As kids, we all whined to our parents when they either changed their mind about going some place or put it off til later, so these commercials are a funny twist on that. A kid is playing video games and the father comes into the room and asks him if he's ready to go to Burger King. At first we think this is your typical "family goes to a restaurant" spot, but then the kid says "not right now." And then the mom comes in and both the mom and dad begin to pout and cry about going to Burger King and the kid says "don't start!" It's very clever, and it's one of those ads that parents and kids can really get a kick out of together.

There are actually two versions of this commercial. In one, the shorter one, the parents whine about going to Burger King and the kid says "I'm kinda busy here," and in "Manipulation", the parents start to cry and there's a sister involved too, who just shakes her head at how her parents are acting. Funny stuff.

I've been meaning to mention this ad for some time, but the last time I was walking toward my computer to do some blogging I saw a squirrel outside, and, quite naturally, I had to chase after it. I chased it up into a tree and after several hours the fire department had to rescue me. I scratched up one firefighter pretty bad because I'm not comfortable around strangers.

Sorry, that was a weird bit of humor, but it's fitting because the Altoids Sours ad below is just as weird, and a bit disturbing, but call me crazy, I think it's great. It's an ad that just leaves you with mouth agape and going "Wha-huh?" There's no explanation for anything, what you see is what you get. That doesn't work all the time, but in this case it does, and it's certainly not an ad I'm going to forget anytime soon. Check it out:

Somebody call Ron Popeil, because I just discovered a revolutionary new invention!

I'm not sure how many markets this ad runs in, but it makes me laugh every time I watch it. Now, on its surface, the ad isn't that impressive. It's just your typical commercial for a tool that will revolutionize the way you work, make life easier, replace your existing tools, blah blah blah. The MXZ Saw can pretty much cut through anything, and this commercial demonstrates it, showing the saw slicing through concrete blocks, steel, hard rubber, a padlock ... wait, a padlock? Yes, a padlock. The commercial is, essentially, a lesson in how to break into someone's home or automobile, complete with a handy little number at the end to order the tool you need to commit your break in. I figure as long as they're going after the often overlooked thief demographic they should go ahead and market their own brand of chloroform, too. People gotta make a living, you know.