The Ad Fool
PVR love
Back in the early eighties, Friday nights were sacrosanct. Nothing – and I mean nothing – could ever be allowed to pre-empt the Incredible...
Dangling manhoods
At times, modern manhood leaves a little something to be desired. Yes, it’s nice not to have to kill everything we eat or be forced to construct the home...
Soda Jerks
Okay, in the interests of full disclosure I deem it important to note that when it comes to choosing Coke or Pepsi I am definitely a Coca-Cola guy. This means...
Jen Aniston Sex Tape
What the hell happened to Jennifer Aniston? Remember back when she was the “it” girl? The hottest Friend? Pretty and attractive yet still slightly...
Skittles Madness
Go ahead, I dare you. Just try to offer your friends’ kids a handful of candy. You’ll get the stink eye from Mom and Dad zip quick. What happened?...
The name is Bond, Misogynist Bond
It’s been a while since we last saw Daniel Craig as James Bond. Recently he’s been trapped in a world of high-stakes corporate intrigue, as his “rights”...
Nasty, dirty, sexy sex for you and Wii
Believe it or not, spin the bottle was once considered slightly risqué. Just another example of the dangerous things boys and girls might get up to if left...
The selling of stupid
Diesel jeans has a promotion (and website, of course) dedicated to stupid. On it, they make a pretty compelling case for genuflecting at the altar of stupid....
Newfie Jokes
Growing up, any thoughts I had on Newfoundland usually began with it being extremely far-away and ended with the knowledge that whatever TV show I was currently...
Super Bowl XLV – The Ads: Part Two
Well, as the stampede to the Super Bowl ad buffet finally abates, permit me one last pass at some of the remaining dishes on offer. Sure they’ve been sniffed...
Super Bowl XLV – The Ads: Part I
So, 2011’s Super Sunday saw Wisconsin’s cheese-stuffed Packers emerge victorious over the most impressive steelworker’s union Pennsylvania’s ever seen....
Ronald McMurderer
Ronald McDonald is a cold blooded murderer. There, I said it - though I seriously doubt it’s something you haven’t heard before. The litany of folks...
Beauty in the Beast?
What is it with Orangina and their bizarro fixation on animals? A few years back I went to town on an ad they had run showcasing a decidedly sex-centric orgy of...
Insuring fear
Fear can make us do some pretty weird things. Back in the 50’s, lots of folks spent thousands of dollars installing fallout shelters in their backyards...
Billboards: Menace or art?
Practically everybody hates billboards. Usually accused of distracting drivers already harried from eating, drinking, applying makeup and fiddling with the...
New Year’s resolutions
New Years is a natural time to look for improvement. Here we are, faced with a brand new clean slate, so to speak – and nothing could be more organic than a...
Teaching the World to Sing
It’s slightly jarring when you realize that popular advertising is as valid a part of one’s life tapestry as any first date, kiss or any other similarly...
Stalking Kevin Bacon
Is stalking funny? I guess it could be – if it’s in a movie and done sort of Something About Mary style, but generally it’s pretty freaky behaviour. Think...
Sex, bubbles, sex, water, sex
There is a very real belief that corporations somehow fly above the rest of us. The image of hardened, cigar-chomping men of commerce, huddled in their opulent...
Rum Bums Roil PC Sissies
Where have you gone Lenny Bruce? Bill Hicks? Sam Kinison? Bill Maher? They’re all dead (especially that last one) and so is the rebellion they once fought in....