{"id":1663,"date":"2008-01-30T09:39:45","date_gmt":"2008-01-30T17:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lee.org\/blog\/archives\/2008\/01\/30\/the-top-ten-wackiest-dvds-at-smartflixcom\/"},"modified":"2008-01-30T09:43:19","modified_gmt":"2008-01-30T17:43:19","slug":"the-top-ten-wackiest-dvds-at-smartflixcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/2008\/01\/30\/the-top-ten-wackiest-dvds-at-smartflixcom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Ten Wackiest DVDs at Smartflix.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, this is pretty fun&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I got this in an email from <a href=\"http:\/\/Smartflix.com\">Smartflix.com<\/a> today<\/p>\n<p>The Top Ten Wackiest DVDs at Smartflix.com<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<table bgcolor=\"white\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"620\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"8\" width=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_tl.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 2px solid #b5b5b5\" height=\"8\" width=\"604\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td height=\"8\" width=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_tr.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 2px solid #b5b5b5\" width=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"604\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lee.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/email_logo.jpg\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"> <\/font><\/p>\n<h2><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">Top 10 Wackiest DVDs We Offer<\/font><\/h2>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">Greetings, SmartFlix customers!<\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">Check out the crazier side of  SmartFlix&#8230;we&#8217;ve compiled a Top Ten list of the wackiest, most outrageous  titles we offer for rent!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">Along with great instruction, these selections  offer high entertainment value to boot.  You&#8217;re sure to have a few laughs as you  learn when it comes to these DVDs &#8211; rent one today to try something new in 2008,  and be sure to leave a review on the website afterwards!<\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><u><strong>The Top Ten Wackiest and Most Outrageous DVDs for Rent on  SmartFlix.com<\/strong><\/u><\/font><\/h3>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">#10 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/1918?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/1918?ct=smnl22\">John Cleese: Wine for the  Confused<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_0_100.jpg?1201556913\" style=\"float: left\" \/><\/strong> If  you&#8217;d like to learn more about wine, why not start with a hilarious guide from  none other than this Monty Python alum? Our customers rated this a 5-out-of-5.   Why not host your own wine party with a showing of this fantastic guide? What a  good excuse to drink wine with friends and gain valuable knowledge in the  process!<\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">#9 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/3091?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/3091?ct=smnl22\">Sons of the Beach  Sandcastling<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_1_100.jpg?1201556987\" style=\"float: left\" \/><\/strong>  Produced on the beautiful South Padre Island, this series of two levels of  sandcastling instruction shows you tricks and tips you probably haven&#8217;t ever  thought of.  Are you lucky enough to be taking a vacation somewhere warm and  sunny this winter? Rent these DVDs before you go, watch them with the kids, and  be prepared to have everyone on the beach stopping to ask about the sand town  you&#8217;ve expertly put together.<\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">#8 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2655?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2655?ct=smnl22\">Beating  Blackjack<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_2_100.jpg?1201557401\" style=\"float: left\" \/><\/strong>This  DVD will take you inside the mind of a M.I.T. team card counter as he gives you  the secrets that made him and his team millions in Vegas. The viewer will learn  basic strategy, counting and team play. Included free in the DVD case will be a  Basic Strategy Chart, List of Rules and an Optimal Betting Guide.<\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#7 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2602?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2602?ct=smnl22\">Cosmic  Yo-Yos<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_3_100.jpg?1201557788\" style=\"float: left\" \/>The  Ultimate Trick Collection DVD is the most complete and professionally produced  yo-yo instructional video ever. You get expert instruction, high-quality video,  and loads of tricks to keep you busy for months! Watch any trick from multiple  angles and in slow-motion. We even included an option to loop any trick (regular  speed or slow motion) so that you can really study every nuance of any  trick.<\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#6 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/398?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/398?ct=smnl22\">The Art of Card  Manipulation<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_4_100.jpg?1201557843\" style=\"float: left\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">Learn  the following tricks from renowned performer Jeff McBride up close and in great  detail:<br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<ul><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<li>Thumb Fan and Closing a Fan<\/li>\n<li>Pressure Fan<\/li>\n<li>Charlier Cut<\/li>\n<li>One Handed S Fan<\/li>\n<li>Wink Change<\/li>\n<li>Springing the Cards<\/li>\n<li>Waterfall Shuffle<\/li>\n<li>Cards from the Mouth<\/li>\n<li>Riffle Palm<\/li>\n<li>Blank Fan<\/li>\n<li>Window Change<\/li>\n<li>Ed Marlo Snap Change<\/li>\n<li>Ken Brooke Single Production<\/li>\n<li>Back Palm Productions<\/li>\n<li>Pivot<\/li>\n<li>LePaul Spread<\/li>\n<li>Hip-Hop Pop-Out<\/li>\n<li>Ribbon Spread and Turnover<\/li>\n<li>Twin Peaks<\/li>\n<li>D&#8217;Amico Multiple Shift<\/li>\n<li>Roy Benson Move<\/li>\n<li>Steve Beam&#8217;s Auto-Magic Aces<\/li>\n<li>Goldston&#8217;s Card Flower.<\/li>\n<p><\/font><\/ul>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#5 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/300?