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CosPlay Is Killing Creators
So today I was reading this article where the wife of a Star Wars artist blames cosplayers for comic creators not making money at conventions. I must say my first thought was, “Who goes to San Diego Comic-Con for comics?” Which is obviously sad in a way, since it originally…
Instantaneous Chocolate
I love old advertisements. It’s inevitable that when I’m researching one thing, I go off on tangents because I’ve discovered something else. This time it’s: INSTANTANEOUS CHOCOLATE – THE GREATEST INVENTION OF THE AGE. Yes, I’d support instant cocoa as one of the wonders of the modern age, especially the…
Dick’s Swell Coffee
From: http://gogd.Tjs-labs’ Dick’s Swell Coffee Eight O’Clock Coffee is still sold in grocery stores in the US, I think. I am going to have to go buy some JUST BECAUSE of this ad. In fact, I want to believe that men secretly gather together and drink coffee from full china/silver…
Perspiration Is Serious Business
From: http://gogd.tjs-labs.com
Using Nuclear Power to Sell Tobacco
From: Tjs-labs’ SMASHING THE INVISIBLE Two questionable products that go great together!
Witches of Salem
Witches have become an intrinsic part of Salem, Massachusetts. You don’t see ads like the above anymore, of course. Although that sort of positive, Witches Can Help philosophy is much present. Very unlike the ad I describe in HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM (an ad that uses the hanging of Salem…
Stale Coffee Makes You Listless & Un-sexy
From: http://www.kitchen-retro.com/2011/09/beware-of-stale-coffee.html
For Neither Girls Nor Women
Have you seen this new Dr. Pepper advertisement? There has been some shock expressed at the perceived misogynistic content. Good thing those American consumers don’t know about the Yorkie chocolate bar wrapper – it’s been this way for years: What do you think? Amusing or sexist?