Michael Phelps lights up some Subway buzz
There's plenty of dopey drug-related wordplay on the Web today surrounding Michael Phelps' debut as a Subway pitchman. I'd rather not add to that and bring anybody down. Sure, I could ask what the creatives at ad shop MMB were smoking when they decided to pair swimmer and power-eater Phelps with slimmer everyman Jared Fogle. I could note that the split-screen opening and choice of Sly and the Family Stone on the soundtrack are overtly wink-wink trippy — but, hey, it's Subway's prerogative to roll its own commercial as it sees fit. If I did point out that Phelps seems to prefer his jalapeños piled high and bun toasted, I'd be doing so in a purely blunt descriptive fashion. Then there's the fact that the spot drives viewers to SubwayFreshBuzz.com. And even if some chose to make less than literal interpretations of such observations, it would only fan the sweet rising flames and further stir Subway's promotional pot.
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July 7, 2009 in Gianatasio, Michael Phelps, Subway | Permalink |
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i guess this ADD and weight control is funnier if you don't do cannabis, completely Gomer Pyle about it, you swim and you drive past that jared subway in beetown all the time.
I laughed.
Posted by: funny | Jul 7, 2009 7:18:13 PM
One bong does not make a hit
however, Dear MP
one million speedo bucks inspires adventures where phelps helps human whelps one day see the kelps from the weed
Posted by: funny, too | Jul 7, 2009 8:57:15 PM
Dear Michael Phelps,
This past week I went to Jared's subway in Bloomington, Indiana. I gotta say that I usually don't go to subway restaurants. I can't afford to eat out at fine dining establishments where they serve whole foods and locally grown organic stuff but once a month. That would be the farm restaurant in Bloomington if you happened to stop by after your swim in Indy last week.
If i do go out to eat, it usually is fast food. I try and work off the calories and chemicals right away by exercising. So it was with great amusement that i rode my bike down the hills of Bloomington, and walked with it up the hills to the campus subway franchise. I then carried my subway bag over to the olympic size outdoor swimming pool and ate it in front of some of the elite members of the masters club there. I'm not nearly as fast as they are to keep up with them in their lanes. However, that doesn't mean, though, that i haven't got style , form, or function in my stroke or kick.
I also have to laugh at the obvious pot references that everyone things are so cool. I just need to remind people that the whole story of the jared campaign was about jared dad's trying to save the kids life because he was so grossly overweight and unhealthy.
i kinda hope that people who are stars and reach fame and fortune also have a concerned parent looking after them so that fat cat wealth and fortune doesn't kill them. We have enough tragic stories about youth who died too young because of the misfortune of fame and wealth and abuse. rock star or sports star.
When i look at this video, though,
I think you are gonna do just fine. Keep up the kick board practice. You know what those muscles are good for besides swimming anyway. Use it, and fuze it. Oh wow, did i just make a silly advert that i won't get paid for, for that drink they sell at subway?
Gotta get kickin away.
Signed,
Size 11 flippers
Posted by: funny, too | Jul 15, 2009 1:23:54 PM
