Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category

Oreo’s Advertising Faux Pas

So, I the DSRL ads are pretty humorous, but I don’t think the dialogue for the latest one was thought out very clearly. In the ad, Serena has one line….”That cookie isn’t very good.” Now, it is fairly obvious that she is talking about the morsel’s tennis skills. But subliminally, I seems she could really be talking about the taste. That double entendre could have been eliminated just by add two little words…”at tennis.”

See the commercial here.

The Road Kill Incident

The sun was just breaching the horizon, to begin its routine watch over the earth’s northern hemisphere. The early morning air was cold and a bit damp. Billowy white clouds of moisture spouted from my mouth as I opened the car door. Once securely buckled, I turned on the engine, adjusted the temperature, tuned the radio to my local NPR station and backed from my driveway out into traffic. As I approached the stop sign I could see the long procession of headlights inching their way past my position. Graciously, one kind commuter slowed to let me take my rightful place in the almost daily ritual.

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An Open Letter to My Neighbors

While mowing my lawn today, I came across a few artifacts that inspired the following poem.

Dear neigbors
You know who you are
The ones who walk your dogs
And hide by my car

To your miniture schnauzers and shitzus
And boxers with mits who
Like to leave their poo
On my front lawn

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