tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post9220879039291447392..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: I can't believe a mere asteroid was powerful enough to wipe these things outJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-53871928427193435852011-05-07T14:08:01.946-07:002011-05-07T14:08:01.946-07:00It's kind of odd that I'm watching "W...It's kind of odd that I'm watching "Walking with Dinosaurs" on DVD when I get your reply...<br /><br />Saying that Raptors are still around because their ancestors, the birds, are here is like saying that wholly mammoths are still around because there are elephants and sabre tooths are still around because there are cats. In short, rather silly, don't you think?John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-55977136627557516452011-05-07T11:58:55.922-07:002011-05-07T11:58:55.922-07:00No raptors aren't all gone: Raptors are birds ...No raptors aren't all gone: Raptors are birds of prey belonging to the scientific orders Strigiformes and Falconiformes. The first order is divided into barn owls and all other owls; ...Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662557736687835178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-44470700802684303872011-05-04T04:04:45.896-07:002011-05-04T04:04:45.896-07:00There's another line in the adverts that bothe...There's another line in the adverts that bothers me:<br /><br />"For five easy payments...."<br /><br />That's because we're being exhorted to fork over money that could be better spent on something we could probably make ourselves if we wanted to for far, far less. Supposing, of course, that we couldn't buy something that works just as well for far less at a hardware store.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-30490760110253621972011-05-01T18:15:58.515-07:002011-05-01T18:15:58.515-07:001. If you really have an awesome product, you sel...1. If you really have an awesome product, you sell it in stores, not in some "exclusive, tv only" offer reserved for disreputable companies trying to scam you. Chefs don't work in fast food restaurants- same principle. <br /><br />2. If the product really uses some amazing scientific breakthrough, THIS is the best use you could find for it? You couldn't sell that technology to, say, the US Department of Defense? Raptor Strap? Really? That's like inventing the internet and using it primarily as a porn-delivery system.<br /><br />Oh wait....John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-30670949208897461272011-05-01T16:52:06.993-07:002011-05-01T16:52:06.993-07:00The scripts for these ads are so predictable I can...The scripts for these ads are so predictable I can't believe anyone falls for them.<br /><br />They always include lines like:<br /><br />"You've tried EVERYTHING!"<br /><br />"There's got to be a better way!"<br /><br />"Now how much would you pay? But wait, there's more"<br /><br />"The secret is its... (space age fibers, cutting edge technology, whatever)<br /><br />Here's a point worth making -- if you're telling everyone about your product in a TV ad, there's no secret about it.1st Republic 14th Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527557395529372165noreply@blogger.com