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I'm a PC...
Fri, 02-Jan-2009, 18:08
Defective by Design - day 1: the MacBook
Mon, 01-Dec-2008, 15:31
Now that*s what I call technology!
Tue, 21-Aug-2007, 18:51
Virgin on the ridiculous
Thu, 09-Aug-2007, 02:23
Father Humbug
Mon, 25-Dec-2006, 13:09
PayPal Station 3
Thu, 16-Nov-2006, 18:58
Happy Pay-through-the-nose-oween
Tue, 31-Oct-2006, 23:41
Unintentional comedy from Micro$oft
Wed, 11-Oct-2006, 13:25
A Brush with Politics
Mon, 02-Oct-2006, 02:48
How Machiavellian Are You?
Sun, 06-Aug-2006, 15:00
Formula for carnage
Thu, 27-Jul-2006, 15:33
Attention in class
Tue, 18-Jul-2006, 01:17
In memory of a friend, who understood
Sun, 09-Jul-2006, 23:30
Uncle Ken, and his rotten Oysters
Fri, 07-Jul-2006, 21:53
Independence Day
Tue, 04-Jul-2006, 00:34
On the subject of animal cruelty videos
Wed, 03-May-2006, 22:06
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Flying the Flag
Wed, 18-Feb-2009, 19:50
Wacky Fortune
Thu, 13-Apr-2006, 01:18
With a (Huge) Pinch of Salt
Fri, 17-Mar-2006, 12:00
An excuse to celebrate
Mon, 13-Mar-2006, 00:17
Nerd, Geek or Dork?
Thu, 09-Feb-2006, 23:58
Oops
Mon, 06-Feb-2006, 04:42
Jack Straw, the apologist
Thu, 09-Feb-2006, 23:15
A Pain in the Ears
Mon, 30-Jan-2006, 01:17
New year, same mess
Mon, 09-Jan-2006, 04:49
Freedom of Expression - except where it counts
Tue, 09-May-2006, 23:57
Order of the Crypt
Tue, 13-Dec-2005, 02:09
Because She Thinks You*re Not Worth It?
Tue, 29-Nov-2005, 20:07
Because You're Worth It?
Sun, 27-Nov-2005, 18:49
Treating the Symptom, and Ignoring the Cause
Thu, 24-Nov-2005, 11:28
Technorati Claim
Wed, 16-Nov-2005, 16:53
Mixing it!
Sun, 06-Nov-2005, 14:33
Losing It
Sat, 05-Nov-2005, 13:47
The Menace of Mad Road Users
Thu, 13-Jul-2006, 17:12
Spamming for a Knighthood
Tue, 18-Oct-2005, 18:45
An Absence of Malice
Mon, 10-Oct-2005, 11:03
Risking a Smile
Wed, 28-Sep-2005, 17:55
The Circus is Coming to Town
Wed, 06-Jul-2005, 17:49
A Gesture of Solidarity
Thu, 09-Jun-2005, 18:24
Challenging stupidity
Wed, 11-May-2005, 14:09
A Fair Day's Pay
Tue, 01-Jun-2004, 01:35
Blowing smoke?
Tue, 07-Feb-2006, 15:59
"Icon see clearly now"
Tue, 03-Sep-2002, 14:34
"You Must Be Mad!"
Wed, 12-Jun-2002, 22:37
Life's Like That
Tue, 27-Jun-2006, 01:48

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Because She Thinks You're Not Worth It?

Having largely exhausted the sales potential of preying on women's insecurities about their appearance, the same cosmetic company has started aggressively targetting men.

"What you think are great lines, she thinks are premature wrinkles. React!" - L'Oreal TV advert

Sure. I'd react. I'd boot the superficial cow out. Life is difficult enough without pandering to some shallow bint's vanity-by-proxy. I sure as hell wouldn't be wasting money on phony self-assurance products. End of story.

"You think you look the business, she thinks you look overworked. React!" - L'Oreal TV advert

Does this kind of crap, really sell things? Is the buying public really that gullible? I guess if this were someone else speaking, tt's at this point I'd be reminding them that the most commonly read newspaper in the UK is The Sun and that it really does seem to wield a fair amount of influence, so yeah, it's pretty much a given that they are.

For the second time, I find myself finishing an article with the phrase "worrying isn't it?".