This Atheist billboard has garnered enough attention already. But as a copywriter, what irks me about this is the use of the word ‘probably‘. Atheist, by definition, know believe there is no god. And this organization has been backed by Richard Dawkins – the author of ‘The God Delusion’. In it he lays out, very [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Definitely you shouldn’t have said probably.
Posted in rants, tagged atheist bus on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Guitar Hero
Posted in Random sightings, cool stuff, lighter side, tagged a-rod, ian phelps, kobe, Latest guitar hero ad, tony hawk on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They must have spent zillions to get all these guys in one room. As for as celebrity endorsements go, this is funny.
And I am pretty sure, sports blogs are going to have a field day, especially with Kobe and A-Rod.
Things that make me wonder…
Posted in cynical pov, lighter side on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Does God allow these people to lose their soul every time there is an election?
This priceless headline is from The Guardian.
Quotes & Insights
Posted in 12059079, Quotes & Insights, tagged Charlie Kaufman, Quotes & Insights, realism in movies on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am starting a new series with the bleedingly obvious title ‘Quotes & Insights’
“I’ve kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that my stuff is more realistic than that. I’m interested in metaphors and dreams and being moved by those images and [...]
Advertising Agency Lies
Posted in lighter side, tagged advertising agency lies on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I was digging through my book collection, I came across Liars Handbook with a charming list of lies advertising agencies dabble once in a while. This list was collected in 1985 by The Sydney Morning Herald through reader submissions.
And since there seems to a lie list for Creatives, Account Handlers and even Ad film [...]
The other side of a Google Ad
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged google ad on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever wondered how bad a banner ad can be messed up, apart from the usual lack of creativity and the high annoyance factor? And not to mention, how ads appear magically before the page downloads…well, this time, it’s just hilarious.
Apocalypse: Times Sq. Debt Clock runs out of digits
Posted in Random sightings, lighter side, tagged debt clock runs out of digits, national debt clock, times square debt clock on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As far as symbolism goes, this is huge. The National Debt Clock has been teasing the locals and scaring the tourists for a long time.
And now it’s busted. Congrats, Wall Street!
Related: A bank tries to laugh at the whole crisis.
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A bank finds a reason to laugh
Posted in Random sightings, cynical pov, tagged advertising in financial crisis, Chase, gallows humor, McGarryBowen NY, TBWA LA, Wamu on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hey! Say you are a multi-zillion lazy West Coast bank that for years ran a whole set of ads that threw stones at fat white banks and bankers that made no sense.
And say for years you messed up in money management buying toxic waste without realizing that if you buy an acid that can burn [...]
