"Embroyinc" Alternatives?
My first post in a long, long time.
How about that.
Well, I think that all the folks who think that "Embryonic Stem Cell Research" is the saving grace of humanity shoud read this --
Pitt scientists hope to take sting out of stem cell fight.
Yeah, I think that they should read that. For sure.
The claim is that embryonic stem cells are such a wonderful "farm" for health issues The problem is that they kill human life to save it.
But check that article out.
Freeport's Only True Rob
Circa 2000
"Freeports only REAL Athlete" Rob Pastora
Ht:
Wt:
What does being a REAL athlete mean to you? Does it mean getting recognition in the trade that you embark on? Does it mean to excel at backyard wrestling? Or does it mean to earn gold in REAL organized sports? For Rob Pastora, it would be the third choice. He has excelled at a sport that many feel isn't really a sport at all, Golf. However, Pastora swears behind the true skill that no KWF superstar has to go forward in the sport of golf. With one of the greatest voices and some of the best charisthma that this sport has ever seen, Rob Pastora will bring his cocky ways to the Knock Wrestling Federation. Never seeing the man in a backyard ring before, Pastora has a lot to prove in the KWF. Also, this will be the man that will be behind the microphone for most of the matches in the Knock Wrestling Federeration. Pastora has been ranting about his in ring and on microphone ability for years. Will he dominate the KWF like he has dominated the links?
I'm glad to have readers that care about reading my posts.
I Don't Blog Enough Anymore
You know, I was sitting her e and thinking tha tI don't lbog enough anymore. I mean, even with promptings from Robby P, I still dont' get on here and go off.
Originally, I wanted to make the best blog on the web. Then I wanted to make a blog for people that read about things that I like, namely God, wrestling, KWF stuff and videogames, and technology...and news.......and hyenas.
Where am I going with all of this? Oh yeah..I don't type fast enough. I'd like to take typing classes so that I can ream away 120 words per minute on the computer. Anyone out there that can type really, really fast? And wants to help me?
Sign In With NEW HOTMAIL SCREEN
BREAKING NEWS on BossMain!
There is a brand-new Hotmail Login Screen!
And as far as I know, this is BREAKING NEWS on Bossmain! As far as I know, we are the FIRST to cover this development!
Neat!
The Bible Game thumps on GBA, PS2 - Game Boy Advance News at GameSpot
You have to LOVE this type of unbiased, clean and respectful reporting.
The Bible Game thumps on GBA, PS2
Crave announces game show-style trivia game featuring questions about the Old and New Testaments.
Crave Entertainment today announced The Bible Game for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The game, which will be different for both systems, will be released this October.
PS2 gamers will be able to show who is omniscient in the ways of the teachings of the Bible by answering questions related to the good book in a game show format. Contestants will be quizzed on such stories as Jonah and the Whale, David and Goliath, and many more. A thorough knowledge of the work won't do alone; blessed be those who are also quick on the buzzer. The family-friendly game's multiplayer mode allows up to four to jump in on the fun.
On the GBA, gamers will play as either Billy or Jenny as they attempt to protect the "Armor of God." The action adventure trivia game takes characters across seven levels as they answer questions about the Old and New Testaments.
The Bible Game will sell for $19.99 on both systems.
And THAT, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the accepted, RESPECTFUL and WONDERFUL mentality of most
writers in the video game industry. I say writers because there is a big contingent of gamers that actually, you know, trust that "thumper" Jesus Christ.
It reminds me of folks who follow that type of mentality and seriously hold onto the theology of Star Wars than investigate the truth.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Harvesting babies is hard work. I'll get back to my weekly making fun of Huth and meandering soon enough. Don't you worry.
By the way, does this site look okay in Internet Explorer for you?
NCAA: "Computer Science Is Not Acceptable For Credit"
Woah, look at this. This article at WebProNews caught my eye, and I want to see what you think about it.
Apparently, the NCAA is not accepting Computer Science credits...well...for credit. What in the WORLD is up with that?
