Monthly Archives: February 2012

Do they want to increase the single parent rate?

North Dakota’s tourism director says an ad that showed two young men ogling a group of women on a Fargo sidewalk wasn’t meant to be provocative. […] The text of the ad says: “Drinks, dinner, decisions. Arrive a guest. Leave … Continue reading

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Stealth campaign against Obama

Reuters, January 10—In an historical political move, the marketing team of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has launched a diabolical nationwide public bathroom advertising campaign against President Barack Obama. An anonymous Romney spokesperson says the hot air hand dryer stickers … Continue reading

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KFC Hong Kong commercial

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1989 – First cell phone ad

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Dirty toilets

Just co-opting and important historical event or equating Black Panthers to dirty toilets?

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Catching up: some vintage ads

I have clear memories of from my childhood of the Mountain Dew and Burger King logos and the shape of the Kraft cheese jars.

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Interview with a hoaxster: How I fooled the Daily Mail with fake pic

The snow photo started as a joke between friends, because we were fed up with people getting excited over a little flutter of snow, so we were posting old photos of deep snow and saying it was this week in … Continue reading

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