tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post8691318385332359824..comments2023-11-05T04:01:12.146-05:00Comments on Ad Aged: This morning I ran headlong into an allegory.george tannenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-50374305318119193392009-04-16T21:56:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:56:00.000-04:00Tan⋅nen⋅baum [tah-nuhn-boum; Eng. tan-uhn-boum...Tan⋅nen⋅baum [tah-nuhn-boum; Eng. tan-uhn-boum] Show IPA<br />–noun, plural -bäu⋅me [-boi-muh] Show IPA , English. -baums. German.<br />a Christmas tree.<br />Origin: <br />lit., fir treeTore Claessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978163002830730401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-72230229933699702112009-04-16T16:08:00.000-04:002009-04-16T16:08:00.000-04:00I feel anymore that we like rooting for the underd...I feel anymore that we like rooting for the underdog, love stories about the small guy winning, but when they are at the top of their game, we take greater satisfaction in watching them fall. Britney Factor I would call it. Is there a defining time or event or social swing where you can say "I remember the day we started down the other side of the hill."<br /><br />I don't profess to know very much about the advertising world so I was just curious on your take. It seems to be a common theme where ever I read.jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-82440822929390559482009-04-16T13:40:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:40:00.000-04:00Ah, thank you, Teenie.
As I have written on Ad Ag...Ah, thank you, Teenie.<br /><br />As I have written on Ad Aged before (or have quoted GB Shaw before) "The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him. The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself. All progress depends on the unreasonable man."<br /><br />Unfortunately, the industry is today all about reasonable-ness.george tannenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-88376640140774729632009-04-16T13:34:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:34:00.000-04:00I think you're the voice of reason in a lot of fas...I think you're the voice of reason in a lot of fashionable blah-blah, Geo.<br /><br />Don't be too hard on yourself.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.com