17 January 2006

Worse than pond scum

This week's sign that marketing isn't what it used to be and that people will do anything to get your attention (positive or negative attention at that!):

Mucinex commercial involving the personification of mucus. That's right. MUCUS.

Not just personification (like that of the toe fungus commercials, they were greenish-yellow and pudgy), but personification of newly-wed mucus.

Kate mentioned how sad it was that anyone would come up with this idea. Bird added that perhaps it was worse that someone said, "Yes. I love it. Go for it...newly-wed mucus." It sounds like a Will Ferrell skit.

1 comment:

Lij said...

The other night I was with Robby and Chalupa, and Robby said he needed to stop somewhere and buy some Mucinex. I was immediately grossed out and asked them if they know of those dreadful, disgusting commercials. They said no.

I envy them.