Truth in Advertising

I just love the TV ads these days for any prescription medicine. The disclaimers at the end regarding side effects sometimes go longer than the rest of the ad.

My favorite is for the sleep aid, Lunesta. One of the side effects mentioned is "drowsiness". Shit, I hope so.

Another Bad Commercial

I know, most commercials are bad, but this one caught my eye because of recent local events.

Verizon has a new TV commercial showing a young man "car surfing" atop an Indy Racing car as it goes zooming around the track and amongst racing traffic. It signifies fast speed and service with Verizon.

Obviously this is unrealistic, nor do I take is as such, but after two young people in Colorado have recently died from being thrown from the top of a car while "car surfing", it hits too close to reality.

I emailed their Corporate Responsibility group complaining about this ad and its irresponsible representation of this activity. We'll see if I get a response.

Surprise, Surprise

Was anyone surprised by the Michael Jackson verdict? Not me, I predicted just this. I think he's guilty of molesting more than one young boy, but the evidence was not sufficient in this case. I would love to see film of the testimony of the accuser's mother. She must be a piece of work from the stuff you hear. Hope she goes back to the hole she came from, just like Jackson.

Can we now STOP reporting on this every night in the news. It's over, leave it, move on to something more important, like the Runaway Bride. Geez Louise.