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Maury Povich investigates peach and pickle phobias
by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 16th 2009 5:04PM
I'll confess I can't stand peaches. I like the taste, but just thinking about touching the fuzz makes me shiver. But I don't think I would run out of the room if someone showed me a picture of one. But in one of the clips below from Maury, a man does just that.
And he's not the only one who has these phobias. Seems there are a lot more people out there who are afraid of things like balloons, chickens, and pickles than we thought. Though I wonder if any of these are put-ons. (Urlesque has more.)
And he's not the only one who has these phobias. Seems there are a lot more people out there who are afraid of things like balloons, chickens, and pickles than we thought. Though I wonder if any of these are put-ons. (Urlesque has more.)
Retro commercials speak of a different era - VIDEO
by Kristin Sample, posted Feb 3rd 2008 1:02PM
Cracked.com has a put together a list of five commercials that companies would really like you to forget. The commercials, mostly from the 1960s, speak to a much different time in American history. They show just how unevolved mainstream America's views of race and gender were. My two favorites (although I'm unsure whether "favorite" is the appropriate word) were the Folgers commercial where all the husband wants for his birthday is for his wife to make a decent cup of coffee and the Jell-O commercial. This ad features a Chinese baby (pictured at the right) who can't eat the "Western delicacy" with his chopsticks.
Cracked.com has videos for all the commercials so go and have a look.
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