Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for October 22, 2022

First we had Tivo and now Adblock, life is wonderful

Whaaaat? Bad Bear? WHOA WHOA WHOA! What is you trying to do demonise poor innocent bears by portraying them in extremely negative shades? This is outright outrageous me says! Stop bearophobia and bear hate now!

Chocolate frosted sugar bombs, courtesy of Bill Watterson.

Back in the 80s when I was in journalism school, we were required to take a class in advertising. I felt sleazy every time I left the class. Our professor had been a commercial writer for Procter & Gamble, and he taught us with almost evangelical fervor, but it always felt manipulative and dishonest. Years later, I preached a sermon comparing the outline of virtually any commercial to the outline of the Garden of Eden/Serpent/Forbidden Fruit story. The serpent and the ads have the same playbook.

John Harvey Kellogg was an American medical doctor, nutritionist, inventor, health activist, eugenicist, and businessman. He was the director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. Good digestion helps with good mental health; thus Kellogg’s Raison Brand beginnings.

Roy’s rant hit the nail right on the head.

What is a commercial? I DVR thru everything.

I’ll pass on this feature.

Evil. When I was a kid I talked back to the TV when they were on. My dad thought it was weird.

And sugar is a dirty word in advertising. Sugar Pop is now “Pop”. Sugar Smack is now Honey Smack. I loved when that one pop, Jolt, came out about 30 years ago with “twice the caffeine and all the sugar!”

We squirrels object to such stereotyping!