Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 28, 2023

I have a spam filter. Second best invention EVER!

Frazz, they’re not telling you what you want. They’re telling you that they want your money.

At night, it’s form of entertainment?

I’ve bought a couple of items that Wirecutter recommended…turns out the stuff is pretty good.

I’m still not sure why I need a Russian mail order bride?

I’m surprised a pop-up didn’t occur as I was reading this!!

And the one on the banner that sucked you in is not even on the list. Actually happened to me.

When I reached a certain age, tv and newspaper advertising became a diverting read, a bit of entertainment. I like to look at the ads and pick up the goofs. [I once worked as an ad rep for a mid-major newspaper in central VA.] I also knew I didn’t need anything being advertised. The things I had bought and used for decades [mostly made in the US] generally are of much better quality than the one-size-fits-all designs of recent years.

Of course, you’ll get people who say “I’m too smart for ads to work on me”. Advertisers love those people.

Has anyone compiled the origins of Frazz’s T-shirt?

Want what you have. Problem solved.

Frazz especially likes the suggestions from Victoria’s Secret…

I see articles for “must haves” and “great gift ideas” and laugh. How could I have lived this long without any of those things? Then one day I was surprised, “hey, I already have that hat”.

Scare quotes. You think advertisers aren’t people?

Here it is, Giving Tuesday, when half the non-profit organizations on Earth are sending me their wish lists.

That time of year when companies send you 942738292 emails a day with “Deals!”.

Input is better than output.

On Christmas morning, my wife and I tell each other what they got us. Solves a ton of issues, and we always get something we really want.

Tell me about it. I just dropped $150.00 at Crunchyroll.