Whoever Accused Advertising Of Being Tasteless? (Trees And Things)

Degee: Re: Porn Potential? Been Done.

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:01:36 EST

You'd think those fishermen would have had enough... no I won't go there.

keta: Porn Potential? Been Done.

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:22:11 EST

I was a fishing guide at a remote lodge on the BC coast for a few seasons, and as you can imagine there were a few porn mags floating around the bunkhouse. One, in the early eighties, was a Hustler mag which had a fold-out featuring a "scratch-and-sn

uncarved block: Eh, Wot?

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:07:39 EST

The idea of "scratch and taste" seems kind of inevitable, considering the various marketing ploys already tried (on various scales) in the '50s: theater seats that vibrated or shocked some customers, small X-ray machines that showed the bones

postillion: Re: Who will buy these ads?

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:46:03 EST

Even more than the germs, I am more weirded out by the processing of artificial flavors or whatever that is going on to produce these peel and licks.

This is from the Wall Street Journal article:
The company, which is owned by a cooperative of gr

Coelacanth: Re: Who will buy these ads?

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:01:14 EST
Given that a three or four year old could just as well be licking the floor of a public restroom, just because you told her not to, a six month old copy of People is just fine.
Disgusting and stupid idea anyway, of course.

postillion: Re: Too Much or not Enough

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:43:34 EST
The history of advertising (a la Thomas Frank) shows that it has always been edgy and that people are more than willing to unconsciously readjust their senses/mores/values to whatever is edgy advertising.
If advertising was too perceptible by com

Shy Elf: Too Much or not Enough

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:29:46 EST
Taste is mostly smell, Thus, anything that tastes significantly is going to smell. And a significant number people are going to refuse to buy any magazine which smells different, or will have an allergy to it. To make money on anything li

shane: Re: Who will buy these ads?

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:01:17 EST
I'm sure the scientists involved have done long term, peer reviewed, accurate and unbiased testing that proves, without a doubt, that there are no health risks to these ads. :)

3fingerspointback: Who will buy these ads?

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:03:48 EST
Name-brand perfumes can get away with this, because they can put the actual perfume in the paper, and WYSmellIWYG. But for a beverage, they're either forced to put in a taste that's different from their product, or they're forced to admit just how fa