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Friday, September 17, 2010

Instrucciones en Espanol


Hey there Spanish speakers! Looking for a new cabezal de la ducha? We've got you covered. And just in case you can't figure out the directions, there's a title just for you!
-Thank you Pamela Starbuck for the contribution

Friday, September 12, 2008

Good, Better, Best. Never Let it Rest


When I was a kid, my mom would tell me this rhyme:

Good, better, best
Never let it rest
Till you good gets better
And your better is best.

So I wonder what she'll make of the choices my scanner presents. The tangle of comparatives here is thick. Is "best" better and faster than "excellent" or is "excellent" somehow bester? And the speed. Nothing is the slowest, but "excellent," which may or may not be the bester setting, is slower.

My poor brain is hurtinger than it's been in a while. This isn't the confusedest I've ever been, but it's the closerest I've come in quite some time.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Is it Really Worth It?


Behold the dangers of a jewelry cleaner. Could this be the same company that brought us Innervation Racing? Thanks to our friend Kamala for this one.
  • Do not dissect the unit except the authorized serviceman.
  • Repeat working cycle can enhance the cleaning effect While the interval is better longer than 5 minutes.
  • Unfirmly inlaid studs on decorations may shed off during cleaning.
  • Unfastened parts may also meet above problems.
  • Do not merge non-waterproof watch into water.
  • Close supervision is necessary when this product is used by, on, or near children or invalids.
  • Never use while sleeping or drowsy.
  • During cleaning, the "ZiZi" noise is normal.

Think of the horrors that could ensue if a sleeping invalid merged a watch into it while children were dissecting it!!
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