[lit-ideas] Re: Secretly ...
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:37:47 -0500
Christmas and New Year's were on Sunday. Garbage Day is on Thursday. This is
the first time they needed a whole extra day, so something was different this
year. More junk to throw out is a fair guess. Waste Mangement is the biggest
in the world, or that's what I read somewhere. Garbage is, believe it or, real
big business. And good thing, too, or we'd all be in trouble.
How do you know Baby Boomers wish they had done whatever it is they wish they
had done? Which Baby Boomers, and which Gen X' Y-ers? All of them? Some of
them? It seems to me Baby Boomers did their share of clever advertising and
other things. Generalizations are always ... self serving? Let's try this
generation: "young" people all think the world began the day they were born.
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In a message dated 1/7/2006 7:39:02 A.M. Central Standard Time,
aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I noticed that our garbage pickup company was very slow in picking up the
garbage on our street this post-holiday season. They actually came the next
day. This is the first year it happened.
HI,
In our area, they get a day off like most everyone else--whether it be Memorial
Day or Presidents Day. Thus, they always pick it up the day after they normally
do. It's been going on for years, here. Perhaps your area finally decided to
give the folks who work for them a day off during the same time that the rest
of their families were out of school/not working? (Maybe even paid them for
it...maybe, but who knows.) Granted, they end up having to work a bit
harder/longer the following week to make up for it, but maybe they think that
family time is worth it. It is not a job that I would want to do on a regular
basis and once you are aware, it's okay. I'm surprised that they didn't send
you a notice or put it in the newspaper (they do that here in regards to what
services of all sorts will be open/closed/delayed because of any
holiday-including the library)
The cute names on Secret was interesting. I wonder which age group they are
marketing it to...Was reading the other day about the Vitamin-Water which has
very cutesy packaging is actually being marketed to Gen Y. That age group is
very aware and desire 'cute with a sense of humor that does not hurt anyone' --
they are not fooled by it, but appreciate the extra effort to make a product
interesting and 'fun'. Gen X types are having to work hard on this--cutesy
humor is not (generally) something that comes naturally to them--though they
also appreciate it once it's done. The Baby Boomers however, are [mostly]
amused--and wonder why they didn't ever think of doing something like that....
Here is what some of them say:
. VitaminWater's Lemonade has scattered around the bottle:
"for best results, stick in the fridge"
"the inside is natural. the outside is plastic."
"remember 'the jetsons'? all they had to do was push a button to get dressed,
microwave a pill to get a three course meal and throw astro on that treadmill
thingy to walk him. talk about the good life.
well, we created this all-in-one product containing more of the nutrients you
need, from a to zinc. think of it as a drinkable swiss army knife. ok, so we
didn't invent the flying car or legless robot maids, but come on...like that's
ever going to happen."
vitamins + water = all you need
or, how about their power-C dragonfruit (c + taurine) (it's a play with the
Gen Y values--since most of them are very concerned about animals/environment)
"despite having the word 'dragon' in its name, no actual dragons were harmed in
the making of this product. however, with 250% of the RDI of vitamin C inside,
the fruit wasn't so lucky. with that said, we'd also like to inform some of you
that dragons are imaginary, that means they don't exist. so, will you please
please please stop sending us nasty letters. thank you.
one sip, swig or gulp may result in boycott of other beverages.
enjoy cold. refrigerate responsibly.
Or, how about this one (makes me think of your Secret's names):
revive
fruit punch (b + potassium)
for best results, mix with individuals showing signs of sluggishness and
laziness.
warning: if severe procrastination occurs, buy a whole case.
active ingredients: see contents on label.
inactive ingredients: see contents on your couch.
I always find learning which movies people watch intriguing as well as their
reactions to them. We watched Island last night. It reminded me of the first
Pokeman movie as well as the quick-read novel by John Darnton "The Experiment"
who I got to hear once at a bio-ethics workshop. Same sorts of questions about
clones. It's interesting, too, since KC has a couple of huge bio-medical
research institutes right now (who are pushing for it to be on the ballot about
doing stem cell and other research to counter what has been proposed in the
state legislature. They are trying really hard to say that there will not ever
be 'cloning' of people...but their facilities are so secretive ... I always
wonder who monitors what they are doing.
Best,
Marlena
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