The absolute bottom of bad taste

And that pun was intended, but not to be funny. A commercial today advertising diapers... using Silent Night, maybe the most beautiful Christmas Carol ever. Do NOT buy Pampers. Here is a place to tell them about it Imagine this: Suppose someone chose to take a sacred Muslim religious song and sell body wash with it. What kind of worldwide outrage would that generate? And yet we can take our own and corrupt them any way an insensitive, money grubbing marketer on Madison Avenue sees fit. Wednesday I made a bet with a friend. I started a list of the 10 most offensive Christmas incidents i see this year. The bet is how long it would take. Of course Silent Night, dry diapers will be number one, but how long will it take to fill out 10? Two days later it is Friday and i have five. I am betting Monday or Tuesday, especially as I am about to venture out on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Overheard in passing

Putzing around the house with TV on. And this: "Remember the magic of an old time Christmas? Well, you can capture that magic again … Now at Pro Bass Shops…"