Max Puzzle Room No. 1
Lost my appetite.
The photo on the right is a stock photo. Max has a lot of thoughts around stock photography. He also has an acute nose for identifying hidden meaning buried deep within the imagery that may seem mundane to some, but risks creating unintended 'emotional dissonance' between the ad and the viewer. From the (edited for brevity) list of valid concerns below, which of the following would Max consider the most obvious pitfall with the image on the right?
Between the heaping piles of pasta and the multiple bowls of potatoes on the dinner table, the starch ratio is too overwhelming, feels disconnected from a post-Adkins environment and creates a potentially disorienting mouthfeel situation.
Why is dad always talking about what kind of car his coworker Gary from the office drives? You'd think he would let it go at some point, but no. If I have to hear about Gary's new seat covers one more time...
Little Marco is hoping to all that is holy that no one noticed that there are only two red placemats on the table tonight because of an unfortunate crafting incident after school involving a glue gun, a tiny fake mustache, his older brother's pet hamster and an attempt to destroy the evidence using the garbage disposal.
That fifth plate of pasta is for Gary, who is of course running 20 minutes late because he had to pick up his car from the auto detailers where they were steam cleaning his new beaded seat covers for the second time this month. And it's February!