Subtext? What subtext?
Okay, the “Subtext? What subtext?” thing is pal Dorian’s shtick, but I had to ask him if I could borrow it for this ad:
I was originally planning on some comment regarding how if you’re going to be wearing a t-shirt that reads “LION,” you’d better be tough enough to back it up, pal. But once I blew up this tiny ad to a viewable size…well, those are certainly some come-hither looks the two young men are throwing each other, while brandishing their ice cream cones suggestively.
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Or, okay, maybe they’re just holding their ice cream cones, but still, there’s a story behind this presented scenario, I’m sure.