Re: Brawny man ad campaign

"Curly Sue" wrote in message

modom said:

Quoted message said:

I'm a bit surprised by the "he's creepy" responses, but there you have
it.

Me too. I think they are maybe not brilliant, maybe so in a way, but
certainly very creative. Clearly tapping into something
psychological, which some find funny, others are repulsed by, yet on
the surface, they are very inocuous. I find myself trying to figure
out what it is...

Sue(tm)

Yes, I was surprised when I found him repulsive. Thinking about it, I
watched four or five of the little movies in succession and I think I felt
threatened by the soft, intimate approach; hence, I wanted to push him away.
Anyone care to be a free shrink? <G>

Dora

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:08:23 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly
Sue) connected the dots and wrote:

~On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:09:28 -0500, modom <[email hidden]>
wrote:
~
~>On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:21:47 -0700, sf <[email hidden]> wrote:
~>
~>>On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:20:51 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
~>>
~>>>
~>>> "modom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
~>>> news:[email hidden]...
~>>> >I think it's hilarious. I posted a URL to more Brawny man
spoofs
~>>> > yesterday, but nobody responded. Did anybody see it?
~>>> >
~>>> > Here it is again for anyone who might be interested.
~>>> > http://www.brawnyman.com/innocentescapes/
~>>> >
~>>> >
~>>> > modom
~>>> I have to quickly change the channel when he comes on. . .he
gives me the
~>>> creeps.
~>>
~>>That guy is really on TV? I thought it was a spoof.
~>
~>The guy on the Web site isn't the same as the one on TV. The TV guy
~>just smiles suggestively and doesn't speak. They're both spoofs and
~>ads at the same time. "I was just upstairs building you an
~>armoire...Come in, come in." An armoire?
~>
~>I'm a bit surprised by the "he's creepy" responses, but there you
have
~>it.
~
~Me too. I think they are maybe not brilliant, maybe so in a way, but
~certainly very creative. Clearly tapping into something
~psychological, which some find funny, others are repulsed by, yet on
~the surface, they are very inocuous. I find myself trying to figure
~out what it is...
~
~Sue(tm)
~Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

I didn't find him creepy, but he's quite the turnoff for me, in spite
of the offers of foot rubs and armoire building. Sort of
lounge-lizardy without all of the slime. I guess I just don't trust
him. Reminds me of someone I dated ages ago.

Maybe that's what people are reacting to: past experience.

maxine in ri