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Who Does the Outback Steakhouse Commercials
Stupid commercials really annoy me. Heaven knows there are plenty of them, and even though I utilize my DVR as often as I can, sometimes they sneak through, like when I’m watching TV live (it happens) and have to either have to do what God intended for commercials and head to the bathroom, or pause it and wait it out.
One in particular that bugs me is the stupid Outback Steakhouse commercials with the annoyingly fake Australian accent. I was struck with the urge to know if this guy was really Australian, or an American doing a horridly bad Australian accent.
I did a Google search for “Who does the Outback Steakhouse commercials with the fake Australian accent” and got a lot of hits, with a lot of other people feeling the same way. No one is sure who does the current commercials, though I was amused to see that Kiwi Jemaine Clement was doing them up until 2006.
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How to Get Wrinkles Out of a Vinyl Tablecloth
I seriously don’t know what I’d do without the internet, and especially our Google overlords.
I bought a cute tablecloth yesterday for our dining room table. I’ve got kids, and that thing had to be wiped down after every meal, and though it’s really not horrible messes, the table is wood and I was afraid that much cleaning would damage it.
So I picked up the tablecloth and got my happy ass home, only to discover that it’s vinyl, and every fold and wrinkle seems to be permanently on display. The problem is, I didn’t realize it was vinyl. When I think of vinyl tablecloths, I think of picnic tables and camping, not my dining room table. However, it’s cute and I decided I’ll stick with it because I realized this will be easier to clean than a fabric cloth, and I won’t be washing it every other day like I’ve had to in the past.
Ok, so I googled “How to get wrinkles out of a vinyl tablecloth,” and the Google gods blessed me with this article from eHow.com.
The article has half a dozen ways to get the wrinkles out, my favorite being #3:
Place the vinyl tablecloth in a dryer with damp towels. Set the dryer to a low heat. Check the tablecloth every 20 seconds to prevent it from burning and remove it when it is warm. Stretch it out on a flat surface to smooth the wrinkles.
Mostly because I just put a load of towels in the wash so this’ll be the most convenient.
What Happened to John Kerry’s Face
Last night we had the State of the Union on TV for a bit while fixing dinner, when the camera panned to John Kerry for a minute. Frnakly, he looked pretty horrible, and had a shiner around each eye. “Holy crap, what happened to him?” I asked.
Neither my husband or I had any idea, so after a quick Googling, we discovered that Mr. Kerry was apparently involved in some kind of hockey game incident (is that redundant?) “over the holidays” that resulted in a broken nose.
Now, Kerry is 68 years old. What the hell kind of hockey was this? Don’t answer that, I have a feeling it could have been played with Nerf equipment and very likely could have ended like this.
I don’t get hockey.