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[thisprairielife.livejournal.com]

I loled

[amelica.livejournal.com]

:P

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Groovy, but what is the ad for?

[amelica.livejournal.com]

I think it's from a juice commercial

[agent13.livejournal.com]

http://www.etsy.com/listing/103325891/stay-young-the-vampire-way-8x10-print

[amelica.livejournal.com]

thank you :)

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

I ordered myself a print. That's well done.

[ejia-arath03.livejournal.com]

It seems like one of those fake vintage styled ads, but you really can't be too sure sometimes...

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

It's a spoof of this ad series (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-FLORIDA-CITRUS-COMMISSION-ORANGE-JUICE-AD-Nice-Color-Lakeland-FL-/350574278657?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519fdaf801) from the Florida Citrus Commission.

[misstia]

i figured it was a spoof but approved it anyway as everyone once in awhile we need some 'fun' :D

[furnacechant.livejournal.com]

Maybe the spoofs should be tagged as such? Usually I can tell, but others sometimes can't, apparently, and being the stickler for accurate historical understanding I am, it worries me to think of misinformation being accidentally disseminated.

[misstia]

well i wouldn't want to ENCOURAGE spoofs being posted....that's why on very rare occasions things like this will be allowed....usually if someone reads the comments they'll find it's a spoof.....we've discussed before having such a tag and came to the conclusion that it would just encourage such posting....so we decided not too....

[luke-russell.livejournal.com]

Good point!

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

what if we had a spoof contest? I might actually be inclined to do some original work for that LOL

[amelica.livejournal.com]

that may be cool

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

Great idea. I think this spoof is very well done -- I just wanted to acknowledge the source. Maybe if we do a spoof contest that should be part of the rules, to post the inspiration along with the parody.

[misstia]

do you think that would confuse people and/or encourage the regular submission of spoof ads?? i know that's why we don't have a spoof ad tag....i am not against having a day or two for spoof ads---made or found, but we'd have to be really clear that it's a special occasional....

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, as amelia_eve suggests, only allow them if posted together with the original?

[misstia]

ah, see, i was replying to YOUR comment via email and i hadn't seem amelia_eve's comment....that is a good idea....

[misstia]

though, do you think it should be a contest or a weekend event? with of course enough heads up to give people time to make ads...we have weekend events thru august, so it wouldn't be til september....just thinking out loud here....

[write-light.livejournal.com]

I think a spoof day (call it amnesty) would be better. Requiring posting with a real ad would omit all the non-specific vintage spoofs. Maybe a day and just say 'this day only!'.

OT: What about the "Creepy Smiles" and "Poorly Named Products" ideas?

[misstia]

i think it got changed to crocodile smiles and poorly named products and i know there was one other standout, will be our selections to vote on for october, november, december :)

good point re: posting a real ad...i'll post a reminder about americana ads and query our masses about a spoof day and/or weekend....

[furnacechant.livejournal.com]

The original looks more creepy than the vampire!

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

That's scary & funny as heck.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Love it!!

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

I do believe I'm going to order me a print of that. Very well done.

[snugglyevil.livejournal.com]

Sooooo glad to see my friend Dixie's work getting so much notoriety!! She does amazing work and her work graces the cover of Horror Host Magazine too!