I'm JAKKED
I'm JAKKED.
"Why are you JAKKED?"
Because I'm finally learning this whole OOP (Ob ject Oriented Programming) thing, and more specifically, I'm learning Java.
"Why is this something to get JAKKED about?"
Because Java seems to be the number one programming language in the world today, with constant updates and overhauls and additions. Not to mention that you can do oodles and oodles of different things with it.
I think part of the reason that I'm excited is because this thing is so hot, and I'm finally starting to understand some of the reasons as to why OOP is such a big deal, and how nifty arranging your code and your programs to do different things really is.
But I'm still JAKKED.
(Anyone who knows what that spelling of the word "jacked" really is/means gets something as a prize.)
2 Days Later...
What the Dave?
April Showers...Snow Showers
Yep, snow in April. Gotta neat it up.
Garbage. Absolute garbage.
Terri Schindler (Schiavo), dead at the age of 41.
Finally, a Good Point
Well, Jebby, you got it right there.
If you think about it, it was a wonderful thought and wonderful bit of wisdom; if the court was going to say that the already-upheld decision regarding Terri's wishes to be taken off life support is valid and applicable in this case, then, sure, do the logical thing:
Challenge whether she's in the state or not.
Kudos, kudos. That's great law right there, baby.
Honestly, it makes total sense, and it's one of the last avenues to go before nothing (legally) can be done, sans the Court de Supreme. If her wishes were that she didn't want to live as a "vegetable", ask the question; "Is she a vegetable in the first place?"
Again, I say, kudos...
Kudos.
"I just didn't want to be in the room then."
Taken from CNN.com: Transcript of interview with Michael Schiavo.
LARRY KING, HOST: We're back. And we understand that Michael Schiavo is available. So, we're going to thank Sara Dorsey, Susan Candiotti, Ed Smart, Brenda Van Dam and Mark Klaas on this tragedy today in Florida, and learning of it in Georgia. We thank them for being with us. And for their outstanding coverage. And I'm sure next week, we'll be doing more on this topic.
Right now to Dunedin, Florida. Michael Schiavo is there. He is Terri Schiavo's husband. Also with him is George Felos, the attorney for Michael Schiavo.
Fifteen years ago, of course you know the story, Terri Schiavo collapsed when her heart temporarily stopped beating and oxygen cut off resulted in Terri suffering severe brain damage. She is now 41- years-old being cared for in a Florida hospice, kept alive by a feeding tube. That tube was removed today. You were not there, Michael?
MICHAEL SCHIAVO, TERRI SCHIAVO'S HUSBAND: No, I wasn't, Larry.
KING: Any reason?
M. SCHIAVO: I just didn't want to be in the room then.
BlogsforTerri
Folks, you might want to take a look at this, and see how true this whole Terri Schivo thing really is.
I have no idea what her husband is thinking. I'm sure that if any one of us were in that situation (whatever it is) then we might be tempted in the same way.
And yes, he is committing adultery, which he feels guilty about enough to deny.
IT'S ABOUT TIME
Well, well, well...
About 4 weeks ago, the theme about this blog cenered around the main you see to the right. And, now, 'lo and behold, he's been found.
I emailed Malindra Fernando last week after stumbling upon his email address after a long, arduous google search.
And I found it. I did. I found it.
And so we exchanged some emails, and got caught up. And I'm glad to say that he may visit this blog.
And he's the only Sri Lankan I know that has a spanish last name.
Good to hear from him. Good to hear from him.
And now, will someone with sense in the advertising industry use this man as a model? He is the most photogenic person that I've ever seen. C'mon folks, get on the bandwagon and GIVE THIS MAN SOME EXTRA INCOME!
Shower Time
In case you didn't know, today is Wif's and Baby's shower. Interesting stuff, eh?
It's strange. Eight months goes by pretty darn quickly. I mean, real quick. And that bundle of flesh, bones and soul is about to make his way out of the tube.
