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The Pit of Swank
...or how repeated viewings of the Zapruder film made me respect Necco Wafers
Created on 2006-01-18 23:14:55 (#9294998), last updated 2007-10-12
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Basic Info| Name: | Johnny Hildo |
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| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Website: | Hail Peep Jesus |
BioYou know who I feel sorry for? The fava bean industry.
I mean, that movie came out 15 years ago. It was one sentence. Yet what's the first thing you think of when you hear the words "fava beans?" That's right, cannibalism. So, like, where has the damage control been here, people? Is this really something your want your legume associated with forever? Maybe in certain portions of New Guinea, yes, but COME ON! Coca-Cola managed to pick itself up by its bootstraps after that Fatty Arbuckle unpleasantness, didn't it?
I find myself a pretty openminded person. But will I even try fava beans? HELL no. You couldn't pay me enough. Why? Because of what it's associated with. Do you try to counter this association with any effective ad campaigns? You know, maybe showing Linda McCartney chowing down on them, offering the bon mot, "THAT guy had it all wrong."
Or hey, how about a more direct approach? Big print ads saying FAVA BEANS: NOT JUST A SIDE DISH FOR COOKED HUMAN FLESH ANYMORE! Sure, they'll inspire nervous laughter, but CHRIST, it's something.
Hmmm, seeing how one little bit of negative publicity can adversely affect public image, I'm wishing Joseph Stefano had given Norman Bates a fetish for Marshmallow Peeps. If that'd happened would we STILL be seeing those obnoxious little gutbombs in stores every Easter? You can bet not, bucko! Think I'm wrong? Then how come no one wears a Hitler mustache anymore???? Do you feel like debating it over a glass of nice chianti?
I mean, that movie came out 15 years ago. It was one sentence. Yet what's the first thing you think of when you hear the words "fava beans?" That's right, cannibalism. So, like, where has the damage control been here, people? Is this really something your want your legume associated with forever? Maybe in certain portions of New Guinea, yes, but COME ON! Coca-Cola managed to pick itself up by its bootstraps after that Fatty Arbuckle unpleasantness, didn't it?
I find myself a pretty openminded person. But will I even try fava beans? HELL no. You couldn't pay me enough. Why? Because of what it's associated with. Do you try to counter this association with any effective ad campaigns? You know, maybe showing Linda McCartney chowing down on them, offering the bon mot, "THAT guy had it all wrong."
Or hey, how about a more direct approach? Big print ads saying FAVA BEANS: NOT JUST A SIDE DISH FOR COOKED HUMAN FLESH ANYMORE! Sure, they'll inspire nervous laughter, but CHRIST, it's something.
Hmmm, seeing how one little bit of negative publicity can adversely affect public image, I'm wishing Joseph Stefano had given Norman Bates a fetish for Marshmallow Peeps. If that'd happened would we STILL be seeing those obnoxious little gutbombs in stores every Easter? You can bet not, bucko! Think I'm wrong? Then how come no one wears a Hitler mustache anymore???? Do you feel like debating it over a glass of nice chianti?
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