{"id":16331,"date":"2010-12-16T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=16331"},"modified":"2010-12-16T07:08:14","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T13:08:14","slug":"jamie-lee-you-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=16331","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lee: You Lie!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I know this is a bit off the radar for SITD but I don’t know of many television commercials more absurd; more ridiculous; more annoying than those yogurt commercials where Jamie Lee Curtis pounces on chipper but apparently constipated passers by all too willing to sample yogurt that’s way too yummy to be formulated to assist you in “cleaning our your accounts payable.”<\/p>\n

(…and yes, that’s an arrow pointing to a woman’s crotch)<\/p>\n

As if the spots weren’t aggravating enough, it turns out they were bogus. Who can imagine a world where a delicious magical milky pudding that helps you “drop off the kids” and keeps you safe from the common cold…is just a fairy tale?<\/p>\n

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The U.S. unit of French food giant Danone S.A. agreed to settle<\/a> state and federal investigations into alleged false advertising about the health benefits of its Activia yogurt and DanActive dairy drinks for $21 million, federal officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Federal Trade Commission said Dannon, a unit of French food and bottled waters company Danone, will drop claims that its Activia yogurt and dairy products will help prevent colds or alleviate digestive problems. The company wasn’t immediately available for comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well we know it’s not because they were in the bathroom.<\/p>\n

Good to know the FTC has the time and resources to care…let alone investigate the claims that Activia helps you “lay down the law.”<\/p>\n

I would expect no less than ten additional references to “boweling for dollars” in the comments section. Thank you in advance.<\/p>\n

And now, something totally different:<\/p>\n

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