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On 3-5-2017 10:47, Dave Blandston wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degroot org> wrote:
>> It is looking great already. The user's quote use reminds me of
>> something more 1940's or 1950's, although it still pops up in ads now
>> and then. It might be my own bias ;-) However, could you give the scene
>> a period look? I am thinking specifically about those Coke ads of the 50's.
>
> Those old Coke ads are pretty cool. I'm not sure how to re-create that look with
> POV-Ray. They seem to depend on a certain style of drawing. People from the '50s
> looked a lot more wholesome than today!
Yes, the style might give a problem. Never mind, it was just an idea.
Since the fifties there has been a lot going on concerning food and
feeding, not to mention physical activity :-(
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>> I had been unaware of that /detail/.
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> I guess the slang term "Drink the Kool-Aid" isn't as commonly used as I thought.
> I'm glad I added the explanation. A similar concept is being a "company man,"
> although according to my understanding of the terms "drinking the Kool-Aid" has
> a more sinister, insidious connotation. It's truly moral suicide. I've known a
> few people who've done it and it's a horrible thing. The eventual results are
> divisiveness, arrogance, shallowness, corruption, betrayal, greed, and hatred.
> There's no going back. Hence the comparison to the Jonestown event.
>
May have to do with the fact that 'Kool-Aid' is not really known outside
of North America, as far as I know.
>
> PS - Have a great day!
>
Indeed! Thanks! a great day too :-)
--
Thomas
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