The Ad Fool

Ice to Eskimos

Feb 1, 2012 / 5:00 am

Ice to Eskimos. Way back when, that was the saying. If you were so good at sales that you could sell anything, you were said to be able to sell “ice to...

Killer jeans

Jan 25, 2012 / 5:00 am

Rebellion used to be so easy. All you had to do was grow your hair long, ride a motorcycle or cuss a lot in public. Maybe get an earring, a tattoo or even just...

Buy XXX....or else!

Jan 18, 2012 / 5:00 am

I just viewed what could be some of the cheapest, funniest, most overtly skeevy TV commercials ever produced. The objective, physical quality of them is one...

The best advertising idea....ever!

Jan 11, 2012 / 5:00 am

I’ve got the best advertising idea ever. Really – I do. But before I get to it I have to explain where it came from first. You see, it all started...

Shaving is living

Jan 4, 2012 / 5:00 am

“Shaving” no longer suggests what it once did. At best, modern shaving is defined by hyper-kinetic commercials that morph razors into race cars and...

Ebenezer Suzuki

Dec 21, 2011 / 5:00 am

One of my children has just begun to question the whole “Santa” business. “So what’s the deal dad?” she says. “Does this guy...

Christmas traditions

Dec 14, 2011 / 5:00 am

There is a valid fear amongst folks that many of our familiar holiday traditions are disappearing. Often, in our misguided clamour to avoid conflict or protect...

(Hearting) boobs & h8ing balls

Dec 7, 2011 / 5:00 am

A ways back, a sort of controversy erupted over a fairly well-known breast cancer awareness campaign. Apparently, at more than a few schools throughout North...

Pass it on

Nov 30, 2011 / 5:00 am

Only once, was the desire to step up to the karaoke microphone ever strong enough to actually make it happen. I will confess that the amount of alcohol inside...

Cars, communism & ketchup

Nov 23, 2011 / 5:00 am

As East Germans huddled near the Berlin Wall, listening for signs of humanity, they heard the sounds of automotive freedom while West German cars drove to and...

L'Oreal man

Nov 16, 2011 / 5:00 am

The other day I was looking in the mirror when I noticed that I had bags under my eyes. Not huge suckers mind you, but there was certainly something there. Now...

Occupy advertising

Nov 9, 2011 / 5:00 am

By its very nature, the so-called “Occupy” movement (gathering? protest? sleep-over?) should be anti-advertising. I say this mainly because...

Kenneth Cole on idiots

Nov 2, 2011 / 5:00 am

Kenneth Cole doesn’t just want to sell you stuff. He would like to change the world too. This isn’t news exactly. It’s been somewhat of a...

Looney for soccer

Oct 26, 2011 / 5:00 am

To me, soccer has always been a tough sport to grasp. The foot-to-ball thing was fine but it was the surrounding atmosphere that never clicked. Match times that...

Scaring men healthy

Oct 19, 2011 / 5:00 am

For guys, getting old can actually be a good thing. Bad eyes and worse hearing can provide welcome relief from the sights and sounds of everyday idiots. Plus...

Loving (& hating) Alec Baldwin

Oct 12, 2011 / 5:00 am

I don’t really know what to make of Alec Baldwin. Arguably, when it comes to his public pronouncements he is one of the most annoyingly offensive,...

Freedom gets smoked

Oct 5, 2011 / 5:00 am

Well that oughta do it. At long last those idiot smokers will finally get the message and drop their filthy habits once and for all. Why, you may ask, will they...