Retrophilia: Tea For Two
retrophilia (ret troh FEE lee uh) n. 1 An intense attraction for things of the past. 2 a weekly series for popsucker wherin the irrepressible Wootini reveals the horrors of the past to the present to avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
What could be better than a nice hot cup of tea to warm you to your soul on a cold winter night?
Well, what effect would the tea have if you didn't actually have a soul?
Make the jump... if you dare!
I wanted to find something nice and Christmassy, you know, for the season and all, but this would probably be better off at Halloween. Seriously, I feel like just looking at this ad stole a little part of my soul.
It takes you a while to even tear your eyes away from that girl's soulless visage and notice the arthritic hands of the old woman pouring tea for her. Why is the old woman giving tea to a little girl? Is she a witch? What's really in it? Is it her own special blend? Does "the quiet strength of the earth" sap away your will to live? And just how many children has she done this to? Does she have an army of them? You know, an army of children? Children of the damned?
I know creepy children were big in 1975, but did they really help sell tea? (Cute hat, though!)
Wootini
Posted to Hot Stuff, Retrophilia on 17 December 2007
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