Oh, lawd… McDonald’s reimagining of the Hamburglar is an even bigger fail than I’d anticipated. Yet, it’s going to succeed cuzza how they’re employing this giant wad of facepalm. McD's is after me (apparently, so is my wife)! Tweet #RobbleRobble to keep them off my trail. https://t.co/JBVThrmHir — McDonald's (@McDonalds) May 12, 2015 (I hate to encourage them by embedding this, but I reluctantly am ’cause it’s relevant) Because they decided.. Read More
Do you need Dove to remind yourself you’re beautiful?
For whatever reason, I decided to give this Dove commercial a watch. It’s probably because I’ve written about their feel good “beauty” campaigns before. And though I can’t seem to locate any of those past articles on their other commercials, this same-vein spectacle was enough of a reminder that I didn’t really need to. Dove does this ish all the time. Just like Coca Cola attaching Christmas-y human connection messages.. Read More
Am I watching smut or a Sprite commercial?
I feel like commercials have just given up altogether lately. Granted, I don’t watch much T.V. (unless it’s a series or documentary OnDemand I’ve specifically sought out) much anymore, so it’s hard to know what the majority of stuff is out there. But between the shiz that manages to filter through my AdBlock somehow and the stuff that ends up on my Facebook feed because someone thinks it’s funny, I.. Read More
Daily dare: try not to laugh at this dark comical commercial.
Hold on. Just wiping the laughter induced tears away for a moment. Alright. Now that I’ve collected myself, I’m just left a bit confused. Because my first laugh of the morning award – a video commercial about “staying in school” that was posted by a friend – brings to my mind almost as many questions as it did smiles to my face the first five times I watched it. The.. Read More