That's... really pretty sad.

Back in the dark ages when I was in (US) grade school, they served us milk all the time in sealed plastic baggies. (Much smaller than the ones in the video) Each baggie came with a sharpened plastic straw, which you jabbed in and drank through.

A personal small-scale example: an acquaintance of mine bought a bobble-head figure at a yard sale for like a dollar, and I helped her sell it on eBay; we got $300 or $400 dollars for it..

Amusing how the word "voilà!" cropped up in the dialogue. Languages really do spread around..

Abbey-

The Wikipedia article on the Pillar has an explanation, but personally my eyes glazed over after two sentences.

This is why you should use peanut butter instead of cheese in your traps.

A humorous book with a similar theme is David Macaulay's "Motel of the Mysteries".

Great for the most part, but the thing I noticed was Rowf's hands; in one shot they were pretty much disconnected from his body.

Another alternative is an unpowered push-mower. No fumes, fewer breakdowns, and you get a little more exercise.

Ditto Cola's comments. Apart from not being a woman.

Over on tvtropes.com, the Lawful Good picture-example is Superman, while Chaotic Good is Robin Hood. Both better fits. I've always thought The Doctor from Doctor Who would also a (ahem) good example of the latter.

A naked mole-rat is one of the stars of the Disney animated series Kim Possible. They did make him look a little more cute.

Since my name came up...

Geoducks actually are quite popular in Asia, although just as food, not an aphrodisiac. And yes, there are genuine worries about over-harvesting.

Foxtrot is now a Sunday-only strip, so a lot of stuff got jettisoned.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" was overlooked as well. I would have tossed "Wiseguy" and/or "Jurassic Park"