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Apparently they have two kinds of mini bottle, one of which has whiskey, and they look basically identical.mawarannahr posted:guy buying fireball: oh no I've been deceived. I'm going to stop drinking this garbage
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Dylan16807 posted:Apparently they have two kinds of mini bottle, one of which has whiskey, and they look basically identical. This is specifically so they can sell them at gas stations in states where liquor sales are regulated. Oregon for example the state owns all liquor and licensed liquor stores just have a contract to sell it on behalf of the state monopoly. So when you see these in the gas station they can’t have actual whiskey and still be in compliance with olcc. Beyond that, even in states that are deregulated I think there’s certain licensing requirements that for example Washington (I could be wrong here) my understanding is you have to be a grocery store to actually sell liquor as opposed to a convenience store or a gas station (or at least I’ve never seen them in gas stations or convenience stores up there).
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Biplane posted:How can you post this without linking that dope poo poo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2v1DYEmzPk this one has comical music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K15WQ5L06SY here he works on cutting down a tree then chainsawing apart his cabin to fix it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxGybZRMZw putting rocks in after jacking up the sagging logs he makes a few grand a year of people watching this poo poo, i think he's mainly just lonely and wanted to talk. its frankly pretty boring he goes up near the canadian border each winter, in the summer he takes a canoe on a floatplane halfway between winnipeg and the hudson bay for 6 weeks because he's insane. not dick proenneke by any means either mastershakeman has issued a correction as of 19:50 on Feb 2, 2023 |
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Feb 2, 2023 19:46
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Dylan16807 posted:Apparently they have two kinds of mini bottle, one of which has whiskey, and they look basically identical. Right, the issue here is that the company is taking advantage of the assumption "brand of alcohol in the tiny bottle" is the exact same as thr product in the big bottle. Those tiny bottles are also usually behind the counter so it's not like the consumer can carefully examine the label. With the exception of like on a flight, I've also exclusively seen the minibottles as the stuff a homeless person scrounges up the money for. Well and kids would steal them to get drunk, but that's why they're behind the counter now.
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Coolness Averted posted:Right, the issue here is that the company is taking advantage of the assumption "brand of alcohol in the tiny bottle" is the exact same as thr product in the big bottle. Yeah I guess it depends where you are. If you’re in a state with strict ABC regulation then it shouldn’t be too hard to know that can’t really be liquor but if you’re not then that label would obviously be confusing as poo poo
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Feb 2, 2023 19:56
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mastershakeman posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2v1DYEmzPk this one has comical music I watch dick proenneke's documentary at least twice a year. I wonder if it's seasonal for me or something.
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Feb 2, 2023 20:04
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In Training posted:cool to think that network television spends probably hundreds of millions a year on equipment and labor to get like 6 million people to look at a screen. Google is crushing it the ads go down better with high production value I met a camera operator from Mad Men (forget which season) when that was the prestige TV, and he said that television is "what keeps the ads from knocking together" and absolutely despised what he worked on and I think about that a lot edit: did madmen even have ad breaks?
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Feb 2, 2023 20:12
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Antonymous posted:the ads go down better with high production value Yes, it was on AMC
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Antonymous posted:edit: did madmen even have ad breaks? half of it was product placement for alcohol cigarettes and FMCG
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Antonymous posted:the ads go down better with high production value I can see working on Mad Men giving you an especially bleak* view on the role of advertising in society, tbf. *Bleak, but accurate
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Feb 2, 2023 20:53
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Failed Imagineer posted:I can see working on Mad Men giving you an especially bleak* view on the role of advertising in society, tbf. Maybe I read it wrong but I think he disliked the show more than the ads
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Milo and POTUS posted:Maybe I read it wrong but I think he disliked the show more than the ads I kinda inferred that he thought all of television was worthless pabulum there to support the main goal of injecting advertising into your eyeballs. I would further infer that he hates advertising, but I admit I don't know this guy's mind
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Feb 2, 2023 21:39
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Probably, but it would be funnier if for some bizarre reason he just hated television because it took up valuable time he could be watching ads
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christmas boots posted:Probably, but it would be funnier if for some bizarre reason he just hated television because it took up valuable time he could be watching ads It's the guy that came up with the idea of the geico cavemen show.
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Coolness Averted posted:
I did notice they were suspiciously suddenly able to sell those little bottles absolutely everywhere here, even at like gas stations, despite Florida requiring anything that's not beer or wine or "malt beverage" to be sold at a dedicated liquor store.
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Feb 2, 2023 23:59
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Also they're almost exactly the same bottles as the actual tiny bottles of fireball whiskey you can get at the actual liquor store too so like, it does seem pretty darn intentionally deceptive.
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Shame Boy posted:Also they're almost exactly the same bottles as the actual tiny bottles of fireball whiskey you can get at the actual liquor store too so like, it does seem pretty darn intentionally deceptive. oh if they are doing that then yeah, I hope they get shut down
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Feb 3, 2023 00:02
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Why do you dweebs keep calling it Fireball whiskey?
