ATTN PEEDEE PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I have to watch and comment on three commercials for a homework assignment. I don't have tv reception, so the only time I ever see commercials is when I'm at a bar. I have no idea what's out there. Can you guys suggest commercials for me to comment on?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

PS I also have to watch and comment on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13XfwKsdrj0

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

You could go to Hulu and get some commercial watching in. It's all either car commercials, those stupid Geico ones with the crappy paintings talking to each other in an MS paint version of the portraits in the Harry Potter movies, or Jennifer Aniston peddling Aveno.

[LMNO]

Cialis.



Two tubs? What the hell?

[Sita]

Can watch a video of the top ten superbowl ads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZV8ciujyT0

My favorite is the radioshack one (at about 8:25 in) but that's just because I like all the 80s characters that show up.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Hmmm all of these are viable! Also I could just watch Youtube until I get my fill of commercials.

Problem: they have to be linkable.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Bren was in a commercial. It's on youtube. BRB.

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

Hmmm all of these are viable! Also I could just watch Youtube until I get my fill of commercials.

Problem: they have to be linkable.

Some companies, like Geico and Apple have their commercials on their website. Usually it's via YouTube so a YouTube search will probably show you the actual commercials, which, when you try to watch them, will be interrupted by other commercials.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Bren was in a commercial. It's on youtube. BRB.

Oooooh!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Hmmm all of these are viable! Also I could just watch Youtube until I get my fill of commercials.

Problem: they have to be linkable.

Some companies, like Geico and Apple have their commercials on their website. Usually it's via YouTube so a YouTube search will probably show you the actual commercials, which, when you try to watch them, will be interrupted by other commercials.

COMMERCIALS IN MY COMMERCIALS!

Yo dawg, I heard you like advertisements...

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvDXjuhCDU4

He's the one who's talking rather than having his coffee poured out.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvDXjuhCDU4

He's the one who's talking rather than having his coffee poured out.

Awesome! Thanks!

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Here ya go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvDXjuhCDU4

He's the one who's talking rather than having his coffee poured out.

Awesome! Thanks!

No probs!

It was a rather convenient intersection of good friend since I was 13 (Ok 14, we didn't like each other at first) and an equally good friend through the interbutts.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So the assignment is supposed to be to label the explicit message, the implicit message, and state whether I agree with the messages, and why.

Here's what I did for this one:

Explicit message: New Englanders should drink coffee from Honeydew Donuts, because it's better.

Implicit messages: Honeydew Donuts is better than Dunking Donuts coffee, and Honeydew Donuts is for white middle-class New Englanders. Or, perhaps, that by drinking Honeydew Donuts coffee, the consumer can become whiter and more middle-class.

I can't agree or disagree with the explicit message, because I don't drink coffee. I do, however, know that New Englanders have a fairly unique cultural relationship with donut-shop coffee.

As for the implicit message, I can't vouch for the quality of any donut shop coffee, but I do like donuts, and not being white or middle class, I am put off by the message that their donuts are not for me, or might inexplicably turn me white.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

This class is hilarious.