tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post7554020811051299576..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: The Ministry of Crap DesignBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-73558372522433853662024-03-01T08:34:34.378-08:002024-03-01T08:34:34.378-08:00I believe this is the clip you were looking for! h...I believe this is the clip you were looking for! https://youtu.be/eR7nY1ShQ6U?t=141<br />Curiously, I remember it as 'the British Institute for Crap Design', which I maintain is a much better joke... but no, Ministry it is...Benjamin Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513109479059624849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-11582330993497638052010-10-01T20:54:09.124-07:002010-10-01T20:54:09.124-07:00Packaging that explodes if you don't open it r...Packaging that explodes if you don't open it right? That's a scary thought, Rob :-)Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-70154306042930172662010-10-01T00:21:37.706-07:002010-10-01T00:21:37.706-07:00Brown paper bags could make a comeback if we could...Brown paper bags could make a comeback if we could work a way to make them self shrink and have bubble plastic inside.<br />If someone opened them without the correct scanning gun then they would self explode much like bank cash bags.<br /><br />Sure , a wild idea but a move away from plastics much like the old days of butcher paper for meats and cheese.<br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-41445447380382710622010-09-24T07:29:35.174-07:002010-09-24T07:29:35.174-07:00David, I set my sights fairly low here. Still work...David, I set my sights fairly low here. Still working on ideas for motivating the reduction of packaging overall, but that is tougher to deal with.<br /><br />Jean, ooh! Conspiracy theory! I hadn't thought of that. You might be on to something there.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-18363584039587455952010-09-24T05:15:15.757-07:002010-09-24T05:15:15.757-07:00I keep my trusty scissors by my side whenever I ve...I keep my trusty scissors by my side whenever I venture near the kitchen, new purchases or medicine cabinet. <br /><br />The term 'easy open' is placed there to make us feel inferior to the point that we console ourselves with another shopping trip. It's a conspiracy I tell you! ;) Those packaging folks certainly deserve the treatment you have devised for them.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-59788725598397954122010-09-23T21:07:52.515-07:002010-09-23T21:07:52.515-07:00LOL! I really liked your "tear" pun -- n...LOL! I really liked your "tear" pun -- nicely done, Ian. :)<br /><br />And, yes, this is one of my biggest pet peeves. It's the eventual dreaded task when I come home after purchasing a large batch of DVDs -- getting through all that plastic and redundant, yet incredibly resistant, stickering. Ugh!David Batistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447011239238933425noreply@blogger.com