Unfortunate Advertising

mother and brother
update lives in the front seat;
I sit quietly

PleasureLand RVs
chose an interesting name
lusting for the road

I will write to you
because the physical word
holds much more meaning

At my grandparents'
my research paper awaits
as I sit and stare

The short sweet Haiku
holds more interest to me
than a paper can

apathy awaits!
or is it already here
yawns the fat white cat

Eight o'clock Sunday
is too beautiful for school-
summer approaches

Only late at night
things of interest appear-
goodbye dear sleep

Posted by shroy017 at 11:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What's the criteria on lying in advertisements? I'm pretty you can't just be flat-out telling lies, but I'm also pretty sure that there are a lot of false claims in a lot of ads.

We think that these companies really want to improve our lives with their products when we see their happy encouraging claims, when in reality they're just doing everything in their power to get us to give them money. But it works. If something is new and novel, we want it.

But without advertisements, how would I ever know what I wanted to buy? Word-of-mouth, I guess. Trial and error. I'd probably spend less money.

Posted by shroy017 at 6:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

am I going
am I going where you are
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,where you are
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you are where I am
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,where I am is not
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,where you are

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,where,,,,,,are

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,?

Posted by shroy017 at 4:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Prescription drug advertisements. Allergy; or perhaps sexually transmitted disease. Happy, young, attractive man, woman, or couple. Absolutely must be outside. Inspirational music. Soothing narration (soothing factor upped if treating an STD). Side effects? Usually mild, but see your doctor. If we tell them to you slowly you know it's nothing to worry about. The faster we talk, the more dangerous they are.
Allergy meds, man: outdoor sports. what plagues young allergy-ridden men most? mountain biking! I can finally breathe again! the adventure of your life awaits with clear sinuses!
Allergy meds, woman: with a pet and/or flowers. can perform both indoor AND outdoor chores again! ah, the simplicity of life.
STD: young, happy couple. Low-exertion outdoor physical activity together. biking? walk on the beach? relaxing hike? anything where we can still look this good. followed by a picnic! genius! (but don't share your chapstick if you're having an outbreak.)
Ask your doctor today. It doesn't matter what he recommends, you want this.

Posted by shroy017 at 8:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

BK Burger/Breakfast Shots

First of all, unrelated to the actual advertisement of this product (if you can call it that....actually, "product" is probably the best term to use here, my Mac dictionary defining the word as "a substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process"), why do we like things that are miniature? Why are tiny, less functional representations of things often so much much cuter and more desirable than what they represent? I have no idea, but I do often feel that way. So I guess maybe Burger King does have some sense in their reasoning behind this product, and at least the idea behind the ads. However, the execution of the ads...well, fail pretty miserably, in my opinion.

First, let's look at the ad with the (to be P.C.) little person. Am I supposed to find it funny? Am I supposed to actually believe that because he is a little person farmer that his claims for the heartiness of the breakfast shot are legitimate? No, it's too ridiculous for that. But I'm not sure how to react.... I feel very put off by the whole thing. Are little people offended by it? Amused? Well, regardless, I think it is tasteless, stupid, and completely ineffective in making someone desire the product. I guess it has the potential to be enjoyed by people who think little people are funny. Great target market. That's really the most logical, albeit offensive, answer I can figure. And do I even need to get into the other ad? The one where the guy opens up his food, only to be immediately swarmed by attractive women, exclaiming the burgers' cuteness, and making blatant sexual innuendos about them. Typical appeal to the classless young guy market.

Two solid ads Burger King; well done.

Posted by shroy017 at 8:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This isn't going to be about advertising; it's just something to rant about. It is still, however, about something that's equally as stupid and worthy of complaint, and that does not accomplish what it intends to.

In elementary school, most of the things that you do during the day and the homework that you get are wastes of time. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing, nor is it really preventable, because children don't have the attention span or intellectual capacities to do much more. Teachers try to make activities that are fun and interesting, with learning snuck behind the lines, and it usually works. Kids learn the basics that they need to, most of which they won’t remember anyway, and enjoyably make it through the day.

