Adopted teens want their laundry just right
This Ad Council spot by Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, promoting adoption, does well to avoid the kind of too-cute-for-words approach (adorable kids with perfect teeth) or gut-wrenching guilt trips (adorable kids with perfect teeth menaced by Osama bin Laden) often adopted (so to speak) by such appeals. That said, it also helps explain why teens are difficult to place with adoptive families. That skinny dude whines about the way Dad does laundry and brings over all his dumb jock friends to hang out on the sofa. He'll probably want an iPhone for Christmas. Still, it could be worse. If he didn't get adopted, he might even start writing for an advertising blog! So visit AdoptUsKids.org to learn about teens who "would love to put up with you." Let's face it, you're not such a prize yourself. |
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Published on November 17, 2008 | Permalink
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Wendy's specializing in meat-eating lettuce
Behold the greatest fast-food viral video of all time! Or at least, the best one to star a carnivorous head of lettuce. Created for Wendy's by Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, it's called "Crazy Lettuce." The lettuce gets crazy about 18 seconds in. As the guy in the clip says: "Wait for it." I wasted 60 seconds of my life watching the video twice. Which is nothing compared to the years I've shaved off my existence pounding down Baconator sandwiches. I regret nothing. If my Baconator comes with lettuce, tomatoes or anything vaguely healthy, I don't take that stuff off. I send the whole thing back and demand another one. Sure, they probably spit in it, but that's still better than eating lettuce and tomatoes. Full disclosure: I watched the video three times, and yes, then I went out to Wendy's. The grease seeped into my clothes, and now I'll smell like burgers all day. This must be what it's like in heaven. |
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Published on September 11, 2008 | Permalink
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