Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

To illustrate just how incredibly bad copy can go when meaning is ignored, here are some astonishing examples from the world of advertising: Coors decided to use its slogan, “Turn it loose,” in Spanish advertisements. These are all extreme examples. You have to be a pregnant woman in the morning and a retired trucker in the afternoon.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Now I can just work the job I want and retire happy&# I’m like, you moron, education never stops! I have an upcoming series of articles on Hong Kong, which not only uses my background in Asian/Chinese history, for example. I know many people who spend 4-5 years getting one and then they’re like “YES!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

For example, you’ve mentioned that you want to be paid for what you do, for the hours that go into your work and exposing yourself so much to your fans. Here’s your retirement cheque, go build your house, put in a pool, and stay with your girlfriend for the rest of your life,&# then I would probably kill myself. Same thing.

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