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great speech by ellen degeneres - the jcpenney thing

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Ellen DeGeneres, she's easy to love. I really like her values list at the very end of the video.

I remember when Jerry Falwell used to call her "Ellen DeGenerate."

tetris on a lazy saturday nightpassword paranoia

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Capitaine Cavernefrogier Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:16:06 AM

This same wife to miss in France; i like this person:yes:

0x29a Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:22:55 AM

I saw that last week on Crooksandliars.com. I ❤ Ellen. Although, I'm not sure I want to shop at J.C. Penny. Maybe the next time I need socks...

slackwrdave Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:54:17 PM

Originally posted by 0x29a:

I'm not sure I want to shop at J.C. Penny. Maybe the next time I need socks...


A thumbs up for Ellen by JCPenny is nice, though not an all encompassing reason to go there. I usually have found the nearby mall store to be junky, though the last two times I went, it was rather posh in there, surprisingly so. Penny was the first to give me a store credit card when I was 19, so I bought a lot of teenage "fashions" there, lol. The charge card was a yummy chocolate brown. I even bought a rather nice stereo system there when the store was into electronics. The amp was killer. I wish I still had it.

Anyway, Ellen is an OK reason to put Penny's back on the list for a look see. If she could stay free of corporate control, I'd vote for her for president, congress, whatever.

JamesSharkfinUK Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:59:38 PM

Nice post and lovely to see calm and reasoned statement in response to those who would use archaic values dressed up as "traditional" against her. Reminds me of a Jon Stewart/Daily Show "take down" of Fox News a few years ago.

Caroloperainchicago Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:23:48 PM

love her flirt

0x29a Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:17:43 AM

Originally posted by slackwrdave:

The charge card was a yummy chocolate brown. I even bought a rather nice stereo system there when the store was into electronics. The amp was killer. I wish I still had it.


I was totally gomma mention their MCS equipment, but I thought it might be a bit too esoteric a memory. I remember drooling at their MCS gear when I was still in Toughskins. It was really pretty stuff. smile

slackwrdave Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:25:53 AM

Originally posted by 0x29a:

but I thought it might be a bit too esoteric


I like esoterica.

For example, from when I was little, I remember this radio/TV jingle:

"Wachovia Master Charge goes more places, Wachovia Master Charge does more things."

or

"How do you handle a hungry man? The man handlers."

Somehow we can relate this to Toughskins.

0x29a Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:44:10 AM

Originally posted by slackwrdave:

"How do you handle a hungry man? The man handlers."


I remember that one, but we didn't have Wachovia in Southern California, as I recall. The last couple of weeks at work surrounded by sinful youth, I've been recalling this jingle quite often:

"Don't cook tonight. Call Chicken Delight. We deliver."

My dad did in fact order at least once, and I remember the disheveled driver arriving in what looked like a re-purposed taxi. I don't imagine I cared about the quality of the food when held up to the magic of it having been delivered.

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