tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641715725080727761.post6344570900053594138..comments2023-11-02T23:03:59.093+08:00Comments on Jeremy in Taiwan: Hot Springs and Lunch in Xin BeitouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641715725080727761.post-82888237511381274872006-09-05T14:12:00.000+08:002006-09-05T14:12:00.000+08:00congrats to ian for winning the prize. next time ...congrats to ian for winning the prize. next time you're in NYC, i'll make sure you get it. <br /><br />it is, in fact, called "Darlie" now, but at one point it was called "Darkie" (not sure if it was ever "Blackie", mom). check out the updated pics on my <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dalepigeux">flickr stream</a>.<br /><br />i am told that the idea is that dark skin makes your teeth look whiter, so the toothpaste makes your teeth look really white. again, a borderline racist idea, but interesting nonetheless.<br /><br />no medieval dragons have been released yet, but i trust that matthew mcconaughey will be ready and willing to save us all. nice obsrefation, paul. (btw, i'm coining a new phrase, "obsrefation"=the act of making an obscure reference to a near-past movie, high school schoolmate, scientific fact, etc. (v. to obsref)Jeremy Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196886044204422914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641715725080727761.post-73732859012612086982006-09-05T13:36:00.000+08:002006-09-05T13:36:00.000+08:00Are there any dragons in Taiwan's reign of fire? O...Are there any dragons in Taiwan's reign of fire? Oh, wait, I'm thinking of a Matt McConaughey/Christian Bale movie... sorry.<br /><br />PS. Isn't the purpose of toothpaste to clean and whiten teeth? Despite being racist, isn't that just bad branding and marketing?<br /><br />"Use Blackie, it's the opposite of bad!"paul.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00286546237288310260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641715725080727761.post-31300349520494047352006-09-05T13:23:00.000+08:002006-09-05T13:23:00.000+08:00Jeremy,
The name of the toothpaste is "Blackie", ...Jeremy,<br /><br />The name of the toothpaste is "Blackie", not "Darkie as previously posted. Right??<br /><br />MomUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323081822021662822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641715725080727761.post-86147921803497682852006-09-05T12:47:00.000+08:002006-09-05T12:47:00.000+08:00breakfast every morning, food on a conveyor belt, ...breakfast every morning, food on a conveyor belt, hot spring spas . . . sounds like taiwan is a bit of heaven on earth. enjoy it ;)Angela Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672235180524382649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641715725080727761.post-27544593694666104042006-09-05T10:47:00.000+08:002006-09-05T10:47:00.000+08:00Darkie Toothpaste. I've seen it. Good stuff, It's ...Darkie Toothpaste. I've seen it. Good stuff, It's Darlie now....hope all is well in taiwan. -IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097387435583113934noreply@blogger.com