Observation of Annoyance

I'm not particularly offended by what I'm posting about here, but I do find it rather curious and distasteful...

It seems to be a commonly-accepted gimmick in advertising to poke fun at 12-Step-like meetings.

One I hear regularly on my satellite radio goes something like, "Hi, my name is John and I'm addicted to Sirius."

"Hi, John!"

Then they go on to pitch buying a second radio and getting a special deal on a second subscription.

While reasonable people can certainly disagree on what kinds of ailments, mental, physical or both, are more destructive, can you imagine Playtex running an ad that claims, "Our bras offer so much support, it's like you had a mastectomy!"

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