Coffee Art

Here’s a new bunch of images I pulled from a coffee art email that’s making the rounds.  There’s the fish:

Butterfly:

I like the sailboat one in particular:

There were several others in the email too.
It looks like at least one of these is from Israel.  I would like to credit them properly if anybody knows who the [...]

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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Liz Claiborne Curve-ball

Oh, you clever Liz Claiborne advertisers.  You thought you’d be really creative with a vintage paradise ad that points out to Complex readers that paradise imagery is ubiquitous and cheesy (click to enlarge):

In the end you proved that there’s little creative about mocking a cliche even though you’re one step ahead in knowing that it [...]

Get the most out of life by leaving Bank of America

Today is the day that I make my first attempt to close my accounts at Bank of America.  I say attempt because I know of a person who has tried to get them to deactivate his accounts three times.  I’m doing exactly what they told me to do on their homepage this morning: get the [...]

Body cooling is bringing heart attack victims back to life ~ and putting them back on their sailboats

If you haven’t heard about life-saving, body cooling for heart attacks and other injuries, such as spinal cord injuries, be sure to check out this article from WCO.com. Here’s a great quote:
“After being dead for a few minutes back in May, Bill along with Monica are now back to enjoying their boating life, with [...]

Pirate Politician ~ Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) at his "floating trailer park"

Up until I posted the Pirate Politician Post on Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL), I had avoided using Larry E. Craig as the first “Pirate Politician” for various (perhaps obvious) reasons, but this week his hypocrisy and lust for luxe have been further exposed. It’s time.
I’ll dive right into this post, which was born because [...]

The markets are not a stormy sea ~ well, now with Rupert Murdoch they might become one

Now that Rupert Murdoch has taken over Dow Jones, I hope that maybe he’ll do something about this sailboat-on-stormy-market-sea ad.  I have been seeing this one for many months now.
Every once in a while you come across ads that make you think that some executive refused to let go of his desire to have [...]

Fleeting summer ~ time for new Sam Adams beer

A few weeks ago, we bought a case of Sam Adams Summer Ale for a party. The box is a summery golden yellow with old New England wooden boats with sails on it.

Sam Adams Jim Koch’s text reads:
"Complex yet refreshing, this tangy American wheat ale features a slight citrus note. Brewed with malted wheat, lemon [...]