I was not certain how to lable this, just an essay on general life topic. There should be a category for "nonsense" I guess.
For breakfast this morning I chose Raisin Bran Crunch cereal. A lesson can be learned from that cereal. There is truth in that box. The name and the image on the label describe exactly what you get when you open the box and pour out its contents; raisins, bran, and crunchy morsels of – whatever they are.
I didn’t choose Captain Crunch; there is no Captain and the crunch is only while the cereal is dry. I didn’t choose Cheerios because, while there is thousands of little cereal “O’s” in the box, its not enough to cheer about. I didn’t choose Count Chocula, Special K, Apple Jacks or Life because none of those things are contained in those boxes.
We are a visual society; we do not buy products we buy images – regardless of their true content. Whatever the product – cars, clothing, dish soap, bread – we buy what looks good before we buy what is good. We choose the “new and shiny” before we even recognize the “old reliable”. Rather than the glossy images that the add companies sell we should pay more attention to true content, in the products we buy and in the people we are.
From now on, to be true to my content, I will be “Fat, old, stressed out guy”. That’s pretty much what you get when you open me up and pour me out.
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Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3351 comments posted) 11th February 2007 |
I think it was Jack Nicholson in "A few good men"who famuously said "You can't handle the truth" which is true for most of us. And if they put the truth on packets we'd probably end up eating the cartons instead. Marks and Spencer once used an ordinarily sized woman on TV to advertise their clothes instead of the usual anorexic stick insect and it wasn't a success --so we buy apsiratonally not realistically
good post
J [middle aged-permanently dieting- housewife] |
Written by Marybarry (237 comments posted) 11th February 2007 |
I suffer from chronic self deception.
This is an incurable disease.
Just because I'm slim, beautiful, intelligent and have managed to stay young looking for soooo looong
doesn't mean I am arrogant.
No indeed, I still greet unfortunate people like you and Bottleblond. I just don't do it in public. marybarry  |
Written by Marybarry (237 comments posted) 11th February 2007 |
Forgot to say I find your piece very good. mb  |
Written by Phil (6713 comments posted) 11th February 2007 |
From one fat, aging, stressed out guy to another, thanks for the read. Made me hungrey too.
Phil. |
Written by Phil (6713 comments posted) 11th February 2007 |
| Duh! Sp: hungry. |
Written by Witzl (1585 comments posted) 11th February 2007 |
You forgot Grape Nuts! Nothing of the grape about them, and not a nut in sight. Am I wrong?
Me, I eat oats. Plain old oats. You can cook them, or chew them pretty much as you would a cud, but oats are as wholesome and unpretentious as you can get. And when I want to get exotic, I add wheat germ. It's not my fault: I'm from California.
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Written by Karenhoffen (37 comments posted) 10th January 2008 |
| An amusing rant! I've heard something similar before from a comedian but you still made me giggle at the end. |
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