Things I Have Been Called in My Advertising Career:

  1. J-Fo
  2. J-Fro (pre-head shaving)
  3. The Delicate Genius (probably not a compliment)
  4. Goodtime Shoehorn (a story less interesting than you’d think)
  5. The Most Difficult Creative to Work With (three years running; probably didn’t help that I chastised the award givers for ending the title with a preposition)
  6. Things That Rhyme with “Bass”
  7. Word Monkey

Things I Have Not Been Called in My Advertising Career:

  1. The Lanky Half of a Wonder Duo
  2. Two-time Cannes Lion Winner
  3. Mr. Bogusky
  4. Mr. Bojangles
  5. Your Next American Idol
  6. One-time Cannes Lion Winner
  7. Tan

Now you know.

Later,

Fox