Sometimes, when you take two bad things and mix them together, you get something very good. The classic example is two poisons -- chlorine and sodium. Together, they make salt, an essential component of life.
Most times, though, two negatives don't multiply and become a positive. Instead, they add -- and you get the sum of two evils.
For example, a when widely reviled commercial product is partnered with a horrific earworm from over a decade ago, you get this abomination:
One commenter said this is why terrorists hate us. I'm with the terrorists.
On the other hand, sometimes a commercial just blows you away. Here's one that combines fantastic imagery with truly terrific music (created just for this spot)...
...and then you find out just what the product is for.
Why, why, why?
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I would be caught dead in a... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Lilly Kirkpatrick | September 7, 2010 8:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I would be caught dead in a snuggie .. lol
1. Posted by Lilly Kirkpatrick | September 7, 2010 8:03 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 20:03
2. Posted by LiberalNitemare | September 7, 2010 8:25 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I wonder if the Tena is available as a thong?
2. Posted by LiberalNitemare | September 7, 2010 8:25 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 20:25
3. Posted by GarandFan | September 7, 2010 8:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No comment..........
3. Posted by GarandFan | September 7, 2010 8:31 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 20:31
4. Posted by fustian | September 7, 2010 8:47 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
What a pisser... I mean...
4. Posted by fustian | September 7, 2010 8:47 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 20:47
5. Posted by Upset Old Guy | September 7, 2010 8:55 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Just when I thought they finally had created a watch-able erectile dysfunction commercial... we get adult diapers. Crap!
5. Posted by Upset Old Guy | September 7, 2010 8:55 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 20:55
6. Posted by irongrampa | September 7, 2010 9:08 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
What, you were bored?
6. Posted by irongrampa | September 7, 2010 9:08 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 21:08
7. Posted by James H | September 7, 2010 9:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
In the same vein.
7. Posted by James H | September 7, 2010 9:11 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 21:11
8. Posted by James H | September 7, 2010 9:17 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Ahh ... Yaketty Sax makes everything better.
8. Posted by James H | September 7, 2010 9:17 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 21:17
9. Posted by 914 | September 7, 2010 9:50 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
"I wonder if the Tena is available as a thong?"
Ewww! for what? Sumo wrestlers?
9. Posted by 914 | September 7, 2010 9:50 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 21:50
10. Posted by SillyPuddy | September 7, 2010 11:32 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
WTFO ?
What about a snuggy with built in diaper?
10. Posted by SillyPuddy | September 7, 2010 11:32 PM |
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Posted on September 7, 2010 23:32
11. Posted by proof | September 8, 2010 1:56 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Just hold your water, Jay Tea!
11. Posted by proof | September 8, 2010 1:56 AM |
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Posted on September 8, 2010 01:56
12. Posted by Jim Addison | September 8, 2010 2:59 AM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Commercials . . . they almost never make sense. The ones for "feminine products" are the worst.
In my life, I took many walks with my late father, through fields and woods, along the banks of ponds and creeks . . . but I just can't imagine how at any point in those strolls I could have turned to him and said, "Dad, I don't know, it's just that lately I haven't felt so fresh . . . "
The old guy probably would have suggested a peppermint . . .
12. Posted by Jim Addison | September 8, 2010 2:59 AM |
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Posted on September 8, 2010 02:59
13. Posted by stew | September 8, 2010 10:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Actually the garb worn by Arab women and the Snuggle are not too different to these eyes.
13. Posted by stew | September 8, 2010 10:38 AM |
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Posted on September 8, 2010 10:38