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Roos Van Acker’s brain

Published on March 22, 2006 in Belgium and TV. 8 Comments

Roos Van ackerI cannot say I felt nothing when I saw the latest Humo cover. It started with “Mmmmm … Roos Van Acker” (I’m a guy, what can I say, I’m not alone in this).

But then my rational side took over. I started worrying about the damage this must do to her personality. Admit: she has been on the coverpage of Humo a couple of dozen times in various states of undress (the most famous one where she only holds 2 coconuts as an improvised bra) and she has just be chosen for X-th time in Humo’s Pop Poll in the category ‘Who do you want to see naked?” (“Wie wilt u uit de kleren zien gaan“). Thousands of men screaming to see your breasts, that can’t be beneficial for a girl’s self-esteem. We should really stop, guys, before it’s too late. Chances are that in 5 to 10 years, there will be no crowds cheering for her to drop her top and we don’t want her to fall into a depression and stuff herself with chocolate.
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Guys and head bands

Published on March 17, 2006 in Belgium and TV. 4 Comments

Small rant ahead:
De Diadeem van Van Asbroeck

One of Flanders’ fine actors, Peter Van Asbroeck, has let his hair grow. Way too long. And to make sure he doesn’t get any between his teeth, he has resorted to wearing a head band. Not a macho type of hair band – as far as that is possible – but the most sissy of hairbands: the stretching ‘diadem’ (we call them ‘diadeem’). For a guy that puts ‘Miami Vice’-like pictures on his website, takes pride in showing of his muscles – and as of more recently, his beer bulge – that is a surprising decision.
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Who knows a spam pigeon?

Published on March 17, 2006 in spam and TV. Closed

Don't try this at home
I wrote about the economics of spam earlier:

P$ = [N * (I% * S% * W% * B% * M$)] – (N * E$) – (L% * C% * R$)
where
P$ = profit, bottom-line

N = number of emails sent (can be millions!)
I% = % of addresses that are valid/correct
S% = % of addresses that are not intercepted by anti-spam software
W% = % of emails to cause the receiver to go visit the website
B% = % of site visitors that actually buy the product
M$ = margin per product sold

E$ = cost of sending 1 email

L% = risk of having legal action taken against you
C% = risk of getting convicted when you’re in court
R$ = average fine you would have to pay

What I often ask wonder about is the B%: people that actually buy the product. People actually order blue pills upon receiving emails like the one above? People believe they have been chosen to transfer millions of dollars out of some banana-republic?
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Parelvissers aflevering 4 komt uit de kast

Published on March 17, 2006 in Belgium, NL and TV. Closed

Parelvissers: Trailer aflevering 4

Het kan aan mij liggen, maar ik denk dat er in aflevering 4 veel uit de kast gaan komen:

Mr Y: Guido, da is toch nen homo, he?
…
An: Hebde gulle da nooit meegemaakt dat iets nie kan of nie mag en dat ge het toch niet kunt laten?
…
Piet: Ik kan dat perfect uitleggen. Kom sebiet naar mijn kamer en ik zal u alles vertellen, ok?
Lucas: Binnen 5 minuten, ja?
Piet: En hou het tussen ons, he.

Nu wordt alles dus duidelijk: een driehoeksverhouding tussen Piet, Guido en Lucas. Maar An had ook iets met Guido, of misschien ook met Sofie? Zondag op uw beeldscherm!

(Wie is wie in “De Parelvissers”: check mijn geheugensteuntje)