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Published by Allison March 11th, 2006 in Amuse Me

Via Fanatical Apathy, I found a new blog to add to my daily read list (oh, I bet I need to update that here, too, oops). The author: Tom Bodett.

Here’s a sampling…

Red state people are happier than blue state people. This is because they listen to country music that is forever telling them they live in a great nation and that things could be worse and probably were and if you stand by your man and remember what daddy used to say and love your mama that in the end Dale Earnhardt shall not have died in vein so long as Old Glory waves, Budweiser remains the King of Beers, and forced metaphors about rivers, trains and cowboys remain a part of our First Amendment rights.

Blue State people, on the other hand, chase their Zoloft down with iced chai while they listen to twelve hours a day of public radio programming which ceaselessly and thoughtfully points out in genteel and condescending tones that we are all pretty much screwed.

Read more here.

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  1. 1 ninjanun Mar 15th, 2006 at 1:16 pm

    That’s funny, and sad (because it’s true). Thanks for sharing!

    Though I clicked on the link to read more, and I couldn’t find where the rest of that particular post was at.

  2. 2 Tony Myles Mar 15th, 2006 at 10:14 pm

    Isn’t that the name of the guy who does those Motel 6 commercials? “We’ll leave the light on for you…”

  3. 3 Alli Mar 15th, 2006 at 10:51 pm

    NN — Here’s the direct link (oops).

    Tony — Yup. He’s also a semi-regular on NPR’s “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me,” one of my favorite parts of the week (and a Saturday ritual). From his bio page:

    Ad libbing the tagline, “We’ll Leave the Light on for You”, in the very first session gained Bodett the reputation for being unbelievably lucky. Bodett remains lucky and very honored to still be the spokesperson for Motel 6 after eighteen years. The campaign is one of the longest running advertising campaigns in history and continues to win awards for its creativity and its effectiveness in the lodging industry.

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