Escape your nicotine addiction
Few smokers who quit regret the decision, but none have ever proclaimed to feel like a butterfly released from the chains of addiction like this picture portrays (image elements condensed):
This is the front cover of a pamphlet from the American Cancer Society to help convince people to stop smoking. The image goes beyond the [...]
Rapidsea Commercial of the Year ~ Hello Hydration Shampoo and Conditioner by Herbal Essences
We already posted the worst print ad of 2007, and the year is winding down further. Even though there is still a month left, it seems like a great time to crown Rapidsea’s over-the-top TV commercial of the year. There’s just no way that something crazier will come along. According to the commercial, "Herbal Essences [...]
Perry Ellis ~ like Tommy Hilfiger without the trash
Talk about near blatant advertising rip off. Perry Ellis has a whole series of moody beach scenes similar to the Tommy Hilfiger ads from several months ago. I assume that since these are just popping up now at The New York Times that they were not produced prior to the Hilfiger ones. Click on the [...]
BusinessWeek: Harley-Davidson idles 5,400 workers
Production of the ultimate American escape machine is getting scaled back, as Harley Davidson is taking over 5,000 workers off the assembly lines for a period of time. Here’s the article: "Harley-Davidson idles 5,400 workers." Luckily, in Pennsylvania, this corresponds with the deer-hunting season.
Male prostitution on the beaches of Africa
We have all heard about the sex tourism aimed at men in places like Bangkok, but little is said about the women, mostly from rich countries, who are also traveling in search of male prostitutes. The trends of finding these men on the beach has grown significantly. Reuters posted this image today by Joseph Okanga:
The [...]
Sentinel: ‘Beachfront pork’ is bad federal policy
Hurricane Isabel created the destruction seen in this picture, but it was federal policy that rebuilt the road in the same place. Is this the proper function of our government?
The Orlando Sentinel has a critique of the recent Water Resources Development Act. In an "Other Views" piece called "Beachfront pork: Bad science and bad federal [...]
LG’s new HDTV ~ kitchen paradise found?
Imagine our un-surprise when we noticed that LG used a tropical island as the image on their publicity shots for their new $3,999 refrigerator embedded with a 15" high definition television:
Here’s the close up:
And inside?
Yup, lemons, limes, pineapple orange juice, fruit bowls are all front and center. Paradise indeed. Consider this product officially categorized in [...]
Philips Norelco ~ Second Puberty
Philips Norelco is using not just the beach to advertise their body hair trimming products, but they have even gone as far as saying that their shavers can give you an extra “optical inch.” Yes, just like the email spam you get.
If you have followed the other Rapidsea posts on hairless dudes for our [...]
Society’s love of butterflies currently valued at $40,800
Butterflies and their peaceful meadow imagery powers have been all over the place this week (wait until you see the butterfly with the ball and chain that’s in the scan queue). According to CNN, someone placed a winning online bid of $40,800 to name a butterfly the Minerva owl butterfly or Opsiphanes blythekitzmillerae, which is [...]
AP: Fred Thompson goes to paradise ~ a gun show
Watching stuffy suited politicians pretend that they love outdoor activities like hunting is always amusing. Sure there are some of them who really do enjoy the sport, but many just fake it for the populace – no matter what party they belong to.
Well, I don’t know about Mr. Hollywood Fred Thompson’s hunting experience, but he [...]
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