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/300?ct=smnl22\">How to Construct  Mines<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_5_100.jpg?1201557931\" style=\"float: left\" \/>Fireworks  professional John Werner shows you how to make mines using five different types  of construction: lift-powder bag method, star-bag method, piston method, cup  method, disk method, and the standalone tube method. At a seminar given to the  Crackerjacks fireworks club in 1998, John demonstrates and then discusses the  pros and cons of each method. Later he shows how the various types of  construction affect the appearance of a series of mines being fired at night.  Finally, he shows how to make fancy multi-effect and layered mines and shows how  they look when fired.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#4 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2846?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2846?ct=smnl22\">Wilderness Survival Video  Series<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_6_100.jpg?1201557992\" style=\"float: left\" \/>No knife.  No matches. No food, sleeping bags or other gear. Join Thomas J. Elpel and 13  year-old daughter Felicia for this extraordinary primitive camping experience in  southwest Montana. In the cottonwoods along the Jefferson River they demonstrate  all the skills required to meet their basic needs, starting with nothing but  their bare hands. Skills include:  <\/font><\/p>\n<ul><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<li>Shelter: Grass sleeping bag on hot ground.<\/li>\n<li>Fire: The cottonwood root bowdrill set.<\/li>\n<li>Water: Boiling water in found bottles and cans for purification.<\/li>\n<li>Edible Plants: Cattail Roots, stinging nettles, rose hips, burdock, mustard  greens and milkweed shoots.<\/li>\n<li>Fungi: The edible tree mushroom.<\/li>\n<li>Meat: Porcupine&#8211;killing, skinning, butchering.<\/li>\n<li>Cooking: Shishkebabs and hot rock stir-fry.<\/li>\n<li>Tools: Discoidal stone knives and digging sticks.<\/li>\n<p><\/font><\/ul>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#3 &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2730?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/2730?ct=smnl22\">Bake Your Own Wedding  Cake<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_7_100.jpg?1201558048\" style=\"float: left\" \/>Have a  wedding coming up and want to save big money on the cake? Planning on baking a  wedding cake for a friend who is getting married? Do a lot of baking and you&#8217;re  just plain curious about what the professionals do to produce those big beauties  we all love and admire? Then you need to meet Joyce Sokolowski, local cake  decorating guru and owner of Calories Plus Bakery in Merrillville, Indiana.  Joyce has over 25 years experience making wedding cakes. She has worked for 5  different bakeries and has been making custom wedding cakes out of her own  bakery for the past 7 years. Don&#8217;t confuse Joyce&#8217;s cake decorating with Martha  Stewart&#8217;s and others. Cake decorating is all Joyce does, day in and day out. She  has even produced birthday cakes for national celebrities appearing at a nearby  venue in Merrillville.<\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#2 &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/4459?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/4459?ct=smnl22\">How I Steal  Cars<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_8_100.jpg?1201558104\" style=\"float: left\" \/>Pierre  Smith has &#8220;LEGALLY&#8221; stolen over 1,000 cars in the past seven years. He  demonstrates how easy it is to defeat factory car locks and security systems,  and what you can do to stop your car from becoming another statistic. Ford,  Chrysler, GM, Japanese and many other automobiles are covered in this  enlightening, informative video.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<em>And the number one wacky &amp;  outrageous DVD for rental at SmartFlix.com&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<h3><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><strong>#1 &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/4826?ct=smnl22\" title=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/store\/video\/4826?ct=smnl22\">Scoop No More &#8211; Cat  Toilet Training System<\/a><\/font><\/h3>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/archive\/newsletters\/22_9_100.jpg?1201558165\" style=\"float: left\" \/>Every  step of training is clearly demonstrated in this DVD. You&#8217;ll have all the  information you need to toilet train your cat. Simple &amp; easy methods  demonstrates the training methods proven most effective and uses inexpensive  items available at local stores. Cat Training Techniques includes cat motivation  and behavior correction methods. Home set-up and preventative tips also help  prevent training accidents.  <\/font><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">DVD Includes:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<li>Training for new kittens and older cats<\/li>\n<li>Training with multiple cats<\/li>\n<li>How to train with one bathroom or multiple bathrooms<\/li>\n<li>10 tips for success<\/li>\n<li>Inexpensive supplies you&#8217;ll need (flushable litter, litter container, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Proper bathroom setup<\/li>\n<li>Training with positive reinforcement<\/li>\n<li>Progressing at a pace your cat will like<\/li>\n<li>Cat behavior and how to mold their behavior<\/li>\n<li>Troubleshooting<\/li>\n<p><\/font><\/ul>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\"><br \/>\nThat concludes our list, we hope you enjoyed  it, but even more so, we hope you rent one of the titles above and love them as  much as we did.  A good laugh and some new skills never hurt anyone! Let us know  what kind of Top Ten list you&#8217;d like to see next, and stay tuned! Happy renting  from all of us at SmartFlix.com.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">&#8211; The SmartFlix.com Team<br \/>\n<\/font><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,sans-serif\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/font><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 2px solid #b5b5b5\" width=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"8\" width=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_bl.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #b5b5b5\" height=\"8\" width=\"604\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td height=\"8\" width=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smartflix.com\/images\/email_br.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"10\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure the images in the above list will eventually go away, leaving it looking a bit bare :-( &#8230; but I&#8217;ve only got so much time in a day here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, this is pretty fun&#8230; I got this in an email from Smartflix.com today The Top Ten Wackiest DVDs at Smartflix.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-distractions","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}