Generally when you see an ad for a 900 or 976 number, it’s easy to figure out what the pitch is. A lot of them are sex lines of course, but through the years there have also been plenty that offer news, stock tips, gambling advice or even recorded messages from wrestlers or cartoon characters. …
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The Best News Bloopers Of September 2022
Congratulations, Jacksonville man. Where did you get that lottery ticket? Asking for a friend. I’ll…I mean he’ll…most definitely pull off a pair of jeans if I…he…wins. May see about getting some of those toys, too.
The Best News Bloopers Of August, 2022
Enjoy your holiday, everyone with a left hand. Maybe crack open a lager bear, visit the baked bean museum and then find out if gas makes sounds. Watch out for the birds!
I Love Seth Meyers’ Trump Impression
Perhaps there are people who do a technically better one, but Seth Meyers does my favourite Donald Trump impression. Admittedly I haven’t seen every Trump impersonator there is, but nobody I’ve seen does quite as good a job of capturing just how weird and out to lunch the guy can be. As an example, I …
Don’t Suffer In Silence
New favourite ad jingle, right here. I howled, and not because I took his advice and decided not to suffer in silence. How many takes do you suppose it took to get this just the way they wanted it? “Can you put some more annunciation on Hemorrhoid Treatment Center and then try to hit them …
Video Of CKCO In 1986
I was hoping there would be more announcements for shows that the station was broadcasting at the time (especially the locally produced ones), but this 15 minutes worth of commercials and clips from Ontario Report A.K.A. the 11:30 news from CKCO circa 1986 is still kind of a neat watch for nostalgia’s sake. One of …
The Best News Bloopers Of July, 2022
Nothing will give you gas quite like a 6 A.M. burger. Maybe the free milkshake will help.
The Best News Bloopers Of June, 2022
The news, like the cream, is topical. Back to you, Sebastian!
Making Poor Word Choices On The Popular
I don’t know who they have writing the copy for the anchors at CTV Kitchener these days, but that person needs a serious tune up. There has been an increasing number of questionable word choices lately, but last night took the cake…at least so far. To introduce a story about the baby formula shortage, the …
Do We Not Say Flashback Friday Anymore? And Not Quite Early Enough There, Guys
I just watched a story on the news about the Ontario Liberals promising to bring back grade 13 in order to help make up for some of the learning loss caused by the pandemic. Not the worst idea depending on how it’s done, honestly. But I can’t focus on it because of how the anchor …
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