favorite infomrcial
KARLITO
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Come on, i know some of ya'll end up watching them, at least for a few minutes. My favorite is the " BULLET BLENDER [/b] " where it's set up like a horror movie, 8 people are gathered in a strange house to spend the night and.....apparently have come down to hang out at the breakfast bar while their hosts(?) a wierd british dude and lady w/ like "mom cleivage" are demoing the blender. What is these people's relationship? The is a fat bald dude who they keep making jokes about being a party animal (as the show how he can make hangover curing smoothies in like 10 sec. w/ the blender) Then 10 min later they are making everyone frosty coctails. wierd and fun!!!
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i got insomnia so i wind up watching this shit on the regular. actually, i kinda like them. the pro-activ commercial breaks my heart to see alicia keys all cut up like that. the bullet blender one is pretty entertaining and i kinda like the product. ponch sells timeshares in AZ and OR. its funny cuz there's this one chick standing on a beach in OR, wearing a parka with the wind whipping around her and she's all like "beats socal beaches any day!"
but my favorite is the 2 midget twin real estate tycoons that teach you how to buy and sell property with little or no money down.
These guys have the best infomercial. I saw it on a UPN station around 5:30 one morning. Lots of apocalyptic animated imagery. Fiery beasts and the like. The groups history makes the fact that they have a nationally televised infomercial a little unsettling.
WHO LIKES SALSAAAAAAAAAAAA?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?![/b]
dude is gangsta
I also like the flowbee
"you want deal, I give you no tax"
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that is indeed awesome.
There was a Will Farrell Saturday Night Live skit based on that one
"So are you saying you can take the card off the Shaq plaque?!?"
"TIME IS RUNNING OUT! SHAQ IS FLYING! OH MY GOD!"
"I'm going to do it! *Puts a revolver in his mouth*" "OK, this is no joke!"
I still want a showtime rotisserie cooker. Ronco is.
BUY MY SHIT!
Tom Vu
A bunch of us went to one of his "seminars" in high school, just before he got busted. It was a blast...
My gurl works for a production company that does infomercials... She seems to have alot of fun and she loves her job.
I think that suped up ladder (Which is really fucking heavy) and still the magic bullet are running things as far as sales go.
YES! themz my midgetz!
Supposedly, according to my girlfriend, there used to be an infomercial with Michael Landon for a "bed-wetting saddle" that gave electro shocks to the crotch of lil kids that peed the bed. She says that he (Landon) talked about how he used to pee the bed as a kid & his mom was cruel about it & if only he had had this miracle of a device...
I find it hard to believe, but we have a friend who says shes seen it too.
can anyone confirm this?
I'll never forget how the hosts were so excited, "It's made from all natural ingredients!"
"It's so natural you can eat it!"
And they actually ate a mouthful of it.
I wish I still had it on tape, all I've found is about a 10 second clip w/no sound in the middle of a tape I have laying around here somewhere.
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T94-58 Brad Stone
Dec. 21, 1994 (202) 205-4144
FDA WARNS AGAINST USE OF "RIO" HAIR RELAXER
The Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers
against using "Rio" hair relaxer products because they may cause
hair loss, scalp irritation and hair discoloration.
Since early November FDA has received nearly 100 reports
nationwide from people who have complained of adverse reactions
to these products. Consumers have complained that the products
caused their hair to fall out, caused a burning sensation on
their scalp or caused their hair to turn green.
"Rio Hair Naturalizer System" and "Rio Hair Naturalizer
System with Color Enhancer" have been marketed through a series
of infomercials broadcast nationwide. They are distributed by
World Rio Corporation Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. On Dec. 6, 1994,
the firm announced that it had stopped all sales and shipments of
the Rio Naturalizer product.
FDA is currently investigating the reports of reactions and
conducting laboratory analyses of both products. The analyses
indicate that the products contain a high level of acidity, which
could produce hair and scalp damage. They also reportedly
contain cupric chloride, a copper compound that could cause
lighter hair shades to turn green.
The agency is continuing its investigation and will take
appropriate steps to protect the public health. In the meantime,
people should avoid using these products. Consumers who have
experienced problems should notify their local FDA office or
local public health officials.
Consumers with questions can contact the company at 1-800-543-3002.
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A nationwide outbreak of alopecia associated with the use of a hair-relaxing formulation.
Swee W, Klontz KC, Lambert LA.
Food and Drug Administration, HFS-728, 200 C St SW, Washington, DC 20204, USA.
OBJECTIVE: To study the long-term outcome of adverse effects reported by persons who used a commercial hair-straightening product known as the Rio Hair Naturalizer System (World Rio Corporation). DESIGN: Survey of individuals who contacted the Food and Drug Administration in 1994 and 1995 to report adverse effects linked to using the product. SETTING: Persons residing in the United States. PATIENTS: A total of 464 (59% of 790 eligible) patients who returned a completed questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Adverse effects associated with using the Rio Hair Naturalizer System products (neutral or color enhancer). RESULTS: Ninety percent of respondents were African American women between the ages of 15 and 55 years. The most common complaints associated with the use of the products were hair breakage and/or hair loss, reported by 95% of respondents. Three quarters of those experiencing hair loss reported losing 40% or more of their original hair. The median time between the loss of original hair and the growth of new hair was 8 months; however, 40 (9%) respondents reported having no new growth at the time of completing the survey, some 2 years after using the product. When mixed according to package instructions, the mean pH of a sample of 20 neutral product kits tested was 1.39 (range, 1.1-3.15). For the 21 color-enhancer products tested, the mean pH was 2.82 (range, 2. 29-3.08). CONCLUSIONS: A nationwide outbreak of alopecia and scalp injuries involving tens of thousands of women (and some men) occurred following the marketing of a chemical hair-relaxing product. Most of those affected reported substantial hair loss, with a majority indicating growth of new hair that was abnormal in both quantity and quality.
PMID: 10987865 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
I actually met the Cult Leader for these folks. They are fucked in the head. Dude tried to tell me that slavery and the persecution of Black folks was part of God's plan. That it is because of Cain killing Able and shit. They have no respect for women and have been raided many times by the feds for sexual and physical abuse. Fuck these fuckers. They have a big community up inVermoint. They own a few restaurants up there and several other businesess.
Big Time....