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Mr. Yuk is mean. Mr. Yuk also has lawyers.

By Ira Nathenson on May 31, 2009

While thinking about final exam topics for intellectual property, I came across this 2007 video from Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV.  It’s too interesting not to share.  Mr. Yuk appears on stickers.  Parents put his green scowling face (think the ultimate anti-smiley face) onto containers of poisonous household substances. The idea: evil face, poison, don’t drink!  Mr. Yuk [...]

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Verdict on Polamalu Coke Zero commercial

By Ira Nathenson on February 2, 2009

Years ago, I loved the Coke commercial where a little boy offers a Coke to a tired Mean Joe Greene.  Great ad, especially considering that at the time, Greene was a fearsome and feared player.  So I was looking forward to the update of the ad with Steelers great Troy Polamalu.
Post-game verdict: fun but a [...]

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Troy Polamalu, Muppets, and Coke

By Ira Nathenson on January 31, 2009

The upcoming Superbowl is as good a time as any to see the Muppets’ great Mahna Mahna remixed as  a tribute to the Steelers’ Troy Polamalu:
My sister and I loved singing the original as kids.  (Still do.)   Speaking of Polamalu, during the game he’ll be starring in a re-imagining of the classic Mean Joe Greene [...]

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