I AM CORRECTED
Thanks to the internets marvelous “self-correcting” feature, I realize now that I meant to write:
www.mopitkins.com and not MOTpitkins.com, which is meaningless.
I hope some of you made it to the Coulton show in any case, because I, alas, was home in bed suffering from angry throat-ache, and I would desire to hear reports of the night… “set lists,” “banter,” “surprise guests,” etc.
Also, I would be willing to purchase a BOOTLEG RECORDING of the evening as well.
I would also be willing to purchase a BOOTLEG RECORDING of the chopped liver.
….
Meanwhile, yes: I am in the television ad that you are seeing. It was a lot of fun to do, though it was very hard shooting on the polar ice caps.
That is all.
Hodgman, the ads are hilarious – esp. the “networking” one. I want me a PC! =)
Comment by Yorgos — May 2, 2006 @ 7:07 pm
Keep up the great work, especially on “The Daily Show.” Rarely have I laughed harder than when I saw your piece on the Iraqi Insurgency Essay Contest.
I also did a write-up about your work on my blog. Check it out when you get the chance.
Comment by Devin — May 2, 2006 @ 7:46 pm
John Hodgman, you are still pure genius and I’m so glad that your finally getting some attention and getting into more things, because then I can say “Yeah that guy is John Hodgeman, he’s a former Literary Agent and has wrote his own book recently which I loved!” whenever someone says they saw this hilarious commercial. Congratulations!
PS: When i first saw the commercial i immediately thought you were the Mac. Because honestly John, you think different.
Comment by Prince of All Cosmos — May 2, 2006 @ 8:47 pm
the most charming. really. the most.
Comment by capnjoy — May 2, 2006 @ 9:23 pm
And now, PCs are so much more appealing. Congrats on the primetime commercial!
Comment by kuff — May 2, 2006 @ 11:11 pm
I came here for the answer to exactly the question you answered in the final paragraph of this entry.
Indeed yours is a gift most extraordinary. I hope only that you will use your powers for good.
Comment by Lhyzz — May 2, 2006 @ 11:24 pm
Thank you, nice people, for watching television and using the internet.
Comment by hodg-man — May 2, 2006 @ 11:32 pm
no. no! NO!
HODGMANNNN!!
Comment by Dr. Alamandrax — May 3, 2006 @ 3:23 am
>http://www.mopitkins.com and not MOTpitkins.com
I guess you used “le MOT unjuste”!
And I have now exhausted my supply of French plays-on-words.
Comment by Eric — May 4, 2006 @ 9:48 pm
Hey, just saw a cartoon version of you on the “Joy of Tech”, thought you’d might want to know.
http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/817.html
Comment by Prince of All Cosmos — May 4, 2006 @ 10:34 pm
Finally, America’s greatest living humorist is united with America’s greatest living computer. Wait, wait a moment! Did I just say computers live? Did I admit to…never mind. Please disregard this comment.
Comment by Justin McElroy — May 5, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
love the book, love the commercials, i am a proud mac user (what mac user isn’t. with that and the daily show appearances (please don’t ever stop) now not only can I say to my friends, “hey that’s the guy who wrote the book I keep talking about!†but I can also now read it imagining your perfect deadpan delivery. thanks!
Comment by MayaEvening — May 6, 2006 @ 9:29 pm
It’s pretty cool that you would go all the way out the the ice caps to shoot a comercial. Sure people will criticize you for it, but they don’t understand how hard it is to get a shot with a completly white backround. It’s not like they have rooms in a studio designed for things like that.
Anyways, be sure to keep up the great work, action hero Hodgeman!
Comment by Ohnoshrubs — May 10, 2006 @ 11:07 pm
I’d never clicked an ad on the NY Times frontpage before, but hey, there’s a first time for everything.
I just hope that no polar wildlife were injured or caused undue environmental stress by the filming of these commercials.
Your dancing skills are quite…uh, unique. Keep dancing.
Comment by CarolynVB — May 11, 2006 @ 1:11 pm