Starbucks’ new old mermaid logo out in force

Starbucks has decided to stick it to the man by bringing back their old logo.  It was an issue discussed here in September in the early days of their retro brand movement.

They may have given in by covering up her breasts with her hair, but they brought back the tails-at-her-ears, spread-siren pose.  The new Starbucks [...]

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 [...]

Warren E. Buffett sums it up ~ ‘You only learn who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out’

In his annual letter to shareholders last month Warren Buffett, Chairman of the Board of Berkshire Hathaway and the world’s richest man, summed up beautifully the state of the economy:
"Today, our country is experiencing widespread pain because of that erroneous belief.  As house prices fall, a huge amount of financial folly is being exposed. You [...]

Chanel Allure Homme Sport vs Perry Ellis 18

Two men’s cologne ads from the same GQ have similar ocean settings but give off totally different images.  First, you have this fluffy escapist one from Perry Ellis 18:

The poor girl looks like she realizes that the fake boyfriend she’s hugging is on the wrong team.  Not again!  Could it be the white drawcord pants [...]

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 [...]

Guinness Life of a Dot

The little dot could be anything, even the Eden or the submarine you’ll see in this advertisement…

 
Instead, it chose to be a pint of Guinness.
This reminds me of the hula hoop in the Hudsucker Proxy movie.
By way of Duncan’s TV Ad Land, which has more information and full stats on the ad.
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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 [...]

Ocean View Cam for iPhone

Apple.com posted a new iPhone "webapp" for iPhone owners (or anyone with web access):

Yes, that’s the Ocean View Cam.  I’m not sure if that’s at all useful to anyone, but it’s there for you.  Here’s the link.  Here are more Webapps too at Apple.
Will the late-February SDK ever get here?  These webapps have to go.  [...]

Floating data centers

ars technica is reporting on floating data centers.  Essentially, a company called International Data Security is going to retrofit old ships to serve as data centers with ocean-water cooling. 
I have to admit that I’m skeptical.  Even keeping little HVAC screws from puncturing the roofing membrane of an ordinary data center is hard enough.  [...]

Incidents-at-Sea Agreement with Iran

There is a report out that a "Gulf prankster" could have been the source of the recent near-incident at sea between the US and Iran.  The whole event is leading some to push for an "incidents-at-sea" agreement between the US and Iran.  Under this agreement, a series of communications protocol would be established to verify [...]

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