If you had to choose between eye sight and islands

Here’s a special new ad from CareCredit (click to enlarge):

What makes this one interesting is that they’re not trying to equate LASIK with a tropical island, just telling you that you can have both good eye sight and a tropical vacation.  CareCredit offers financing for healthcare procedures that insurance doesn’t necessarily cover.  It is a [...]

Hawaii Chair ~ absolutely ridiculous (or is it?)

Back in November, we talked about the "Hula Chair" found in the SkyMall catalog.  Well, now the motorized version of the chair called the "Hawaii Chair" from a company called Perfect USA is making buzz around the Internets.  I have to say that it makes the Hula Chair look like a rocking horse in a [...]

Pharmaceutical companies spend more on ‘placeless’ ads than research and development

We’ve talked at some length on this blog about the placeless places used in pharmaceutical ads.  Would you believe that the industry spends more on those ads than they do on research and development?  One study suggests so.
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Harvard Magazine ~ Autism: ‘Probing the roots of a devastating disorder’

The January/February 2008 cover of Harvard Magazine (the Alumni Association’s magazine) has been sent out and has this sunset cover on the topic of autism:

It’s a mother and her son walking on what appears to be a beach at sunset.  They are disjointed by a lightning bolt and some strange puzzle pieces.  The image shows [...]

Depend on Grandma

In a follow up to the Depend on Grandpa post, we declare "Viva las undies!"  Grandma is back in action again thanks to the "best protection" available, and she’s taking a swing at the good life:

Since the last ad in which grandpa got carried away checking out the girls on the beach with his grandson, [...]

Creepiest ad smiles

This ad for Wellesse Glucosamine supplements contains some of the creepiest smiling people I have ever seen:

They sure do appear to be enjoying their boating adventure.  There’s a huge SNL "jealous" hiding behind those eyes.  Those fiery life vests are something.
This is from The Costco Connection January 2008 page 53.
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S.O.S. Breast Cancer Resources

If you haven’t already been touched in your life by breast cancer, there is a good chance that you will be at some point.  I mentioned in a post a while back that my mother was recently diagnosed with the disease and just had what appears to be a successful surgery to remove the cancer.  [...]

Depend on Grandpa

Certain ads require no comment…
…but don’t you wonder why grandpa has the little boy looking through the binoculars towards the beach?
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Gillette Clinical Strength Antiperspirant

Gillette may have scientifically proven how Moses parted the Red Sea. It apparently wasn’t a miracle after all. Their Clinical Strength antiperspirant has some ingredient that will clear a perfect pentagon in any tropical waters it touches.
Do you think they chose a pentagon for any particular reason? Is it the chemical representation [...]

Tempur-Pedic ~ rainforest ready

If you’re looking to outfit your rainforest tent with a mattress, you may want to choose Tempur-Pedic with all of its waterproofing and its ability to repel pooling rainwater by expelling the frequent puddles of the tropics up and off the bed.  I don’t know about you, but I can’t sleep next to waterfalls.  I [...]

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