Things That Suck, #954: Pop-Up Ads On Top Of My Movie.
Okay, so I’m watchin’ Alien, right? Classic movie. And I’m at that part where John Hurt keels over sick, right? And they lay him on the table. And then…and then…just when I’m ready for the alien to pop up out of his chest, some stinkin’ ad pops up instead, down on the...Do Not Tolerate Brutal Creative Directors.
“Life Is Too Short To Accept Brutal Creative Directors.” In which we have a short but vigorous discussion about creative directors who act out on their childhood issues by brutalizing and traumatizing other creative people. I myself have been fortunate to...“This Place Sucks. I Should Leave. Seriously.”
Most of the time it was probably real bad being stuck down in a torture dungeon. But some days, when there was a bad storm outside, you’d look through the bars of your little window and think, “Boy, I’m glad I’m not out in that.”...Putting Too Much In One TV Spot.
Boring TV commercials loaded down with too much detail remind me of that poor donkey you always see in old Westerns. You know the one — the sad beast way at the back of the wagon train. With 200 pounds on its back: gold ore, sleeping bags, guns, clanking pans...Things That Suck #794: Non-essential people at meetings. Or “Blinkers.”
You know all those people who sit in meetings but contribute nothing? My friend John Trahar has a great term to describe them. He calls ’em “Blinkers.” Because that’s all these people do — blink. The junior account executive? She’s busy taking...
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