I've been watching TV a lot this past week either because I have been home from work with sick children or because I have been snowed in. I've been watching the local news (
www.nbcwashington.com) for updates on the weather and I have noticed the UMUC commercial is played about 4 times an hour. I don't think that the commercial is funny as far as the general content goes (it's just a commercial advertising a college). It's the name of the institution that amuses me. UMUC stands for the University of Maryland University College (
click here for the website if you don't believe me). Look back and read the name one more time. Isn't that sorta like saying "I had a Pepsi-cola soda of Pepsi with my lunch meal at around noon." It's a repetitive title that states what it is more than once (yes, I realize that sentence is redundant too... that is part of the joke). I'm not picking on the college/university (in definition they are basically the same thing), but I think that the institution should consider a name change altogether because UMUC pronounced as a word ("YOU MUCK") sounds kinda funny too.
Unrelated, I noticed a packaging error on a Wal-Mart product. My boys have been consuming a lot of infant's/children's acetaminophen lately to keep their fevers down. We had one bottle of the infant's formula that was purchased not too long ago that ran out, so naturally we went to the store and got another. When I was using the last of the older bottle, it only gave me a partial dose (get to the point Greg, you're losing them), so I went to the other bottle and noticed this:
Both are the exact same packages, both came filled up to the top. One clearly says 1 FL OZ and the other says 1/2 FL OZ. Which package is telling the truth and which is lying? I don't have any conspiracy theories (feel free to send me one, though), I just thought it was kind of funny, and a little sloppy on Wal-Mart's behalf. I will take any opportunity I get to pick on Wal-Mart a little.
Oh my goodness, I'm so tired of the University of Maryland University College commercials. They're on the radio too, and they are on all the time. The first time I heard it I had to really stop and think about the name before I realized that's their name and that's all there is to it. But at least now I'll be about to think about You Muck. It would be really funny to say "Yeah, I'm You Muck class of 2000." Now... would their mascot be a swamp monster??
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