Another mystery solved :)

I always liked brands. Not because of their products or services. I like to see brands. They can be stamped on race cars, football (soccer to Americans) jerseys or airplanes liveries. Maybe that's why I joined advertising.

Sometimes I get curious when I see some brands. My biggest one started in 1995, when F1 Team Sauber showed their car for the 95 season with their new sponsors Petronas and Red Bull. I had an idea what Petronas was, because I remembered one of the commentators of the Brasilian TV station that broadcast F1 said that a big Malaysian oil company was going to sponsor Sauber. And after 4 years I found out that Red Bull was a drink. Later on, an energy drink. And later on, really good with whisky or vodka :)

I had this doubt for over 15 years, as far as I remember of this brand: Candy. I remember seeing this brand on race cars, on TV or on some race car toys.



With no Google, or even the internet, I had to carry this doubt for years. Because there is no Candy in Brasil. If you tell me that you found some Skittles in Brasil, you would call me a liar. But I'm talking about Candy home appliances. Candy is a British domestic products brand. They have dishwashers, stoves ... I found out after stopping by a friend of mine friend's apartment here in Moscow. He has Candy stove and dishwasher. Mistery solved and toasted with the beers we had that night :) That Candy you don't find in Brazil.

This blog is still "The Lost In Translation", although this post is more for "The Lost In Brands" :)

Impossibility according animals

Once I saw this TV commercial for a beans brand. A guy talks to a dog about how good those beans are and it's family recipe for generations. Dog asks if he can get the recipe. Guy answers yes, when pigs fly. What is the next scene on the commercial? The dog, trying to teach a pig to fly by itself.

There I realize when someone says "when pigs fly", it means it won't happen. Do pigs fly? When pigs are sent to other countries on a FEDEX flight wouldn't count as a yes. Or if you built a giant slingshot and throw pigs. Maybe if MTV's "Jackass" was still in the air, maybe Johnny Knoxville would do a "Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville and this is pigs flying.". Or maybe Chris Pontius.

Let's get back to the question on the paragraph above. Do pigs fly? Times like this I wish I had a farm. Because if I had one, I would do this experiment with the pigs, giving them Red Bull. Doesn't Red Bull give you wings? Once I gave pork to a baby pig. He liked that. So, if pigs can't fly, they can be cannibals.

What is the expression for "when pigs fly" here in Brazil? If cows cough. Possible? Yes, if a ventriloquist has a cow puppet and makes the cough sounds. I've heard dogs sneezing, but cows coughing? Not even hoof-and-mouth disease made it possible.

Thank the Lord that animals can only explain impossibilities. Otherwise, Einstein would roll over his grave if a partridge contested that the Theory of Relativity is wrong.