathing comment. Enjoy! They also have Chocolate Toffee: a taste of sweet indulgence. R.J. Reynold isnâ€™t even trying to be subtle with their marketing tactics towards children and people with bad eating habits. Logically, they should merge with companies designed to seduce kids at [...]]]></description>
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<em>An old post but some delightful young lady left a scathing comment. Enjoy!</em></p>
<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43593522@N00/1769160/"><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1769160_7fdad81001_m.jpg" /></a> </div>
<p>They also have <strong><em>Chocolate Toffee:</em></strong> a<em> taste of sweet indulgence. </em>R.J. Reynold isnâ€™t even trying to be subtle with their marketing tactics towards children and people with bad eating habits. Logically, they should merge with companies designed to seduce kids at an early age.</p>
<p><strong>Willy Wonka</strong>:<br />
<em>Oompa Loompa<span style="font-size:85%;">Â®</span> Lights<br />
Nico-Nerds<span style="font-size:85%;">Â®</span></em></p>
<p><strong>Disney</strong>:<br />
<em>Chip nâ€™ Dale<span style="font-size:85%;">Â® </span>Chewing Tobacco<br />
Mickey Mouse<span style="font-size:85%;">Â®</span> Mediums in a Soft Pack</em></p>
<p><strong>Nickelodeon</strong>:<br />
<em>Sponge Bob Squarepants-alicious<span style="font-size:85%;">Â® </span>Light 100s<br />
</em></p>
<p>Iâ€™m sure their market analysts have reported the fact that there is a growing trend of consumers who are worried about their health. Keep a look out for future marketing schemes for the health conscious.</p>
<p><strong>Mother Earthâ€™s Elemental Sticks<span style="font-size:85%;">Â®</span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><br />
<em>All Organic Tar, Fortified with Flax Seed Oil (Omega-H), Non-Irradiated Nicotine</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size:85%;">At Mother Earthâ„¢, we cherish every customer and strive for excellence. In this health-conscious world, we care about each customerâ€™s well being. We guarantee every cigarette will have no artificial dyes or preservatives.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">In addition, every Mother Earthâ„¢ employee (their official title is, â€œCitizenÂ®â€) has health insurance, 401k, and is eligible for financial assistance for higher education. Mother Earthâ„¢ cherishes her CitizensÂ® and loves humanity. We hope you enjoy smoking our cigarettes. With all the new anti-smoking laws, we are a dying breed. With your help, we can bring back smoking. Every carton you buy, we will donate $1 to <strong><em>The Cool Kids Fundâ„¢.</em></strong> They buy new ZippoÂ® Lighters for underprivileged children in unfortunate situations.</span></p>
<p><strong><em>Mother Earthâ„¢ has been filling people with healthy smoke since 1983.</em></strong> </p>
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		<title>I Don&#8217;t Understand Chemistry</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/06/i-dont-understand-chemistry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memories are holographic chemicals. Are holograms chemical memories or are chemicals holographic memories?Bleach is a chemical. Bleach is a holographic memory? Curious, I inhaled it and Princess Leia appeared and said, &#8220;Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi&#8220;, then I passed out because of the fumes.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Memories are holographic chemicals.<br />
Are holograms chemical memories or are chemicals holographic memories?<br />Bleach is a chemical. Bleach is a holographic memory?</p>
<p>Curious, I inhaled it and Princess Leia appeared and said, &#8220;<span style="font-style: italic;">Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi</span>&#8220;, then I passed out because of the fumes.</p>
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		<title>Do Trojans Defend?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/06/do-trojans-defend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iâ€™m confused why a company would choose the Trojans as their symbol. Iâ€™ve tried to create a logical analogy between modern condoms and the ancient battle between the Greeks and the Trojans: The Greeks embodied a man and the Trojans personified a woman, the wooden exterior of the horse would have symbolized a condom, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Iâ€™m confused why a company would choose the Trojans as their symbol.</p>
<p><img src="http://theory.sci.univr.it/p40/trojan.jpg" width="400" /></p>
<p>Iâ€™ve tried to create a logical analogy between modern condoms and the ancient battle between the Greeks and the Trojans: The Greeks embodied a <em>man</em> and the Trojans personified a <em>woman</em>, the wooden exterior of the horse would have symbolized a <em>condom</em>, the <em>man</em>â€™s <em>sperm</em> was represented by the army of Greek warriors,  the gate of Troyâ€™s wall would be her <em>vagina</em>, the Trojan defenders were <em>spermicide</em> and the highly-prized Helen characterized the womanâ€™s <em>egg</em>.</p>
