Truth in Advertising

I was recently reading a copy of an old Mad Magazine. This is a great publication for silly ideas that can be transfoprmed into activities.

Here is what I found:

There is a selection taken from the classified ads of a newspaper. You know the free pet section, where animals are trying to be placed in homes. Well here is how a few of the ads read:

"I'm Bluebell. 6 months Siamese with amazing blue eyes. I will bond with your children and then dart outside first chance I get never to be seen again."

"Hi I'm Muffin. 7 month calico with a chronic ear infection that will have you chasing around your house for an hour three times a day with a small, but surprisingly expensive bottle of drops. I love seniors!"

Anyhow these funny little ads made me think of the potential of telling the truth in advertising. How can this be created into an activity. Hmmm. Let me think.

How about when you are learning about how to select an item to buy, say a house, or a musical instrument or a computer that you create classified ads of what NOT to buy. I particularly like the house ad as an illustration of bad neighbours.

Or how about relationships SWM etc. that shows you what NOT to choose in a partner.

Now the most fun might be describing jobs that look good, but have hidden aspects that make them less than desirable.

Anyhow, have fun with this idea, I think there is something really good here.