Reply #100: Perhaps the rant at the end directed at don wildmon makes you

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think I was just messing around? The first part with my analysis of the ad stands in contrast with yours and apparently wildmon's.

You attacked the messenger by your dissmissive comments without addressing my comments. It appeared to me that rather than discussing the issues I brought up you just blew it off and retreated to name calling. See?

I say what I see in the ad and you say essentially, "OK whatever dude I already told you it's so frickin obvious how can you possibly see it differently".

Apparently that was NOT your intent but you said you could see where it might come off like that but now you're asking again "where did I do that".

So it's pretty "bizarre" for me too since someone else already pointed out to you "where you attacked the messenger" and you already said "oh yeah I see it now" and here you are back to implying I'M BIZARRE?

BTW, I was/am not upset, I'm frustrated because I tried to explain the same things to you but you kept just coming with the batty/bizarre stuff and then all of a sudden you're straightened out, now you're back to "bizarre". I guess I just don't get your style what with default comments that the recipient is supposed to know what they mean? Is there a redqueen rosetta stone you could post for the rest of us?

OK, I'm done. I'm willing to start over with a serious discussion about our different interpretations.

Here's my basics on the ad:

The location of the ad (gay/lesbian mardi grass magazine) is irrelevant

When I looked at the ad (even though the setup was the ad was obviously sexual) I didn't get that impression. In fact the ad was so dark all I literally saw at first was the white volvo logo on the right. I read the words (which you say cements the sexual aspect) and it reminded me of several other ads that used similar, reveal a little and build hype type gimmicks.

It was a third look after reading other posts that I got what "pious don" was bitching about. It seemed to ME that he saw that because he was LOOKING for it. I've gotten PM's from others that it took them more than a single look to get what was apparently so "frickin obvious", so I don't think it is or was meant to be that obvious.

Now I agree that's one of the possible interpretations one can get from the ad we just disagree with where in the marketing that interpretation lies, you feel it's front and center and I see it as background.

It just seems to me that Volvo wouldn't think a good idea to advertise their vehicles is to make a dick joke the main focus of an ad, in a gay/lesbian magazine or otherwise. Having a dick joke as a second or subliminal interpretation of an ad, yeah I can see that.

So, yes my initial comment was/is serious, I didn't mean to confuse that with the crazy don comment.

Respond if you want or not that's cool. No harm no foul, just next time give me a quick "are you serious?" before the "defensive much" gets whipped out(pun intended).

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