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It could be any number of things- insight into the history of smoking ads, the bygone culture of advertisement copy as poetry, or the bit about the "poetry of i
by maxander 10y ago
It could be any number of things- insight into the history of smoking ads, the bygone culture of advertisement copy as poetry, or the bit about the "poetry of industrialism."
But if you can read the words "BUT just among ourselves, you better start a rapid whiz system to keep tabs as to how fast you’ll buzz from low smoke spirits to TIP-TOP-HIGH" and not understand why someone thought it worth sharing, I don't know what to say.
- nickpeterson 10y agoFine, but a sentence would suffice, something akin to, 'Interesting older copy.' because this site is generally tech oriented, I often click a link and start reading assuming it will wrap around but after a few minutes it doesn't and I question the purpose of the link on hacker news...
- posterboy 10y agoThen, how about these descriptions: "long article on long winded text forms misses the point" or "... tries to prove a point" "ad copy by example's the charm" "author missing pulse of time reminisces on golden age" disclaimer: too long; didn't read
- DanBC 10y ago> because this site is generally tech oriented "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." has been in the guidelines for years.
- nickpeterson 10y agoLook, let it go, I've already exposed you as a Prince Albert shill.