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still seeing msg

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

I saw a commercial yesterday for Campbell’s that said there is no msg in over one hundred (and twenty? eighty? I don’t remember) soups of theirs.
I don’t know if they just didn’t include the soups that I have in that commercial, or if the soups that I have are old, and they switched their recipe.
Either [...]

I’ve seen the glowing light of msg

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

I saw this commercial yesterday for some canned soup. Not sure of the brand, and I don’t want to falsely advertise. (Based on this and the previous post, one would think I’m watching a lot of television. o_O)
The commercial was playing, but I wasn’t really paying attention until they mentioned “no msg” in their ingredients. [...]

my new favorite commercial

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

I just saw this commercial on tv. It was about reading and using your imagination to go places! Omigosh! Love!
Apparently the Library of Congress started an ad campaign to get kids reading, called Lifelong Literacy.
The commercials start out at a train station crowded full of kids. (Harry Potter!) They’re looking at arrival/departure boards for places [...]

moo oink

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

You know that commercial where all these meats fall in a pile and some guy sings (?) “Oink oink … moo moo …”? I think it’s silly and I love it. XD
(It’s for Special K.)
[edit Nov 24 '06: commercial uploaded on YouTube]

Happy cows?

Thursday, December 12th, 2002

Awwies, PETA’s a bunch of meanies. Blegh.
How green is their valley? Do they even have a valley? A lawsuit filed on Wednesday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals challenges whether the California dairy industry’s award-winning ad campaign featuring “Happy Cows” frolicking in verdant pastures is false advertising. The suit, filed in San Francisco, [...]

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