A few trivial observations on a 3 images (totally unrelated to their photographic qualities):
 Why start smoking when you can take the easy way out!
When you think about it, is it really that easier shoot yourself than becoming a chain smoker? Or is this a statement on the high prices of cigarettes in Iceland?
"Why start smoking when you can take the quick way out!â could appeal to a larger target audience.
This one brought me back to one of my brief encounters with the advertising world. This particular image would not have made it to print in the US and a few other countries because it could read:Be yourself, Be different, Preferably white!
The following image illustrates quite well the difficulties of conveying a graphic message worldwide and the use of symbols we think of as universal...
When you know that fortune cookies are only available in the U.S. and in a few neighboring countries, the message conveyed becomes deliciously ironic.
Tom, it was absolutely correct to add the mention âmade in the USAâ because this is the only place they are produced (most of them in Queens NY).
From a fortune cookie related web page:
The cookie's origin has long been a source of contention. The perfect end to a Chinese meal was most likely invented in San Francisco -- by a Japanese American. In 1914, Makoto Hagiwara introduced cookies bearing thank-you notes at his Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park and served them at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition, San Francisco's world's fair.
David Jung, founder of Los Angeles' Hong Kong Noodle Co., also claimed to have invented the cookies in 1918 as an encouraging treat for the post-World War I unemployed who gathered in the street. Chinese restaurant owners in both cities quickly saw an opportunity to attract white American customers who routinely expected desert after a meal, a concept alien to the Chinese.
Message edited by author 2003-11-26 09:43:36. |
