Hey guys. I heard a few days ago that my friend kel and (I think) her friend were in a rear end accident. Fortunately, both of them were wearing their seatbelts, so they didn’t suffer any major injuries. Thank goodness. ^_^ I hope you guys are doing all right.
All of this reminded me of how I ended up starting to wear seatbelts when I’m driving/riding in a car. It all started with a few interesting Public Service Announcements (PSAs) starring a couple of funny dummies named Vince and Larry. Well, in the hope of encouraging more people to use their seatbelts, here are a few of the PSAs starring the duo I found on YouTube.
[NOTE: They were played during Saturday Morning Cartoon blocks that I used to watch when I was a kid, so I think they should be ok to put on here. Sorry if they’re not.]
And yes, Larry (the blue dummy) was voiced by the guy who used to voice Garfield the cat (Lorenzo Music) until he passed away. He shall be missed. T_T
I think that’s one reason why I don’t see these PSAs anymore. Kinda sad too ’cause they helped me wear my seatbelt.
Well I hope nobody’s offended by these videos. I just wanted to spread the word that seatbelts can help save lives. Like kel and her friend. ^_^
So like they say..
YOU COULD LEARN A LOT FROM A DUMMY.
BUCKLE YOUR SAFETY BELT.
[And no kel. Neither you nor your friend are dummies ’cause you guys DID wear your seatbelts. *gives thumbs up* ^_^]
EDIT NOTE: Earlier, I mentioned on this post that Kel’s friend was her husband. But she let me know that he wasn’t, so I changed the information to say that he was her friend. Sorry for the mistake, Kel. *sweatdrops* But thanks for visiting my blog. ^_^
January 11th, 2009 at 1:05 am
haha..totally remember those commercials…and those saturday morning cartoons with garfield… too bad they dont show good cartoons like that anymore..
;o/
January 11th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
I remember those videos also. But I’ve always been one to buckle my seatbelt even when I was a kid. ^_^ I even made sure everyone else did too. Lol. But I didn’t know about Lorenzo… No wonder Garfield sounds different now…
January 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
XD he’s not my husband though..And he’s always the one wearing the seatbelt I’m the one who’s not I’m just lucky i did remember this time.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
millymills - Yeah it’s kinda sad. Even though many (but not ALL) of today’s cartoons have better art and animation, they can’t compare to many of the classics. I still like many of the more recent anime though. ^_^
shesroyaltee - Good job getting everyone in you know to bucket up. But yeah, Garfield sounds different ’cause Lorenzo Music died. T_T That’s usually what happens when the voice a big time cartoon/anime character (like Garfield or Fred Flintstone) passes on. They try to get a replacement for the voice. Though some are pretty good, it’s usually not the same. Oh well.
cross_star_luv - Whoops! Sorry bout that. Guess I’M the dummy for not knowing that before hand. My bad. But don’t worry ’cause I just edited the post to let him know that he’s your friend.
All 3 - Thanks for posting your thoughts on this, guys. ^_^ Hope this post will help even a little.
January 12th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Thanks for remindign everyone! We all buckle up at my house!
Also ,Topian- Happy Belated Birthday back on Jan 1st !!
A News Year’s birthday is way cool!
Sorry it’s belated- but best wishes anyway!
~serenitycat
January 12th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
No prob. ^_^ And that’s good.
And thanks for the Happy Birthday greeting.
And it’s ok, sorry I didn’t tell you ’cause I didn’t wanna seem like I was bragging. But again, thanks. ^_^
January 13th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I used to hate seatbelts because I found them uncomfortable, but they’re definite must-haves. Safety first!
January 13th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Yep! ^_^
January 14th, 2009 at 8:01 am
oh happy belated birthday Otaku AND congratulations blog of the week!
January 14th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Congrats on being blog of the week!^_^
January 14th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Thanks guys! ^_^ I didn’t even know about it till ripple told me on here. (Thanks again, ripple by the way. ^_^) And man was I surprised. :_)
January 15th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Thanks Otaku! It is vary important to wear seat belts!
And Congrats for the blog of the week!!! YAY!!
January 15th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
No prob Yin! Yes it is. ^_^
And thanks for that. ^_^
January 15th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
And thanks for mentioning me again in your blog too. ^_^
January 15th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Woohoo! Blog of the week! Congrats
January 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Wow! Thanks for that. ^_^
And thanks for visiting my blog. ^_^