Monthly Archives: July 2009

A ‘superlative’ (16 pts) ad campaign

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

From a Jawbone.tv article: “North American television doesn’t often see ad campaigns like Scrabble’s ‘the Beautiful Word’. Thank god for the Internet. And the French. Mattel’s Scrabble is the most popular ‘word’ board game in history (deal with it Boggle). … Continue reading →

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Germans have wonderful words, but they’re also completely bonkers

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

Ruinenwert is the concept that a building be designed such that if it eventually collapsed, it would leave behind aesthetically pleasing ruins that would last far longer without any maintenance at all. (Thanks Wikipedia) Schadenfreude is pleasure derived from the … Continue reading →

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