The 411 From 406 » commercial http://406northlane.com/blog From Cleveland To Bloomington And Back Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 One More Reason To Love Budweiser http://406northlane.com/blog/2010/03/one-more-reason-to-love-budweiser/ http://406northlane.com/blog/2010/03/one-more-reason-to-love-budweiser/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:33:23 +0000 Chewie http://406northlane.com/blog/?p=1710 I’m sure this is way old and everyone has seen this before, but I got this sent to me the other day via email and it once again struck a chord.  This is a commercial that Budweiser aired during the 2002 Super Bowl just a few months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  This commercial has [...]]]> I’m sure this is way old and everyone has seen this before, but I got this sent to me the other day via email and it once again struck a chord.  This is a commercial that Budweiser aired during the 2002 Super Bowl just a few months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  This commercial has only been aired once because Budweiser didn’t want to financially benefit from it.  (Snopes article about the video)

I lived in Washington on that day so I remember very well what it was like.  Just because we’re a few years removed from that tragedy PLEASE don’t ever forget.  Let’s Roll…

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  • Burger King Got BackBurger King Square Pants – come on… maybe I’m just showing my age and becoming a grumpy old man, but there’s no way that Burger King should be using “Baby Got Back” as one of their theme songs in a commercial.  Not only are they using it in their commercial, but it’s being done to promote a Sponge Bob toy tie in.  Do people really think this is OK?  What’s next…  A Nine Inch Nails: Closer/ Dora The Explorer combo???
  • Spell check – use it people.  Unless you’re using Notepad.exe there’s really no reason NOT to spell check something.  That goes for you Blackberry and iPhone users as well.  Having a digital signature that says “Sent from my iPhone” does not allow you to spell like a 2 year old.  Please stop.
  • Monday’s – yep… they suck.  Especially after a weekend like we just had.
  • Email forwards without checking your facts – please stop sending me emails that say “I verified this with Snopes!” when you haven’t even heard of Snopes.  If you’re going to spam me with crap about the newest email virus that’s going to erase my hard drive please make sure it’s ACTUALLY going to erase my hard drive.
  • Dollar stores where stuff ISN’T a dollar – this is just stupid.  I walk in and the first item I see is $5.99.  Huh???  That’s kinda like walking into a Honda dealership and seeing a bunch of Fords.  False advertising people.
  • Shows that don’t end on time – the wife and I watch American Idol.  We haven’t watched anything (non sports at least) live in the past 6-7 years.  That said, if shows run long we don’t get the end of it.  When it comes to Idol I’d much rather see the end of the show instead of a crappy Coke commercial or 30 minutes of back story about a contestant that will never win.
  • The American Idol “Save” – speaking of Idol (since I don’t sound gay enough yet) this whole concept of a save is dumb to begin with… but the way they used it is even dumber.  Simon stated originally that it had to be unanimous.  The decision obviously wasn’t.  He then went on to tell Matt that he didn’t think he could win… but that they were saving him.  HUH?  Why save someone you don’t think can win.  Stupid.
  • Easter egg coloring – this stuff is irritating.  I completely understand that it’s part of the Easter tradition and I really enjoyed watching my kids enjoy it.  Hey PAAS, how bout you give me a coloring tab that doesn’t dye the INSIDE of the egg.  Nothing worse that pealing an egg that’s been dyed and finding a pink, blue and purple egg.  Dye the shell… not the egg.  Don’t even get me started on the fact that this stuff is LETHAL when it comes to counter tops.
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