This is a paragraph break.

This is another paragraph break.

And so is this.

And here's another.

The writer of that article seems to be awfully fond of them.

Does he have the teeth for beef jerky??

The stuff is terribly addictive. It's like meat chewing gum that you get to swallow instead of spit back in the wrapper and look for a bin.

It's a great article about advertising, more than anything else. I love how he skewers the pharmaceutical advertisements.

The insidious message is simple; if your doctor is not offering you this drug, maybe you should be asking for it.

The best part of the adverts tends to come towards the end when the law requires the pharmaceutical company to list the possible side effects of the various products.

Sometimes these are spelled out in a warm tone implying this is all a bit of a formality imposed by our fuss-budget of a government.

He has the worst recipe for do-it-yourself beef jerky

The Invisible Sky Wizard [TotalFark] Quote 2008-06-15 02:22:37 PM

That's the style of the BBC website. It's optimized for scanning rather than reading word for word like you would with the paper.

Gordon Bennett: The stuff is terribly addictive. It's like meat chewing gum that you get to swallow instead of spit back in the wrapper and look for a bin.

That is simultaneously the best and worst description I've ever heard of beef jerky.

I also now want some beef jerky.

The main thrust of the article is that advertising is more pervasive in the US.

Written from the perspective of someone who's familiar with soccer uniforms that are covered by advertisements. Playing fields, too.

/Irony: it's not just for breakfast anymore.
//BritFarkers - why go halfway to 'advert'? Why not just 'ad' like we do?

Try Tivo and never have to worry about those annoying "adverts" again.

The Invisible Sky Wizard: This is a paragraph break.

This is another paragraph break.

And so is this.

And here's another.

The writer of that article seems to be awfully fond of them.


Er, it's called grown-up writing.

Once you leave high school, you might encounter it.

Does it piss you off?

Really? Enough for you to make a comment?

Wow!

That really must suck for you, yes?

How 'bout now?

Nice read!

Wizzin: Try Tivo and never have to worry about those annoying "adverts" again.

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FTFA: America is, I think, the only country in the world which permits advertising of drugs which are available only through your doctor.

False, so does New Zealand.

HMS_Blinkin: FTFA: America is, I think, the only country in the world which permits advertising of drugs which are available only through your doctor.

False, so does New Zealand.

Yeah, freedom of speech is a real biatch, ain't it.

FrancoFile: The main thrust of the article is that advertising is more pervasive in the US.



I saw this coont advertising on US tv once. I couldn't farking believe what I was watching.

Nifty short article.

If he finds beef jerky addictive, he should try turkey jerky. Or venison jerky. Or my latest addiction: Maple Brown Sugar Ham jerky.
Good stuff.

-TF

FrancoFile: HMS_Blinkin: FTFA: America is, I think, the only country in the world which permits advertising of drugs which are available only through your doctor.
False, so does New Zealand.
Yeah, freedom of speech is a real biatch, ain't it.

I may be willing to accept a brutal dictatorship if it means I don't have to see any more ads for antidepressants of cures for restless leg syndrome.

Interesting article. I notice some of the same things when visiting the States from Canada, or watching American television (with the incredible list of side effects).

He look more of a large than a medium.

GungFu: FrancoFile: The main thrust of the article is that advertising is more pervasive in the US.



I saw this coont advertising on US tv once. I couldn't farking believe what I was watching.

What the hell, that's capitalism. We've all heard it, but if you can get somebody to buy it or pay for it, then it doesn't matter how stupid or useless your product or service is. God, how I love capitalism.

Spaceball?

GungFu:
Er, it's called grown-up writing.

Once you leave high school, you might encounter it.

Does it piss you off?



You were so close to a swift and biting haiku.

wait wait wait

They don't have jerky? Even when I WAS a vegetarian, I craved jerky.

We need to send these poor, deprived individuals, jerky!

//has no need for beef jerky, 'cos he's made of it

GungFu: The Invisible Sky Wizard: This is a paragraph break.

This is another paragraph break.

And so is this.

And here's another.

The writer of that article seems to be awfully fond of them.


Er, it's called grown-up writing.

Once you leave high school, you might encounter it.

Does it piss you off?

Really? Enough for you to make a comment?

Wow!

That really must suck for you, yes?

How 'bout now?

It doesn't bother me, though

But it's a little weird to actually find a paragraph

With few sentences

Still, I think it's rather dumb

To be complaining about something this weird

Don't you agree?

"like Bovril-flavoured lino"

i lol'd.

TFossor: Or venison jerky.

My dad makes his own. God DAMN, that stuff is like crack. Chewy, peppery crack.

Just wait until he finds Skoal..

TFossor: Or my latest addiction: Maple Brown Sugar Ham jerky.

...my God.

Must. Have.

ottawaboy: Interesting article. I notice some of the same things when visiting the States from Canada, or watching American television (with the incredible list of side effects).

Side effects of Americantravelzac include loss of humor, addiction to monster trucks and violence against people not like you.

/;)

I Like Bread: TFossor: Or venison jerky.

