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SnarfyNewcomerOpinesBasically's avatar

good heavens. Way too reminiscent of the detergent commercials of my youth; boys got dirty DOING things and girls got dirty dropping food on themselves. Almost makes you respect Maidenform bras, where at least the wearers were doing things, at least in their dreams.

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Madeleine SMITHBERG's avatar

You are simply brilliant. I woke up feeling super cranky and then woke up my husband from laughing!!!!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Madeleine! Thank you so much because If you are not my target audience, I don't know who is. I hope you are well!!!

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Gaines's avatar

Who makes you laugh out loud as much as Merrill? No one I say!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you Madame Gaines. Now that you posted a photo I can see that you are indeed the Gaines I suspected you might be. I was going to write to you and say "Are you Gaines?" but that seemed untoward. But now you have been REVEALED! So THANK YOU.

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Meredith's avatar

Love the KFC photo. No woman in world history has ever jumped into a bra and panties to put down a bucket of friend chicken. That's like putting on a bikini to go to a hot dog-eating contest. Hilariously dumb.

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Heather Brebaugh's avatar

I was just packing for a 2 week trip....including those all-so-annoying bras....and now I may need a second suitcase for the fruit....

Thanks for the laughs, Merrill. You have a gift. 💚

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you so much. That is very kind of you to say .

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Karl Straub's avatar

This is writing so good that I find myself looking away from the bras, every now and then.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

You have no idea how happy that compliment made me. THANK YOU.

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Mavis Jukes's avatar

Just so hilarious and smart.

You are the funniest, Merrill.

Always have been, always will be.

I love it!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Awwww. And yet I cant find FLINGS for sale anywhere.

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Mavis Jukes's avatar

I’ll see what I can do but it doesn’t look good.

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SnarfyNewcomerOpinesBasically's avatar

good heavens. Way too reminiscent of the detergent commercials of my youth; boys got dirty DOING things and girls got dirty dropping food on themselves. Almost makes you respect Maidenform bras, where at least the wearers were doing things, at least in their dreams.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Haa. Good point. I never thought of that.

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AEA's avatar

I loved this so much I put on a bra when I didn’t even need to! And now I’m heading for the kitchen.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

UH. WATCH OUT!!

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Holly Starley's avatar

Hahahahaha! I needed levity. The belly laughs were a bonus.

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Lily's avatar

Dang you're good. Thanks for blowing me away again. My view of these ads --WMA ads-- (women modeling emotions)-- is changed forever. You're just so good.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

That is a very lovely thing for you to say to me and I am thrilled to hear it. As you know, we writers sit around and if we hear anything at all about our work, (and in my case I don't) what we hear is usually nit-picky and critical. ( I am actually referring to the days BEFORE the CEOS of big companies started making remarks about starving writers out of their homes.) ANyway, THANK YOU.

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Lily's avatar

Strange times when 'Parks&Cruises' grows so small minded it can't concede to the creative content it was created on

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DMS Fick's avatar

We women are lucky. Frosting and bras. Alway full of glee. Poor men are usually roaring. The splash images when I stream TV always show men roaring in sports, roaring at war, roaring, roaring, roaring. I am happy in my bra eating frosting.

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Nick Lewis's avatar

I’ve seen some hilarious pictures in catalogues for men’s clothing over the years but your writing drew me in that it didn’t even occur to me I was browsing a ladies underwear catalogue! Loved Karl’s comment above, made me chuckle too!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you so much. Yes Menswear catalogs are also funny in a different way. I should go find a good one.

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Amy's avatar

You have given me something to share with my goddaughter, a woman of transgender experience. Just today she was complaining about having to wear bras in this heat, and you have all that sweat inside the bra ... she’ll be so excited to know she can hold two supersized cannolis in her hands while being photographed wearing her bra .

Merrill, I was laughing so hard I was crying when I read this post. BTW why were all those women photographed eating or holding food? Was this some art director’s dream of breasts as a source of edible and nutritious goodness?

You called out the total hysterically funny absurdity of this catalogue-

BRILLIANT!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you so much. That means everything to me.

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Amy's avatar

Thank YOU for sharing your brilliance with all of us. You are amazing, wonderful, the height of fabulousity and a true National Treasure. For real.

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Pamela's avatar

You are hilarious!! I love your writing from dogs to bras & everything else!!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you Pamela. I think you aptly summed up my range: Everything from dogs to bras. Ha.

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Pamela's avatar

😂 well Darlin it was meant as a compliment but when ya put it that way….. 🤣!!! I love the dogs but damned if you didn’t get the bra exactly right!

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Cat Cafe's avatar

omg too too funny MM -- PP

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you PP.

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