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Aristus

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10. Many, many commercials have achieved the status of art.

Reply to cachukis (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:34 PM

Jan 17

You know them when you see them.

The paradox is, the greater the artistic merit of any given commercial, the less likely it is you will remember what it is they’re selling.

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Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything. [View all] Aristus Jan 17 OP

Do you only drink on Friday night? biophile Jan 17 #1

Mostly Fridays and Saturdays. Aristus Jan 17 #4

If people who were adopted apply for a passport, how does their birth certificate work? underpants Jan 17 #2

I imagine the adoption agency has to produce the birth certificate. Aristus Jan 17 #5

I have a pamphlet Marthe48 Jan 17 #3

I don't know. But I'm willing to do my part to make any of them a classic. Aristus Jan 17 #6

Good answer! Marthe48 Jan 17 #7

I love a good Amaretto sour. Aristus Jan 17 #8

Are commercials art? Or just snake oil? cachukis Jan 17 #9

Many, many commercials have achieved the status of art. Aristus Jan 17 #10

That would be an interesting study. cachukis Jan 17 #13

Another Friday Night where both your cocktail concoctions and Shakespeare quotes are over my head. surfered Jan 17 #11

But you are here. And that's all that matters. Aristus Jan 17 #12

You're right. I'm just glad to be here. surfered Jan 17 #14

Do you know the difference between a Moscow Mule, a Warsaw Mule, a Mexican mule and a San Juan mule? Wolf Frankula Jan 18 #15

Your remarks led me to learn a new word: antanaclasis. NNadir Jan 19 #16

Wow. I'm embarrassed. My memory is worse than I thought. Aristus Jan 19 #17