Let's face it: most people are neither that funny nor that interesting. Their hobbies and/or personal "style" choices generally run along pre-approved channels, without much mental input from them (see: when fat girls wear skinny jeans, seemingly oblivious to the fact that not all trends are meant for all people; all music broadcast on Clear Channel radio stations). Their idea of wit and intelligence is Dan Brown.
So it's really not all that surprising that there's a greeting card industry that trades only in the tritest, most drivelly of platitudes.
But just because you expect something to happen doesn't make it right.
The store I work at sells greeting cards, many of them actually clever. Guess which ones sell the best? I'll give you a hint: they might just finish up with a "totally touching and relevant to my life" phrase like "dance like nobody's watching."
Gosh. Never heard something so deep.
The true tragedy is not simply that this stuff is created, it's that, given the option of better, smarter, even more aesthetically appealing options, people still go for the worst effing clichéd sh*t...ever.
If I had a greeting card to commemorate the thought, it's cover would likely feature a Lisa Frank-worthy drawing of a pony and the start of a totally relevant phrase, something an average person could never come up with on their own, something like "you can lead a horse to water…"
-Posted by Jilly
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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Jilly this is so weird. I literally woke up this morning thinking "A facebook quote isn't poignant just because the person you quoted is dead." I feel like we both woke up annoyed with the same group of people.
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