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Will a Wiimote blend? [I Heart Tech]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a new Will it Blend? video.  The shelf life on these brilliant little viral videos is closing in, but we can have one more before the fun is over.  Will a Wiimote blend?  You know damn well it will, in a Blendtec® blender.

9May2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Alien vs. Predator for the Atari Jaguar commercial [I Heart Games]

Ah, the Atari Jaguar… it was a damn good system, I don’t care what you say.  There were some outstanding games for it, Alien vs. Predator probably being the best of them.  At the time, it advertised that it was 64 bit when most everyone else was still on their Super Nintendo.  While not true […]

9May2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Salvador Dali was a great artist but also a commercial whore. Here’s the proof [Video]

For all the artistic greatness that Salvador Dali had in him, he also defined the artistic celebrity endorsement. Pay him a few bucks and he would have done a commercial for pretty much anything you want him too. At the time, many in the artistic community found his desire for attention whoredom a little sickening, but he was just ahead of his time.

7May2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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I has teh AIDS, plz hug me kthx [Pic]

You know what they say about HIV -Hugs Invited. If you see someone with AIDS, please give them a hug. After you cover yourself in latex so you DON’T GET THE AIDS!

6May2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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It’s the Mr. Belvedere no fun Fun Kit! Yaaaay! [I Heart TV]

From the bowels of the 80s birthday club era comes the Mr. Belvedere Fun Kit! Just for kids! Because nothing says fun like a crappy birthday card and a bunch of iron-ons of some old British butler.

3May2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued
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The Nissan Boobie Bounce Test [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

How well does a Nissan handle? Only the boobies know for sure.

29Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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McDonald’s slogans used around the world [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

Currently, McDonald’s is using “I’m lovin’ it” as its global slogan, but it’s pretty rare for a corporation of the size and scope of McDonald’s to use a single slogan all around the world.  The reason for this is that while “I’m lovin’ it” translates pretty well among a hundred languages, usually this isn’t the […]

27Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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We can always dream of a better, lesbian filled world [Pic]

In this clever ad for men’s magazine Che, a guy comes home to find his wife half-naked on the bed… then only to find she’s been sleeping with another hot woman. Dream away, dreamers.

25Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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I just can’t… stop… watching… this commercial [Dept of Advertising Nonsense]

Yes, it is a fact that with pectoral exercise women can increase their bust size by a little bit.  I used to date a girl who went from a B to a C just by going to the gym.  However, you don’t care about the science, you just want to watch the jubblies. And […]

21Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Microsoft internal Vista sales video is as painful as it gets [I Heart Tech]

This video is pure embarrassment. It’s embarrassing to watch and I’m embarrassed for everyone involved. It’s got a really bad Bruce Springsteen impersonator crooning to overly exicted Microsoft salespeople about how to sell the fantastic features in Vista. And it’s really, really, really bad.

17Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Retro future shorts Wednesday: Out of this World [I Heart Movies]

In this short promotional film made by Frigidaire for the 1964 World’s Fair, a woman gets on an amusement park ride to learn all about the world of tomorrow.  Apparently bored shitless by the idea of living on the bottom of the ocean, Frigidaire hits her up with the only kind of future women care […]

2Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Free Lane Bryant catalog for chubbies [Pic]

It was a different time– when “chubby” was an acceptable term to use towards one’s target audience.  On the other hand, it reminds me of this great idea me and Delsyd once had of opening up a Lane Bryant with a donut shop in the back to make sure you keep your best customers.

1Apr2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Awesome print advertising from the 1950s - 1970s [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

I’m a bit of a sucker for vintage advertising so I was thrilled to find this Flickr set of print advertising from the 1950s to 1970s. It covers a wide range of products, from clothes to cars to kitchenware to computers, but it gives a good sense of what was in and what was on the cutting edge of advertising over that 20 years.

31Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued
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Pet monkeys for under $20 and other bargains from the 1960s [Pics]

What could you buy for $18.95 in the 1960s?  How about a pet capuchin monkey?  How about some X-ray specs to go with that pet monkey?  How about a list of lonely women?  Maybe if you mail these in this crap might still be available.  You never know… it’s worth the risk for a pet […]

24Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued
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Chester Cheetah is somehow creepier in 3D [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

In this new commercial from Chee-tos, Chester Cheetah is in 3D, using his dangerously cheesy powers of persuasion to try and pick up the chicks at a laundromat.  And somehow a 3D realistic Chester is a little more creepy than just a lanky 2D cartoon.

23Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Jack LaLanne’s secret to happiness [The More You Know]

Jack LaLanne, the Highlander of the health food infomercial, gives his advice for living longer and being happy– which involves exercise, eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and spontaneously bursting out into song.

23Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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You gonna get tentacle raped [JapanWTF]

Jesus Christ, even ads for anti-itch cream in Japan have implied tentacle rape. Really, Japan? Really?

22Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued
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Trippy Peter Max style 7-Up commercial from the 70s [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

In the 70s, the hippie movement went mainstream and lost most of its teeth as it became just the hot new way to sell products.  To wit, this trippy Peter Max style 7-Up commercial from the era.

17Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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“You’ve only got one beaver…” [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

Strange and funny Australian ad for tampons. Involving a beaver puppet. Beaver.

13Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 0 comments | Continued
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Street Fighter II action figures… Blanka’s gonna bonk ya! [Dept. of Advertising Nonsense]

Stroll down toy marketing hell memory lane with this retro commercial for GI Joe(?) Street Fighter II action figures.

11Mar2008 | cranberryzero | 1 comment | Continued
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