Friday, November 30, 2007

RESPECT your morons


Yes, other people just don't understand... Its a cultural difference. People just need to learn about them... Or, they are just bloody insane.

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives,
rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British
teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy
bear "Muhammad."...

Gibbons was arrested Sunday after another staff
member at the school complained that she had allowed her 7-year-old students to
name a teddy bear Muhammad. Giving the name of the Muslim prophet to an animal
or a toy could be considered insulting.

Sad thing is, good people that faith not only shake their heads in disbelief, but will now have to deal with the association. Just like Christians with the helicopter flying perma grin salesmen preachers on TV. The only difference? Most religions try to persuade other by words and action... Not join or die. Ah the middle ages.

Religion...

Monday, November 26, 2007

Pharmaceutical naming


I know most of my rants are about TV or advertising, there is a reason for that. Its just that bad! My next case is pharmaceutical naming... Why do they feel the need to use a word that slightly means what the medicine does? And misspell it too? They they have to act Hi-Tec and put some random letters after it. Especially the ones that mean "Good" somehow. Like Effexor XR... Hmm Effect... But they have to misspell is and make it look cool so its Effexor. It effects you as its an antidepressant. Look! XR thats cool and Hi-tec! I like Hi-tec! I better get some! Whats next... Abilify... Okay Ability? Yes, its a drug that gives you abilities? I dont know, it claims to help schizophrenic brains... I think they would boost their sales if they put XT or SX after the name. Let me try this drug naming game... Concentril LR and ADHD drug. Or Hapilate A an antidepressant.

Next time I have a headache I'll buy Migracine not Aspirin because who know what aspirin does? It doesn't tell you in the name!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Political Signs



Ah, my favorite time of year. When paid actors act like family men and roll up their sleeves to tell you why a family man like himself should vote for something. Or when a guy with a stern face and serious background music tells you his opponents ads are false without a single explanation why. One of the worst offenders, the common sign. What does this marvel do? It sits there with a name on it... So I guess that the intelligent people of the world will look at these signs and what? Base their vote on who has the most? Or maybe which has the best looking sign? Maybe its the one with the neatest name and has a D or R next to their name. Personally I like to know a little more about the people who control what I can or cant do and how much I have to pay for programs. But why bother? My vote will just be canceled by someone who likes a sign and sees a R or D next to a name.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Concern Face


News... One of a very few useful programs on TV, part of many Americans morning or Evening rituals is also a target of my rants.


Concern Face. Actually it can be any face, happy, sad, et cetera but how does that link with informational programming like news? What? You may be saying that now. "Where is he going with this?" Well, let me enlighten you so that news will be as annoying to you as it is for me.


Take notice the next time you're watching you will see the anchor scrunch their face if the following message they are about to deliver is unnerving and you will need to pay attention to their warning or you may just take the story the wrong way. Yes, if my local news anchor didn't furrow their brows I might have though that the slaying of two elderly people was a delightful story! Thank you news anchors, without your guiding expressions I would be lost.
I wonder if those blank papers they shuffle around to appear smart might actually have a crudely drawn face to help them remember how to manipulate their own face for the next story. Hmmm

Care Pro Tec


I guess I'm not like most people... Evidently the ploys of TV advertising are getting lazy or I'm a super advanced human being. Sadly I think its the first one. Lazy, to the point of insulting! In the hour or so a day which I watch TV I get the usual bombardment of slogans and sales pitches and that bring me to my first rant...
Nivea. Their recent commercial is a prime example of what has become of advertisements. Evidently this new and improved product from Nivea has "Care Pro Tec" which the commercial made sound like an equivalent to finding a cure for cancer. Do they explain anything? Maybe what Care Pro Tec is or how it can help me? No, they just decided to throw some buzz words together and believe that people will be impressed with whatever Care Pro Tec is. Their website is just as bad. Look at how they bold type the new Buzz words!
-Formulated with CARE PRO TEC the professional care technology that immediately activates and supports the natural function of men’s skin.
Okay... So its a formula? A technology? Whatever it is it activates immediately. Look they threw in Support and Natural :-O
I think the worst part about it is the fact that they (yes the infamous THEY) sat in a room and came up with these words. What was the meeting like? "Okay guys, here is a list of words that are popular. Lets see what we can come up with"
"Yeah, make sure Pro is in there, people like things that are pro" a guy might have said...
"Tec too, make it sound advanced and space aged" another blurts and some agreeing "Yeah!" from around the room
So, do NOT forget your Active Technology Formula that has Care, is Professional, and is... well Tec because skin cream is just skin cream without it!