Retro Friday is a weekly meme hosted here at Angieville and focuses on reviewing books from the past. This can be an old favorite, an under-the-radar book you think deserves more attention, something woefully out-of-print, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time! So this is a book I've spent a lot of time talking about. Chances are, if you've hung around these parts, you've heard me push it. But I actually read it for the first time way back in the olden days before the blog was, well, what it is now. I read it shortly after it was first published, back in 2007, when I was writing monthly posts, mere collections of mini-reviews. So Song of the Sparrow got shortchanged. I decided to address that situation today. The fun thing is lots of friends have read (and reviewed) it since, and so I was able to trip through their lovely thoughts and remember my own. When I heard about a retelling of Tennyson's " Lady of Shalott ," I was so in. I mean, I'...
I have seen the old spice one, but the new spice one is sooo funny!!!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing those! they are awesome :-)
ReplyDeleteYou live in Provo? I'm here this week. I graduated from the Y - did you too?
ReplyDeleteWhat makes the second one more awesome is I swear the guy is saying Li-berry. Which is cute. (It doesn't take much with me).
ReplyDeleteThose are both hilarious. I love the old spice guy.
ReplyDeleteI love New Spice. It cracks me every time I see it. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL my friend just sent me this today, hehe I love it!
ReplyDeleteThese have been all over facebook. Funny stuff.
ReplyDeleteI love the second one! "I'm in a cart. Hee-Yowl!" I've seen the Old Spice one every where.
ReplyDeleteLMAO!
ReplyDeleteRebs, I know! I suppose it was just ripe for a parody.
ReplyDeleteAngela, my pleasure!
Raspberry, I'm in Orem. And yes, I went there too! You're here now??
Janice, ha! I didn't catch that. But you are so right.
Liza, what's not to love?
Sami, I know. It seems to improve with each viewing.
KIKA, I'm amazed how quickly it's spread.
Holly, yeah, I couldn't resist.
Allie, that's my favorite bit as well.
Tiah, hehe.
I finally saw the New Spice one yesterday, and nearly fainted from the awesome.
ReplyDeletethanks for posting these, angie! so awesome and hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these both. . . is there anything better for a BYU alum?
ReplyDeleteLeila, lol. So glad you liked it.
ReplyDeleteheather, you bet. I can just keep watching them over and over.
Janssen, I know! I may have done a little fistpump when I realized what the New Spice version was.
Yep - my dad took a job at BYU during my senior year, so now my husband and son and I come visit them here in Provo all the time.
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