From: Jeremy Bradley (jeremyb@nor.com.au)
Date: Mon 28 Apr 2003 - 23:46:32 GMT
At 08:46 AM 28/04/03 +0100, you wrote:
>What I found most interesting about the article was
>the adverts that appeared alongside it.
>
Yes Derek, there was a certain flavour to them.
And speeking of flavours, did you check out the ice-cream flavours on offer
from the Star Spangled Ice Cream Company? There is: I hate the French
Vanilla, Iraqui (sic) Road, Smaller Govern-Mint and Nutty Environmentalist.
There is also a link to a page offering future flavours such as: Cowardly
German Chocolate, Irrelevant Belgian Chocolate, Dutch (Reagan) Chocolate,
Donald Rum Raisin, US Army Tank Crunch, US Navy Battle-Chip and Gun Nut.
It is hard to tell if these are just a sick joke or if these memes (ie
bigoted, separatist, pro war, anti conservation etc) are being propagated
through 'patriotic foods'. Also, are these memes being conflated with
patriotic thought?
I hope that this isn't a 'taboo subject' too.
Jeremy Bradley
3200 Oxley Hwy Wauchope 2446
Phone:02 65856652 or 02 65856134
E-mail: jeremyb@nor.com.au
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