I am NOT Maverick Marketing Sydney

Once you get past the opening cartoon, don’t look down… especially if you have a vertigo thing going on.

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So I’ve seen this ad pop up quite a bit recently.

It caught my attention because it included a logo for The Australian, a newspaper that I like to read.

The brain matter whirred into action and a fleeting thought crossed my mind.

“Hmm, not sure The Australian would be supporting something like this,” I muttered to my computer screen (since the dog was beyond listening to anything I had to say).

And I wondered. Was the Home Income Cash System legit or a scam?

Well, according to Reviewopedia, it falls squarely into the latter category.
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We always knew there would be talking, and discussion, and discussion about the things raised in discussions, they’ll be dialogue (but no sloganeering) and more discussions as we talk through the issues relating to the dialogue.

Get it?

Update: Perhaps this is why Australians Want To Go Back To The Polls

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General Motors announced today it has officially cut off ties to its Pontiac franchise, more than 80 years after rolling the first vehicle of its kind off the production line.

As the motor giant closes the doors on one of four franchises sacrificed during a major government bailout, many Pontiac owners are now left wondering if investing in the brand will cost them big in the long run.

To avoid widespread trouble in the future for Pontiac owners, some dealerships will continue to honor service agreements with Pontiac. Those agreements will allow dealerships to service any car that remains under warranty.

Prices for parts are likely to remain relatively inexpensive due to a stable amount of Pontiac parts that are still being delivered to dealerships.

Read more here.

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A kiwi branding expert is calling for countries who are opposed to the All Blacks’ haka to ask their fans to decide if they want to see it.

Dr Mike Lee, of Auckland University’s Business School, was responding to scathing criticism from Sunday Times journalist Stephen Jones who wrote at the weekend that while it once was a loved “theatrical affair”, opposition to it was now growing.

Jones believed anti-haka feeling was due largely to New Zealand’s preciousness around how other countries responded to it while Lee believed he was simply suffering from an “inferiority complex” because Britain lacked anything similar.

“If some countries think it’s such a big deal, why don’t they just ask ticket purchasers to vote on whether they want to see the All Blacks do the haka live before a game or not.”

More at The NZ Herald.

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I’m told that there is an annual contest at the University of Arkansas calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year’s term was apparently “Political Correctness” and this was the winning definition:

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.”

Like this post? Come lament the death of common sense.

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