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Entries from November 2007

The outrageously politically incorrect adverts from the time equality forgot

November 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment

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A real eye opener for those of you under 30 years old. See more examples from a new book: You Mean A Woman Can Open It?: The Woman’s Place In The Classic Age Of Advertising

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Who says???

November 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Everybody who knows tells me you can’t conduct ethnographic research in KSA (Saudi Arabia). This clip proves that you can provided you follow some simple rules.

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Survival Of The Fittest

November 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment

colormyworld_mm.jpgWe are talking about M&Ms. Some people live in a parallel but no less exciting universe

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Why Italian Restaurants Failed in Dubai!

November 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I have been to Dubai on a few occasions – work and pleasure – but never noticed the lack of Italian restaurants. It would be amazing of this were actually true. I think it just might be.

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Just too funny

November 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment

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I couldn’t resist posting this otherwise completely pointless picture. Well, actually, it’s not pointless. The site I pulled it from is dedicated to pictures taken in public places – something close to my heart and a bit like how I make my living. Visit the site here. BTW I hope the poor chap isn’t retarded or something…

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Scary

November 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

ir.jpgI sincerely believe everything she says.

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I studied art too… but I wish it had been with sand instead of guache.

November 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Wonderfully gifted sand artist.

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Boring for most but fascinating to me

November 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Look at this list. I always thought Google came first…

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Yellow Submarine

November 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

yel.jpgA beautiful story from my good friend JJ published in his own on-line magazine. If only this kind of thing happened more often. Didn’t the POWs feel curious about the culture this tune had come from? I bet they did…

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Google’s feeling unlucky

November 21, 2007 · Leave a Comment

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You know that, ‘I’m feeling lucky’ button on the Google search site? It costs them $110m a year. Read this

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