My dad makes his own. God DAMN, that stuff is like crack. Chewy, peppery crack.

Texas crack?.

The United States of Advertising

By Kevin Connolly ??

Eurotard. Why do drug companies advertise? So folks will by their dope? Which nation invents most of the drugs used on this planet? Why do they make them? Altruism? Or $?

TFossor: Nifty short article.

If he finds beef jerky addictive, he should try turkey jerky. Or venison jerky. Or my latest addiction: Maple Brown Sugar Ham jerky.
Good stuff.

-TF

Oh my yes. It's wonderful.

Cool article, kinda neat to take a look from the outside in.

Do they still advertise on TV?

I wouldn't know. I haven't watched that crap for about 10 years.

/if it's worth watching, it comes out on DVD

The best part of the adverts tends to come towards the end when the law requires the pharmaceutical company to list the possible side effects of the various products.

If you have an erection that lasts longer than 4 hours seek medical attention....or head to a whorehouse and fark every whore in the place.

theuglymerican: The United States of Advertising

By Kevin Connolly ??

Eurotard. Why do drug companies advertise? So folks will by their dope? Which nation invents most of the drugs used on this planet? Why do they make them? Altruism? Or $?

Okay...so not just a clever username. Check.

/Has beef jerky.
//Just got back from the store with it.
///I'm Fark Psychic!
////Side effects may include slashies.

Are you telling me it's not normal to see ads for every sort of prescription meds on TV? Sometimes it's hard to realize how US-centric you get without leaving America or hearing from a foreigner.

God, I hate those ads.

CygnusDarius:

Er, it's called grown-up writing.

Once you leave high school, you might encounter it.

Does it piss you off?

Really? Enough for you to make a comment?

Wow!

That really must suck for you, yes?

How 'bout now?

It doesn't bother me, though

But it's a little weird to actually find a paragraph

With few sentences

Still, I think it's rather dumb

To be complaining about something this weird

Don't you agree?

There are times it's not such a big deal.

It depends a great deal on the impact of what you have to say, however.

If you're writing stream-of-conscious journalism like the writer of the article, it's not so bad, as it flows a little more naturally.

On the other hand, if you're Dave Winer (one of the pioneering bloggers and an epic wanker with an ego so bloated it's probably cancerous), it gets incredibly annoying, because it looks like you're trying to aerate your writing to make the stink of bad prose go away.

It is a style that should be used sparingly.

FrancoFile: The main thrust of the article is that advertising is more pervasive in the US.

Which it is.

Written from the perspective of someone who's familiar with soccer uniforms football strips that are covered by advertisements.

/Irony: it's not just for breakfast anymore.

There's nothing ironic about that. Sports sponsorship is more overt in one field (pun intended), that says nothing about its overall prevalence.

/Irony copper

Reminds me of the scene in Idiocracy where scientists are concentrating on curing hair loss and impotence. Anyone got a pic of the Orang Utan with the long hair and massive hard-on?

FTA: The insidious message is simple; if your doctor is not offering you this drug, maybe you should be asking for it.

It's only insidious if you completely trust your doctor to be a genius and uncorruptable. My own experience is that you can make doctors very uncomfortable when you turn up with pages of print outs from support group websites with treatments they haven't considered for medical problems and ask them why they hadn't suggested it...

I like the spicy beer jerky. Yummy.

I've had the meat jerky stuff from the US gas stations but none...I mean absolutely none compare to the chinese kind found in Hong Kong. Mmmmm....honey glazed, bbq...hot off the grill...yummy!
Food of gods!

From TFA Prescription drugs though are surely different. After all, the whole point of them is that it is not considered safe to let us simply buy them over the counter. They are so strong or so habit forming that it is up to the doctor to decide that we really need them.

FAIL. That is not the whole point in them. That is the point in SOME drugs being prescription-only, but that is definitely not the reason for all prescription drugs being prescription-only. To think so is to be extremely naive.

Snarky McFarkerson: Are you telling me it's not normal to see ads for every sort of prescription meds on TV? Sometimes it's hard to realize how US-centric you get without leaving America or hearing from a foreigner.

God, I hate those ads.

Nope, over-the-counter stuff yes, but full-prescription meds no.

I think the reason is doctors really don't want patients walking in and demanding a particular 'it's on telly so I must have it' brand when a generic would work just as well and cost a fraction.

TFossor: Nifty short article.

If he finds beef jerky addictive, he should try turkey jerky. Or venison jerky. Or my latest addiction: Maple Brown Sugar Ham jerky.
Good stuff.

-TF

Maple brown sugar ham jerky...is that kinda like bacon? Where may I acquire some of this ham jerky, for scientific comparison testing of course...

Sorry yanks, biltong from South Africa is way better! Does anyone know of a place in the bay area where you can get biltong?

GungFu: I've had the meat jerky stuff from the US gas stations but none...I mean absolutely none compare to the chinese kind found in Hong Kong. Mmmmm....honey glazed, bbq...hot off the grill...yummy!
Food of gods!

They love their meat over there. They give Texas a run for its money.

Anyone notice the video volume control on that page?
It goes to 11.