tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post8866489759501246907..comments2023-07-17T23:10:02.228+10:00Comments on Discombobula: Writing vs Copywriting - Hicks StyleSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-22223726287273904572011-12-31T04:33:13.318+11:002011-12-31T04:33:13.318+11:00Advertising's basic purpose is to persuade us ...Advertising's basic purpose is to persuade us to buy something we don't really need and often can't really afford, and it's often intrusive. As another of your posts says, advertising IS noise pollution!<br /><br />You excel at what you do - I've just had a quick scan through your 'back catalogue', which confirms that for me. And the smoking seems to have enhanced your abilities;)Harry Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-91556137821598353622011-12-30T12:43:56.822+11:002011-12-30T12:43:56.822+11:00TestingTestingSue Stevensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-52256205773421988522011-12-30T12:31:17.172+11:002011-12-30T12:31:17.172+11:00Hey, Harry.
Yeah, he really was so good at tellin...Hey, Harry.<br /><br />Yeah, he really was so good at telling it like it was and it makes me smile too because when I see things like this, it's like they throw us back in touch with beautiful reality, as if a bucket of cold water has been poured over our heads :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for the encouragement. I really, really appreciate it :) <br /><br />The hemp fibre I'd be inclined to wear these days where once I would have smoked it :)susieq777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-83396031660991565162011-12-30T11:17:26.407+11:002011-12-30T11:17:26.407+11:00Hey, Harry.
Yeah, he really was so good at tellin...Hey, Harry.<br /><br />Yeah, he really was so good at telling it like it was and it makes me smile too because when I see things like this, it's like they throw us back in touch with beautiful reality, as if a bucket of cold water has been poured over our heads :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for the encouragement. I really, really appreciate it :) <br /><br />The hemp fibre I'd be inclined to wear these days where once I would have smoked it :)Sue Stevensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-29639784542345299522011-12-29T18:05:22.930+11:002011-12-29T18:05:22.930+11:00I can't help smiling broadly at that clip, Sue...I can't help smiling broadly at that clip, Sue. I've rarely heard anyone tell it like it is as he did (George Carlin?). And he was hardly exaggerating either... except maybe for the arsenic baby food:) Whatever you end up doing, I hope I continue to read what you write, 'cos I enjoy it immensely. It's genuine organic, free range, renewable, plastic-free prose. It's probably fashioned from hemp fibre too... great market in that;)Harry Rileynoreply@blogger.com