15.Dec.2011 Stop it with the bad product placement
TV does not read my blog, but I am going to yell at it anyway. Stop putting blatant, distracting advertisements in the scripts of your programs! You can’t even do it ironically anymore, because it’s been done too much and too well (see: 30 Rock, Arrested Development). While I am talking to things that don’t [...]
02.Jun.2011 Cats are for Petting!
I am frequently confused by advertising. This time it is a billboard around the corner from my house. I like to look at the ad and then pretend to take it VERY SERIOUSLY and VERY SERIOUSLY contemplate what it means. Here is what goes through my head: 1) I pet cats. I eat pigs. Wait. [...]
13.Apr.2011 Orange Juice is SO SEXY
My friend Wendy posted this ad on Facebook, rightfully confused. I cannot stop myself from interpreting this ad. I am sitting here with my cats looking at an orange juice ad and cracking myself up. Glamorous life! (I blocked out the brand of juice because I don’t like to draw attention to stupid ad campaigns [...]
