This is from a Costco ad. I have no idea what is on this guy’s head. It tasks me.
EDIT: I checked the Costco site and found out that this is a “Theradome PRO LH80 Laser Hair Growth Device.” That doesn’t seem snake oily at all!
Also, every time I read it, I see “laser hair”.
EDIT, Part 2: I had to ask an AI image generator what laser hair would look like:
From the November 3, 2023 edition of the MobileSyrup newsletter:
With National Novel Writing Month approaching in a few weeks and the prospect of having to write at least 50,000 words in a mere 30 days, many anxious writers may be wondering how to write a large volume of words and how to do it fast.
It’s easy, and this one simple trick will do it. Click below to find out!
(imagine you need to click somewhere below, past 5-7 ads, several of which repeat)
One Guaranteed Way to Write a Novel Almost Instantly1The slightly reworked title is to give you a sense of unease, like “Is this the same article? Maybe I should scroll through more ads to be sure.”
(at this point, one of the next three things occurs)
Later: Ads about learning to write fast (probably by using AI) follow you everywhere online for the next 6–12 months.
I don’t even know what “Woke Sci-Fi” is, so I can’t be tired of it (I think), but apparently it’s a thing because it made it into this randomly-served ad in today’s BookBub newsletter:
I’m also unclear if “Gamer Kids vs. The Deep State” is the plot of the novel or a part of “Woke Sc-Fi” that I should be tired of. I do know that appealing to my alleged political leanings negatively in order to induce me to read your novel is a strategy that will never work. Convince me you write an interesting story and I might click your link. Otherwise, pass!
(I also made sure the image won’t link directly to BookBub’s ad server this time and make my post look like lunatic nonsense, or at least no more than usual.)
I get newsletters from Zinio, the online magazine store, offering savings and such on various, well, online magazines. It’s a decent service, though increasingly niche as the general web provides a less-curated overabundance of information on any topic out there.
Today is April 1st, aka April Fools Day. During a global pandemic, with thousands sick and dying and everyone forced to stay away from each other to prevent the spread of the virus, some companies, like Google, have wisely chosen to forsake the usual “funny” jokes we see across the web today.
Zinio had this in today’s newsletter:
“April Fools is not cancelled” would seem to be saying that what follows is a joke or prank. Does this mean “Get up to 40% off?” is a joke? No, it still applies. This is Zinio’s standard promo discount on magazines that they offer regularly.
Unless you use a very broad interpretation of April Fools as a “holiday” or special occasion to “celebrate”, this ad makes no sense at all. It’s confusing and ill-conceived.
It made me realize I don’t need to get these newsletters anymore, so thank you, Zinio ad department, for helping slim down my inbox with your inept attempt at humor.