Assorted Afflatuses

Apparently, the design-blind folks at Crocs incorporated have decided to make life on Earth even more unpleasant. In a press release on 27 August, they announced the impending release of their apparel line, which, according to the press release, will be available come October. The fact that a market exists for their hideous sandals is astonishing and depressing enough. The fact that a market exists for clothing made out of their proprietary resin, "Croslite," makes me consider buying property on the moon.

The Crocs people have also launched a series of absolutely idiotic advertisements modeled after Apple's PC and Mac campaign. But, as anyone who has watched the advertisements has realized, the cuddly, cute and Crocs-sporting character on the right looks even uglier than the extremely ugly uptight businessman on the left. What has our society come to?