First, I thought, "Ah, trying to cash in on all the overeating people do this time of year."
But for whatever reason, I couldn't look away, even though I actually haven't been overeating (or at least no more than usual) and didn't happen to be in dire need of the bubblegum-pink elixir. No, I was transfixed for another reason-- namely, that the longer I looked at the ad, the more I felt that I could be queasy, if I just stared long enough.
Is it just me, or does that Pepto-Bismol ad possess a mysterious nausea-inducing power?
I don't know if it's the shape of the. . Pepto ooze, or its color. . . The sheen, perhaps. The ease with which the mind likens it to the tumultuously quivering contents of an uneasy stomach. . .
Bleurgh.
Or maybe it's just that I've taken Pepto often enough that the mere thought of it is enough to make me feel sick.
Anyway, I wonder if the Pepto ad designer purposely tried to make anyone who sees it feel ill. Anything to boost sales, right? ;o)
