“And Now a Word From Our Drug Dealers”
I ran into my friend Rose, the other day, and asked how she’d been. She said she was stressed because her mom was ill. I politely inquired about her condition like I was CNN’s Sanjay […]
Tag: Advertising
Wanda Wunder Wonders About Santa and Advertising
What are Santa Claus’ costs? It must cost a fortune to ship lathes and other tooling machines to the North Pole? How does Santa pay for the elves’ housing? Indeed, how does he pay his […]
If there were REALLY truth in advertising
Do you find yourself shaking your head and rolling your eyes at a lot of today’s TV and magazine ads? So many of them are so absurd, ageist, sexist, patronizing and/or [insert your term of […]
How Illinoisans Advertise on TV
Throughout my “career,” I’ve dipped my feet into the hell, I mean well, of the advertising business, so I tend to pay attention to print ads, radio ads, and – my favorite – television commercials. […]
Burmese Cake, Burma Shave, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Burmese Dessert SEMOLINA CAKE (sanwin makin) INGREDIENTS 1 16-ounce can coconut cream or 2 14-ounces cans coconut milk. 3 eggs 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 cup semolina or cream of wheat 1 cup sugar ¼ […]
I Like What?
Did you know that people who fail to close the lid on the toilet seat don’t go to hell? Nope, they bypass that step, get reincarnated, and then land jobs in advertising. But they get […]
Wrinkles Eraser Leads to This?
This is an ad that keeps popping up on my Facebook feed. Is it me, or are wrinkles the last problem this woman has to worry about? I guess if your lips look like two […]
Show Me The Science
I never thought I’d share the mindset of science-deniers. You know the type – the guy who sees a picture of the North Pole looking like a lake for the first time in recorded history […]
Catalog “Surprises”
I get a lot of catalogs in the mail because of my work writing for retail trade magazines. Recently, I received one that branded itself as the place to get “the most popular” catalog merchandise. […]