You and Your Third Dimension

We were kind of looking forward to discovering all the billboards in the near area for the Cartoon Network’s new oddball advertising campaign ourselves, after reading about them in the upfront (and not online) section of the Hartford Advocate last week. We even spotted “Look! I Have a Meat Beard” on I-84W between Hartford & West Hartford over the weekend.

And then Hartford Courant television critic Roger Catlin has to go and decipher every single one of them.

“As a lover of the surreal and the absurd in the everyday, it’s been a pleasure to see those weird red billboards here and there, saying nothing more than oddball things such as, ….

[We won't spoil it for you--click the link if you want all the fun immediately sucked out of the whole thing.]

He Said, She Said

It should go something like this:

“But, Eddie, I wanna be in the show!”

“Jo-deee, how many times do I haf to ’splain it to you? You can’t be in the choh!”

“Waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!”

From today’s Hartford Courant: Rell, Perez Trade Shots

After 16 people were shot in five days in Hartford, Mayor Eddie A. Perez and Gov. M. Jodi Rell fired accusations at one another Wednesday in a high-profile clash of public letters over how to stop the bloodshed on the city’s streets.Rell claimed Perez had turned away the state’s helping hand. Perez said no such thing was even close to true. As the day continued, much ink was spilled by the two political rivals as each lobbed explosive letters at one another. …

Ghosthunters in Hartford

The SciFi Channel’s Ghosthunters visit the Hartford Conservatory on Asylum Avenue to check for paranormal activity in next week’s episode (Wednesday, April 26, at 9 p.m.).

We’re probably the only ones in this town that watch the show every week, so we’re psyched.

Chick Fit–Hartford Bracket

Who Would Win in a Fight?
Courtesy of Scary Bunny #77

Judging Amy vs. Gilmore Girls

Both shows are set in Hartford, both are terribly annoying, both are about as unrepresentative of this city as you can possibly get. And the women involved would all look great clad in extremely skimpy lingerie battling out for the title of the “Hardest Ho’s in H-Town.” So we here at Scary Bunnies have decided to pit them in a death match against each other. The winner(s) will be the new face of the Hartford: New England’s “Rising Star” ad campaign, the loser(s) will be forced into prostitution on Tower Avenue…

Here’s how they stack up:

Judging Amy:

Height: 5 foot, 9 inches
Weight: 110 pounds
Occupation: Judge
Nickname: The Judge
Submission Move: She stands around, pointing her finger at you, judging…

Gilmore Girls:

Height: 5 foot 10 inches, 5 foot 3 inches (11 foot 1 inch collectively)
Weight: 112 pounds, 98 pounds (210 pounds collectively)
Occupation: Inn Keeper, Student
Nickname: Double-G
Submission Move: They interlock head-to-head a la ATHF’s Mooninites, and start ranting at you at 90 miles per minute.

Vote now…or don’t.

Sex in the CT

We counted three references to Sex in the City in the Hartford Courant today and it’s still pissing us off. Enough. ENOUGH. The show had its time and relevancy at one point, but it’s OVER, no matter how many pink DVD boxed sets they’re still trying to sell us.

Maybe it’s just us, but isn’t the “new” feminine cocktail culture just a tad demeaning as described in this article . And just tired. Although nothing says Girl Power more than a “fun and flirty” chick who’s just drank 8 flaming fuschia martinis by herself at the bar and is still trying to get a cockatini down her throat before last call.

Also: if you’re going to persist in writing about it at least get the facts right:

…during popular female-targeted programs such as “Sex and the City,” the television show (inspired by [Carrie] Bradshaw’s writings) that helped give rise to this fun, flirty drinking culture.

We’re sure it’s not the first time the real author, Candace Bushnell, has been confused with character on the show. But, common.

On the other hand, it is nice to know where to pick up a “Rabbit” vibrator in a pinch. [ link ]