PG:
: Yes?...well I don't want to see something which McRubbish has no intention of selling! Why do they not include an afterward message in all those commercials and pictures which might read: "What you see before you is a bold faced, outright lie!" Hmmm? do they fear the truth? All products should be showen as they really are. I disagree with misrepretation of anything.MB:
I don't know about that PG. Ain't nothing in this world that's perfect. And I've imagined or tried to what it would be like to walk in an adman's or salesman's shoes. Love em or hate em it's their job to accentuate the positive and gloss over the negative [Again this is not a perfect world.]. Take baked beans ads for instance. How would their sales be affected if they said on TV "Warning! Consuming this product may cause severe gas and embarassment in public." Getting back to the props, McDonald's and others want to accentuate the positive pleasurable experience of consuming their nuggets, fish, burgers, and fries, not the negative reality of mass production. With me, if it tastes right, then it's cool!
PG:
: Fuck the heat!...There is a wonderful invention called "Air conditioning."
MB:
Well I recently saw new blues sensation Johnny Lang on public TV's "Austin City Limits". He was sweating like a marathon runner under those stage lights. I think his axe was dripping with sweat too. I'm sure that place was wonderfully air conditioned by an industrial Carrier water circulation system, or something like it. But I don't think the world's best movie theater chill-your-balls-blue a/c system can compete with set lights. The King sweated profusely during his Vegas sets too. Thus, as Hugh Morris pointed out, the food props.
PG:
: You consider False advertising to be "bullshit nonsense"? Don't tell me that McRubbish is not guilty of Misleading it's customers with all those pretty,over sized pictures. I want my damm food pictured as it really is!...
MB:
Actually, McD's is a saint compared to other sponsors, take AOL for instance. If you experienced that ISP like I have [and many others], you'll know what big bullshitters they are. I'm on WorldNet now. They ain't perfect, but compared to Steve Case's disaster, they are a huge improvement.
PG:
: Sue???...why? If you find the bastard, chain him to a tree and torment the prick with a cattle prod...Or even worse, Force him to eat McRubbish crap!!
MB:
Nah! I'm a non-violent person, and it's possible he could have been an armed carjacker. "Bumping" is a common practice among jackers, and once you're out of the vehicle, you could be staring down a barrel. Furthermore, lots of people do like McDonald's food, believe it or not. I'm damn sure not gonna give him a reward!!!
PG:
: No. I will not get over it. I really do feel that everything which is for sale should be presented as it really is. If only everyone would stand up and say: "I want my burger excatly as it is pictured"!!!
MB:
But if it tastes good, what difference does it make? A QP with supersize fries fills me just fine most of the time. And if McD's where you're at is unreliable with the quality of their food, I'm sure there are much better burger joints where you can get what you want. Vote with your dollar!
Finally, advertising does play an important role in getting the message out about a product that could be of interest to the public. And the role of ads is to present the benefits. If you walked in the adman's shoes, would you really want to talk about the disadvantages, of which everything has those? How do you think Playboy is the world's number 1 men's entertainment mag? The centerfolds and other gals pictured in all their glory are airbrushed of all their bodily imperfections, such as pimples, freckles and moles. Also, how many people witnessed Jenny McCarthy's "confession" on an early Rosie O'Donnel episode? You'll know what I'm talking about if you saw it. How much do you really want disclaimers to say, PG? Calm down, relax. There really are more serious matters out there than a few dents in the truth, and gloss-overs in food ads. Vegitarians! Does the produce at your supermarket really look as great as on TV?
Mike.
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