I really, really hope that my life can show my son things that are true. I want him to be happy, but moreso, I want him to be joyful. I want him to have hope and happiness no matter what the situation. I want him to know why he was created, and who created him. I want him to be able to walk the streets and know that each step that he takes is a gift. I want him to be able to look at a flower and appreciate it for it's beauty, but the reason that it's here: as a channel of enjoyment of the world around him.
I want my son to love me, and not to see my faults. I want him to know, to experience the fact that every single experience that he is going to go through is there for a reason.
Man...it can't get much better than that.
I want him to know that he is loved, and that he has a sanctuary anytime he should want it, no matter if my wife and I are alive or not. I want him to be confident in that hope. I want him to stand upon rock, not sand. And because of that, be able to stand firm and not get wisked away.
Yes, I want him to be whole. He is loved. May he be loved always, through all, and in action.
MSN - News - Ex-Korn Guitarist Baptized in Jordan River
Yeah, that's right. And the media still says stuff in articles like this like "Former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was baptized Saturday in the Jordan River, just weeks after quitting his band, drug habits and rock-and-roll lifestyle for religion." Yeah, religion. That got people somewhere. Religion got thousands of people killed on 9/11, too.
Only Jesus is relationship.
Junior Hoss (Or Whatever The Gift That He Is)
My son is also kicking aroudn quite a bit these days, but he's slowing down, now that he's getting bigger and bigger. that's good though, and we're awaiting his arrival. It's actually quite amazing hos he's grown, and it's going to be something when he actually comes out. I hope that I can love him in action always, because that's what love is, ya hear?
Blogbossmania
Well, I got up and changed my socks and my blogspot style this morning.
Enjoy. Frequent posters are acknowledged. Try to see where YOU are.
New Blog
Well, it might be time for a new blog. And a .com address.
The Sunbird Project - Standalone Calendar
Does anyone out there use Outlook for their dates and their appointments? If you do, or if you were looking at doing so, you might want to check out The Sunbird, by the Mozilla Foundation.
It seems as if they're going to try to do open source on project and date planning now. In fact, I knew that this was in the pike for a little while, but it should be interesting to see how it actually works and if it actually works. Hopefully, I'll let ya know.
I'm still alive.
Yeah, I know, the layout of the new blog isn't hoss, but we'll work on that when I have enough time and resources to do it allllll right.
Quotes and Parens
Finally.
Finally.
FIIIINALLY...
I know where the puncutation goes in relation to both quotes and parenthesees.
How about those "apples?"
Or, other fruits. (Please, don't tell me about fruits.)
I'm a win win (don't think that I'm that dumb) winner.
I just demonstrated my new shakadilic ability.
By the way, am I wrong on any of those???
I know, I know, I know...I don't like the new layout either. But it's something different, and I don't really feel like playing around with it anymore.
Do you happen to like the new layout?
Yes...
Praise Jesus Christ himself... (seriously)
I'm finally getting Java, little by little.
Actually, more of the problems that I was having were stemming with working with NetBeans and the JDK, which is actually now known by some weird, long array of letters.
Ch-ch-ch changes
It's been said that I change this blog more often than I change my socks. This, sadly, may be true.
Actually, that hasn't been said, and it's not true. I like fresh socks.
The template that I was using wasn't really jiving with Internet Explorer. I actually use Firefox, so that's why many of you may have been asking "why is he using a screwed up page?" That's why.
The Time Has Come: Java
Well, I never thought it would happen, but the time has come:
I'm going to learn Java.
Seems pretty neat so far. I never got into the whole OOP (Object Oriented Programming) thing, but I'm going to now, whether I like it or not.
How_do_you_like_those_apples_?
For Robby P
Ah, yes...read it and weep.
For those of you who don't know, a man who is generally regarded as the funkiest speller of all wrote this.
If you knew him, you'd laugh. Hard.
