A Cult of Multiple Personalities
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This past weekend I took a brief vacation with my family to St. Louis in order to relax in the tranquil and rejuvenating shelter of a major amusement park. I find that nothing clears my head and motivates me to return to work like high prices, pressing crowds, and chronic motion sickness.
As a unexpected bonus for our patronage we received an unsought addition to our family…
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I am always amused when large, consumer-dependent companies tell me to leave behind the herd mentality that keeps them in business:
Statements like this one help me to keep my irony processing system fit and free from obstruction…
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In one of my favorite movies, Elf, Will Ferrell, stumbles upon a restaurant with a prominent sign, advertising the World’s Greatest Cup of Coffee. In an equally film-worthy accomplishment, I have discovered this sign: The Best Value Inn…
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To ease the assimilation of cannibalistic peoples into American culture, Frito-Lay is introducing a new line of snack foods geared toward the Cannibal-American population.
I don’t even want to know how you know that
The first entry into this new snack market is Grandma’s Rich and Chewy Cookies. These grandmother fortified pastries allow Cannibal-Americans to discreetly partake [...]
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Kudos to the Michelob marketing machine. The same people who brought you “Weekends were made for Michelob” are at it again. Their new ad reads “Michelob Amber Bock- It’s everything you want to be.”
How do they do it? How could they possibly know that in these dark and uncertain times what I really long for is…
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The American Dream – Grade School Edition
by Brent on September 3, 2007
in Commentary
Life is full of ever increasing complexity. As soon as I finally figured out how to program my VCR I was rewarded for that daunting achievement by the advent of Tivo.
Possibly the stupidest sign ever
That is why I prefer to receive financial advice in cartoon format. No technical terms, no fine print, just colorful illustrations [...]
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