<p>On the surface, it appears to be quite a clever correlation.</p>
<p>Yet if you dig deeper and discover the outcome of the battle, it doesnâ€™t make sense why they would be so proud to bear the name Trojan<span style="font-size:85%;">Â®</span> as the most effective protection against invasions.</p>
<p>The <em>female</em> was deceptively wooed by the <em>man</em>. She left her <em>spermicide</em> in the medicine cabinet because he had assured her that is was safe. He slid his condom into her <em>vagina</em>. Once safely inside, his tampered condom broke and flooded her with his <em>sperm</em>. The <em>sperm </em>leader then swam up the perilous Phallopyan Tower and captured the enchanted <em>Egg </em>Princess.</p>
<p>The Trojans failed.</p>
<p>Troy got knocked up.</p>
<p>I could understand, if they sold diaphragms with prefabricated holes marketed towards women who wanted to ensnare men into marriage through pregnancy.</p>
<p>Trojan<span style="font-size:85%;">Â® </span>Diaphragmsâ€” <em>#1 in Unwanted Pregancies</em></p>
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		<title>Ben &amp; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ Chunky MonkeyÂ©: Good or Evil?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/06/ben-jerry%e2%80%99s%e2%84%a2-chunky-monkey%c2%a9-good-or-evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of my many Orthorexic dietary restrictions are: limit my dairy and saturated fat intake. Unfortunately, my unnatural, affinity for Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ Chunky MonkeyÂ© ice cream makes those rules obsolete as the enforcement of the law forbidding jaywalking. How do I justify my addiction? The Ben &#38; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ corporation is an environmentally conscience company [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Two of my many <a href="http://taoofdan.blogspot.com/2004/06/orthorexia-nervosa.html"><em>Orthorexic</em></a> dietary restrictions are:<br />
limit my dairy and saturated fat intake.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my unnatural, affinity for Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ Chunky Monkey<span style="font-size:78%;">Â©</span> ice cream makes those rules obsolete as the enforcement of the law forbidding jaywalking.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.benjerry.com/assets/images/our_products/packaging/7684010035.gif" /></p>
<p>How do I justify my addiction?</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.benjerry.com/our_company/our_mission/index.cfm">Ben &amp; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢</a> corporation is an environmentally conscience company concerned about minimizing any negative impact on our future society and environment: employee healthcare, urban youth development, its stance on BGH hormones in cows, and recyclable paper products.</p>
<p>They make me feel like Iâ€™m saving the planetâ€”one pint at a time.</p>
<p>What are the ingredients in my beloved Chunky Monkey<span style="font-size:78%;">Â©</span>?</p>
<p>Pure and simple:<br />
<span style="font-size:78%;">Cream, Skim Milk, Liquid Sugar, Water, Sugar, Walnuts, Bananas, Egg Yolks, Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Guar Gum, Natural Flavors, Milkfat, Soya Lecithin, Carrageenan</span></p>
<p>The cream and milk are fortified with vitamin D from a loving cow, the spring water is purified, the sugar is from raw sugar canes, the bananas are organic and crammed with potassium, protein-packed walnuts, and the the endorphin-inducing calcium chunks of all-natural milk chocolate are blended together into a frosty, mouth-savoring, bowl of nutritious delight.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this â€œgreenâ€, organic, eco-friendly exterior is hiding a â€œblackâ€, crude, glutton-making interior.</p>
<p>Each pint contains <a href="http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavor_details.cfm?product_id=27#">1,200</a> calories and 40 grams of saturated fat, the equivalent of 32 slices of bacon.</p>
<p>If you ate one pint a day for a year, you would consume 500,393 calories or 3,336 hot dogs.</p>
<p>Theoretically, there are four servings in one pint. Yeah, fucking right! It is aptly named, Chunky Monkey<span style="font-size:78%;">Â©</span>. Iâ€™ve got a sweet monkey on my back that I canâ€™t shake.</p>
<p>At least, heroine is illegal. I can buy my drug at a Texaco and eat it while Iâ€™m driving.</p>
<p>And letâ€™s not forget to mention the ozone-depleting methane produced by the thousands of cows needed, which leads to global warming.</p>
