Explaining the Obvious: Maria Aragon, K’Naan, Matisyahu, Lady Gaga
How many of us have seen that commercial for the new phone that shows a young Asian girl, she is clearly amateur and possibly a YouTube sensation, singing
“When I get older, I will be stronger…”
Show of hands, who knows this commercial? Ok, a couple. Me, when I saw it I was at first reminded of [...]
Irish Sex Worker Posters
From TurnOffTheBlueLight.ie, a site that campaigns for sex workers’ rights (slogan “Sex workers need human rights, not legal wrongs”).
Extremely… interesting. I may smirk at Ireland for its Catholic repression, but I don’t imagine I’ll see anything like this on construction-site walls in NYC.
One to grow on: Irish sex workers are really cute!
Dad, do you ever get that … itchy feeling?
When it comes to TV commercials for products you apply to your intimate areas, nothing can top the ’80s spots that began “Mom, do you ever get that … not-so-fresh feeling?” I wonder whether I would still be so sure of myself if I spoke Japanese. This is potentially just as good.
Excited about football
Feel the warmth
Would have been good for Henry Louis Gates and James Crowley. via Ads of the World.
Bible belt
Shot glass that says “Give us a shot,” handed out at bars by Cross Point United Methodist Church in Bondurant, Iowa. Unfortunately all you get is the glass, so you still have to pay for what’s in it. Jesus.
I’m makin’ love to it
Cracked’s list of 9 Corporate Attempts at Edgy that Failed is pretty good, although the top spot is slightly botched. They got the corporation right — McDonald’s — but not the attempt. You could think on it all day long and still not come up with anything more clueless than the 2005 banner ad that [...]
Are you *sure* you don’t want a brown paper bag for that?
I asked the Playboy Advisor and got the straight story: Penis-enlargement is big business. Pun unavoidable.
1. Whip up a placebo (usually made of oats) with a suggestive name.
2. Devise a convincingly unpolished infomercial (these people are not actors — they are men with small penises and accredited urologists willing to lie for money).
3. Count the [...]
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