Celebrating the Absurd

ab·surd (b-sûrd, -zûrd) adj. 1. Ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable. 2. Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense 3. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or value in human life or in the universe. N. The condition or state in which humans exist in a meaningless, irrational universe wherein people's lives have no purpose or meaning. [Latin absurdus, out of tune, absurd : ab-, intensive pref.; see ab-1 + surdus, deaf, muffled.]

Saturday, November 11, 2006

The Cat's Pyjamas

Was browsing through the flyers in this morning's newspaper...

I don't know what's worse...that people come up with these products, or that an audience -- and buying public -- exist.

Pet vests (and coats and boots, and...) I've seen -- but pyjamas?!?!

Then there are the advertising claims that ad execs think will work...I don't know if you can read the small print in the middle:

...but it says "Tested on 10 women in a wind-tunnel at -8, 1 hour."

Sounds like a movie title.

Silly people.

Lori

5 comments:

Anonymous2:27 PM
That poor little pooch's expression just cracks me up: "Just kill me now."
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Anonymous2:29 PM
That "tested in a wind tunnel"? It's even worse -- it actually says "in a win-tunnel". What's a win-tunnel?
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Lori12:33 AM
a 'win-tunnel'? I didn't even notice that...I was so wrapped up in the image of these 8 beauty queens in full makeup & teased hair, leaning into the wind, tottering on their stilettos...

More importantly, what's a lose-tunnel?
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Anonymous5:54 PM
That would be any place Kevin Federline's left his seed.
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Metro8:41 AM
I'm just wondering: Who's more aerodynamic--Mary-Kate Olsen or Queen Latifah?

Logically QL should get better airflow, she doesn't have all those sharp angles sticking out everywhere.

But there's something to be said for having a negligible wind resistance profile too.
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