Hi everyone and I apologize for the hiatus between posts. I'm sure life has simply not been the same without the sharp insight and ascerbic wit that brings such joy to the two people who have actually read this blog...
I have a good excuse, however. I have recently become a father to a little baby girl. As I'm sure you know, parenthood fundamentally changes you. So, while listening to Baby Einstein and changing a loaded diaper, my sleep-deprived brain was thinking to itself, "Self--would it kill you to write about commercials that you like in addition to those that you hate?" And then I thought, "Hey Self, that's a stupid fucking idea. The name of the blog is 'Badvertisements.' Are you going to change it to 'Goodvertisements' now? Quit being a pussy."
Fortunately, I then saw a commercial that is the best of both worlds. It is terrible, but I love it. And I would not be a responsible critic (and by "critic" I mean "amateur hack") if I did not write about it. The product: Schick Quattro Ladies' Razors. The advertised use: Trimming pubes. Degree of clever subtelty: Zero.
There are actually two commercials. Both involve the same subject matter. In the first, a woman is taking a jog, and as she passes by a series of overgrown shrubs, they shape themselves into more sightly forms. The second is a whole terrible song-and-dance kind of thing about how much women love to "mow the lawn." Get it? It's not really about mowing the lawn. It's about shaving vagina hair. I wanted to let you in on the joke in case it went over your head. I am alsodigging the heart-shaped shrubbery. One problem, however--why no, um, leaf-less shrubs? Hey, maybe fatherhood hasn't changed me so much after all!
