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If you’ve been near a television in the past few months, you’ve most certainly seen the ads for Comast cable Internet starring “The Slowskys,” a husband-and-wife turtle team who uses Verizon DSL because it’s much slower for them. (This is what happens when corporations have rap feuds.)
As you’ve probably guessed it by now, The Slowskys have a blog. (Read it before it’s on Blinq tomorrow!) It includes such incredible entries as these:
I love going to the dentist. Well actually, I should clarify that. I love the waiting room at the dentist. Those dentists really have it figured out. I love the waiting room so much, in fact, that it’s becoming problematic. I’ve started making appointments every couple weeks. They keep telling me I’m being excessive, and I keep telling them I eat a lot of candy.
Well, they’ve captured blogging quite well. Almost perfectly, actually. But that’s not all! Comcast has also set up an AOL Instant Messenger chat bot you can chat with. Just like Barbaro! Here’s an interview with the aforementioned Slowskys:
pwddmac: Hello!
theslowskys: Hi there!
pwddmac: Do you know Barbaro?
theslowskys: Tell me about it. I’m waiting. Which is nice.
pwddmac: Barbaro is a horse. He talks, too.
theslowskys: are you speaking lizard?
pwddmac: No, I’m speaking English, like Joe Vento wants us to. You can’t order a cheesesteak in lizard.
theslowskys: I’m slow but not that steady. Can you ask me something else?
pwddmac: What’s your name?
theslowskys: Are you asking about my <person/&rt; ?
pwddmac: YOU’RE A WORSE CHAT BOT THAN BARBARO!
theslowskys: Thanks.
pwddmac: You’re an idiot.
theslowskys: I’m a turtle.
Truly, blogging and the Internet are the wave of the future.
The Slowskys
Waiters Anonymous [The Slowskys Blog]
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