In middle school there’s a lot more focused learning time, but still a lot of facilitated learning and attempted “fun” interludes, as it should be. Kids still aren’t going to retain all that much of what they learn in middle school, which is why this still works. They get the basic foundations in the various subjects that they need for high school.

In high school, there is far less wasted time on frivolous projects/activities, because students are actually learning legitimate information that will help them in the future. Of course, this depends on the classes taken; there is a wide range of level/type of classes. And once again, this works. High school students are (somewhat) responsible and can handle the work without teachers trying to make it into a fun activity, and they are able to learn.

Now, following this logical progression, you can guess how much time should be wasted in the average college classroom: none. But is this what I experience? No. I just took a quiz in a class that is worth ten percent of my grade, based on identifying thirty pictures of people. The class is based on language disorders, and every person either has/had a language disorder, did scientific research on something related to the field, or played someone with one in a film. I could maybe understand the purpose of this if we were given the names of people and had to look them up to find the disorder, but no, we had to figure out who the people were first. With no in class discussion or clues. Just pictures of faces. And not all too obvious ones either. For example, a grainy black and white photo of a middle-aged bald man. A old photo snapshot of what looks like every single person’s grandfather standing in front of a house. Really? Is this really teaching me information on this subject? Even after I do figure out who these people are (which I don’t succeed at), all I’m required to do is supply the name of their issue. From which I am taught absolutely nothing. TEN percent of my grade is based on this.

Oh, and did I mention how much I’m paying for this brilliant instruction?

Posted by shroy017 at 7:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"HOT AND READY.
IF ONLY MARRIAGE WAS LIKE THAT."

Buffalo Wild Wings billboard.
That may not be the exact wording in the second line, I can't remember, but if not it's very close.

Just how classless can you get? Personally, I'm disgusted by this.

I can understand if this ad were in some "dude" magazine or something--somewhere that's all about cheap women and sex. But on a billboard, where the projected audience consists of everyone sixteen and over who can drive and uses a major freeway? I'm sorry "B-dubs," but I think you may be a little overconfident in how many people you think that your ad campaign caters to. Seeing it succeeds only in making me never want to go there again, and significantly lowers my previously indifferent opinion of the place. And maybe that's their strategy--to attract only a select crowd that they cater to. Which makes sense, but somehow I think that a place who sells wings for under and dollar and has them ready in a suspiciously short amount of time is looking for all the people they can get. You can't get that kind of fast low-quality service at anywhere that would attempt some distinction of class.

But I'll give them this, they're catching on to the decadence of mainstream society. Maybe my opinion is of the minority here and the ad campaign is going fantastically.

Posted by shroy017 at 6:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"Sea kittens are just as intelligent (not to mention adorable) as dogs and cats..."
http://www.peta2.com/Sea_Kittens/index.asp

Is this honestly for real, PETA? Just how idiotic do you take us for?

Fish. Kittens. Bear absolutely NO resemblance to each other WHATSOEVER. The only person who could possibly be swayed in even the slightest by this campaign is someone who currently does not know any of the characteristics of a fish. But, to have been exposed to this campaign this said person will have to have been to exposed to some sort of the media. And if you have access to the media, even if you haven't ever encountered a fish in real life, you have most likely seen a fish. A wet, slimy, scaly, not endearing in even the slightest, fish. So if PETA wants to gain any new fish-rights activist recruits with this campaign, they're going to have to change their strategy--I suggest to handing out fliers in dry, land-locked, technology-free areas--and they just may have a chance.

The website claims: "Nobody Would Hurt a Sea Kitten!" And maybe this is true. If cartoon fish dressed in adorable kitty costumes existed. But wow, I sure as Hell would want to hurt this this thing: http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/fangtooth-fish1.jpg Which, and I know you were probably having a hard time distinguishing this, is a fish, not a kitten. "What?!" you say. "But they're so similar! I could never even fathom harming something that bears such a striking resemblance in both physical features and personality traits to one of my society's most beloved pets!"

It's true.

Posted by shroy017 at 1:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)