21 అక్టోబర్, 2026

October sunrise.

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వీరిచే పోస్ట్ చేయబడింది Ann Althouse వద్ద 10:58 AM
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rehajm చెప్పారు...

Meade what kind of tree is that krummholz?

21-10-26 11:00 AM
FullMoon చెప్పారు...

Product placement has always been mildly distracting. Watching Dexter apply blood to a DeWalt circular saw blade so he could splatter it on the wall to mimic crime scene most recent. Reminded me of movie where bad guy using Sawzall to reduce body to garbage bag sizes. Do the manufacturers who pay for the placement have any idea where there product will be used?
Then occurred to me that of all the pp distractions, Sawzall and DeWalt are most memorable.
Watching a program about movie cliches. Big mistake, this will be even more distracting. Cliche situation, good guy cop has to turn in badge and gun for transgression but keeps fighting the good fight. Same Dexter series had the good cop framed by Dexter and turning in his gun and badge last night.
Def recommend not watching Movie Cliches.

21-10-26 11:08 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...

Can’t speak for Dewalt or Sawzall but one of the things Snap-on bragged about every year is the many times their products, usually roll cabinets, appear on prime time shows and in movies with absolutely no payments from the company for placement. Snap-on’s marketing team is very proud of having a near-zero advertising budget. They sponsor racing teams and other team events but buy no product advertising or placement.

Some years at the annual meeting the highlight reel of “earned placement” was almost 10 minutes long made up of 5- to 10-second clips.

21-10-26 11:18 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...

So Dewalt (Stanley Black and Decker) is likely NOT paying for product placement on shows in which their goods are used in the commission of crimes. Marketing types spend a lot of time and energy creating customer profiles and reinforcing positive brand perception and awareness.

Dexter would be an unlikely candidate for corporate marketing.

21-10-26 11:26 AM
Dr Weevil చెప్పారు...

I have a distinct memory that the Irish Republican Army had a strong preference for Black & Decker equipment when they were 'kneecapping' people - destroying their kneecaps with a power drill so they'd never be able to walk again.

Interestingly, DuckDuckGo seems to be suppressing that information, refusing to answer "What brand of drill did the IRA use?" and answering a search for "Black & Decker kneecapping" with nothing but links to buy B&D stuff, ignoring the kneecapping part. Are they worried I'm planning to do that to one of my neighbors, or have B&D or Gerry Adams or both leaned on them to bowdlerize history?

21-10-26 11:33 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...

You can’t pick your customers of course.

21-10-26 11:36 AM
Aggie చెప్పారు...

I call my old Milwaukee 2-speed Sawzall my Rambo saw. They are truly amazing, the best thing being that you can put any kind of blade into the thing: metal cutting, woodworking, tree trimming, house renovation (wood with nails) and yes, even body parts.

21-10-26 11:36 AM
Dr Weevil చెప్పారు...

Mike (MJB Wolf)'s 11:26 am comment was posted while I was researching and writing my 11:33, and is very pertinent.

It looks to me like Black & Decker is not only NOT paying for product placement, but may be paying to avoid having their products placed in criminal and terrorist contexts. A wise move: I can't be the only one who remembers B&D's sad history in Ulster.

21-10-26 11:37 AM
gilbar చెప్పారు...

that thing that never happens, happened again
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-furious-pollster-boosting-far-left-candidates-admits-fabricating-surveys-absolute-scumbags
pollster boosting far-left candidates admits fabricating surveys

21-10-26 12:46 PM
FullMoon చెప్పారు...
ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.
21-10-26 1:12 PM
Aggie చెప్పారు...

Not only did they admit it, but they posted their admission 2 minutes after being called out for their fakery by an investigative reporter. So in other words, they pulled a Sir Robin and bravely ran away.

21-10-26 1:12 PM
FullMoon చెప్పారు...

Favorite PP was one of the Back to the Futures, both Pepsi and a Coke vending machines in same scene, about 3 feet apart.

21-10-26 1:14 PM
FullMoon చెప్పారు...
ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.
21-10-26 1:16 PM
Curious George చెప్పారు...

"Bent trees in the woods are often intentionally shaped by Native Americans as trail markers to guide travelers through the wilderness, pointing toward important landmarks such as water sources, food, or ceremonial sites."

It's pointing toward the Ho Chunk Casino in the Dells.

21-10-26 5:38 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...

The BBC had strong rules against product placement. They have weakened a bit, but there is still a heritage of fake products. The pub in EastEnders has all sorts of fake booze brands. One sitcom - maybe Coupling - had "Pear" computers, with the bitten-Apple emblem replaced by a bitten pear. CC, JSM

21-10-26 6:03 PM
rehajm చెప్పారు...

“It's pointing toward the Ho Chunk Casino in the Dells.”

hehe- nice…

21-10-26 6:53 PM
Old and slow చెప్పారు...

If the IRA used B&D drills for kneecapping it was at most a rarity that made for a good headline. Guns were the primary tool, with hammers and nails used much less often.

22-10-26 8:58 AM
BarrySanders20 చెప్పారు...

We have bent trees like that up north. They get caught under larger trees that fall and then try to keep living, Often takes years before the larger tree rots thereby freeing the caught and now permanently bent tree. No Indians involved in ours or the one in the photo, which is likely 20 years old or so.

22-10-26 1:19 PM
Curious George చెప్పారు...

No BarrySanders20, Indians and Casino.

22-10-26 1:23 PM
BarrySanders20 చెప్పారు...

How! Point to Big Wampum.

22-10-26 3:25 PM

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