In the time it's taken you to read this, 7 new products have been introduced to the marketplace. Capitalism has long been the engine that propelled Western society forward but now it is careening and mutating, almost out of control.
Great inventions have changed the way we live but so have some rather terrible ones. Take the proliferation of salad dressing varietals for instance.
When I was a kid Kraft made a manageable assortment of salad dressings: oil and vinegar...(red wine vinegar was considered exotic), Thousand Island, Russian (which was thousand island without the pickle relish), French, Catalina (exactly the same as French but for people who hated France, and something called Ranch which is still the most unappetizing sounding of all the dressings. That was pretty much it
Today Kraft alone makes 65 types of dressing including the 8 types of ranch pictured above!! Other products have followed suit...Kit Kat bars have hybridized like so many of it's chocolate bar cousins. We have Kit Kat in milk, dark, or white chocolate. Kit Kat infused with caramel, flavored with raspberry, orange, coffee or mint. Giant Kit Kats, chunky ones, or Kit Kats pre-broken into individual sticks. Do we really need all these choices. Will we soon see Kit Kats especially for women... or the Lebanese??? ("Now with Chawfa!!")
Some would argue this is all in the natural order of things, indeed Mother nature herself experiments and provides an overabundance of variety. Do we really need a nectarine to be happy...it's merely a peach with a Brazilian and yet, we have nectarines.
Not that this type of proliferation is always a bad thing. A fortuitous confluence of social, environmental, and economic events has brought about a major revolution in women's pants and leggings.
Madonna and now Lady Gaga have encouraged women to embrace their sexuality and to be hot and nearly naked as often as possible. Global warming has made hardly wearing anything (while still feeling empowered) an imperative and tough times have paved the way for savvy entrepreneurs to offer up some inexpensive yet provocative (and liberating) twists on the old stockings and shorts wardrobe staples.
My extensive research points to the American Apparel company as the leaders in this field and after several hours I've been able to come up with what I feel is a representative sampling:
And so this hottest of all summers is just that but in in more ways than one. In fact....oh crap!! That shrew Nan Wilkinson (http://slapper58.blogspot.com/2008/08/important-message-from-editorial-staff.html) just showed up in the office...one sec...."yes Nan...I see what's on my computer, it's for research....NO...the hand cream is because I have dry skin...hey get away from my keyboard. I told you you weren't allowed back here!!! EVER!!
Hi Gang,
I wish I could say that it was nice to be back but I assume that you are as appalled as I with the base tone of this post in particular. I know smut when I see it and American Apparel or not, this is filthy smut, (im)pure and simple. Blob, I implore you...you're better than this. Now go to bed and get a fresh start come morning! And put on a happy face!! :o)
"Yes Nan" :o(
