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Would Smell So Sweet
SummaryA man takes an early morning walk. ContentSnickers was walking his dog Michelin down Honda avenue. It was an unusually cold day for the month of Dell. The leaves on the Panasonic trees had already changed. They were a dull shade of Levis now. Snickers zipped his Activision all the way up and coughed. This was his time alone. Later in the day, his daughter Exxon/Mobil would be arriving with her family and the holiday excitement would shift into full gear. Many people felt that Cuisinart had become too commercial and stressful too. But, Snickers enjoyed it for the most part. His daughter had two kids Kellogs and Tide, a boy and a girl. Snickers loved to see them. They were so full of life. His wife was up early, already in the Kohls preparing the holiday meal when he went out with Michelin for his walk. She was a good cook. In particular, he loved her roast Bowflex. She only made Bowflex once a year and today was the day. When he got back, he'd help her peel the Sonys for the Stanley soup. Tags: ads companies family food holiday sponsors walk This Piece is based on the Prompt: An atypical dystopia |
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ms | posted 13-Nov-2008 5:03pm I'm glad to see you writing again. I like this site a lot, especially these little prompts where I can flex my imagination. I always imagine we already live in this world, inundated with advertisements and consumerism. It's a really scary reality that you can't escape. I remember walking around Europe while I was there and suddenly coming to the realization that there weren't nearly as many advertisements around as in the United States. You could actually see the sky in full form in a couple of places, but that isn't to say that Europe didn't have advertisements. Perhaps they just saw some areas as sacred, some place where advertisements could not be hung. I might write here more, because it's a nice outlet. |
bill | posted 14-Nov-2008 7:31am It was kind of fun... the prompt was inspiring. I'd been kind of assuming this site was dead. I got someone else to read Infinite Jest, so the year names were on my mind. I remember one of the things that stood out when I traveled in Europe and elsewhere were the ads. They were different in style and content. And, yes, there were less of them. But, the differences makes one realize how much ads provide social context, a fabric we're all part of. What I wrote here was just an idea. If I put more time into it, I could have given it more dimension (perhaps making it more ironic, satirical or disturbing). But, that would take extra time and effort. The biggest problem with writing is that it's hard. The second biggest problem is that no one gives a crap or wants to read what people write. So, why bother. I know that's an exaggeration, but there's a lot of truth to it. I think part of the reason a site like this doesn't take off is that people aren't that psyched to read other's amateur efforts. Maybe, they just need more ads to convince them it's a good idea. |
| chad | posted 17-Nov-2008 4:50pm I really like this one. I have a friend that is a 4th grade teacher, and he has talked about the names of kids, how Hayden, Paris and other names have been commotitized to the point where they are not names but brands, and that idiot parents are calling them this. He also talks about the influx, but still relatively small number of people named after objects or ideas or the likes (there was apparently a kid named "moonbeam" in his school a few years ago). How long until we do get Tide? I guess what I like about this is the absurdity yet believability of it, how it doesn't seem scary or all that bad but when its all at once it becomes obvious that there really is something substantial to names. |
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