piranesi Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 So we are two years removed from the hideous wave of plink-plinky ukelele music in commercials (a nightmare that I attribute directly to Apple an Feist).Unfortunately, the endless repeat-cycle of the same handful of commercials during the baseball playoffs have clued my tired ears in on what has replaced it. Commercials that begin with little repetitious piano chords (or just single notes)...because it's so profound!!!!!Again, apple leads the way. It's either one note that slowly gives way to two (Bing bing bing bing bing DEEDEE bing DEEDEE bing DEEDEE bing DEEDEE) or it's two, like, chords alternating over and over (BEEMBAWM BEEMBAWM BEEMBAWM BEEMBAWM).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoVW62mwSQQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQB5ZeL6hfAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwndLOKQTDshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVuAfLMTuEkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxLC2lODuEwThing is, the plinky-plinky ukelele ones were all "whimsical" and these are all "thoughtful and deep"...so I guess we know that the piano represents thoughfulness, and the advertisers want us to see them as thoughtful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 What do the ones using a kazoo and vuvuzela choir next year entail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Brazilian booty fetishism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 NEW WENDY'S LADY COMMERCIAL@!@!!@121@1@!@1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tlxJdVOtOk This is getting tense. We see two things here. We get a sense of what is like to be under her thrall. Living, but not really alive. Surrounded by vibrant color and bizarrely specific items of mirth (a row of hot wheels mixed with tiny potted plants on a computer desk? It makes no sense because this isn't the real world, but a just-convincing-enough simulacrum sustained in a hell dimension). You see how quickly they respond to the noises she makes...Any activity by her and they jerk to attention, craning their necks like deer scattered about an obstacle course somewhere in which a Lioness sleeps lightly. You see the pain and fear in the woman's face as she pumps soap into her coffee mug. Why not? Neither is real. She is simply going through the ritual of her former life. It's the last strand of identity, the last connection to her fading memory of being human. But you also see how hard it is getting for Wendy's lady to maintain control. The flurry of activity that her every move generates...it nourishes her, but the balance of power may tilt. She has drawn so many to her that she will someday no longer be able to control them all. She finds herself increasingly caught off guard, startled even by their attention and agressive fawning. She, too, is becoming oppressed by the pleasure vortex she has created for herself. I sense that something must give soon. We may be about to see the orderliness of this world break down. I fear that in the process we will see her true power... ...and her true face... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 If Wendy's lady worked in my office: Wendy's lady: "Boy, I sure could use a Pretzel Roll Tuscan Chicken Baconator Deluxe Supreme." Me: "You sure are purdy, can I smell your hair?" And I gotta admit, I've never paid a lot of attention to the price of blueberries, but I'm pretty sure I've never seen them for $10 a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Is Kevin Butler going to try and pick her up by offering her early access to his "PS4"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Koch Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'm sorry but I hate the Wendy's lady commercials. Comes off like a nosy know it all. And she seems like a bit of a whore. Too many male "friends". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'm sorry but I hate the Wendy's lady commercials. Comes off like a nosy know it all. And she seems like a bit of a whore. Too many male "friends". I kinda like the newest one (for the pretzel-bun chicken sammich) because finally everyone else gets to make her uncomfortable for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I'm sorry but I hate the Wendy's lady commercials. Comes off like a nosy know it all. And she seems like a bit of a whore. Too many male "friends". YOU QUIT SAYING MEAN THINGS ABOUT MY GIRLFRIEND! (slap-fight slaps Neil, runs away sobbing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I gotta admit, some of the new Geico ads crack me up, especially the Old McDonald one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zebvFBNZ3Mg&noredirect=1 I've seen it dozens of times and yet I at least chuckle every time. The owl one is also pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8N2SftkPmQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think most girls who's circle of friends is mostly male don't realize that they are all trying to sleep with her. So I'll give her a pass on having "ho tendencies", unless she's fully aware. Based on the ads, I don't think Wendy's girl is aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 How many times have you wished you could make a bowl out of bacon? Well, now you can, http://youtu.be/AsrodwSpzYg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Really, I don't see any way a bowl made out of bacon could end badly. Nothing comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Unless you really hate having greasy fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADCAP Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 First World Problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Samsung continues to be awesome. That watch commercial is tremendous. MARINE BOY AND GIANT ROBO, MOTHER FUCKERS~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 So we are two years removed from the hideous wave of plink-plinky ukelele music in commercials (a nightmare that I attribute directly to Apple an Feist).Unfortunately, the endless repeat-cycle of the same handful of commercials during the baseball playoffs have clued my tired ears in on what has replaced it. Commercials that begin with little repetitious piano chords (or just single notes)...because it's so profound!!!!!Sorry, bub, you lost me when you shat on the amazing Guinness wheelchair basketball commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 It's like every hokey family friendly movie ever condensed into one minute. And I enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b59cLdITH4s I refuse to believe this guy has ANY friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 That DQ deal bothers me. It's actually called the "$5 Buck Lunch," which should read "5 dollars buck lunch." The dollar sign is redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you know somebody from California, you might've seen them react to a death of a commercial icon last month. Cal Worthington did commercials like these for decades. And everybody as a kid were convinced that the song said "Pussy Cow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 That DQ thing is $6 in Canada, I guess because of that giant 3 cent on the dollar gap in the value of our money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you know somebody from California, you might've seen them react to a death of a commercial icon last month. Cal Worthington did commercials like these for decades. And everybody as a kid were convinced that the song said "Pussy Cow". I grew up in SoCal so I grew up watching Cal Worthington's spots. His gimmick was that his "dog Spot" was never a dog. It could be a tiger or an elephant or whatever, but never a dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I'm sorry but I hate the Wendy's lady commercials. Comes off like a nosy know it all. And she seems like a bit of a whore. Too many male "friends". I'm the Wendy's lady? What a ripoff. I haven't been paid, not even to scale or in chocolate Frostys. Also, why do all of you go CHOO, CHOO! when I come to a thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The Sprint spots with James Earl Jones and Malcolm McDowell are amusing. Why, here's one now: http://youtu.be/bxw5aprXK4M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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