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Multi-link Monday: Bid on Cosby's sweaters

Posted: Monday, June 09, 2008 6:00 AM by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
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Monday, Monday...can't trust that day. But you can always trust Multi-link Monday to be there for you with its quintet of random time-wasters. Well, except for the Mondays that I'm on vacation. Or that are holidays. Or that I forget. Maybe you can't trust Multi-link Monday, either.

BID ON COSBY'S SWEATERS
We've all joked about them whenever we see an especially colorful, variegated sweater: That's a Cosby sweater! As Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" in the 1980s, Bill Cosby wore the brightest, most artificial looking tops on the block. Now three of them (just three? the man must have had hundreds!) are up for bid online. Of course, they START at $5,000, which is too rich for my blood. Now maybe if they threw in Theo's Gordon Gartrell shirt (YouTube link) as copied by hapless sister Denise...

TOPS IN TV SITCOMS
Speaking of "The Cosby Show": This list features one man's Top 10 sitcoms (since 1980). Some great shows on the list, but I'd yank "Malcolm" for "My Name Is Earl." (Typical Earl line: "We got to Hendersonville late because Randy turned the directions into a paper airplane to see if it would lift the car off the ground. It didn't and we lost the directions.")

KITT IS MY CO-PILOT
Yes, NBC is a joint owner of msnbc.com. But even if they weren't, I would still link to this slate of 2008 election buttons featuring NBC shows. They're supposed to encourage Emmy voters. I am not one of those, but hey, the buttons are out of stock anyway. Hmmph. Baldwin-Fey, all the way! (Thanks to Andy for the link!)

SKITTLES VODKA
Remember when Homer Simpson invented SkittleBrau (in this episode)? And then people actually made it, because people are goofy? The Russians now have SkittlesVodka. The colors! The colors!

NOT ALWAYS RIGHT
As anyone who works or has worked in a customer-service job can tell you, customers are NOT always right, despite what your too-cheery shift manager may claim. Workers who need to vent share their stories at Not Always Right.com, and oh, are they funny. Funny only because they didn't happen to you, that is. (Warning: Some offensive situations, and some profanity.)

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As per the TV sitcoms, how did Scrubs get on the list?  It started out fantastic, but after Zach Braff decided he was the center of the universe, it went downhill fast and hard.  It would have been a much better show with out him and Sarah Chalke's excuse of a character.  

erin, Coyote NM (Sent Monday, June 09, 2008 9:27 AM)

Gael:
Welcome back (those wishes may be belated). When did Test Pattern come back? I'm thrilled! Hope the bundle of joy is happy and healthy.

L.R.P., Charlottesville, VA (Sent Monday, June 09, 2008 10:09 AM)

For $5000, the least they could have done was show a screen shot from the show of the man wearing the sweater!

Sara, Seattle, WA (Sent Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:36 PM)

I am still reading through the notalwaysright.com stuff and laughing out loud at work.  Thanks!

Missy, Louisville, KY (Sent Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:23 AM)

I just heard about this great website: freerice.com. It is a vocabulary quiz-type website where for each word you get the correct definition (it's multiple choice), this organization will donate 20 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger.  Their goal is to both build people's vocabulary and help end world hunger.  It's quite addictive and not necessarily easy...  I highly recommend it!

Julie, Nashville, TN (Sent Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:04 PM)



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