Aug
11
2006

a matter of timing

It’s funny how a single event can change how a given thing is perceived. Take, for instance, today’s London terror arrests and the travel restrictions that have been imposed as a result.

Before all the excitement, that Sierra Mist soda commercial where Kathy Griffin confiscates a man’s soft drink at airport security was merely dorky and annoying. Now, with all liquids prohibited, it’s weirdly prescient.

Meanwhile, a contest to offer a frustrated commuter the chance to gleefully blow up the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge seems unfortunately timed, an odd juxtaposition between terrorism fear and destructive glee.

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Posted at 2:23 AM in current events, television

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re: Michael Ian Black’s soda getting taken at the airport.

Oh my god you’re RIGHT. I just saw that last night and didn’t make the connection.

Posted by Doug Nelson on August 11, 2006 9:52 AM

I can’t take credit for noticing it, either. Rob pointed it out last night when the commercial came on during The Daily Show.

Posted by alykat on August 11, 2006 10:27 AM

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