tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post3899067429576504058..comments2023-05-05T14:09:49.745+01:00Comments on From Oedipus to Samuel L. Jackson's Wallet: OnosmiaTheTelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-58348081804782252922008-09-22T23:31:00.000+01:002008-09-22T23:31:00.000+01:00I go with Gillette Cool Wave deoderant/rent/ront (...I go with Gillette Cool Wave deoderant/rent/ront (whichever it is) as firstly i still smell relatively nice after a days sweating (and sometimes even after extra sweating) and also it describes me nicely. I'm cool and I like to wave.<BR/><BR/>Also I'm a human because I can write kxjgwgi, meaning I'm stupid. A computer would see this and go "I'm not typing that, it makes no sense!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081411660511251908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-54373504278914766522008-09-22T19:55:00.000+01:002008-09-22T19:55:00.000+01:00I went back for another look today, and they also ...I went back for another look today, and they also have "Extra Protection", "Active" and the confusingly petrol-headed "V8".TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-47602446749961247002008-09-22T19:44:00.000+01:002008-09-22T19:44:00.000+01:00"Lynx Africa: now with added blood of orphaned chi..."Lynx Africa: now with added blood of orphaned child soldier. The special ingredient is the HIV virus!"Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-32542358280418458372008-09-21T22:26:00.000+01:002008-09-21T22:26:00.000+01:00As far as I can see, this is another example of th...As far as I can see, this is another example of the fascinating field of hyperreality: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperreality.<BR/><BR/>Essentially everything about the words used to describe the deodorant has been chosen to give you a specific idea about it. "Sport" will make people think it is more suitable for people who play sport, making it better; "Quantum" makes people think of science, and therefore think that more scientific research has gone into that particular version of the product, making it better. The same can be said of Lynx's different brands. The one that comes to mind is "Lynx Africa" - Lynx are telling you that that scent is associated with Africa, which in the Western world still conjures up images of lions and tigers and tribesmen hunting in the forest before anything else, making the man who is buying it feel more primal. I'm pretty sure Lynx Africa isn't meant to be the scent of political corruption or genocide or famine.<BR/><BR/>Essentially they are making you think something different about their range of products, something which in actual reality never existed in the first place. It's like the fact that many drinks manufacturers now have the "raspberry" flavour drink luminous blue. No raspberry, nor indeed any other fruit, has ever been luminous blue. But luminous blue is the colour of raspberries in hyperreality, especially if you use words such as "awesome" or "radical" to describe them. Once again, I doubt a raspberry in actual reality has ever inspired awe, nor has its views on an aspect of society placed it on the extreme margin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-80660442034385530812008-09-21T21:25:00.000+01:002008-09-21T21:25:00.000+01:00On the contrary, miniature blackholes in the armpi...On the contrary, miniature blackholes in the armpits are by definition good for picking up girls. Good for picking them up and sucking them out the universe and all existence.<BR/><BR/>And if you used Sure: extra sensitive and I'd assume you were a bit of a wuss and prone to having a good cry... Not that there's anything wrong with that.. :PHanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.com