Archive for August, 2010

Bolters At It Again

Posted: August 31, 2010 in Media Watch

It’s fun to take comments from Andrew Bolt’s blog out of context just for the purpose of making fun of the,m. It’s such an easy thing to do though… If they spent less on bombs and more on levees… Phillip……. replied to mh Thu 26 Aug 10 (02:22pm) australians returning to a white australia policy [...]

La La La

Posted: August 31, 2010 in Stupid Picture, Stupid Products

I wonder if the above book mentions anything about this…

That’s not all they like! Not sure whether to praise this ad for featuring African-American kids or condemn it for being sexist. Still I guess that this sexism was normal in the 50s, as was having a girl surrounded by a bunch of horny guys while serving their every whim.

WWF/WWE

Posted: August 28, 2010 in Sports Entertainment

I saw this as someone’s sig in one of the wrestling forums I visit from time to time. I think it’s quite funny, but that may just be my silly sense of humour.

Playforever Toys

Posted: August 28, 2010 in Toys

Above is pictured the range of Playforever toys that is stocked in the Jasper Junior shop. They look very well made and come from the UK but they are very expensive, priced at around the $90-100 mark. I wonder if they have been designed more as works of art for collectors than a kids playthings.

Movin’ Right Along

Posted: August 28, 2010 in Advertising, Sexism

I don’t necessarily agree with the above sentiments.

Bourn-vita

Posted: August 28, 2010 in Advertising

Another old advertisement that is more artistic and aesthetically interesting than anything that is made today.

I don’t know whether to be excited about these releases or not. I still haven’t bought the Bugs Bunny Hare Extraordinaire or Daffy Duck Frustrated Fowl DVDs that were released at the start of the month (although I plan to). The contents of these two as announced on TV Shows on DVD are as follows. [...]

Loaded?

Posted: August 27, 2010 in Advertising, PSA

Here’s an old ad (circa early 1940s?) about avoiding VD. It kind of reminds me of another ad that was used by the Australian Army in WWII that featured a certain bad tempered cartoon duck.

In case you’re wondering it’s an ad for a vibrator. Related Articles Whoops! The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time [Eureka] (gizmodo.com)