The City That Breeds » Entries tagged with "stupid"
Dumb ads throughout history – Volume 1
Advertising, as necessary and powerful as it might seem to our economy, has almost always been incredibly stupid, bothersome, and at its worst somewhat deadly – debatable I know, but shut the hell up and enjoy these ridiculous ads I have sitting on my desktop. I have literally thousands of these. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Consumerism, Schadenfreude
I just hate Uggs
Or rather, I just continue to hate Uggs. A few days ago I read this little blurb from CNN Money regarding Black Friday sales in the face of our settling financial depression: But one apparel item has snuck its way in – Uggs boots made by Deckers Outdoor Group (DECK). It’s turning into the closest “must have” fashion item this year and is in the top five of products being shopped. Somehow, some way, females (and some males, I’m sure) by the thousands are still convinced that Uggs are, in fact, attractive. Comfortable? Sure, maybe probably, but much like the seemingly winter version of Crox, the populace at large seems to have convinced itself that they should wear anything that looks ridiculous as long as it is comfortable, probably because they will … Read entire article »
Filed under: Consumerism, WTF
The Wonderful World of Carbon Offsets
So I’m browsing through my bank’s reward-related website so I can cash in my accumulated 15,000 or so bonus points that I’ve hoarded over the past four years or so, in an effort to maybe get something of value. And big shocker, the only thing worth trading those points in for is cold, hard cash at a conversion of $0.008 per dollar spent using the card (not including bonus points or whatever). None of this matters, what DOES matter is the fact that I happened upon something that you can apparently trade in your bonus points for, something I had heard of but thought was strictly related to lifestyle choices: Carbon Offsets. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Consumerism, WTF
Pratt Street – A NEW VISION OF TOMORROW-OH-OH-OH-OH
So the contest to craft a VISION OF THE FUTURE OF DOWTOWN BALTIMORE FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM, first published in the BDC’s Spring 2007 newsletter, has seemingly come to a close because in an EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE PRINTED ONLY IN THE BALTIMORE SUN AND NO WHERE ELSE, we see some fancy illustrations and details as to what the plans hold for the future of the center of this fair city. My suggestion is that if you live in or around the area surrounding the Inner Harbor, specifically south of it and inbetween MLK Jr. Blvd. and/or Key Highway, you should take a long, hard look at the article and its developmental details. … Read entire article »
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