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NEW STANFORD STUDY SAYS CUSTOM BREAD TOASTER CAN CURE SELFITIS

February 2, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

PALO ALTO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Researchers at Stanford University Medical School have found an unusual cure for selfitis, a mental disorder defined by the American Psychiatric Association as “the obsessive-compulsive urge to take photos of one’s self and posting them on social media.” It is estimated that 250 Million people worldwide suffer from selfitis.

The new cure is in the form of a ‘selfie toaster’ which imprints personalized selfie photos on bread slices. The kitchen appliance is manufactured and distrubuted by Vermont Novelty Toaster Corporation. The Vermont-based company is the same manufacturer of the ‘Jesus toaster’ and the ‘Virgin Mary toaster.’

For just $75, you can now order a custom image toaster that will brown your face, or any other image you submit, into toasted bread, said company owner Galen Dively.

The Stanford researchers studied 500 individuals suffering from chronic selfitis and provided them with customized selfie toasters. After just six months of tracking the study participants, researchers found that 75% were cured of selfitis and have totally stopped taking selfies.

“We believe that the daily routine of ‘consuming one’s self’ for breakfast creates a subconscious resolve to keep the ego in check,” the researchers concluded.

So much for the saying, “You’re toast!” Now we can say, “You’re cured!” Of selfitis.

Business, Film and TV, International, Sports, The Media

ADVERTISERS PULL OUT SUPER BOWL ADS!

February 1, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

GLENDALE, Arizona (The Adobo Chronicles) – Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks kicks off at 3:30 pm Pacific today, minus all the commercials.

Sixty second TV ads during the annual NFL championship game have reached an unbelievable $1 Million per spot. Think of how many free Doritos that could mean for millions of Americans!

Just hours before kick-off, all the advertisers in this year’s Super Bowl telecast have withdrawn their commercials. That’s $1 Million in savings for each advertiser, but tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue for the NFL and the NBC Network.

The reason for the sudden withdrawal ?

NBC’s rival network, ABC, has put together all the commercials that were supposed to air during the Super Bowl into a single post on its web site — in advance of the game.

The advertisers said, “Why pay $1 Million per Super Bowl spot when we’re getting it for free?”

Viewers, on the other hand (especially non Seahawks or Patriots fans), said “there’s no reason to watch the game since we’ve already seen all the commercials.”

There are winners and there are losers. And we’re not talking about the Seahawks nor the Patriots.

International

VIDEO: BRAZIL WILL NOT SEND A CANDIDATE TO NEXT YEAR’S MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT, HERE’S WHY

January 31, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (The Adobo Chronicles) – Brazil is among the elite circle of countries that have won all major international beauty contests, not once but many times.

Next year, Brazil will not be sending a representative to the Miss Universe Pageant.

The reason?

Carolina Toledo, the potential Miss Brazil (who is currently the title holder for Miss Amazonas), was stripped of her crown. Literally. By first runner-up Sheislane Hayalla.

At pageant finals last night, the top contenders stayed true to tradition by holding hands in an apparent show of affection as judges announced the name of Miss Amazonas 2015. Hayalla even managed to congratulate lucky lady Toledo and applaud her after hearing she had come second.

But Hayalla disappeared into the background to be consoled by other contenders as organisers surrounded the 20-year-old beauty queen to put her winner’s sash over her head. Seconds later, Hayalla saw red and yanked her rival’s crown off her head as audience members captured the amazing scenes on camera.

Other participants looked on in horror as the wannabe Miss ripped out the tiara, threw it to the ground, pointed an accusing finger at her adversary and insulted her before storming off stage. “Toledo doesn’t deserve the crown. She bought her way to the title,” Hayalla told reporters.

That’s why we love beauty pageants. Although we won’t see a Miss Brazil in next year’s Miss Universe pageant, we are happy that it will increase the chances of Miss Philippines to win her country’s third Miss Universe crown.