The Toronto Sun/QMI agency report that Coca-Cola has apologized for a bottle of Vitaminwater found in Edmonton with the words “You Retard” on the inside of the cap. How did this happen? “Retard” means “late” in French, and according to… Read More ›
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The Proof Is In The Pudding That You Can Score Big If You Read Pudding Container Fine Print!
TodayIFoundOut.com has a really interesting piece today about a man who accumulated over a million air miles by buying approximately $3,000 in pudding that featured an air miles promotion. All he had to do was mail bar codes from the… Read More ›
Maybe If You Drink Enough Of It, Beer Goggles Will Give Hello Kitty A Mouth!
Eatocracy reports that Hello Kitty fruit-flavored beer is now available in Taiwan and China! 3 More Products We Wouldn’t Want To See Featuring Childrens’ Characters 1. Wile E. Coyote Olive Garden Bottomless Bowls Of Salad And Breadsticks. Made of bottomless holes… Read More ›
Is It Time To Prematurely Blow Your Wad Of Money On Xmas Gifts?
Yesterday, we wrote about K-Mart reportedly setting a record for earliest-ever Christmas shopping advertising by running ads on September 9. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. “If I don’t act now, does that mean K-Mart stores will be… Read More ›
K-Mart Says Do Your Christmas Shopping Now! Gotcha! We Didn’t Say “Simon Says.”
It seems like just yesterday we were writing about Target pushing the holiday envelope by running Christmas ads in early October. It seems like yesterday, because we, like Target, aren’t so good with keeping track of time. Hello, Target, here… Read More ›
Kid Gets On News For Making Deodorant Do What Greeting Cards Do
CNN reports that an eleven-year-old inventor has used musical greeting card technology to make Old Spice deodorant play the themes to Rocky and Indiana Jones when the deodorant cap is removed. 3 Other Surprises We’d Like To See When Putting… Read More ›
This Would Never Happen If Deep-Fried Breaded Bread Was A Product
The New York Times reports that the people of France are eating less bread today than their predecessors, which is leading to the bread industry adjusting its marketing. From the article: “The average Frenchman these days eats only half a… Read More ›
Don’t Trust The Crickets!
The Telegraph reports that a study indicates that people who are “night owls” may be more likely to have the following evil character traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathic tendencies than earlier risers. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1…. Read More ›
Colonel Not Invited To Latest KFC Party?
CNBC/NBC report that KFC is not using an image of the iconic Colonel Sanders in its latest concept KFC Eleven. The article even suggests that this may push the Colonel image closer to retirement. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story… Read More ›
You’re Still Gonna Like The Way You Look, Even Though The Men’s Wearhouse Founder Has Been Fired, You Vain Narcissists!
Yahoo Finance reports that the Men’s Wearhouse has fired its founder and pitchman, George Zimmer, who you may have seen in ads on TV proclaiming “You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.” 3 Worse Possible Guarantees… Read More ›
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