COUNT DOWN TO HAVE A NICE DAY:SIX WEEKS AWAY
_______________________________________________________
HUTH ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT
HAVE A NICE DAY
MAY 27, 2000
_______________________________________________________
SPECIAL GUEST
NYSNC AND BRITTNEY SPEARS
SPECIAL RINGSIDE ANNOUNCERS THE ONLY FREEPORT ATHLETE
ROB AND HBK SHAWN.
_______________________________________________________SPONSORED
BY WESTERMAN'S TRUE VALUE,CHEF BOYARDEE,
LOWES,BUSY BEAVER,WAL-MART,84 LUMBER,GIANT EAGLE AND
THE TOMAYKOS. MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FWF SUPER STARS
AND FWF FANS.
_______________________________________________________
******************FRIDAY'S
EDDITION********************
******************APRIL 14,
2000***********************
_______________________________________________________
******************A NEW
SCRIBER************************
THE FWF NEWSLETTER WOULD LIKE TO THANK IT LATEST
SCRIBER JEREMEY MCCORKLE. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO OUR MAILING LIST PLEASE
EMAIL US THE EMAIL ADDRESS.
_______________________________________________________
************THE DA LEADER OF THE WILSON
PAC************
FWF SIGN YET MORE TALENT TO CONTRACT BEFORE HAVE A
NICE DAY. SOME ARE SAYING ALL THESE SIGNING ARE
COMING FROM THE NEWS OF THE NEW CREATIVE TEAM. THIS
TIME THE SUPER STAR IS THE LEADER OF THE WILSON PAC,
THAT RIGHTS, NONE OTHER THAN FREEPORT 'S OWN WEYLIN
BOLTE. HE IS FORM THE WILSON PAC, WHICH INCLUDES SOME
OF THE VETERAN'S IT THE FWF. CLINT THE "ROADDOGG"
EDWARDS AND RUSS "NEWMAN" ASAY. SHOULD BE INTERESTING
TO SEE WHAT DIRECTION THIS GROUP GOES IN THE FWF.
_______________________________________________________
**********THE REAL NINTH WONDER OF THE
WORLD***********
THE NEWLY SIGN LINSEY WESTERNMAN IS NOW BEING CALLED
THE NINTH WONDER OF THE WORLD, FOR MANY REASON. ONE
BIENG HER PHYSIQUE. THIS GIRL CAN OPEN SOME SERIOUS
CANS OF WHOOP *** NOT ONLY ON THE WOMEN DIVISION, BUT
ALSO ON THE MEN IN THE FWF. LETS NOT FOR GET SHE WAS
VOTED FREEPORT'S STUDENT BODY FOR THIS REASON. THERE
IS NO WAY BUT UP FOR THIS GREAT SUPER STAR NAME LINSEY
"THE 9TH WONDER OF THE WORLD" WESTERMAN
_______________________________________________________
********************THE
VIXEN**************************
THE OTHER RECENTLY FEMALE IN THE FWF THAT CAN LAY THE
SMACK DOWN IN THE WOMEN'S DIVISION IS RICHELLE. THIS
GIRL DID IT ALL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW SHE IS SET TO
DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN IN THE FWF WOMEN'S DIVISION.
SOME ARE SHE HER FIRST STEP WILL BE WINNING THE
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FROM HER BOYFRIEND, THAT WON THE
CHAMPIONSHIP ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO IN A HOUSE SHOW.
THE RUMORS ARE THAT RICHELLE "THE VIXEN" WILL EASY WIN
THE WOMEN'S BELT IF THIS MATCH DOES TAKE PLACE.
_______________________________________________________
******************THE GAME CONTINUES
?*****************
FINALLY JUSTIN HUTH MAKES IN KNOWN WHAT DIRECTION HE
IS HEADED AND THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. IF THE NEW
CREATIVE TEAM IS SMART THE WILL JUST MAKE MANKIND FOR
IT THE HARD CORE TITLE TO THE GAME, BECAUSE I AM GOING
TO MAKE SHORT WORK OF HIM AND I WOULD NOT WANT THE FWF
FANS TO BE BORED OF THE MATCH. IN SECOND THOUGHT I
DON'T CARE WHAT THE FANS THINK. MANKIND GO AHEAD AND
COME TO HAVE AND DAY AND I WILL TAKE YOU OUT OF THE
FWF JUST AS FAST AS YOU CAME IN, BECAUSE I AM THE ****
GOOD.
