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Packaging of consumer goods - particularly food - is often deceptive and designed to make the consumer believe it is a locally-produced
high-quality products when in reality it is produced cheaply by a massive international conglomerate. This can be done deliberately, as when Tesco's (see link) adds
the names of fake farms to products, or by a big company buying up a smaller, more ethical producer.
This idea mandates that the logo of the ultimate brand-owner would have to be displayed on the product at the same size as other brand logos. So, Ben & Jerry's ice-cream would now have to have a big Unilever logo, to show that they're no longer an artisan Vermont producer, all Boot's products would have to show a Walgreens logo, all Cadbury chocolate would have to show a Kraft logo, etc.
Tesco's fake farms
https://www.telegra...-the-british-count/
[hippo, May 31 2018]
http://www.cityam.c...sh-firms-many-cases
[hippo, May 31 2018]
https://en.wikipedi...etail_outlet_brands
[hippo, May 31 2018]
Deutsche Reichsbahn
https://en.wikipedi...bahn_(1937_to_1945)
Don't mention the War ... [8th of 7, May 31 2018]
Halfbakery: logoed politicians
logoed_20politicians
This idea would go well with that one. [jutta, Jun 01 2018]
Chickens washed using toilet cleaner
https://www.indepen...he-eu-a7875131.html
No need to worry about scrubbing your toilet - just use an American Chicken on the end of a stick [xenzag, Jun 02 2018]
Alexander Lodygin
https://en.wikipedi...i/Alexander_Lodygin
Enlightening [8th of 7, Jun 02 2018]
[link]
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I suppose there would be some legal kerfuffle while people
argued over whether Walgreen was in turn owned by Sun-Chin
or was merely part of a partnership, yada yada, but basically I
would like this. |
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I think most people would be quite horrified to discover that
their weekly food shop came from three different
petrochemipharmatechagri companies. |
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Interestingly, under this proposal, a large chunk of the UK rail network would be badged "Deutche Bahn" (see link) which might give people a false impression of service levels and punctuality |
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What logo would the US military wear? |
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If I am what I eat, would I have to wear these logos, too? |
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Under this proposal, most of the brands sold by Sports Direct (e.g. Karrimor, Slazenger, etc.) would just be labelled Sports Direct - as would Agent Provocateur lingerie, of course... (see link) |
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// badged "Deutche Bahn" (see link) which might give people a false impression of service levels and punctuality // |
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Now, if it was Deutsche Reichsbahn <link>, you'd have a very clear idea of what to expect in the way of "service levels and punctuality" ... |
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// What logo would the US military wear? // |
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What's the difference between Japanese and British
libraries? |
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In Japan the railway timetable is in non-fiction. |
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It's the way I type 'em.. |
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The mere addition of an American flag on such
products would be enough to deter anyone who
doesn't want to eat chickens washed in toilet
cleaner etc. |
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From time to time we swim in “toilet cleaner.” |
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You may imagine what you please, but your logic is
flawed. I go into sea water, which is full of
pollutants but I wouldn't want my food washed in
it. If you decide to eat chickens washed with
Domestos toilet cleaner, that's your choice, but it
should be clear on the label, so that others can
join you or be appropriately deterred. Putting an
American flag on all company products like Kraft
would fully inform people. The current labeling is
a deception. |
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Tabloid headline: "CHLORINE ATE MY CHICKEN!!!" |
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// From time to time we swim in “toilet cleaner.” // |
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Is it actually swimming, or are you just going through the motions ... ? |
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Ha - or are the motions going through you? |
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Its almost swimming as the kids are taking lessons
every Saturday. |
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Should we put an American flag on your computer,
too? Maybe one on the wires that run A/C current to
your house? Or the tires on your car? The lightbulbs
in your house? Your phone? Zippers? Stop-lights?
Microwave oven? Laser? LED? The internet itself? |
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I'm sure that if I tried really hard, I could think of
*something* invented by France in the past 50 years
or so, I simply must not be trying hard enough... |
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Do you have another character that you play, or are
you type-casted forever into this role of generic
America-hatred? |
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If the products are so great then why not label
them with a simple flag to help identity them?
Incidentally, most of what you have listed wasn't
invented in the USA and is also not made there.
The pneumatic tyre, for example, was invented in
my home town. I know almost nothing about
France, except they have a brilliant train network
and Paris is a superb city. Incidentally, my Apple
Mac was invented by a Syrian, built in China and
assembled in Ireland. As far as I'm concerned,
America is a toxic brand, especially while under
control of the Trump, but others should be totally
free to think the exact opposite and choose
accordingly. What's wrong with that? |
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Well, zippers were invented in America. |
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Vulcanization was invented here. A/C power was
invented here. The internet? Here. Electric lights?
Here. Jobs and Woz were born here. Stop lights?
Here. Microwave ovens were invented here, as
were LEDs and lasers. |
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Trump is toxic, but he is one person. |
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// A/C power was invented here. // |
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... by a Serbian, one Nikolai Tesla. |
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// Electric lights? Here. // |
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Ahem. Mr. Edison was eventually forced to buy out Donald Swan's patents, and in fact there is abundant evidence for an earlier Russian incandescent lamp. <link>
However, in terms of a commercially successful mass-market product, yes. |
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// Jobs and Woz were born here. // |
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Ah, so you admit it. Are you going to apologize now ? |
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All you need to do now is teach New York drivers what they mean. |
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// Microwave ovens were invented here // |
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... using a British invention, the Cavity Magnetron. |
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// Trump is toxic, but he is one person. // ... who has achieved more in eight months (actually less) of dealing with Kim Ping Pong than Obama achieved in eight years. |
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The Don understands that "nice guys finish last". |
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<considers pointing out the first traffic light was introduced in
London in 1868, or that nobody much used the internet until
an Englishman called Timothy invented the WWW, or that the
first LEDs were created by an Englishman and a Russian.
Decides not to.> |
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Gravity, upon which everything depends that falls,
was invented in England by the greatest of the
great Sir Isaac The Newtron. America, let's not
forget, invented everything else in the entire
universe, except for gravity, the internet,
traffic lights, and tyres. Knitting I believe came
from Mars. Psycho knitters, using abandoned
barrels of human flesh stamped 'Property of
Monsanto', generated Trump, and animated him
with a sardine can key. |
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Yes, but conversely, the Saturn V, which falls upward in a
quite breathtaking manner, was invented by Americans. |
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... mutter, mutter ... von Braun ... Operation Paperclip ... slightly bigger V-2 ... mutter ... gotta get some better Nazis ... |
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// animated him with a sardine can key. // |
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What utter, utter bollocks. |
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It was a corned beef can key, you fool ... |
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Ah, yes, but von Braun was an American - I'm pretty sure they
saw to that after they'd arranged his transfer fee from
Germany. |
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What about a sort of reverse Schindler's List in "Carry On" style, where Americans* and bungling Brits engage in a jolly 1940's romp to rescue Nazi scientists from the approaching Soviet forces ?
Perhaps Quentin "Inglorious Barsterds" Tarantino could direct ... |
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*All Americans are by their very nature "bungling". Not all Brits are, hence the subsequent adjective. |
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// Corned beef is mostly Argentinian. // |
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We had been informed that it was made from cows. Another food labelling scandal is poised to erupt ... |
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Yes, good job with that explosion. |
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Tesla was a Serbian-American. |
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Obama achieved more with the DPRK than any
Englishman has since the dawn of time. |
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We won’t point out that it was a Welsh physicist
that kicked off the serious magnetron work. |
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And we’d be glad to ship Trump over to you. |
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I know nothing of this 'Monsanto' organization. I've heard
of Bayer, though... |
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