February 2009 - Posts
In a recent ad for Boost Mobile, a man and a woman are heading down a sunny street on a bicycle built for two, her in front and him in back.
The setup is giving her a clear view of the street ahead, and him a face full of her flowing armpit hair.
"You think this is wrong?" she says, lifting her arm to give the viewer a better look at the under-arm mane. "It’s a little gift from Mother Nature. I’ll tell you what’s wrong – it’s cell phone companies charging hidden fees."
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Pepsi Max, a diet cola marketed toward men, drew both cheers and jeers for its Super Bowl ad featuring guys getting involved in various violent accidents before proclaiming bravely, "I’m good."
To those in favor, the ad was classic slapstick. To those opposed, it was just stereotypical violence for violence’s sake.
Both those who liked and hated the Super Bowl ad might find more humor in another series of Pepsi Max ads, which feature American actors but are currently only running in Europe.
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A recent commercial for Del Taco shows your typical office drone standing in line staring at the woman behind the counter in a kind of creepy way.
It turns out he’s angry because Del Taco’s prices are so cheap he realizes that everyone else is ripping him off.
Del Taco’s solution? Send another hapless worker over and let the office drone give him a wedgie.
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With the economy in the doldrums and the nation’s future uncertain, it’s nice to know that some things never change.
Among them: Super Bowl advertisers continue to rely on hot women, violent gags and sophomoric humor to sell their wares.
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