We received 190 entries correctly identifying the December Fake Ad for the Cumberfun accessory designed to conceal the gap above young men’s baggy pants.
More than a few Fake Adders thought the Cumberfun was just the thing to cover up an unsightly fad. One also contended that the correct spelling is “cummerbund,” not “cumberbund.” My editorial lackeys tell me both are correct.
Here at Fake Ad Headquarters, we always like to learn something new. But we like to have our ego stroked even more: “What are the odds that I would open the Observer to a random page and spot the fake ad immediately?” asked Judi Taylor. “Well that is just what happened. The fake ad for the “Cumberfun” on page 81 was a delight to read. You are truly the Fake Ad Czar. I don’t know what that guy you wrote about a month or so ago is talking about when he doubts your genius. Probably he is just having a bad day because his jeans don’t cover his a..!”
The email bag also included a poem, from Nancy Taylor
It’s not so fun to bare one’s middle
If fat and blubber jiggle there;
An easy way to solve the riddle
Is wrapping Cumberfun with flair!
Victor Roth was chosen as our winner. He’s taking his gift certificate to Zingerman’s Bakehouse.
To enter this month’s contest, find the Fake Ad in the January issue of the Observer and follow the instructions in the box at the bottom of the page. Hint: the ad always includes the name of the Observer’s website, arborweb.com–this month in the line “Made right here in Ann Arbor, we believe …”
