My eyes, my eyes!

Posted by ESC November 22, 2002In reply to My eyes, my eyes! posted by Word Camel on November 22, 2002

Kids Not Buying Corporate Slang
By Martha Irvine / Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Use a little slang and you've got their attention. That seems to be the growing thought in corporate America and the media, eager to hook the younger crowd.
Some sportscasters have started describing impressive plays as "sick." Before that, Budweiser ads helped place the greeting "Whassup" in the American lexicon.
But those are the rare cases that don't draw groans and eye-rolling from the young crowd.

The rest of the story: www.cbsnews.com/ stories/2002/11/13/national/main529187.shtml

I'm not buying either. (I *still* can't drink SoBe!)

Well, I can't stand the Mexican restaurant ad with the song about eating (wink, wink) a burrito or whatever. It's obscene. Or maybe it's just my dirty mind.

I'm blind... Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

I'll have to sit in front of the TV, pen and paper in hand, and capture the exact wording. I don't want you to miss out.