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Timeless holiday gifts

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

If you're depressed by all the news about prescription drugs...ask your doctor if Celebrex, Vioxx, Naproxen and all of the other pills you're taking are actually more hazardous to your health...

Here is a refreshing sight amid all of the TV clutter this holiday season -- the reappearance of classic ads for Chia pets and The Clapper. Only now, these ads include Web addresses. Visit www.chia.com or www.clapon.com if you need a last-minute gift idea, or if you just want to have some fun watching ads for these products and other gizmos by Joseph Enterprises. Did you know that Chia now comes in Shrek, Garfield, Simpsons, Looney Tunes and Scooby Doo versions? The product getting a lot of TV time here in Arizona is the Ove Glove. I have no idea why anyone would want a Chia Cat Grass Planter. "The perfect gift for cats?" Menothinkso. Then again, I'm allergic to cats. What do I know? The Chia Herb Garden sounds like Gardening For Dummies. The Chimney Sweeping Log features one of those ads that makes me question everything I knew about fireplaces. As for the VCR Co-Pilot, well, perhaps this gift ain't so timeless. If I were that worried about recording TV shows and movies, I'd get me a DVR. But that's just me.