_______________________________________________________
NEXT ISSUE
1.) THE SUPER STAR CALLED LIZ
2.) THE SUPER STAR CALLED AMANDA
3.) MORE OWN THE CREATIVE TEAM
4.) FINALLY THE OFFICIAL HAVE A DAY CARD
_______________________________________________________
HUTH ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT
HAVE A NICE DAY
MAY 27, 2000
_______________________________________________________
SPECIAL GUEST
NYSNC AND BRITTNEY SPEARS
SPECIAL RINGSIDE ANNOUNCERS THE ONLY FREEPORT ATHLETE
ROB AND HBK SHAWN.
_______________________________________________________SPONSORED
BY WESTERMAN'S TRUE VALUE,CHEF BOYARDEE,
LOWES,BUSY BEAVER,WAL-MART,84 LUMBER,GIANT EAGLE AND
THE TOMAYKOS. MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FWF SUPER STARS
AND FWF FANS.
_______________________________________________________
COUNT DOWN TO HAVE A NICE DAY:SIX WEEKS AWAY
Indeed. Have A Nice Day.
You won't.
Hmmmm....
Good idea or bad idea?
Drop Tommy Maddox and pick up Drew Bledsoe as the Steelers' backup QB?
Looks like I'll be spending less time in doing blog entries in the next bit. More important stuff to do.
Ordered Chaos Theory...and Back to the Future
Talk about some strange thoughts. Actually, the term "strange thoughts" doesn't really apply to my brain. When the strange becomes the common, then the common is the strange. Yeah, that sounds right. And a lot catchier had it been worded the opposite way.
I strongly hold to what is commonly known as "chaos theory." For those of you who don't know, the theory states that things happen in a domino-like effect. For example, a butterfly flapping his wings in the Indian ocean can create a hurrican on the other side of the world, through a series of events. The whole idea should really be called "domino theory." I guess, for the secularities out there, chaos is the term that they would use because of the inherent inorder in everything, and the whole "jumble" that we call daily living.
However, "domino" is more appropriate because of the one controlling it; God. Although, the truth is that God doesn't have to use a butterfly to create that hurricane; he can do it any way that he wants. If he wants to use the butterfly, that's fine, but he can also do it thorough a ceiling fan if he wanted to. He doesn't even really have to be confined to our physical laws, either. Jesus rising from the dead is a case in point example...that surely wasn't an event under jurisdiction of the forces holding together this universe. So "chaos" isn't the real word to use, and there really doesn't have to be a singular starting point, either. God does what he does, and he has purpose behind everything.
But I digress. Think about Back to the Future for a moment.
Marty gets in the DeLorean and goes back to 1955, only to cross paths with his deal ol' Mom and Pop. And then honest "chaos" erupts, with his Mom developing a Florence Nightengale Syndrome and Marty discovering that his Dad is prone to acting cowardly on a momentary basis.
Combine the two scenarios ("'Chaos' Theory" and BTTF) in a storyline in a movie, and try to keep reality in view. What do you get? Absolutely nothing like what Zemeckis and Spielberg imagined.
In all truth, even Marty's first sound of entering into 1955 could have changed the world in infinite ways.
