Thursday, August 30, 2007

Maintain an effortless cool this summer

The headline reads "Maintain an effortless cool this summer." Under the caption is Yours Truly - The Erd-man peddling tee shirts by my cool, debonair manner. (eisenbrauns.com)



Apparently I have succumbed to selling myself for the sake of advertising hype and Capitalistic consumption: Trading my "cool" look for corporate profits. Friends, I am now a part of the marketing machine, which I have railed against on this very blog! Have I become merely another Abercrombie and Fitch representative? Selling my sensuality for corporate profit?!!?
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8 comments:

  1. That GirlThursday, August 30, 2007 11:05:00 AM

    Hello :) was just bloghopping by.

    am a fool, same as you! for the same reasons!!

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  2. jpsThursday, August 30, 2007 12:40:00 PM

    You didn't read the fine print in your contract? : )

    James

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  3. AndyFriday, August 31, 2007 8:02:00 AM

    Funny. You seemed pretty excited about it when I asked if I could use it. :-p

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  4. MelodyFriday, August 31, 2007 9:22:00 AM

    He's deeply conflicted, secretly he's always wanted to be a super model. Now that his dream has come true he's having an idenity crisis ;)

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  5. john doyleFriday, August 31, 2007 9:48:00 AM

    I can't wait till they come out with the cuneiform underpants.

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  6. Jonathan ErdmanFriday, August 31, 2007 10:15:00 AM

    I can't wait till they come out with the cuneiform underpants.


    Uh, please refrain from any mental pictures or images.

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  7. Beautifully ProfoundFriday, August 31, 2007 1:10:00 PM

    Cool is a matter of perception anyway.

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  8. Jonathan ErdmanWednesday, September 05, 2007 9:45:00 AM

    Update:

    Andy (see above) has changed the heading from "Maintain an Effortless Cool" (of which I approve) to "Be the Coolest Kid in School." Hhhhmmmm....the jury is still out on that one...

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