Some interesting stories today.
It seems you can never escape the ubiquitous presence of advertising. TV, radio, and print media have traditionally hawked us with pleas to buy somebody's wares or services. You can't watch a film in the theater without sitting through a few overproduction commercials. And don't even think of getting to the movie early. You would have to endure what theater owners have the audacity to call "pre-film entertainment," which is really just a block of ads that have been packaged together and given a hip name like "The Twenty."
Now it seems CBS wants to hijack your eyeballs by invading your refrigerator. According to this story, CBS is going to laser imprint 350 million eggs with their logo to promote their new fall season. What?!?! Is it just me, or is this just too much? I can't even eat a meal without interference from some media conglomerate? What else is wrong with this idea? Oh yeah-it's stupid!! Eggs? What does eggs have to do with CSI? If you're going to advertise on food, at least have some logical connection to the product. A brick of cheddar with a Metamucil ad etched on it, although still stupid, makes some sense. Or maybe a cucumber tattoed with a K-Y lubricant logo. All I can say is that the next version of TIVO better have a "skip-meal" feature on it.
Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra have split up. Yawn.
Hope nobody has to drive through Boston anytime soon.
This lady claims to be the descendant of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Surprise! She has a book out to tell about it.
For you fans of the movie Glory, today is the anniversary of the attack on Fort Wagner by the first formal African-American military unit, the 54th Massachussetts Volunteer Infantry. I still get a little misty during the scene where the 54th is marching past the white infantry troops towards Fort Wagner, and the white soldiers begin to cheer for them. "Give 'em hell 54!!"
As I mentioned yesterday, I am leaving for sunny Southern Cali tonight. So I thought I would end today with a link to this blog with wierd airline tales. Hope none of this stuff happens to me.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Kitchen Invasion
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Troy -
I think you're all wrong about the advertising on the eggs thing, but I think they might be going for the wrong audience. See, whenever Alyssa goes to the store with me she always wants to get the Pringles with the jokes on them. I think they have a trivia one too that she likes. Anyway, she will be darned if she lets anyone eat a chip without letting her read it or having someone read it to her. It's sort of funny and annoying at the same time. My point is that because of Pringles ingenious idea, Alyssa will no longer tolerate me purchasing any other kind of chip than Pringles. Oh and man is she pissed if they are broken. It is hilarious to see her try to piece them back together! I bet if they put a little tattoo (maybe advertising for kids show or brand or something) on each egg that you could peel off and put on your kid they'd sell like wildfire. Parents could coax their children into eating an egg instead of some sugary cereal with the promise of a tattoo and kids would love it! A win, win all around.
Had a question here - what are you doing with your cucumbers that you associate KY with them?!!??
Cucumbers eh?
Boy oh' boy. This stuff is better than People Magazine! Keep it up baby.
Heard a story on the news this morning on Good Morning America that an airline (I think it's United or US Air) is going to start allowing advertising on their barf bags to generate more revenue! Is that hilarious or what?! You should check it out.
Hmm I love the idea behind this website, very unique.
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