Mini Clubman ~ Etch-A-Sketch Paradise

The Clubman in the Mini line of cars has at least two paradise ads floating around the Internet.  The scenes look like this:

You can see that  no dolphins, flamingoes, or hairy-chested men in Speedos were spared from these fantastic line-art displays.

Here is the speedboat/dolphin version:

 
And here’s the Speedo/airplane/flamingo/metal-detector version:

 
In spite of the everyday symbols of [...]

Tropical bird kitchenware ~ the toucan can opener and the parakeet garlic press

There were a couple of little kitchen items that I stumbled upon this week totally separately.  The first is this toucan can opener found in Metropolitan Home (March 2008 Page 8):

The second is a parakeet garlic press.

Both are good for the people who want nothing and both are made by a company called Animal House.  [...]

Swedish Fish AquaLife ~ Canadian sea creatures

Who knew a second guinea-pig-to-paradise candy opportunity would pop up in the same week?  Today we have the new Swedish Fish AquaLife "Soft & Chewy Candy" in approximately a 6" X 4" X 3/4" box full of dolphins, whales, starfish, blowfish, seahorses, and of course red Swedish Fish:

They’re not quite as pretty in real [...]

Travel vocabulary ~ ‘la langosta blanca’ or ‘the white lobster’

Be careful if you’re in Bluefields in Nicaragua.  If you hear the locals chatting about "la langosta blanca," they’re not referring to the rare albino lobster pictured above.  They’re talking about the catch of the day: cocaine jettisoned from speed boats that are being chased by drug enforcement officers.  Read about it here at the [...]

Please do not take your cat surfing

Domingo Pianezzi, a surfer in Peru, thinks that taking his cat Nicolasa to the beach to surf with him is a good idea:

We disagree.
There are six more pictures here at REUTERS.  The poor cat looks like it’s facing death in several of those shots.
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DeLorean ~ okay, so you have gull-wing doors

It’s one thing to refer to "gull-wing doors" on your automobile.  Nobody really thinks of a seagull when you say it, but they know what you mean.  So, is the demise of the DeLorean such a huge shocker when you see the literal seagull images plastered all over this ad:

 
It’s a classic car and a [...]

Sony Bravia ~ bunnies wave to a whale

I didn’t expect this Sony Bravia bunny commercial to resurface this year, but Wired has posted it as one of "The 10 Best Gadget Ads of 2007":

 
The weird part is that when I originally watched this I figured that it was a bunny ad that would probably have no significance to the Rapidsea cause (even [...]

Orangina Naturally Juicy Commercial

If Cirque du Soleil were to base a commercial on their Zumanity show in Las Vegas, perhaps with a little bit of Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element mixed in, this is what it would look like:

 
Commercials don’t get any saucier than this one.  It’s for the Orangina brand drink from France.  Did you notice the [...]

Blumarea Dive School ~ Water-Loving Cat

Today is a busy day, so I leave you with an amazing award-winning ad that needs no commentary:

It’s for a dive school in Rome.  The ad, by JWT, was translated from the Italian as "We’ll make you love water."  More details on the ad can be seen here.  You can also visit Blumarea’s homepage here [...]

Boston Logan Intl. Airport’s Terminal B Airmall ~ Get your pet to the beach or just shop and dine

If you’re a staunch animal rights supporter, you may be appalled by this image:

But come on, despite the anthropomorphism and beach overkill, this dog is cute.  What’s strange is that this is a "Shop & Dine Guide," but spends two folds of the brochure talking about tips for traveling with your pet.
And even though they [...]

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