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Thu, Aug 15th, 2013 | 12:34pm | Submitted by niraj
This rant is the 13th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
It's been ages since I've posted an update on this site, and honestly I've been holding off in the...
Wed, Mar 18th, 2009 | 11:23am | Submitted by niraj
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Update: As I hoped, the ticket I contested (mentioned in the second half of this story) was dismissed! I guess there is some justice after all.
My last story about hating the Chicago police was posted a little over 3 years ago and was starting to get a little stale. So how about a refresh?...
Sun, Apr 13th, 2008 | 2:36pm | Submitted by niraj
I really hate how Amazon likes to share product reviews across different versions of the same product. It causes major issues in areas like movies, digital cameras, and other products where you might have two similarly named items or items with different versions. Here's the email I just fired off...
Mon, Apr 7th, 2008 | 10:26pm | Submitted by niraj
I meant to post this when I first saw the new UPS ads, but better late than never.
I'll admit it, as much as I hated the guy, there was still something interesting in watching him form simple drawings on a whiteboard while explaining different UPS services.
But the new series of ads have all...
Mon, Feb 18th, 2008 | 12:35pm | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 12th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This rant is a little different than the rest of the series. Here's some ads that don't make any...
Thu, Oct 4th, 2007 | 9:49pm | Submitted by niraj
You know, Guinness has really got people figured out. Who hasn't pretended that when they drink beer, they're also drinking lots of little people? And little people playing percussion, at that.
Here's a tip, Guinness: I'd rather not have a beer that's "alive inside." That sounds terrible.
Fri, Sep 28th, 2007 | 10:27am | Submitted by niraj
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From the BMW TV ad for their new hydrogen car:
"A car that will leave its mark, without leaving a mark."
"Ready for the world, when the world is ready."
First of all, who were the ad wizards who came up with this one? Here, I got some great lines you should add to your commercial right...
Mon, Aug 13th, 2007 | 12:26pm | Submitted by niraj
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I wasn't all that excited or interested in an article about how Chicago's supposed cell phone driving ban hasn't been very effective, and the lack of police enforcement being labeled the major reason for it. First off, I thought they've showed a few times now that you're just as distracted on a...
Fri, Aug 3rd, 2007 | 9:40am | Submitted by niraj
As you've probably heard, a bridge in Minneapolis collapsed during late-rush hour on Wednesday, causing numerous injuries and a few deaths. The story quickly circulated through the news, and now a couple of days have passed and they're trying to determine the cause.
But the media seems to have...
Fri, Jul 27th, 2007 | 10:08am | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 11th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This rant was inspired by the showing of The Italian Job last night on FX. Specifically the part...
Sun, Jul 15th, 2007 | 9:04pm | Submitted by niraj
Underdog was one of those shows that was great to watch as a kid. From what I recall, both this show and Rocky and Bullwinkle were on Cartoon Network (or Fox) in short, 15-minute or less episodes, though I'm having trouble finding any complete information in Wikipedia or elsewhere despite a pretty...
Tue, Jun 26th, 2007 | 12:31am | Submitted by niraj
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If I hear another word about Paris Hilton or the iPhone I'm going to puke. Of course considering Paris is just getting out of jail today or tomorrow and the iPhone is coming out on Friday, odds are pretty good I'm going to be pretty sick.
Fri, Jun 8th, 2007 | 10:49am | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 10th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
The last couple of weeks have been a source of incredible satisfaction, knowing that we won't miss...
Thu, Apr 26th, 2007 | 10:19pm | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 9th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
Toyota's latest ad campaign is fantastic. They imply that their customers are a bunch of idiots....
Fri, Apr 13th, 2007 | 9:54am | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 8th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
It looks like in the Dallas/Fort Worth area they're going to start fining cops that run red lights...
Thu, Feb 8th, 2007 | 10:37pm | Submitted by niraj
I wouldn't mind so much that you're running a crappy ad campaign (about the "complaints" about the Beer Ape ads) except that I keep hearing/seeing it constantly on the radio/TV. It's really dumb and annoying, and even if I liked Rolling Rock, these ads could convince me to stop drinking it.
Get...
Thu, Jan 25th, 2007 | 11:41pm | Submitted by niraj
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I hate when I leave Comedy Central on and suddenly Mind of Mencia comes on. That show is such a total piece of crap. Every single show involves Carlos Mencia doing about 6 gimmicks and a bunch of racial jokes. But as I was considering plunging into a rant about why the show sucks, I realized many...
Tue, Jan 9th, 2007 | 11:34am | Submitted by niraj
This rant is the 7th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
If you've ever been on an international flight that required a stopover and a change in time zones,...
Mon, Dec 18th, 2006 | 10:06am | Submitted by niraj
So, usually when you sign up for a utility's automatic payment plan, you'd expect the bill to get paid automatically, right?
Well, apparently the gas company is retarded. They estimate your gas usage, and bill you according to the estimate. But they came out for a meter reading and found they...
Sat, Sep 16th, 2006 | 1:56pm | Submitted by niraj
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I was just thinking the other day how nothing says mortgage to me like a couple dancing on a rooftop in the middle of the night. Thank you lowermybills.com for putting my thoughts into a crappy Flash ad. They even put the text "for under" under the rest of the text! These guys are...
Tue, Aug 1st, 2006 | 11:31am | Submitted by niraj
This rant is the 6th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This rant is inspired by 2 domains I have been interested in for some time now. Anyone that's been...
Tue, May 30th, 2006 | 3:52pm | Submitted by niraj
This rant is the 5th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This past weekend I started looking through some drawers of papers I had. I got into this...
Mon, May 15th, 2006 | 10:28pm | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 4th installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This morning, an alarm clock snafu made me wake up late. I was instantly reminded of a Seinfeld...
Wed, Jan 25th, 2006 | 12:32am | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 3rd installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This rant is inspired by a DVD shipment I received today.
Brand new DVDs always employ a...
Tue, Jan 10th, 2006 | 12:57pm | Submitted by niraj
This rant is the 2nd installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
This rant is inspired by a violation I received yesterday while parked in the company parking lot....
Mon, Dec 19th, 2005 | 1:25pm | Submitted by niraj
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This rant is the 1st installment of the Rant On... series, which will be featured regularly - by which I mean whenever I feel like ranting. Post any suggestions for future rants in the comments.
Fortune cookies. A magnificent treat that also provides deep, penetrating insight into your future....
Sun, Dec 4th, 2005 | 6:36pm | Submitted by niraj
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So I'm going downtown Saturday night, and staying overnight. I decide to look at parking in a parking garage since the car I'm driving is new and it's snowing and I don't want snow and salt messing it up. But the parking garage costs $25 for anything over 10 hours, and it's definitely gonna be over...
Wed, Aug 10th, 2005 | 8:53pm | Submitted by Panicle
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...is when i am stuck behind a half-broken-down Dodge Stratus for the
entire ride to work--about 15 miles highway rush hour. And it has
its blinker on the whole way.
What grinds your gears?
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