We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Hil R. - Jul 02, 2009 7:56:28 am PDT #27061 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Well, that one is pretty awful too. But I still remember an under-age Brooke Shields and the Calvins ad, so that's sadly a bit par for the course.

What was it with the seventies and young girls in sexual situations? It seems like most of the creepiest stuff that I've seen in that vein, in terms of things in mainstream media, are from the seventies.


Jesse - Jul 02, 2009 8:00:34 am PDT #27062 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pretty sure the Lysol ad is actually the worst, because it is about douching with Lysol.


Hil R. - Jul 02, 2009 8:04:09 am PDT #27063 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I've seen quite a few ads for douching with Lysol. Apparently, in addition to the "you must be totally clean and not smell at all like anything natural" message, there are also a few with subtext of using Lysol after sex so that you won't get STDs. They don't directly say that, but they say things that make no sense read any other way.

There were also apparently people who tried to use it as a sort of birth control, but it turns out that sperm is one of the few things that Lysol doesn't kill.


Steph L. - Jul 02, 2009 8:07:23 am PDT #27064 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I think the postage meter one is worse. I don't even get what they are trying to sell there.

Yeah, I totally don't get that one. Why does he want to kill her -- does he not like the postage meter?


Polter-Cow - Jul 02, 2009 8:08:21 am PDT #27065 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Maybe it's just something that's been on his mind, like "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?"


Amy - Jul 02, 2009 8:08:55 am PDT #27066 of 30000
Because books.

I got an idea of what the Lysol ad was about and quickly scrolled past. Because, WTF?

And the postage meter one really is just bizarre. And offensive.


Laura - Jul 02, 2009 8:11:43 am PDT #27067 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Happy Birthday, Frank! Maybe instead of going to Maine you could just go fishing in Massachusetts. Quite a nice fish Rachel caught there.

Not looking at offensive ads, because yuck.


-t - Jul 02, 2009 8:12:44 am PDT #27068 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm not completely sure I need to be offended by the postage meter one, it's almost Dada in it's nonsensicality.


tommyrot - Jul 02, 2009 8:19:54 am PDT #27069 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Speaking of vintage ads - this one is one of the most bizarre: [link]

The Bathroom Bolshevik Poster reads: Is your bathroom breeding bolsheviks? Employees lose respect for a company that fails to provide decent facilities for their confort. The poster is an actual ad for Scot Tissue Towels that first appeared in the 1930's.

Or the WWII propaganda poster urging US citizens to "Grow Hemp for the War": [link]


Steph L. - Jul 02, 2009 8:21:33 am PDT #27070 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Is the Grow Hemp For the War guy smelling the hemp rope?