Oh, piss off.

Hush your dirty mouth! Don’t give them ideas!

I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s too young.

Yay for you! The Lege is where the action is!

Poor things. They’re still using tablets of stone.

Kinky!

Yes, please! Jo-Ann is so undignified. Even sorry ol’ G Street Fabrics could give them better materials, and they’d be glad for the publicity — if they had a decent Web presence.

Exactly. Remember when it was just Absolut?

Longer than that, dude. They started with that beautifully hand-lettered logo. The American image of Santa Claus arguably came from a Coca-Cola ad.

No, it’s not a minor thing. It’s good business for them. Big corporations have been supportive of gay rights for a long time, because they need to keep valued employees happy.

You seem fun.

True, but she’s an amazing actress. I’ve seen her play a backwoods cracker and a Senator’s wife with equal aplomb.

Context.

Sponsorship, baby. You think Veuve Cliquot didn’t pay handsomely to load their bottles in that bowling pin setter?

I see your point, and raise you one — who are very famous and have lawyers on retainer who are composing really scary letters right now about using their likeness without consent.

Try Esther Williams swimwear. The Million Dollar Mermaid knew what it took to make every body look good in a bathing suit.

Yeah, it’s a dart.

That reminds me of one of my favorite hymns, by Bp. Desmond Tutu:

Some of the best pizza joints in Nashville are owned by Middle Eastern dudes. Except for the King Daddy, Manny’s House of Pizza, which is owned by Italian guys from NYC.

You seem fun.