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Feb 3, 2023 00:10
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that's what it's called
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Words have regional variations in spelling? Colour me surprised
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Next you're gonna tell me that "literally" can't mean figuratively despite being fine with "really" not meaning objectively real
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Failed Imagineer posted:I kinda inferred that he thought all of television was worthless pabulum there to support the main goal of injecting advertising into your eyeballs. I would further infer that he hates advertising, but I admit I don't know this guy's mind He's right
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Failed Imagineer posted:I kinda inferred that he thought all of television was worthless pabulum there to support the main goal of injecting advertising into your eyeballs. I would further infer that he hates advertising, but I admit I don't know this guy's mind the vibe was the show's content was an essential part of delivering the advertising and so basically inseparable from the advertising itself, or maybe, even worse because of the illusion that it had any other meaning or purpose. Maximum cynicism
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People move to hollywood because they have dreams of being an artist, they perfect a difficult skill, get the job everyone says should make them happy, and realize their purpose in life, the end result of that passion, is to brainwash grandpa into demanding from his doctor a cialis prescription. And also probably realize they are a disposable cog whose artistry means nothing to the nepo baby directors with no vision except the $ they split with the pharma exec via those swindled grandpas Antonymous has issued a correction as of 01:21 on Feb 3, 2023 |
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christmas boots posted:Probably, but it would be funnier if for some bizarre reason he just hated television because it took up valuable time he could be watching ads Hey man I've heard of way weirder poo poo. People absolutely love ads. It's probably the most american art form
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Feb 3, 2023 01:40
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Canadians get incredibly mad that they can't see the advertisements during the super bowl
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COPE 27 posted:Canadians get incredibly mad that they can't see the advertisements during the super bowl it sucks!
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the fact you also can't really survive off what they pay you even after you 'make it' also really sucks Like the narrative is once you hustle as that PA, or struggle to get a script picked up or whatever are lean times. Once you're a writer for a hit netflix show, you shouldn't need to also wait tables, hustle with fiverr and still need a gofundme if a medical thing pops up Your costumes and props are regularly seen in TV and movies? Gotta open an OF if you wanna eat. That's awesome you're a VO with regular work in mainstream games and television, you're also gonna need to work the con circuit, be building manager for a condo, and work as a host at a restaurant With the exception of the pure lottery 'making' it like being the face of a major brand, no one I know is able to even be a successful full time hollywood worker without at least having a partner with a normal job or intergenerational wealthy buoying them.
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Coolness Averted posted:
if you can't tell the difference does it really matter
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Coolness Averted posted:the fact you also can't really survive off what they pay you even after you 'make it' also really sucks In film school the Cinematographer of Chicago Fire said: men, marry a housewife, women, become lesbian and marry a housewife. Ideally one who is independently wealthy. Own a lovely car and a small property, townhouse. Own only the gear your show will rent from you every day on set. Don't have kids. Don't have debt. Then you will probably survive working in TV. lol edit:  She married her camera operator who became the show runner of Chicago Fire so I guess that's also viable Antonymous has issued a correction as of 02:03 on Feb 3, 2023 |
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Coolness Averted posted:
I was confused at first and thought you were reposting a kicked up stink from 2007 or whatever when it was rebranded and people were learning about it being sub-40% sugar water for the first time, but they've built a whole-rear end brand on being a thing that's not the thing it says it is
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Thanks to AdBlock, sponsorblock and not even owning a TV ads are something that happens to other people
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tokin opposition posted:Thanks to AdBlock, sponsorblock and not even owning a TV ads are something that happens to other people same. it's also crazy how bad it triggers me. I'm at someone else place and an ad comes on and I look at them "what the gently caress is this? can we turn this off? I'd rather not watch at all" etc and I'm a total psycho in their eyes. Imagine books had a glossy full color ad every 15 pages. Imagine a 3 minute song had a 10 second ad in the middle. it's psycho poo poo. I'm the normal one.
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Antonymous posted:same. it's also crazy how bad it triggers me. I'm at someone else place and an ad comes on and I look at them "what the gently caress is this? can we turn this off? I'd rather not watch at all" etc and I'm a total psycho in their eyes. 
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Antonymous posted:same. it's also crazy how bad it triggers me. I'm at someone else place and an ad comes on and I look at them "what the gently caress is this? can we turn this off? I'd rather not watch at all" etc and I'm a total psycho in their eyes. The ads are also getting more and more obnoxious and/or dystopian.
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tokin opposition posted:Thanks to AdBlock, sponsorblock and not even owning a TV ads are something that happens to other people
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skooma512 posted:The ads are also getting more and more obnoxious and/or dystopian. I really want some lightspeed brand briefs
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Feb 3, 2023 03:10
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The tiny fireballs are essentially 21st century capitalism in a liquid form
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:I watch dick proenneke's documentary at least twice a year. I wonder if it's seasonal for me or something. I’d imagine this goes without saying, but I’m here to tell you, if you ever get the chance to go to Alaska then loving take it. Every time you turn around it’s just knockout gorgeous. I got my copies of Alone in the Wilderness parts 1 and 2 in Denali and I wish I had the guts to do what he did.
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my parents moved me to alaska when I was 16 so it's a very special place to me.
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