For instance, as soon as Marty arrives in 1955, the sound wave created by the DeLorean's entry could startle Old Man Peabody (now we're in the hardcore BTTF talk) into awaking a moment earlier that he would have if Marty didn't show up on the scene...or the time. That keeps him from getting his breakfast at the previous-history time. That breakfast then is eaten a little bit later, allowing for Old Man Peabody and Old Woman Peabody's conversation to last a few minutes later, upon his complaining about the cold eggs. From there, Old Man Peabody is NOT there at the time that he WOULD have wrecked into the businessman headed for Hill Valley courthouse. The businessman then arrives at the courthouse on time to succesfully defend his client (who previously would have been sentenced to death.) The defendant then goes on, via his alternate-timeline freedom to assassinate Richard Nixon, and the Americans blame it on the Soviets, and a nuclear war starts, and the world ends.
That, of course, is in make-believe, as Jesus Christ coming back would end the world in reality.
What's my point?
The answer is threefold...
1. Chaos theory isn't truly chaos, God is controlling everything.
2. Back to the Future is unrealistic.
3. I think weird.
Lookie at this carp
Look at this...it turns out that I can now give out 50 invites to GMail if I would want...
Anyone want GMail? Let me know.
My Talk Show
What would YOU want to see in a talk show that is hosted by me?
Seriously, I'm wondering what you would tune in to see.
Podcasting Gets Star Treatment in USA Today
Ding ding ding ding ding ding.
The more I read about it, and the more I learn of it, the more ways that I find that the Internet is fast becoming the way that the "elite" media is stricken down...at least to some type of percentage.
In Podcasting Gets Star Treatment in USA Today, an article by Steve Rubel at Web Pro News, it is revealed that USA Today is saying that technologies like PodCasting are going to take some of the power away...ahem, I mean impact...the media and technology industries.
Yes, folks...the time when you can have your very own "talk show" may be here.
Hmmm, gets me thinking...
Apple Rejects Sirius for iPod
Hmm, what in the world is up with this? Apple has apparently turned down Sirius, who wanted to put stuff on the IPod that allows folks to pick up live-broadcast signals.
Wonder why?
Abortion Truth
Any time I hear that isn't a life in the womb, I challenge people to take a look at pictures like this:
Yeah, that's a burned child after an abortion procedure. That's real, and that's plain incredible.
I don't have the choice to go down the street toasting people with a flamethrower, for choice-allies out there.
Uses For The Upcoming Cell Chip
Uses For The Upcoming Cell Chip. What the heck is the big deal about "Cell" technology? Does anyone know?
Goodbye Mapquest
Uh oh, check out thi post by Jeremy D. Zawodny that talks about a new (?) service by Google named "Google Maps."
Wow. What area of information delivery aren't they going to go into?
WebProNews - Inspiration Station
That's a pretty neat subtitle, don't you think? I think so.
Anyway, I get most of my news and inspiration from Web Pro News.com. If the title doesn't really tell you enough, you can get a lot of news about Internet technologies and business from the site, along with a slash of interesting business news.
However, I'm sure that you know that I'm more interested in the Internet stuff, though.
If you like tech, check it out.
In case you're wondering, the funky colors that have been used on the site have been primarily because I have wanted to divide the blog into "sections," something that I have wanted to do for a long time. However, having puke green/brown for sporting posts doesn't really make for good UI. This is something that I want to take into my personal site, if I ever get around to it someday....
Do you like puke green? Or do you like Darren Drozdof's work in the ring?
PHP awarded programming language of 2004 - SitePoint PHP Blog
How about this? PHP was awarded the programming language of 2004.
I started working with it in the same year, ya know...
Maybe that makes me programmer of the year.
That's great marketing. But it's false. So it's not.
Un-Royal Prediction
My prediction:
Pats 27-10
YOSH!
Exploring the World of Photoblogs
Steve Rubel brought to light an emerging type of blog...photoblogs.
Photoblogs are just what they sound like...blogs that are made up are photos. People like pictures, and people are very apt to go on sites to see short snippets of information as opposed to reading a ton of it with no visual cues. There is some pretty darn neat information in photos.
Check out this blog, which shows the beauty of God's creation...
BlogBinders.com (Turn your blog into reality.)
Jorb, Security
Well, I got offered my first job in a while today...it is a position as a computer hardware, network and web designer. How about that, that's pretty neat. It's been a long time in coming, but God does proivde. And it's up to him, ya hear?
