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		<title>Abort! Abort!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Chinda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bad instruction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Garfield]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light beer advertising fascinates me. I&#8217;m not a light beer drinker, so I can&#8217;t tell one watery beer from another, which is probably why these companies always have such vague arguments in favor of their product. Bob Garfield at Ad &#8230; <a href="http://williamchinda.com/blog/2008/12/29/abort-abort/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Light beer advertising <em>fascinates</em> me. I&#8217;m not a light beer drinker, so I can&#8217;t tell one watery beer from another, which is probably why these companies always have such vague arguments in favor of their product. <a href="http://adage.com/garfield/post?article_id=131497">Bob Garfield at Ad Age</a> has (quite hilariously) noted how Coors Light has essentially co-opted the world <em>cold</em> (and trains! Everytime I hear &#8220;Love Train&#8221; I think about beer!) and how Bud Light has taken on the attribute of <em>drinkability</em>.</p>
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<p>Now, I&#8217;m no expert on beer, but I should hope that beer (or any kind of beverage, for that matter) should be <em>drinkable</em>. I imagine the Bud Light people probably caught on to this point (after being laughed, taunted, and made to go sit in a corner), which is why they seem to have completely changed the direction of their ad campaign to explain just what exactly <em>drinkability</em> is.</p>
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<p>After having a good chuckle about how they&#8217;ve had to change their concept so drastically, I actually found it to be kinda funny. Self-deprecation is always good, especially if you&#8217;re a giant European corporation (InBev) that has recently been attacked for buying up an &#8220;All-American&#8221; company and <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/anheuser-busch-inbev-cut-1400-us/story.aspx?guid={06777FF1-0BE7-4FA7-A3C3-D6D91F6A2209}">laying off 6% of it&#8217;s employees</a>.</p>
<p>Now if only all bad instruction was so enjoyable.</p>
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