Cereal Mascots on the prowl
I was having a bowl of Golden Grahams, reading the back of the cereal box (Having forgotten to bring my cellphone downstairs); I was momentarily confused by this horrifying mish-mash…
Number 4 will shock you!
This clickbait ad says that if I quit eating a certain four foods that my belly fat will just melt away.
A tribute to the Peter Putters of the world
My dad’s old Jensen-Byrd supply catalog had 1641 pages of everything under the sun. Many of the items were from small suppliers. I imagine that Peter Putter had some sort…
Sad cold poptart
I have started to notice a cyclical trend of product mascots, and it’s not pretty. Take this Vanilla Poptart Mascot. I don’t know his name, but he doesn’t look well.…
This isn’t Jumbo Shrimp, it’s Sea Monkeys!
I am ashamed to admit that I fell for the comic book ad and ordered Sea Monkeys. At one point I recall I had the “deluxe” aquarium, with the magnifying…
Working from home… It’s not new.
Not so many years ago, we all depended on “Ma Bell” and Western Electric… It was fine for doing business though. You didn’t have to see each other, and you…
WHIMSICAL OTTER WEARS BASEBALL CAP BACKWARDS
I was perusing the local free newspaper a while back and was stopped in my tracks by this enticing coupon. Haggen’s is a little upscale for our budget, but this…
THE HORROR OF CLOWN LAMPS
Some catalog is peddling all sorts of horrible clown lamps. So the question is, at bedtime, do you have the clowns lit up for illumination? Or turn them off, and…
This can’t be good! Catch up to Tampax
Old tampon ad urging women to "catch up" because "The trend to Tampax tampons is BECOMING A STAMPEDE".
Iron snot
Little Lulu* was once a mascot for Kleenex. I don’t think I would like my Kleenex to be as sturdy as Lulu’s, only sturdy enough to withstand sneezing etc. *Little…