Anyway, I might reveal more about the position later. We shall see. The only question that I have is "How much information should I reveal about my personal life on this blog?"
What do you think? I'm interested to hear this response. How much should ya'll hear about me and my posse?
I know that people have blogs, photo blogs, and maybe even video blogs, but can it really be a hit to one's private life? I mean, in relation to keeping one's and one's family's security.
I thank the participation by people, by the way. I encourage stuff like that on this blog. Thanks again.
Applegate
Well, I caved in and bought some Diet Pepsi today.
Was it for the taste? Was it for less calories, more taste? Was it for that wonderful Pepsi "pep"? Nah...
It was for the free
ITunes download.
Only this time, I didn't get the download, because of
THE CLERK TAKING MY CAP BEFORE I LEFT THE STORE.
I don't know if he took it for his use later on, or if it was really
Wal-Mart's company policy to take the caps of the Pepsi bottles that customers buy, but I got ripped off.
You see, I won an ITunes download by virtue of the print and download number underneath the cap on the bottle. But when I went to purchase it and walk out, the clerk informed me that they have to keep the caps.
Um, okay? What if I want a cap on my Pepsi that I'm taking? You know, so I don't spill it everywhere when I'm leaving with it.
Maybe he took it because I tilted the bottle to find out if a few bottles were winners, I don't know. He may have ripped me off, or they have some weird and nonsensical company policy.
Either way, the only reason I bought the Pepsi was destroyed.
I hate pop, by the way.
Advertising, American Values, and Baggy Pants
WPXI News ran a story that told of the new type of ads that are going to run on the Super Bowl this year. As you more than likely know, this is the first Super Bowl year that will be held after the Janet Jackson exposure incident.
It's understandable to assume that not all advertising professionals have the same type of motives in focus in their art. But the piece did have a view of at least one type of outlook that is held in the profession.
A marketer was quoted saying something along the lines of this:
"It's being done because of a want to see (making quote signs with hands) 'American Values...'"
Of course, the professional was doing it in a mocking way. She obviously knows more about what is good and healthy for the soul to view.
The type of attitude behind the woman's comments were reflective of a mentality into which advertisers can quickly fall; numbers, numbers, numbers...business, business, business.
That's a pretty shaking prospect of fact. You see, the mentality isn't that a person is at the receiving end of a message of communication; in this case, the communication of a product. Instead, it's much more mechanical and artificial; you're a number, I'm a number...America is comprised of numbers. Just as long as you lead to some sort of a purchase or a sale...you're just a number.
The disdain shown in that piece was very (un)enlightening. It gave you an interesting look at how "family values" can be filed in advertising; away in a box as another tactic.
Hm, come to think of it, "tactic" is the perfect term to encapsulate this type of advertising.
Be that as it may, WPXI rolled some of the ads that would air as part of the Super Bowl in this, the year of 2005. They are a stunning contrast from the type of message that has been sent in recent times and years.
The small bit of time in showing the ads made it clear that there will be a much more cartoonish, innocent type of advertising. In the few seconds I witnessed, I saw a
Mastercard commercial with a happy cartoon logo, and a
Fritos commercial featuring who else but
MC Hammer.
The ads, were pigeonholed as being "toned down." Toned down from what? Toned down from unnecessary, crass frontal nudity of the year previous? If you do admire the display for the sake of titilation, there wasn't even anything to regard in THAT aspect. It was just there, for whatever reason, accident or not.
But imagine the concept: Advertising with innocence. Think of the prospect: Using advertising with funny concepts that capture the imagination, stamp in the memory of watchers a product image, and still step away from lewd suggestedness. Oh, and they're fun to watch, too.
Some advertisers may not yet get it, and the temr "family values" may not really encapsulate the true brunt of the concepts that are held up, but some good things may happen this year, regardless of these possibilities.
I just can't wait to see McHammer dance again. Can't touch this.
