Pop Quiz

6:17 pm advertising, hilarity 2 Comments

What is this an ad for?

Click to find out. And laugh.

California Celebrates Naked Commercialism

11:29 am advertising, queerliness No Comments

In my inbox this morning, on the morning of the first gay marriages in California, I found the following item from Chemistry.com, a spinoff of Match.com:


Yes, that’s right. Chemistry has decided that the best way to market themselves to their generally liberal and potentially queer audience is to nakedly commercialize one of the most important court rulings in decades.

I can’t even imagine that marketing meeting: “Now that gays can get married, there’s clearly going to be a stampede to meet soulmates through the magic of the internet. We should take advantage!”

Fun With Unfortunate Advertising

10:48 pm advertising, hilarity, television No Comments

Cashmere Mafia on ABC….Brought to you by Valtrex!”

No better marquee sponsor for a thinly disguised remake of Sex and the City than a herpes medication.

That single line by the announcer made me laugh a lot harder than anything on the actual show.