Category Archives: going critical

An example of poor product placement.

Is it just me or does it look like the Feline Greenies kitty is barfing?

No brand confusion here.

Bonus points for unnecessary/ironic quotation marks.

One of snack food’s greatest mysteries.

How the hell do I tell if this is a right Twix or a left Twix?

Reason #9,271 why brands love and hate social media.

This image awaits you when you check in at Bismarck, ND’s KFC on Foursquare.

What better way to show your mom how much she means to you…

…than by taking her to Hooters on Mother’s Day! Wait, what!?

FedEx nominated into the Department of Redundancy Department’s Hall of Fame

Federal Express Express — When it absolutely, positively has to be there redundantly.™

You know it’s hard out here for a scavenger.

Gary and Greg found it hard to hide their disappointment after realizing their pizza score was Little Caesars.

Although great strides have been made, North Dakotans still aren’t very good at graffiti.

The best brands aren’t afraid to wink at you.

Little touches can have a big impact.

Photo is of the spiffy back flap of a Mezzetta envelope sent to me after an email correspondence regarding their discontinued Olives in Habanero Hot Sauce — a jar of fiery and unfathomable deliciousness that I hope and pray they will one day dis-discontinue.

I’m currently going through a case of shingles* and Mezzetta made me smile. Not a small feat.

*the medical condition, not the roofing material

John Cleese on Businessmen (subjectwise)

For one reason or other, my younger self saw fit to clip out this John Cleese photo and quote 20 or so years ago.

I found it again this weekend while going through some old boxes of mine. Sharing commenced.