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Life imitates TV imitates art imitates the internet...

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Apparently some wags on twitter are assuming the personas of characters on Mad Men, the beautiful to look at TV show populated by some pretty rotten characters (Don Draper is an IDIOT to cheat on Betty)

Some think it might be at least partly an advertising gimmick by AMC to promote their show about advertising... At least one persona on twitter referred inquiries to Deep Focus, an ad agency representing AMC's Mad Men show...

"But it does remain a mystery concerning just who is behind these 'Mad Men' characters. AMC says the posts are written by fans, but they seem to be suspiciously well-connected fans: in response to an interview request, Mr. Draper's character referred all questions to Deep Focus, a Web marketing agency that works for AMC."

... It's like a hall of mirrors.

Labels: advertising, AMC, Mad Men, TV, twitter, websites

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Let's not go there

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Worst classmates ad ever! Do you think I didn't know what they called me? Especially that one in the corner (see arrow), Mother said she did it because she LIKED me. She sure had a funny way of showing it. She would always ride her bike in the street in front of my kool-aid stand and drive away business. I think people would NOTICE if my kool-aid had "cooties".

And she could KICK. I had to wear long pants into the summer to hide the scars.

I guess the idea on these classmate finding sites is to round each other up, reminisce and laugh, and then proceed to make each other miserable again only on a larger scale. (Heather K. of Cromwell Park circa 1972 - I'm kidding! You are always welcome at my kool-aid stand!)

Labels: advertising, family, History, School

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Lost in translation? pupil-rubbing machine.

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We are constantly bombarded with emails from Chinese manufacturers, touting all kinds of strange products, I kind of think these are small operations trying to emulate the success of others, but not there just yet. Although I am sort of intrigued by this "eye massager"

Hooks into your USB port, then what? I don't want to end up on the church lawn clawing my eyes out. They need to provide more details. Can I wear it in the bathtub?

Labels: advertising, China, computers, oddities

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Furniture Personals

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It seems odd to me, the way they word things when posting something to the Snohomish County Freecyclers List. Got this one just now;


I have two floor lamps that need new homes

Well, I'm not sure. Are these floor lamps healthy? Do they have behavior problems? I'm worried that they won't get along with my other furnishings. What kind of electricity should I feed them? Then I got;

I have 3 dining room chairs looking for new home.

I like these dining room chairs, they are being proactive, and actively seeking out a new home, probably interviewing dining room tables, going on hikes hoping to meet other decor-minded furniture.

They might have an ad on Craigslist that goes something like this;
"Looking for a nice home with non-drinking, non-smoking humans. No children please. Also, if you are into the whole 'tipping against the wall' thing, don't even bother. I have protective leg-tips, you be floor safe too. Prefer French Colonial surroundings.

Labels: advertising, craigslist, furniture, humor

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A person could get confused...

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This is an odd juxtaposition. Do ya think they did it on purpose?

Labels: advertising

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