-
While we’re on the subject of idiotic ads… they’re still showing one on TV that first aired during this year’s Super Bowl. It never should have seen the light of day. It makes a strong point in favor of my belief that advertisers desire, more than anything else, to make us incapable of rational thought.
Budweiser has produced some reasonably funny commercials in the past, but there’s no excuse for this drivel.
Let’s play a “What’s wrong with this picture?” game with this one. Count how many distinct instances of stupidity occur within the ad and then be amazed at how these geniuses crammed so much into one 30-second spot.
What’s wrong with this ad?!
- “Does my pen have writeability?” The whole “drinkability” marketing campaign is just plain awful. They need to stop trying to squeeze funny out of it. It ain’t working.
- “We could cut back on marketing.” Why, oh why, couldn’t they have cut back on marketing? Then I wouldn’t have to suffer through this. I feel my IQ dropping.
- They’re drinking Bud Light. At work. In what appears to be the morning. What a fucking surprise! They’re having trouble meeting their budget! I’m surprised they aren’t just peeing on the table and falling out of their chairs.
- When the only guy who hasn’t been chugging fermented pisswater suggests they stop buying it in order to save money, he’s the one who gets thrown out a window. No wonder Anheuser-Busch and other makers of poor-quality beer are trying to foster a culture that punishes intelligence: only an idiot would drink that shit.
Posted on July 1, 2009
Why are you reading this? You can’t stop here, this is the Bat Country Blog.
These are dark times.
And yet, there is a voice in the darkness, deep in the heart of Bat Country. The Bat Country Blog.
Champion of the downtrodden, crusader for the fringe, voice of the forgotten.
Once, the press acted as the defender of the common man. Now, news corporations and advertisers have muzzled our watchdog, leaving us helpless.
We are fed a constant stream of humanity's bile, gossip and rumors and celebrity "news." Yes, it shows the dark side of human nature, but we are trained to see it as entertainment.
We at BCB aim to change that. We don't profess to have the power necessary to make a real difference, but we will try all the same. Perhaps, with your help, there is another way.
Mahalo.
Contact BCB: thebatcountryblog@gmail.com
Follow BCB on Twitter: “batcountryblog1”
This blog pays homage to the gonzo writing style of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
