Commercials that aren’t even trying

Arby’s has one with a “famous detective” interviewing a fisherman.  On a boat – “Do you really get your fish fresh like this?”  Yes.  “Really?”  Yeah!  “Really?”  WOW.  That is amazing detective work.  “Did you kill that woman?”  No.  “Really?”  Oh God, you’ve broken me!  I’m guilty!

I saw a pet commercial showing a housecat, then shifting to a lynx.  Apparently, if you feed this cat, it turns into a dangerous predatory beast…not the best message.  Also, my dog sleeps 14 hours a day, I doubt Blue whatever is going to make him run up mountains.  Plus pushing the taste is a wasted effort.  I have seen my dog eat his own vomit multiple times.  Not much of a refined palette.

Any car commercial that shows someone getting a car for their significant other’s birthday or Christmas present relates to about 2% of the US population.  “Hey honey, I figured I’d sneak a $35,000 car past you with no trade in.  Good thing I started saving coupons from the Sunday paper last month or I might not have had enough pocket change to buy it.”