<p>Letâ€™s hope that Mad Cow Disease doesnâ€™t ever attack Ben &#038; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ supply. Chubby insurgents will invade Canadaâ€™s dairy farms for uncontaminated milk. Deplete their stocks and ravenously scour the Earth for untainted cows. The bovine elixir will become the catalyst for World War III.</p>
<p>Ben &amp; Jerryâ€™sâ„¢ can take their â€œ<em>Save the Planet</em>â€ motto and shove it up their drug-dealing, capitalistic asses.</p>
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		<title>The future of network comedy in this litigious, corporate world</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/05/the-future-of-network-comedy-in-this-litigious-corporate-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sample joke with specificity: I walked into a Food LionÂ® and bought a box of Marlboro LightsÂ®, and the cashier asked for my driverâ€™s license. She wanted to make sure I was eighteen. The government feels thatâ€™s the age, in which, you have the correct mental capacity to wisely decide if you want cancer. After [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><strong>Sample joke with specificity:</strong></p>
<p>I walked into a <strong>Food LionÂ®</strong> and bought a box of <strong><a href="http://thetruth.com">Marlboro Lights</a>Â®, </strong>and the <strong>cashier</strong> asked for my driverâ€™s license. She wanted to make sure I was eighteen. The <strong>government</strong> feels thatâ€™s the age, in which, you have the correct mental capacity to wisely decide if you want <strong>cancer</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>After going through the legal department:</strong></p>
<p>I walked into <strong>a place that sold assorted goods </strong>and bought <strong>a box of cylindrical tubes filled with a legally grown substance made by a company that is following the federal guidelines set forth to dissuade future consumers</strong>, and the <strong>customer service representative</strong> asked for my driverâ€™s license. She wanted to make sure I was eighteen. The <strong>people elected democratically by the mass population</strong> feels thatâ€™s the age, in which, you have the correct mental capacity to wisely decide if you want <strong>to increase the probabilities of getting symptoms which seem very likely to be linked to a very unfortunate disease that affects a large amount of people in the United States</strong>. In closing, just one dollar from each one of you tonight could help the program to help Americans stop smoking. God Bless the USA!!</p>
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		<title>Email to Comedy Central in my defense</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2010/01/email-to-comedy-central-in-my-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From: Dan Allen Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 2:54 PM To: legaldepartmentthatisscaredofgettingsued@yahoo.com Subject: Coolio vs. Me I am a copyright law neophyte, but I really would like to incorporate the phrase, â€œAinâ€™t no party like a Mercury Party, cuz a Mercury Party don&#8217;t stopâ€¦â€ into my Premium Blend set. It is a parody of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><strong>From</strong>: Dan Allen<br />
<strong>Sent</strong>: Thursday, September 09, 2004 2:54 PM<br />
<strong>To</strong>: legaldepartmentthatisscaredofgettingsued@yahoo.com<br />
<strong>Subject</strong>: Coolio vs. Me</p>
<p>I am a copyright law neophyte, but I really would like to incorporate the phrase, â€œAinâ€™t no party like a Mercury Party, cuz a Mercury Party don&#8217;t stopâ€¦â€ into my Premium Blend set.</p>
<p>It is a parody of the song &#8211; <a href="http://www.lyricsdomain.com/3/coolio/1234_sumpin_new.html">Coolioâ€™s 1-2-3-4 Sumpin&#8217; </a></p>
<p>Listed below are two similar cases, in which, the verdict was ruled in favor of the defendant.</p>
<p><strong>1.) Roy Orbison vs 2 Live Crew</strong></p>
<p>2 Live Crew, the rap group, did a parody of the Roy Orbison song, Pretty Woman, in their own extremely inimitable fashion. (Example: Big hairy woman, you need to shave that stuff) The resulting lawsuit got all the way to the Supreme Court, which came out with a landmark decision in favor of 2 Live Crew</p>
<p><strong>2.) The City of New York vs SNL</strong><br />
<em><strong><br />
</strong></em>â€œIn its entirety, the original song &#8220;I Love New York&#8221; is composed of a 45 word lyric and 100 measures. Of this only four notes, D C D E (in that sequence), and the words &#8220;I Love&#8221; were taken and used in the SNL sketch (although they were repeated 3 or 4 times). As a result, the defendant now argues that the use it made was insufficient to constitute copyright infringement.<br />
This Court does not agree. Although it is clear that, on its face, the taking involved in this action is relatively slight, on closer examination it becomes apparent that this portion of the piece, the musical phrase that the lyrics &#8220;I Love New York&#8221; accompany, is the heart of the composition. Use of such a significant (albeit less than extensive) portion of the composition is far more than merely a De minirnis taking.â€</p>
