What Did He Say?

Why in the world do advertisers go to all the trouble and expense of making a commercial, and then fill it up with so much stuff and nonsense, that you don't even realize what you're watching?!? OK, it may not happen that often, but it does happen. Case in point: tonight, I saw a commercial for RadioShack, (WARNING: possible pop-ups), where a Dad is talking about some deal for cell phones, while his kids, (two teenage-ish boys), wreaked havoc in the studio. When the commercial finally ended, I realized that I had no idea what the Dad had said! I knew it was about the cell phones, (only because he was holding them in his hand the whole time), but if he was talking about some special deal you could get, or the features of the phones, or anything, I had no idea because I had spent the whole commercial paying attention to the trouble the kids were getting into! Maybe it's because I'm a father myself. Maybe it's because I was thinking what a lousy job this Dad was doing of controlling his sons. I don't know exactly why, but I know that I came away from it hoping that RadioShack didn't have to pay too much for that spot. (...and then I realized that I don't really care if they had to pay too much.)

Finally, a new friend's blog tonight: halfAdonut. In honor, I just threw up in my mouth. (Gawd, I really did...I wish I could say I was joking. It was one of those burps that brings with it a whole lot more than you bargained for!)