What it Says-What it Means

What's the difference between what people, or things created by people,say and what they mean? Why is that difference often so great? This blog about media,the psychology of consumer behaviour, visual communications,and the strange cultural history of advertising will investigate what things say and what they mean and what that says about the strange strange world that is us.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Eternal Damnation! I love Toronto

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Humanist Canada is trying to run a campaign with the message, "You Can Be Good Without God" on buses and in subway stations acr...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Ontario Health Ministry- Evil Balls, put them away!

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Who would have guessed that a government of Ontario agency would be trying to get the attention of 18-35 year old men by creating an ad abou...

Sheeeeeeep! Mr and Mrs Potato Head do stereotype

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Most fans say the Super Bowl game couldn’t have been better. But most ad analysts agree the big game’s ads were disappointing, generating fe...
Monday, February 2, 2009

Mushy mush..don't worry TV only softens the brain

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Hulu.com had an interestingly funny commercial in this year's Superbowl. "They say TV will rot your brain. That's absurd. TV on...

True Love Superbowl 2009

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We all have perhaps wondered about the kind of true love that will take on all odds. Well Budweiser has shown us what it is in their Circus ...
Saturday, January 31, 2009

If you sit next to this guy?

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Gee I'm glad I love my job. When I see ads like this one for Career Builder, I'm reminded how lucky I am. ..and very glad I don'...
Friday, January 30, 2009

McNugget Love..you've got to be kidding!

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Here are the lyrics: "Ah Baby Not Again I Woke Up And Found You Creepin (Tip Toe Tip) Oh Girl I Know Your Secret (You Dippin On Me?) Go...

Vegetables and Sex- Peta and no superbowl

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Peta submitted an ad for approval to NBC for use in the Superbowl. Of course they had no intention of paying the $3 million for the ad space...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Who knew there was a rat in the Viagra! Be afraid!

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Pfizer says they are concerned for men. What's the problem? Well, they say that knock-off version of viagra that men may be purchasing o...
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