If you awoke this morning hoping to hear Johnny Cash and other country stars being impersonated so it sounds like they’re singing songs about the fantastic meals you can make with Minute Rice, well then, today is your lucky day, my friend. It’s cringeworthy and hilarious as these old marketing records tend to be, but …
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Our Prices Are Insane, And So Are We
I had heard over the weekend that this existed, but until now I hadn’t seen it. But even now that I have seen it, I still can’t believe that I’ve seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmM-2gj5Gc In the television spot, a Miracle Mattress employee, identified by the Dallas Morning News as manager Cherise Bonanno, along with two male employees, …
Private Memorial $5.99, Public Memorial $7.99!
I don’t remember the last time I saw a K-Tel commercial on TV, but back in the day they used to be every damn where selling every damn thing. Kitchen gadgets, compilation albums with names like Explosive Hits, Hit Machine and Goofy Greats (I think I still possess a cassette copy of that one to …
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The Woof Washer
Trapping your dog in a hoop that sprays it with jets of soap and water while you stand at a distance. No, that’s not gonna terrify the little guy at all. Yes, you can actually buy this. No, the dogs don’t seem to care for it. To be fair, it almost sounds like a good …
That DollarsDirect Commercial. So Damn Catchy
And now, I give you Payday Joe, the catchiest commercial jingle since Dan’s Discount Windows and Doors. It’s been around a while, but I’ve noticed lately that it’s had a resurgence thanks in large part to the Fight Network which seems to have given DollarsDirect a sweetheart deal on approximately 3 trillion ad slots. Anyway, …
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The Yukon Government Has Been Getting Enough D, If D is for Duh
Damn you, Yukon government. I had to pick up Vitamin D today, and I couldn’t do it with a straight face, and it’s all your fault. Yup, your fault. I think I managed to suppress the giggles long enough for the person helping me find it to not wonder what was so funny about Vitamin …
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The Long Mystery of the Ontario.Ca/Healthcareoptions commercial has been solved.
For a long time, this cute little commercial would come on TV telling people where they could go for various health care needs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-HXORRzxL4 It certainly caught my attention, and I thought, “who could possibly think of turning something as boring as health care options into a musical? but they’re smart.” But there was one …
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Lumosity Isn’t Looking So Glowing Right Now
When I first saw those Lumosity commercials on TV, there was something about them that struck me as wrong, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Steve would laugh at me because I would see a Lumosity commercial and immediately start picking it apart. Just look at
Black Friday Body Count: Companies Are Starting To Pander To Us, And That’s Ok
Here’s an article discussing the inevitable. Businesses taking advantage of anti-Black Friday sentiment. I’m fully aware that there are companies that are going to use the public’s growing distaste for the retail holiday and its creep into the real holiday of Thanksgiving as a gimmick to make them appear caring and humane so that we’ll …
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Who Made This Ad And To Which Sex Offender Registry Does He Belong
I just had a shower, but after watching this here Loves Baby Soft ad from 1975, I think I need another one. I may also need a brain transplant so I can forget I ever saw it to begin with. Yeesh. Ten pounds of creepy in a 9 pound bag, right here. No. Just…no.