16 November, 2005

Dentyne Frost Bites are apparently lethal in large doses

A couple are in the back of a cab. The girl has one Dentyne Frost Bite, the guy has a whole handful. Then the guy's head freezes and falls off and causes the girl and the driver to start screaming and nearly cause a car accident. I can only conclude that this is a warning against the dangers of consuming Dentyne Frost Bites. So, I will heed this warning and never consume this product and encourage all others to avoid the same risks.

Good move on Canadian Tire's part

Congratulations Canadian Tire! In their new ad, the Damn Smug Canadian Tire guy has finally been replaced with a character that is less annoying and someone the audience can relate to better. And the new character is a damned annoying talking dog that sniffs around the christmas presents. I think this may be the only dog that I actually hate now, but it's far more tolerable than the Canadian Tire guy.

15 November, 2005

Subway teaches bad morals

Subway's newest ad teaches that it's OK for you, their customer, to behave amorally, provided that you get you Subway sandwich in the end.

Quick ad redux:
  1. Some kid sneaks out at night to get a Subway sandwich.
  2. His parents admonish him for doing so and take his sandwich as punishment.
  3. His parents enjoy eating the sandwich themselves.
Since the parents took the sandwich for their own enjoyment and not for the stated reason, it is a stolen sandwich. It only follows that the people at Subway think either that
  1. it is just fine to steal a Subway sandwich from you own children
  2. or that since their customers are already thieves, they may as well steal Subway sandwiches.
In either case, I'm not particularly impressed by what Subway thinks of their customers morals.