The World Cup ended almost two months ago, and that means I probably won’t have much chance to talk about soccer for a while. So to close things out here’s a nicely edited video with some great highlights from the 2010 World Cup. Enjoy.
Good article on the history of emoticons and whether some day they might be considered proper punctuation. Must resist temptation to include emoticon in post…
The Very Long History of Emoticons
South African Breweries has created a new type of beer can for the World Cup, in order to get cold beer into the hands of thirsty fans as quickly as possible. No more of this open-the-beer-and-pour-into-plastic-cup business. Just pop the entire top right off the can and go to town. They call it “full aperture”, which sounds a lot better than “it opens like cat food”.
This is obviously a more costly solution than regular cans, but I’m kind of surprised we haven’t seen this before as a niche product. People might want to use this for tailgates and other situations where bottles are no good, and you just can’t stand that it takes thirty seconds to drink an entire beer in a normal can.
I like how the article says the new can “provides an exciting alternative to traditional cans and glass bottles that are typically prohibited at stadiums and arenas around the world”. Are they implying that regular cans would be banned for some reason, but this can wouldn’t be?
World Cup beer can designed to turn into a cup
The World Cup is in full swing now, so it’s time to watch some more commercials.
First up this ad from Dodge that premiered during the USA v England match last week. It seems targeted to air specifically during that game, and probably won’t be shown much after the game. I know I haven’t seen it since. I think it definitely pumped up the Americans, there’s just something about seeing George Washington driving a muscle car.
The colon: cancerous or cleansing punctuation?
The colon: its usage is evolving due to the internet, text messaging, and twitter.
Colonoscopy: It’s Time to Check Your Colons