You have to thank The Phat Phree for putting this list together. And you have to pity The Phat Phree for having to find and watch every ad in this list.

Odds are you haven’t seen the majority of these, being that some are older, and almost all of them would have been run at off times in small regions.

My observation: small retail, fast food, automotive, and insurance businesses, should be banned from advertising on television.

I would pick a favourite, but it’s so damn tough, when they’re all so great.

The 50 greatest local TV commercials.

As I said yesterday, we want to try some new things to increase the interaction and participation here at YGG. One of the ideas I came up with last week was to let the face(s) of our community be the face of our community, literally.

See that mysterious fella’ in the top right corner holding a YGG sign? Yes, that is in fact me, but I’m getting a little sick of myself.

So here’s my idea: shoot a creative picture of yourself holding a YGG sign (see below) and we’ll feature it as our logo. We’ll rotate through all of the submissions so a different young go getter appears each time you view a page.

Maybe we’ll even pick the most creative picture each month and send you a prize.

Being that we tend to be featured in quite a few galleries and articles, depending on who’s pic shows up when the screenshot is taken, you could permanently have your glorious face in some of the popular galleries. That’s D-list stardom right there, baby.

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We’ve received a few e-mails this morning saying that the forum has been prompting people for a password and looks a bit strange. We’re working on fixing some pretty significant bugs and transferring YGG to a dedicated server at Media Temple.

So we’ll be off and on for most of the day, but everything should be back to normal tomorrow.

Thanks for your concern, and step outside for some fresh air, you YGG addicts! :)

Hint: One is a D-list star from a pubescent reality series on MTV; the other, responsible for a large portion of the medicinal spam in your inbox, and on his way to a warm welcoming in the pen.

Click here for the answer.

Hey, I thought they look a bit alike.

Asking for trouble? Nahhhhhhh…..

PS - Click on that logo on their site. :)

Why is it so much fun to watch others nosedive? In what was probably her first and last interview, Merry Miller from ABC News, yes ABC, not NBC (watch until the end), “interviews” Holly Hunter.

Prepare for the same feeling you get when you see someone kicked in the crotch.

Bobcasting (and Google Reader)
An idea as to how RSS feeds can invisibly make our lives more dynamic and productive, without having to know what the hell RSS stands for.

ChickSpeak.com: A WordPress MU Based Social Network
A beautiful example of how the multi-user version of WordPress can be the sole powerhouse behind a community.

Protesting can be inspiring, too.
Creativity + Politics + Graffiti = Powerful Message

In Praise of WordPress Template Tags, Part II: The Magazine Layout
Magazines have somewhat perfected their format over centuries. A format that happens to work perfectly with blogs. Here’s a guide to making your own WordPress based online magazine.

Enjoying Sparky - The new Alexa Firefox Add-on
Stick this one next to your PageRank, Adsense, SEO, and Gmail notifiers in Firefox, and you’ll have the ultimate toolbox for web geeks.

Free Blogging Tips Podcast with Darren and Yaro
Yaro and Darren share some tips on growing, optimizing, and marketing your blog. Almost an hour full of tips and it just so happens to be FREE. We like free.

Slapping game
If you thought that last game we plugged on YGG was addictive, “you ain’t seen nothing yet”. Slap the hell out of your opponent and work up a sweat, and shiner, while doing so.

Sia - Buttons (Promo Video)
A pretty damn good song with an example of how to make a music video for next to nothing.

Meat = Mine
Get your hands off my meat! I mean my steak, you perv. Can’t you see my name on it?

10 free ways to gain exposure for a young blog
A great list for bloggers just stepping out of the gate to help quickly gain some traction and watch your numbers steadily climb.

Bridge, by Michael Cross
Who wouldn’t like to convince their house guests that they are the son of God? Walk on water with the Bridge.

Mini size me!
You can keep your Supersize. I’ll take a Mini Size of everything on the menu!

Care of CollegeHumor.

This’ll probably result in Paul-ies (Ron Paul groupies) storming the comments, but I had to share this. You’ve seen videos and praise of the Presidential hopeful on Digg and all the other game-able networks, but this one takes the cake.

Get your ballot ready, as I present, the Ron Paul rEVOlution brushes. Yes brushes. As in little headshots of Ron Paul that you would use in Photoshop or Illustrator.

Being that I’m writing about this “viral marketing” you can label it as that, but I mean, come on, brushes?!?

What ever happened to relevancy in communications? Will graphic designers be the deciding factor in next year’s election. We’ll just have to wait and see. (ftw)

Don’t feel bad. YGG came a few spots short of the bottom of the list as well. BusinessWeek presents/estimates, how much moolah the top bloggers are pulling in.

  BoingBoing Over $1 million a year

  I Can Has Cheezburger? $5,600 a month

  ShoeMoney $12,000 a month

  Overheard in New York $8,100 a month

  Kottke.org $5,300 a month

  TalkingPointsMemo $45,000 a month

  Perez Hilton $111,000 a month

  Gothamist $250,000 a month

  TechCrunch $200,000 a month

  Go Fug Yourself $6,240 a month

  Mashable $166,000 a month

  Problogger Over $100,000 a year

You can see this list and read the story that accompanies it at BusinessWeek.