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Unforgettable Commercials

30 DBC Prompt: On this day in 1941 , the Bulova Watch Company sponsored the first TV commercial in New York City , NY . How do you feel about commercials? Is there a current or past Commercial you're particularly fond of ( or perhaps really dislike)? Tell us about it.

         Bah, television commercials are for the most part extremely monotonous, annoying, and trivial. They dare to interrupt the on-screen action in an attempt to brainwash me . All the major American vehicle manufacturers claim to have the bestest people--movers with the greatest ratings.......yeah, sure they do. Why on earth would I ever purchase a drug that not only has an impressively long list of frightening side effects, but fails to reveal what symptoms or illness it was created to combat? I watch television mainly for entertainment purposes; I don't appreciate the hustle.

         This being said, or more accurately ranted, I have found some commercials to be amusing, and thus memorable . Remember the ads in which a woman parachutes with an entire box of maxi sanitary pads? How ridiculous and far-fetched was that? Did she distrust her chute and plan for the possibility of needing a more cushioned landing? The more recent ads featuring Mother Nature were condescending to woman.

         Who cannot sing the catchy McDonald's jingle that was repeatedly played as a subliminal message: "two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun"? The Big Mac had to have been popular. Not that I frequent this eatery often, but am I the only person to find it strange that they emphasize 'new' bacon? Of course, I don't care to eat the 'old' bacon. McDonald's characters were marketing gold; Ronald, the Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese.

         Last year, here in Canada, our beloved Tim Horton's, a doughnut/coffee shop empire, ran a series of amusing radio spots teasing us about our Canadian tendency to be self-effacing and apologetic. "I'm sorry we have the best hockey players."

         My son introduced me to a current commercial that we both laugh at.Cookie Monster is now a spokesperson for Siri, the voice-activated search engine. He requests a cookie recipe from Siri, and then attempts to amuse himself as he impatiently waits for the cookies to bake. Siri becomes his timer and clock.

         I suppose despite my efforts to resist, commercials have succeeded in leaving their marks.
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