http://blog.rapidsea.com/2007/10/ftc-consumer-fraud-top-10-70-of-scams-are-often-advertised-with-escape-and-paradise-images/ Dissecting everyday images of escape and paradise. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:08:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.rapidsea.com/2007/10/ftc-consumer-fraud-top-10-70-of-scams-are-often-advertised-with-escape-and-paradise-images/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Consolidated Credit Counseling Service ~ lifesaver? : Rapidsea ~ Escape from Paradise Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:17:36 +0000 http://blog.rapidsea.com/2007/10/ftc-consumer-fraud-top-10-70-of-scams-are-often-advertised-with-escape-and-paradise-images/#comment-316 [...]   My impression of freedom has been expanded just by looking at this picture.  It’s like they grabbed that woman in the lifesaver above and flung her out of the sea and across a field of sunflowers.  She promptly spread her arms so that she could fly, but little does she know she can’t.  Ploooomph.  Hi, ground.  You still have to pay up.  Strange that this image would pop up at the same time as The Consumerist post. [...] [...]   My impression of freedom has been expanded just by looking at this picture.  It’s like they grabbed that woman in the lifesaver above and flung her out of the sea and across a field of sunflowers.  She promptly spread her arms so that she could fly, but little does she know she can’t.  Ploooomph.  Hi, ground.  You still have to pay up.  Strange that this image would pop up at the same time as The Consumerist post. [...]

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