<p>Blahâ€¦blahâ€¦blahâ€¦it goes on for days</p>
<p><strong>Verdict:<br />
</strong>Basing its decision on undisputed facts presented by the parties, as well as on a videotaped viewing of the television sketch containing the alleged infringement, the Court finds that the defendant&#8217;s use of the plaintiff&#8217;s jingle in the SNL sketch was a fair use, and that as a result no copyright violation occurred. Accordingly, the plaintiff&#8217;s motion for summary judgment is denied, and the defendant&#8217;s motion for surname judgment is granted. Tills action is hereby dismissed.</p>
<p>Source website: <a href="http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/communications/elsmere.html">Click here</a></p>
<p><strong>Final Verdict from Comedy Central:</strong><br />
They politely told me to, &#8220;Ixnay on the artypay.&#8221; The more I researched the phrase, the lamer it became</p>
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		<title>The Internet is Always Right</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2009/12/the-internet-is-always-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was driving my buddies back to Queens from Manhattan one night and we passed by KFC and it reminded me of something I read about why Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to KFC. I vaugely remembered reading that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was in such a state of financial ruins that it trademarked [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I was driving my buddies back to Queens from Manhattan one night and we passed by KFC and it reminded me of something I read about why Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to  KFC. I vaugely remembered reading that the Commonwealth of Kentucky was in such a state of financial ruins that it trademarked its name.</p>
<p>One friend, <a href="http://moodymccarthy.com"><strong>Moody McCarthy</strong></a>, said, &#8220;That sounds like a lot of horseshit.&#8221;</p>
<p>I agreed with him but stood by the explanation because I knew in my heart that I had read it and it was true. How can a person read something if it were not true? That&#8217;s impossible.</p>
<p>Although, I couldn&#8217;t remember where I read it. So I scoured the Web and finally found it <a href="http://www.snopes.com/lost/kfc.htm"><strong>here</strong></a> at <a href="http://snopes.com"><strong>Snopes.com</strong></a>.</p>
<p>See. Why would I lie? Be sure to read the &#8220;Additional information:&#8221; link.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Hard&#8221; to Obtain Credit Card Upgrades</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2009/11/hard-to-obtain-credit-card-upgrades/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People like upgrades, especially when it comes to credit cards. Gold, Platinum, Titaniumâ€¦it seems the harder the substance, the harder it is to obtain. I think they are limiting themselves by sticking to different types of metals, they could broaden the range by labeling their cards with anything that is hard to do. Such as: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>People like upgrades, especially when it comes to credit cards. Gold, Platinum, Titaniumâ€¦it seems the harder the substance, the harder it is to obtain.</p>
<p>I think they are limiting themselves by sticking to different types of metals, they could broaden the range by labeling their cards with anything that is <em>hard</em> to do.</p>
<p>Such as:</p>
<p>A One-Legged HurdlerÂ® Visa Card</p>
<p>Watching Jennifer Lopezâ€™s <em>Gigli</em>Â® Master Card</p>
<p>Giving Roseanne Barr a PAP SmearÂ® Discovery Card</p>
<p>Giving Ralphie May a PAP SmearÂ® Dinerâ€™s Club Card</p>
<p>Staying an Anal Virgin in PrisonÂ® Fleet Card</p>
<p>Forgiving Your Father for Abandoning YouÂ® Chess King Card</p>
<p>Erasing Your History Trail on Your Internet BrowserÂ® Capital One Card</p>
<p>Still Love Your FiancÃ© Impregnated by Your BossÂ® Mervyns Card</p>
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		<title>Burger KingÂ®  Likes Subservient Chickens?</title>
		<link>http://taoofdan.com/2009/11/burger-king%c2%ae-likes-subservient-chickens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Allen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.subservientchicken.com/ Burger KingÂ® has some sort of weird chicken costume fetish. These commands worked: punch, slap, sleep, sit, burn, hug, kiss, kick, fuck, and beg. Burger KinkyÂ® Enjoy? Leave a comment if other commands work.]]></description>
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<p>Burger KingÂ®  has some sort of weird chicken costume fetish.</p>
<p>These commands worked:  punch, slap, sleep, sit, burn, hug, kiss, kick, fuck, and beg.</p>
<p>Burger KinkyÂ®</p>
<p>Enjoy?<br />
Leave a comment if other commands work.</p>
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