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Look at the labeling on this product …
OK, so the grammar is abit dodgy because it comes from China [hey, you try and translate into another language if you think you’re so clever] but how good does this product sound eh?
Seriously, it could be the answer to my prayers in trying to get creativity back into Singaporean educational policy.
But what could it be? I hear you ask?
Well I’ll give you some clues …
1 It’s not Lego
2 It’s not an Etch-a-sketch
3 It’s not Table Tennis
Any ideas?
OK … OK … I’ll give you the answer …
Yep, it’s a gun that shoots mini frisbee’s.
A fucking gun!
Talk about bigging yourself up interms of value to society.
Helps kids use their brains?
Harmonization of the 2 hands?
Cognize speed, strength and angle?
Whoever wrote the copy on this product should be in adland – though they’d probably find it frustrating because there’s no way they’d be able to get away with the sort of ‘over-promise bollocks’ they can when writing for Companies and/or Hollywood.
And some marketers can’t work out why the public don’t trust them …
Eitherway, associating a ‘gun’ with ‘educational value’ explains alot about China’s approach towards education which begs the question, is the situation in Tibet actually just a school project?
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Apropos bullshit. One of my “less lovely” clients had the brilliant idea to tell their customers their cameras are equiped with very good yet small optics. Now if I were a planner in my agency I would seriously start to argue with them. Tell them that it might be a suboptimal brand positioning, as they feature some Japanese produced “whatever optics”, nobody knows, and big competitors as Sony or Panasonic collborate with Carl Zeiss or Leica who by name stand for absolute brilliance in optics.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 7:58 amBut.
I am not a planner. So nobody will tell them.
Whatever.
How are you? How was demagogueing young students with a possible great perspective into making fun of Andy?
well done campbell, this post actually made me laugh and it was “with you” as opposed to “at you” which makes a fucking pleasant change i can tell you.
what the fuck were you doing buying that shitty toy, it doesnt even need batteries, are you going soft on me like you do on jill? 🙂
Comment by andy@cynic May 20, 2008 @ 7:59 amBy the way, may I direct you and everybody to http://flickr.com/groups/poncesbehindshades/ .
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 8:00 amHe actually bought it?
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 8:01 amcampbell cant talk at the moment seb, his balls are currently choking him to death after i forced him to swallow them for that video stunt. and tell your client to stop being a prick and listen to his creative team, you make more sense than he does or any fucking planner.
Comment by andy@cynic May 20, 2008 @ 8:02 amUnfortunately you’re not my creative daddy and probably the only person who thinks I make sense … but at least 50% of our planning department did quit … what is not my fault. Ha.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 8:08 amBy the way, right now I am booking San Fran and NY for November (I have to do that because of my accountant girl friend who likes to know stuff in advance). So unless you “work” abroad, you won’t have a chance to escape.
yes he did seb, he bored me to within an inch of my life about how his fucking cat “loves it”. yeah sure it was for his cat, a man who paid big fucking cash for robot dogs and rabbits. sad bastard
Comment by andy@cynic May 20, 2008 @ 8:09 amyou can buy me a big fucking lunch and tell your accountant bird its a work expense
Comment by andy@cynic May 20, 2008 @ 8:11 amyou can buy me a big fucking lunch and some beers, you are the fat, rich and famous advertising lollipop man.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 8:15 amthats gary glitter (or dodds) and the reason i have cash is because i dont waste it on buying lunch for people who cant make me a truck load more 🙂
but i might make an exception. for political reasons only
Comment by andy@cynic May 20, 2008 @ 8:20 am“i dont waste it on buying lunch for people who cant make me a truck load more”
you never buy lunch for yourself?
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 8:24 amSo now I know why I’m the one that always pays for our dinners together.
Great copywriting on that packaging Robert, I can see why you bought it but then you are addicted to tat 🙂
Comment by Pete May 20, 2008 @ 8:42 am‘burn the wind’… awesome!
Comment by lauren May 20, 2008 @ 8:52 amHey Andy, if my ‘balls’ are currently choking me to death does that mean you touched my testicles?
Gayboy!
Comment by Rob May 20, 2008 @ 9:12 amFrom copywriting to porn to masochistic gay porn in one fell swoop. Bravo sirs.
Comment by northern May 20, 2008 @ 2:55 pmSacre bleu. Regardez ce que j’ai fait la?
Comment by John May 20, 2008 @ 3:07 pmI reckon we could make the Mindmapping bloke go fucking mad with this blog!
John, talking bad frog doesn’t impress anyone – other than young girls which is probably your intention!
Comment by Rob May 20, 2008 @ 3:54 pmBut he did a brilliant job in congratulating Marcus.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 4:04 pmIt’s hard to find a sweet and adorable term like “Liebchen” in
online dictionaries. Bravo sir.
Get a room Seb 🙂
Comment by Rob May 20, 2008 @ 4:25 pmIf I was given a dime for every you said that I would be fucking rich and could pay Andy a proper lunch.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 5:24 pmYou haven’t seen how much Andy eats 😉
Comment by Rob May 20, 2008 @ 5:29 pmI am fucking dyslexic today.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 5:30 pmWith all that dimes I could feed Benny Hill. Or Marlon Brando.
Comment by Seb May 20, 2008 @ 5:31 pmi dont eat much you cheeky bastards, i just like going for 826 course meals and for that mr kraut, youre going to pay for every fucking one of them
Comment by andy@cynic May 20, 2008 @ 7:57 pm