The Corn Refiners Association lobbied the Food and Drug Administration to change the name of high fructose corn syrup to corn sugar last week. Here are some options for alternative proposals:
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Alternative Name Changes for High Fructose Corn Syrup
September 29th, 2010 
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No Comments »When John Travolta Plays a Bad Guy He Looks Like a 1990s Executive in a Midlife Crisis
September 22nd, 2009 maxlance1 Why is it that every time John Travolta plays a bad guy, instead of looking evil and menacing, he looks like he’s a mid-level executive in the mid- to late-1990s experiencing a textbook mid-life crisis? It’s always the standard play-by-play for how to enter your 50s in complete denial. He either shaves his head to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: 1990s, advertising, executives, from paris with love, john travolta, movies, pelham 123, swordfish 1 Comment »Impartial Referees
February 20th, 2009 maxlance1 I was watching the Champions League the other day, this big soccer tournament in Europe, and it bothered me that the referees wore advertisements. It shouldn’t have been too surprising because ads are posted everywhere: on players’ jerseys, on the field, along the walls, on the stadium and so on, but something really annoyed me [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: ads, advertising, David Beckham, marketing, referee, soccer, sports No Comments »Milwaukee's Best Light Commercials
February 19th, 2009 maxlance1 I wonder if those commercials for Milwaukee’s Best Light are frightening to gay people. The ads usually run during the World Series of Poker and they’ve always got a bunch of guys hanging out. One of them does something a little effeminate, like pet a poodle or not punch his girlfriend, and an enormous can [...]
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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.