Posted on 02/05/2007 9:34:36 AM PST by ChiefJayStrongbow
Edited on 02/05/2007 10:23:25 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Last evening, as I watched the Superbowl with my nine year old son, I became extremely annoyed at the MARS Corporation and their advertisement for Snickers which showed two guys locking lips. I can't even fathom why somebody thought that this would be a good advertisement for that particular product and why they chose to air it during this event, especially when they knew children would be watching. If their aim was to draw controversy in the hopes of increasing sales, then I sincerely hope they missed their mark. I hope that, instead, they lose sales because of their idiocy.
I called in and registered my strong disapproval this morning at 1-908-852-1000. (If you call, when you get the phone tree, just press "0")
Our family will not be buying MARS products ... Products that MARS makes/distributes: M&M'S, SNICKERS, MARS bars, Milky Way, Skittles, and TWIX.
That was definitely the worst commercial of the night. Disgusting.
Worst of the night.
And a ripoff of the scene in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles."
I didn't see the commerical (didn't even watch the Superwhatever). But how does two guys kissing make one want to run out and buy a candy bar????
One of the funniest of the night.
They were mostly all worthless. Fortunately, there was a Monk marathon going on so during commercials/halftime I watched snatches of Monk reruns. They sure beat the awful commercials and worthless halftime show.
Didn't see it so what the....?
Ditto here. I usually had one every other day or so. No more.
Especially their "guy" reaction - doing something "manly" to compensate - and the best thing they can think of is to rip out chest hair! :)
Sorry, not even close. Unless your sense of humor tends toward gay related themes. Mine doesn't.
I agree it was one of the worst of the night, but it had a lot of competition for that "honor."
I know there is a clue here somewhere about fudge-packers and chocolate bars.........
It was gross.
Forget Rice-a-Roni. Snickers is the NEW San Francisco treat.
Two guys are working under the hood of a car. One has a Snickers bar hanging out of his mouth, the other impetuously takes a big bite out of it; the first takes another bite to get his share, and they end up with their lips touching.
They spring back, shudder, and have to wipe the slate clean by doing something "manly", so they rip out handfuls of their chest hair and hop around screaming from the pain.
That's it.
I thought the Coke machine commercial was terrific, and I also liked the one in which everyone's name was who they were, "Mr. Turkeyneck."
I thought it was stupid too, but it wasn't like they were pushing the homosexual agenda. It was just an unfunny commercial.
Seeing Prince all washed up doing the halftime show was pretty funny.
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