Tuesday, April 22, 2008

DISTINGUISHED GRAY — by Steve Nadis

I never figured that Call Me Snake would morph from a volleyball blog into the fashion/glamor game, but life is funny that way; you never know what it’s going to dish out. Last night I caught part of an ad as I was turning off the TV and could not believe what I was hearing was true. Later I checked it out on the web and found out that my ears had not lied. Here are quotes taken almost verbatim (with some minor embellishments, distortions, and alterations thrown in for good measure):

Introducing new Touch Of Gray™, the first and only men’s hair treatment that lets you keep some gray. Works gradually. And it’s easy. No mix, no mess: just comb in and rinse. It’s for the generation that swore it would never get old. And didn’t…
     A little gray to show your experience, but not so much that it hides your vitality. Touch Of Gray™ comes in five natural looking shades…
     It not only lets you keep some gray, it lets you decide how much gray to keep. And it works gradually…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This product, as you can imagine, has thrown me into a tizzy. Do I hide the gray? Leave it alone? Or show some of it selectively? There are choices to be made (not only in Pennsylvania)–choices about which I had been blissfully ignorant less than 12 hours ago.

Posted by Snake at 14:44:52
Comments

4 Responses to “DISTINGUISHED GRAY — by Steve Nadis”

  1. Wimer Girl says:
    April 22, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Must be nice to be a man and have so many choices about going gray. Women? We have one choice - cover it. Forget the commercial and remain blissfully ignorant. Men look good with gray.

  2. Anonymous says:
    April 22, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    Thanks Wimer, though the question was strictly rhetorical. –Snake

  3. Anonymous says:
    April 23, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    It lets YOU decide how much to keep?…
    and it works Gradually?
    Grey to “show your experience”,
    but doesn’t quite “hide your vitality”?
    Is it Expensive, yet Economical?
    Effective yet Difficult to Detect?

    While we’re at it…
    I’d love a car that tears off down the street yet is extremely fuel-pinching. Has a ride like a Caddy yet fits into a bike rack. Got any suggests?
    -Marco Polo

  4. Anonymous says:
    April 23, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    No suggestions MP, but I’d like to take that into my next marketing meeting in Detroit… –Snake

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