| When I started studying copywriting, I often heard it | | | | If one recent post you can find: |
| was good to read the National Enquirer... to learn how | | | | - Almost every condiment package the world has |
| to write good headlines. | | | | ever seen |
| Well I guess I've lived out North America too long. I | | | | - A world map to determine your exact opposite |
| find the topics very limited and got bored trying to | | | | location on the other side of the world |
| find the value from the National Enquirer headlines. | | | | I had a good laughing spell when I read the: |
| Especially for international clients who don't know the | | | | - Strange and funny metaphors found in high school |
| latest names in American celebrity gossip. | | | | papers. |
| So I looked around for a magazine to read more to | | | | - Hilarious captions of some Olympic photos |
| my taste. This is how I found Mental Floss. | | | | I also tried all of the Mental Floss lunchtime quizzes on |
| For someone trying to add lighter, weekend posts, | | | | the blog. Surprisingly the one I got the highest score |
| to a blog this may be the trick. Readers might find | | | | on was the Name That 007 Tune quiz. This is |
| more entertaining, and have been looking for an | | | | probably because I started my career in the music |
| opportunity to put in a link to these fun reads. | | | | industry and have seen most of the James Bond |
| Most people with an international mind-set are curious | | | | films. |
| beings. Curiosity is what often sparks our interest in | | | | If you would like to stimulate your curiosity and get a |
| other cultures. | | | | good laugh or two, both printed magazines are worth |
| The Mental Floss blog often has a couple of posts | | | | looking at. Many people say that they would never |
| with an international flavor. Usually the information is | | | | read one of the two, but it has one of the highest |
| good for both a good laugh and is inspiring. | | | | circulations in the world. |
