TMI, Santa

I love the holidays...the lights, the decorations...

but you know, I tell ya I never have had the desire to decorate with a naked Santa in the bath. 

Never.

Have you?

This is a side of Santa we don't need to see!

Who thought this would sell??

Padded Room

I don't have TV channels, so I don't even know if this is still on...

But isn't it amazing how people can be writing on a dimpled, squishy surface and still have text that is perfectly flat and readable? 

Photoshop Sherlock Holmes to the rescue!

T-Fail!

In my last post I commented on the "Sexualization of America"...

Here's one for ya!

REALLY!?! You can't try to sell a frying pan without comparing it to sex?? That is so lame. And gross. 

Makes me *not* want to purchase this product!

Not Reddi For This...

I recently came across these ads in Better Home and Gardens, I couldn't believe it! I love cute fruit, but sexy ones that are apparently into S&M?? Why is this sexy fruit with boots and a whip telling me to be naughty in a "family" magazine?

One thing that irritates me is what I call the "Sexualization of America" in which perfectly ordinary words, references or products become sexual in nature. 

What are these ads teaching kids? Or grown women for that matter?

I'm aware of whipped cream's naughty side:

{although they actually used shaving cream when they shot this}

but this is ridiculous!

Mental note: Don't buy Reddi Whip. Ugh.

Loco Logos

As seen on campus:

The latest of the graphic design students' logo attempts.

Some were better attempts then others.

At first glance I thought this was underwear. And then I saw the scroll-y parts and thought it looked like womanly reproductive parts.

Either way...No!

And then there was this one:

Did you catch that the pink is supposed to be a shadow of a pig?

No?

What a surprise.

You shouldn't have to stare at a logo to try and "get it".

Cause at first glance I thought that dog had peed the floor!

Hot Stuff

As seen in real life at JoAnn's Fabrics:

I kid you not. Right there with all the clearance Christmas fabrics. It was so craptastic!

Some questions arise:

• Who designed this? I've never had the thought "You know what would be nice for Christmas crafting? Some half naked men printed on cotton."

• Who was the purchaser for JoAnn's? Again, why would you have this in a "family" store? Do we need covers for fabric like they block Cosmo covers at the checkout? Who sexualizes Christmas?

• Who would buy this and what would you make with it? I probably don't want to know. Me and my puritanical ways don't need a Playgirl tree skirt. Men wouldn't want anything with half naked men on it and what would a woman make with this?

No wonder it didn't sell! Hello, I could have told you that, JoAnn's.

No Bones About It

De-fleshed hands? Ew.

Good grief that's a creepy ad.

And I'm pretty sure that Bones in her heels would be taller than Booth in his socks.

And do the math with her left arm- that's one long arm. Gotta love Photoshop.

This ad makes me think of the scene in The Mummy where the man sticks his hand in the statue and it gets eaten to the bone! Blech!

Note to advertisers: De-fleshed people do not make me want to view your show! I'm trying not to gag.

Really?

First came the ads on top of the pump.

Then came the ads on top of the handle.

Ads are stinkin' everywhere these days:

Really?

I can't pump gas without an ad zip tied on the hose?

Is anyone even going to read it?

No.

It's just another crap idea that just gets in the way when you're trying to pump gas.

Hmm...

Don't get me wrong, I love Cougartown...

...so lets enjoy an ad:

Willing to bet that none of them actually posed for this pic in a group...or near a pool.

And where the heck is Grayson's right arm??

Product WIN

To demonstrate what a good product or ad is (so there's something to compare the bad stuff to), I'd like to start a feature here on Badvertising called WIN.

Drumroll please, here's the first:

Finally someone was smart enough...

...to design an ice cream container WITH a spoon in the lid!

Product WIN.

Ahh, nostalgia...

Let's take a stroll through the Vermont Country Store catalog, shall we?

There shouldn't be anything scary, just good old fashioned fun.

Wait, what? Who on earth would want a continuously chirping ornament???

Moving on...

Hey look, they sell chocolate ladybugs. Aw, how cute. Wait what's that?

 AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!



Yes, that's really what you think you're seeing- a marzipan little guy with a gold coin up his bum.

Once again:

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

I do not think you know the meaning of that word...

A tree removal bag for "the annual rite"? Cutting down the tree, ok. Bringing it in and decorating it, sure. But tossing out a tree is a "rite"?  I don't take pictures when I take down my tree.

"Kids, lets gather and look at the photos of us dragging the tree out to the curb year after year."

Here's a definition of "rite":

Rite: 1:A solemn or religious ceremony performed in an established or prescribed manner. 2: Any formal practice or custom.

I didn't know that taking your tree out to the curb (we throw ours in our pond for the fishies) was so important. Now I know.