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Trix of the Trade
Apr. 10th, 2007 11:33 amWell, I've mailed off my taxes, so that's out of the way. Hopefully next year I'll be able to file everything online, and I'll only have two forms to file. Moving to another state definitely complicates matters, but it looks like it worked out all right.
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kristenjarrod recently posted a link to this article about Trix returning to its old shape (which I think I noticed when I walked by the cereal shelf at Target recently). The page includes a link to a 1991 commercial where the Rabbit actually gets to eat Trix, which of course prompted a discussion as to how many other times he's had it. I do recall reading that there was also a vote in 1980 to tie in with the presidential election. Since Democrats tend to favor government programs to help the poor, maybe if the ACTUAL election had gone differently, there would have been a federal organization to provide Trix to needy rabbits. But then, Carter had some personal issues with giant rabbits, didn't he?
The general sense of unfairness in cereal commercials is one that seems to come up frequently on the Internet, but I never really get tired of it. That same site linked to above had an entry on this very topic several years ago. I guess it's kind of universal, really. Unless you were raised Amish or as a PBS loyalist, you've seen how these commercials are constantly showing prejudice, theft, and addictive behavior. And it's not as if the advertising campaigns change much, either. Some of those mascots have been doing basically the same thing for decades.
Mind you, for my interest in cereal commercials, I've never actually EATEN that much dry cereal. I've always been more of a yogurt and oatmeal kind of guy. Besides, I don't drink milk, which is what most people use as accompaniment for cereal. That's not to say that I think I'm a healthier eater than the kids who shovel down boxes of sugar with a little bit of grain thrown in. I mean, I eat a lot of Hot Pockets, and those probably contain little enough nutrition to make Trix and Lucky Charms seem like health food.
kristenjarrod recently posted a link to this article about Trix returning to its old shape (which I think I noticed when I walked by the cereal shelf at Target recently). The page includes a link to a 1991 commercial where the Rabbit actually gets to eat Trix, which of course prompted a discussion as to how many other times he's had it. I do recall reading that there was also a vote in 1980 to tie in with the presidential election. Since Democrats tend to favor government programs to help the poor, maybe if the ACTUAL election had gone differently, there would have been a federal organization to provide Trix to needy rabbits. But then, Carter had some personal issues with giant rabbits, didn't he?The general sense of unfairness in cereal commercials is one that seems to come up frequently on the Internet, but I never really get tired of it. That same site linked to above had an entry on this very topic several years ago. I guess it's kind of universal, really. Unless you were raised Amish or as a PBS loyalist, you've seen how these commercials are constantly showing prejudice, theft, and addictive behavior. And it's not as if the advertising campaigns change much, either. Some of those mascots have been doing basically the same thing for decades.
Mind you, for my interest in cereal commercials, I've never actually EATEN that much dry cereal. I've always been more of a yogurt and oatmeal kind of guy. Besides, I don't drink milk, which is what most people use as accompaniment for cereal. That's not to say that I think I'm a healthier eater than the kids who shovel down boxes of sugar with a little bit of grain thrown in. I mean, I eat a lot of Hot Pockets, and those probably contain little enough nutrition to make Trix and Lucky Charms seem like health food.
