Friday Fun..."Super" Commercials

You may have heard that this Sunday there's going to be a pretty big football game. And while many will be watching it to see who wins between the Patriots and the Giants, perhaps just as many will be watching to see the commercials.

Early indications are that automobile commercials will be among the some of the most talked about ones this year. Here are a few extended versions of the spots you'll see Sunday...





Advertising during the game has become such a big deal, that Volkswagen not only made a commercial that was a sort of sequel to last year's Star Wars-themed spot, they also actually produced a teaser for the commercial that's been floating around the internet the last couple weeks.

Friday Fun...Star Wars and "The Talk"

Yesterday, I posted on Star Wars and Fatherhood. While we're on the topic, it is worth pointing out that every father knows the day will come when we need to sit down with our child and have "the talk."



(HT: Paul McCain)

Star Wars and Fatherhood

Now this is a good dad.

Friday Fun...Improv Everywhere

Improv Everywhere is a group based in New York City that is dedicated to causing scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Undercover "agents" as they are referred to have pulled off over 100 "missions" ranging from peculiar to downright hilarious.

For this week's episode of Friday's Funnies, I thought I'd share a few of their more recent missions...

Use the Force, Luke...or Your GPS

Apparently TomTom customers will now be able to have their GPS devices voiced by their favorite Star Wars characters. Today in his "Monday Morning Humor" blog entry, Kevin DeYoung posted the following video of Darth Vader's time in the recording studio:



There is also the following video of Yoda's session in the studio: