On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote:>This guy:>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg>shook my hand and said he admired me.Hi Eric, HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! Isn't that "The Most Intersting Man in the World"? Isn't it he: * Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. * Who NEVER uses lip balm * Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". * Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her * Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." * Who, when he says something costs an arm and a leg, it does. Ha ha ha. Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, it's Dos Equis. [When I can find it on sale.] Stay Thirsty My Friend, [-Rick-]
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Reply by ●November 15, 20102010-11-15
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:> >On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: > >>This guy: > >>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg > >>shook my hand and said he admired me. > >Hi Eric, > HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! Isn't that "The Most >Intersting Man in the World"? > >Isn't it he: > >* Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. > >* Who NEVER uses lip balm > >* Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". > >* Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her > >* Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." > >* Who, when he says something costs an arm and > a leg, it does. > >Ha ha ha. >Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >it's Dos Equis. [When I can find it on sale.] > >Stay Thirsty My Friend, >[-Rick-]Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could snag the url. My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.abineau.com
Reply by ●November 16, 20102010-11-16
On Nov 15, 5:01�pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote:> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons > > > > > > <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: > > >On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: > > >>This guy: > > >>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg > > >>shook my hand and said he admired me. > > >Hi Eric, > > � HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! �Isn't that "The Most > >Intersting Man in the World"? > > >Isn't it he: > > >* Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. > > >* Who NEVER uses lip balm > > >* Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". > > >* Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her > > >* Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." > > >* Who, when he says something costs an arm and > > � a leg, it does. > > >Ha ha ha. > >Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, > >it's Dos Equis. �[When I can find it on sale.] > > >Stay Thirsty My Friend, > >[-Rick-] > > Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could > snag the url. > > My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him."Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but what's the joke here? Rune
Reply by ●November 16, 20102010-11-16
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor <allnor@tele.ntnu.no> wrote:>On Nov 15, 5:01�pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons >> >> >> >> >> >> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> >> >On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >> >> >>This guy: >> >> >>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg >> >> >>shook my hand and said he admired me. >> >> >Hi Eric, >> > � HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! �Isn't that "The Most >> >Intersting Man in the World"? >> >> >Isn't it he: >> >> >* Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. >> >> >* Who NEVER uses lip balm >> >> >* Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". >> >> >* Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her >> >> >* Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." >> >> >* Who, when he says something costs an arm and >> > � a leg, it does. >> >> >Ha ha ha. >> >Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >> >it's Dos Equis. �[When I can find it on sale.] >> >> >Stay Thirsty My Friend, >> >[-Rick-] >> >> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could >> snag the url. >> >> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." > >Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but >what's the joke here? > >RuneHi Rune, Eric & I are joking around concerning a series of advertisements for a Mexican beer called Dos Equis (two x's, XX). Here's the interesting part: typical television beer commercials in the States consist of 3-4 skinny women in bikinis with their silicone-filled breasts half exposed. Such advertisements are both childish and tacky (in bad taste). Then the advertising agency for Dos Equis beer had an idea for an advertisement--they have an over-fifty year old very distinguished- looking southern European man who drinks Dos Equis beer. But this is no ordinary man--he's SUPER talented, able to do anything, and lives the most adventurous life imaginable. His life is so exciting that it makes James Bond's life look boring. The advertisement consists of a list of brief statements (see Eric's and my comments above) illustrating just how amazingly wonderful this man really is. Referring to the European man, the advertisement's narrator comes right out and says, "He is THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD!" This series of beer advertisements have become very popular in the States. This advertising campaign, while wildly successful, was originally *terribly* risky. Here's why: [1] The targeted audience was young men in an age range of 24-35 years old. But the advertisement's main character is noticeably older than that age range. (Keep in mind now, in our distorted American culture, growing old is considered a shameful thing.) [2] The Dos Equis advertisement shows no half-naked women. [3] And at the end of the advertisement, THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD states (in some hard-to-identify European accent), "I don't often drink beer. But when I do ... it's Dos Equis." So the risky part there is that the advertisement's main character actually says that he doesn't often drink the beer that they're advertising!! That statement drives home the point that, without doubt, Dos Equis *IS* the finest beer in the world. So Rune, what's the point of this thread? When Eric posted that strange message saying that some guy shook Eric's hand and said that he admired Eric, I looked at the photo of that "guy." That's no guy! Good Hell, ... that's THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD!! Rune, you can Google on: "THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD" and find examples of the Dos Equis advertisements. Eric, there's a Mexican restaurant in my town that I go to maybe once a month. When the waitress asks me what I want to drink, I always reply with, "I don't often drink beer. But when I do ... it's Dos Equis." Then she looks at me like I'm crazy. Ha ha. [-Rick-]
Reply by ●November 16, 20102010-11-16
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor <allnor@tele.ntnu.no> wrote:>On Nov 15, 5:01=A0pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons >> >> >> >> >> >> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> >> >On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >> >> >>This guy: >> >> >>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg >> >> >>shook my hand and said he admired me. >> >> >Hi Eric, >> > =A0 HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! =A0Isn't that "The Most >> >Intersting Man in the World"? >> >> >Isn't it he: >> >> >* Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. >> >> >* Who NEVER uses lip balm >> >> >* Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". >> >> >* Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her >> >> >* Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." >> >> >* Who, when he says something costs an arm and >> > =A0 a leg, it does. >> >> >Ha ha ha. >> >Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >> >it's Dos Equis. =A0[When I can find it on sale.] >> >> >Stay Thirsty My Friend, >> >[-Rick-] >> >> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could >> snag the url. >> >> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." > >Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but >what's the joke here? > >RuneTo go with Rick's description: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI58wj4b4g0 And that's an old vid. There are a lot of newer ones, some are in the "related" section on the right. Somebody in the "FFTs in Excel" thread started a humorous digression with some facetious chest-beating, so I responded with a url to a picture of "The Most Interesting Man in the World" and claimed he'd said he admired me. The best part is that Dos Equis is really good beer. Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.abineau.com
Reply by ●November 16, 20102010-11-16
On 11/16/2010 08:45 AM, Eric Jacobsen wrote:> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor > <allnor@tele.ntnu.no> wrote: > >> On Nov 15, 5:01=A0pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >>> >>>>> This guy: >>> >>>>> http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg >>> >>>>> shook my hand and said he admired me. >>> >>>> Hi Eric, >>>> =A0 HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! =A0Isn't that "The Most >>>> Intersting Man in the World"? >>> >>>> Isn't it he: >>> >>>> * Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. >>> >>>> * Who NEVER uses lip balm >>> >>>> * Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". >>> >>>> * Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her >>> >>>> * Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." >>> >>>> * Who, when he says something costs an arm and >>>> =A0 a leg, it does. >>> >>>> Ha ha ha. >>>> Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >>>> it's Dos Equis. =A0[When I can find it on sale.] >>> >>>> Stay Thirsty My Friend, >>>> [-Rick-] >>> >>> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could >>> snag the url. >>> >>> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." >> >> Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but >> what's the joke here? >> >> Rune > > To go with Rick's description: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI58wj4b4g0 > > And that's an old vid. There are a lot of newer ones, some are in > the "related" section on the right. > > Somebody in the "FFTs in Excel" thread started a humorous digression > with some facetious chest-beating, so I responded with a url to a > picture of "The Most Interesting Man in the World" and claimed he'd > said he admired me. > > The best part is that Dos Equis is really good beer.For bottled... -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
Reply by ●November 16, 20102010-11-16
On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:50:41 -0800, Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> wrote:>On 11/16/2010 08:45 AM, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor >> <allnor@tele.ntnu.no> wrote: >> >>> On Nov 15, 5:01=A0pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >>>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >>>> >>>>>> This guy: >>>> >>>>>> http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg >>>> >>>>>> shook my hand and said he admired me. >>>> >>>>> Hi Eric, >>>>> =A0 HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! =A0Isn't that "The Most >>>>> Intersting Man in the World"? >>>> >>>>> Isn't it he: >>>> >>>>> * Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. >>>> >>>>> * Who NEVER uses lip balm >>>> >>>>> * Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". >>>> >>>>> * Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her >>>> >>>>> * Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." >>>> >>>>> * Who, when he says something costs an arm and >>>>> =A0 a leg, it does. >>>> >>>>> Ha ha ha. >>>>> Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >>>>> it's Dos Equis. =A0[When I can find it on sale.] >>>> >>>>> Stay Thirsty My Friend, >>>>> [-Rick-] >>>> >>>> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could >>>> snag the url. >>>> >>>> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." >>> >>> Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but >>> what's the joke here? >>> >>> Rune >> >> To go with Rick's description: >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI58wj4b4g0 >> >> And that's an old vid. There are a lot of newer ones, some are in >> the "related" section on the right. >> >> Somebody in the "FFTs in Excel" thread started a humorous digression >> with some facetious chest-beating, so I responded with a url to a >> picture of "The Most Interesting Man in the World" and claimed he'd >> said he admired me. >> >> The best part is that Dos Equis is really good beer. > >For bottled... > >-- > >Tim Wescott >Wescott Design Services >http://www.wescottdesign.comA lot of places around here (Southwestern US) have it on tap. Many of the Mexican-style restaurants serve it from the tap in a frosty mug. Good stuff. Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.abineau.com
Reply by ●November 16, 20102010-11-16
On 11/16/2010 12:46 PM, Eric Jacobsen wrote:> On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:50:41 -0800, Tim Wescott<tim@seemywebsite.com> > wrote: > >> On 11/16/2010 08:45 AM, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor >>> <allnor@tele.ntnu.no> wrote: >>> >>>> On Nov 15, 5:01=A0pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> This guy: >>>>> >>>>>>> http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg >>>>> >>>>>>> shook my hand and said he admired me. >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Eric, >>>>>> =A0 HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! =A0Isn't that "The Most >>>>>> Intersting Man in the World"? >>>>> >>>>>> Isn't it he: >>>>> >>>>>> * Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. >>>>> >>>>>> * Who NEVER uses lip balm >>>>> >>>>>> * Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". >>>>> >>>>>> * Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her >>>>> >>>>>> * Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." >>>>> >>>>>> * Who, when he says something costs an arm and >>>>>> =A0 a leg, it does. >>>>> >>>>>> Ha ha ha. >>>>>> Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >>>>>> it's Dos Equis. =A0[When I can find it on sale.] >>>>> >>>>>> Stay Thirsty My Friend, >>>>>> [-Rick-] >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could >>>>> snag the url. >>>>> >>>>> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." >>>> >>>> Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but >>>> what's the joke here? >>>> >>>> Rune >>> >>> To go with Rick's description: >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI58wj4b4g0 >>> >>> And that's an old vid. There are a lot of newer ones, some are in >>> the "related" section on the right. >>> >>> Somebody in the "FFTs in Excel" thread started a humorous digression >>> with some facetious chest-beating, so I responded with a url to a >>> picture of "The Most Interesting Man in the World" and claimed he'd >>> said he admired me. >>> >>> The best part is that Dos Equis is really good beer. >> >> For bottled... >> >> -- >> >> Tim Wescott >> Wescott Design Services >> http://www.wescottdesign.com > > A lot of places around here (Southwestern US) have it on tap. Many > of the Mexican-style restaurants serve it from the tap in a frosty > mug. Good stuff.Dos Equis on tap should compete well with a decent micro-brew. Not that I can drink it any more, since I've discovered my gluten intolerance. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
Reply by ●November 17, 20102010-11-17
On Nov 16, 2:17�pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote:> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor > > > > <all...@tele.ntnu.no> wrote: > >On Nov 15, 5:01 pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: > >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons > > >> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: > > >> >On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: > > >> >>This guy: > > >> >>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.jpg > > >> >>shook my hand and said he admired me. > > >> >Hi Eric, > >> > HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! Isn't that "The Most > >> >Intersting Man in the World"? > > >> >Isn't it he: > > >> >* Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. > > >> >* Who NEVER uses lip balm > > >> >* Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". > > >> >* Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her > > >> >* Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." > > >> >* Who, when he says something costs an arm and > >> > a leg, it does. > > >> >Ha ha ha. > >> >Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, > >> >it's Dos Equis. [When I can find it on sale.] > > >> >Stay Thirsty My Friend, > >> >[-Rick-] > > >> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could > >> snag the url. > > >> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." > > >Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but > >what's the joke here? > > >Rune > > Hi Rune, > � Eric & I are joking around concerning a > series of advertisements for a Mexican beer > called Dos Equis (two x's, XX). > > Here's the interesting part: �typical > television beer commercials in the States > consist of 3-4 skinny women in bikinis with > their silicone-filled breasts half exposed. > Such advertisements are both childish and > tacky (in bad taste). > > Then the advertising agency for Dos Equis > beer had an idea for an advertisement--they > have an over-fifty year old very distinguished- > looking southern European man who drinks > Dos Equis beer. > > But this is no ordinary man--he's SUPER > talented, able to do anything, and lives the > most adventurous life imaginable. �His life is > so exciting that it makes James Bond's life > look boring. �The advertisement consists of a > list of brief statements (see Eric's and my > comments above) illustrating just how amazingly > wonderful this man really is. � > > Referring to the European man, the > advertisement's narrator comes right out and > says, "He is THE MOST INTERESTING MAN > IN THE WORLD!" � This series of beer advertisements > have become very popular in the States. > > This advertising campaign, while wildly successful, > was originally *terribly* risky. �Here's why: > > [1] The targeted audience was young men in an > age range of 24-35 years old. �But the advertisement's > main character is noticeably older than that age range. > (Keep in mind now, in our distorted American culture, > growing old is considered a shameful thing.) > > [2] The Dos Equis advertisement shows no > half-naked women. > > [3] And at the end of the advertisement, THE MOST > INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD states (in some > hard-to-identify European accent), "I don't often > drink beer. But when I do ... it's Dos Equis." > So the risky part there is that the advertisement's > main character actually says that he doesn't often > drink the beer that they're advertising!! > That statement drives home the point that, without > doubt, Dos Equis *IS* the finest beer in the world. > > So Rune, what's the point of this thread? �When > Eric posted that strange message saying that some guy > shook Eric's hand and said that he admired Eric, > I looked at the photo of that "guy." � That's no > guy! �Good Hell, ... that's THE MOST INTERESTING MAN > IN THE WORLD!! > > Rune, you can Google on: "THE MOST INTERESTING MAN > IN THE WORLD" and find examples of the Dos Equis > advertisements. > > Eric, there's a Mexican restaurant in my town that > I go to maybe once a month. �When the waitress asks > me what I want to drink, I always reply with, "I don't > often drink beer. But when I do ... it's Dos Equis." � > Then she looks at me like I'm crazy. � Ha ha. > > [-Rick-]I have never heard of Don Equis, but from now on, I am going to use your line. It will go down a storm in Belgium. And I bet pronouncing 'Don Equis' is easier than trying to get a Belgian to understand my pronunciation of Hoegaarden. Chris ================ Chris Bore BORES Signal Processing www.bores.com
Reply by ●November 17, 20102010-11-17
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:57:46 -0800 (PST), Chris Bore <chris.bore@gmail.com> wrote:>On Nov 16, 2:17=A0pm, Rick Lyons <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:18:21 -0800 (PST), Rune Allnor >> >> >> >> <all...@tele.ntnu.no> wrote: >> >On Nov 15, 5:01 pm, eric.jacob...@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote: >> >> On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:43:22 -0800, Rick Lyons >> >> >> <R.Lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org> wrote: >> >> >> >On Sun, 14 Nov 2010, Eric Jacobsen wrote: >> >> >> >>This guy: >> >> >> >>http://otrsportsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jayson-Werth.j= >pg >> >> >> >>shook my hand and said he admired me. >> >> >> >Hi Eric, >> >> > HEY WAIT A MINUTE!! Isn't that "The Most >> >> >Intersting Man in the World"? >> >> >> >Isn't it he: >> >> >> >* Who speaks fluent French, in Russian. >> >> >> >* Who NEVER uses lip balm >> >> >> >* Whose Mother has a tatoo that reads "Son". >> >> >> >* Who once visited a psychic,...to warn her >> >> >> >* Whose business card reads, "I'll call you." >> >> >> >* Who, when he says something costs an arm and >> >> > a leg, it does. >> >> >> >Ha ha ha. >> >> >Yep, I don't often drink beer, but when I do, >> >> >it's Dos Equis. [When I can find it on sale.] >> >> >> >Stay Thirsty My Friend, >> >> >[-Rick-] >> >> >> Yeah, that was the only pic I could find quickly for which I could >> >> snag the url. >> >> >> My fave so far is, "Sharks have a week just for him." >> >> >Sorry for breaking in on the fun you obviously have, but >> >what's the joke here? >> >> >Rune >> >> Hi Rune, >> =A0 Eric & I are joking around concerning a >> series of advertisements for a Mexican beer >> called Dos Equis (two x's, XX). >> >> Here's the interesting part: =A0typical >> television beer commercials in the States >> consist of 3-4 skinny women in bikinis with >> their silicone-filled breasts half exposed. >> Such advertisements are both childish and >> tacky (in bad taste). >> >> Then the advertising agency for Dos Equis >> beer had an idea for an advertisement--they >> have an over-fifty year old very distinguished- >> looking southern European man who drinks >> Dos Equis beer. >> >> But this is no ordinary man--he's SUPER >> talented, able to do anything, and lives the >> most adventurous life imaginable. =A0His life is >> so exciting that it makes James Bond's life >> look boring. =A0The advertisement consists of a >> list of brief statements (see Eric's and my >> comments above) illustrating just how amazingly >> wonderful this man really is. =A0 >> >> Referring to the European man, the >> advertisement's narrator comes right out and >> says, "He is THE MOST INTERESTING MAN >> IN THE WORLD!" =A0 This series of beer advertisements >> have become very popular in the States. >> >> This advertising campaign, while wildly successful, >> was originally *terribly* risky. =A0Here's why: >> >> [1] The targeted audience was young men in an >> age range of 24-35 years old. =A0But the advertisement's >> main character is noticeably older than that age range. >> (Keep in mind now, in our distorted American culture, >> growing old is considered a shameful thing.) >> >> [2] The Dos Equis advertisement shows no >> half-naked women. >> >> [3] And at the end of the advertisement, THE MOST >> INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD states (in some >> hard-to-identify European accent), "I don't often >> drink beer. But when I do ... it's Dos Equis." >> So the risky part there is that the advertisement's >> main character actually says that he doesn't often >> drink the beer that they're advertising!! >> That statement drives home the point that, without >> doubt, Dos Equis *IS* the finest beer in the world. >> >> So Rune, what's the point of this thread? =A0When >> Eric posted that strange message saying that some guy >> shook Eric's hand and said that he admired Eric, >> I looked at the photo of that "guy." =A0 That's no >> guy! =A0Good Hell, ... that's THE MOST INTERESTING MAN >> IN THE WORLD!! >> >> Rune, you can Google on: "THE MOST INTERESTING MAN >> IN THE WORLD" and find examples of the Dos Equis >> advertisements. >> >> Eric, there's a Mexican restaurant in my town that >> I go to maybe once a month. =A0When the waitress asks >> me what I want to drink, I always reply with, "I don't >> often drink beer. But when I do ... it's Dos Equis." =A0 >> Then she looks at me like I'm crazy. =A0 Ha ha. >> >> [-Rick-] > >I have never heard of Don Equis, but from now on, I am going to use >your line. > >It will go down a storm in Belgium. And I bet pronouncing 'Don Equis' >is easier than trying to get a Belgian to understand my pronunciation >of Hoegaarden. > >Chris >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >Chris Bore >BORES Signal Processing >www.bores.comMinor correction: Dos Equis (not Don Equis). It means "two Xs" in Spanish. There are two capital Xs on the label. Tres Equis is a genre of movies. Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms Abineau Communications http://www.abineau.com
