±12      Commercials - the truth?
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±12by Dolphin

±11Have  you  noticed  all  those damned
commercials   on   TV  lately?   They
appear  to  be somewhat innocent, but
let's  take  a  better  look  at some
examples...

±13               Catfood

±11Image:   The  producer or company who
produces   this  food  wants  you  to
believe  that  the  cat  will  choose
their  food  before  any other.  They
use  tricks  like  these:   A cat run
away   from   home,  but  it  returns
because  they  open  a  can  of  e.g.
Whiskas (Tm).

Truth:   The  cat can be starved to a
point  where  any  food will be eaten
immediately.   Cats  would  of course
choose  a  fish or a piece of meat in
its natural form instead.

Result:  People buy expensive catfood
because  they fall in the advertisers
trap.   A  bad smell of can-food will
quickly  be discovered in homes where
these   are   used.

±13          Beauty Refinement

±11Image:    Here   we   have  different
aricles         like         shampoo,
moisturize-cream and deodorants.  The
best  example  we  have  here  is the
deodorant  entitled  "Axe".  "Axe" is
presented  like  this:   a  beautiful
woman  loses  her scarf and a man who
has  been  using  "Axe"  picks it up.
When  he  stands  up  she  smells his
deodore.   She  seems  to like it and
loses her scarf again(!)

Truth:   This  deodorant stinks!  The
reason why they advertise so often is
of  course,  because  nobody buys it.
If  you  fail  to  learn about how it
stinks    or   by   mistake   buy   a
stick/spray you will quickly discover
that this deodorant smells worse than
your body- perspiration.

Result:  If you pick up a date or try
to  ask someone to dance etc., you'll
find yourself rejected (almost) every
time!   Try  to avoid this product at
all  costs.  Or else you will wake up
and  discover  that your friends have
vanished...

±13           Washing Powder

±11Image:  The washing powder advertised
is  always  "the  best".   If you use
another  brand your clothes or dinner
service  will be destroyed.  The best
examples I can think of are "Sun" and
"Omo Colour".

Truth:   Your  clothes will get clean
with most washing-powders, so there's
no  despair!   Instead  of buying the
package  with most colour/design, you
should   pick   the  ones  who  don't
include   dangerous   and   polluting
substitutes and those who are cheap.

Result:   If  you  DO  buy  expensive
trademarks   like  mentioned  earlier
you'll  help  financing those fucking
boring  advertisments.   Your clothes
will  get  clean,  but at a price not
comparable to other powders.

±13             Automobiles

±11Image:    Every   car  advertised  is
perfect,  or  is  presented  in a way
that  makes  you  think  so.  A crazy
example  of  this is the car "Renault
Clio".   They  actually  wants you to
beleive   that  this  car  is  larger
inside compared to the outside of the
car!  Although I'm NOT a philosopher,
I'm   pretty   sure   that   this  is
impossible!!!

Truth:   Many  factories  have  great
difficulties in selling cars.  That's
why  they advertise so often.  If you
are looking for a car, try to visit a
shop  instead  of  being  tricked  by
those commercials.  Then you can find
the  car  that  suites  you  personal
needs  best.  (Like space for you and
your girlie!)

Result:  If you neclect the truth you
might  buy an automobile not suitable
at all.  If you have a family and buy
a  Porche  to travel in next holiday,
you've screwed up!  This is of course
also the case if you buy a Volkswagen
Mini-Bus for you and your girlfriend.
(Eh,   maybe   it   could   be  quite
practical after all!)

±12If  you're  as  fed  up  with  boring
commercials  as  I  am, why don't you
make    yourself   some   snacks   or
something in the next break?  Or turn
that bloody TV off!ç