1980s War on Drugs PSAs do not age well #FdAdFriday

He is pitying the living fuck out of that fool.

Especially when they feature Mr. T and New Edition. (Although I'm not sure Bobby Brown should be giving any lectures about drugs.)



Via Buzzfeed

I think the creative team behind these anti-drug-smuggling ads was on drugs

Ad by JWT Barcelona

Via Ads of The World

Whippets on demand

This was on Buzzfeed:

To repeat: these nitrous oxide ("laughing gas")  cartridges are not for inhaling to get high. The service is for people who have whipped cream emergencies in the middle of the night.

The link directs to a Facebook Page, which explains:

"2 box minimum boxes of 24 $30 a box delivered to your door.
...................................Cases for $650.........................................
-------------------1.415.592.4070----------------------

This is the highest quality European nitrous oxide whip cream chargers available. Ultra-Purewhip is produced by an Austrian company using the latest filtration technology for unmatched purity. Ultra-Purewhip is offered with the idea of offering the purest, highest-quality nitrous oxide cartridge at an economical price.
Ultra-Purewhip is always guaranteed to arrive with a full, 8 gram charge of 100% pure nitrous oxide. You will not discern any off-taste in even the most subtle whips. Try this brand and see for yourself!"

Plus, of course: "We do NOT condone any miss use of our product!!!!!!!"

Demi Moore, take note...

Meanwhile in Canada, cup sizes are increasing rapidly

I'm talking about coffee, pervs. My brother David shared this snapshot of Tim Horton's newly- recalibrated coffee sizes.

The extra large is now 710 ml, or 24 ounces. That's over three cups of coffee in one.

According to City TV:

The change brings Tim Hortons sizes more in line with American chains, that have phased out the 236 mL “small” cups, and competitors including Starbucks, Second Cup and McDonalds.

They are, obviously, responding to customer demand. But is it really a good idea? I've had that much coffee in one sitting before, sure. But I drink mine black. Imagine the amount of cream and sugar it takes to make one of these as sweet and creamy as the traditional "double double" — quadruple quadruple? Quintuple quintuple?

Hey, do what you want with your life. But please don't fool yourself into thinking that getting a coffee like this every day, with the fat and calories that go with it, isn't going to weigh heavily on your health. (While we're at it, I guess we had better recalibrate clothing sizes again too.)

A CSR ad with teeth

Rotten teeth. Ewwww...

It's for Industrial Strange Clubwear in Austria, by P&P Medien.

I don't thing they thought the English copy tthrough very well, though. (You don't need teeth to make the "B" sound, for example.)

Via Ads of The World

F'd Ad Fridays: Won't somebody PLEASE think about the PAs?

This crappy anti-bootlegging PSA by the US Bureau of Justice accuses people buying pirated DVDs of supporting child labour, drug trafficking, organized crime, gang violence, and worst of all...

The laying off of Hollywood Production Assistants

Please, people. Think of the PAs.

Via BoingBoing

1 in 5 teenagers will experiment with art

An illustrator friend, Marc A., shared this on Facebook:

Hosted by the Philbrook Museum of Art

Considering how much dope gets smoked in art schools, though, the comparison may be a little too close for comfort.