Bruce Springsteen is singing “Land of Hopes and Dreams” in my ears just
now, the version from his Broadway album. And I am weeping. Again. Just
sitting on ...
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Ahoy, Ye Hackers.
As a gay man trapped in a woman's body, my TV viewing is pretty much exclusively relegated to whatever happens to be on Bravo. Recently, they've been running those old "freecreditreport.com" commercials, with the dudes jamming out the jingle in some discount fish hut.
Can someone please explain this commercial to me? Here are some of the lyrics:
They say a man should always dress for the job he wants
So why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant?
It's all because some hacker stole my identity
Now I'm in here every evening serving chowder and iced tea
What? Why does being the victim of identity theft necessitate having to take Judge Reinhold's job from Fast Times at Ridgemont High? When someone steals your identity, do they take your job, too? And how about that creepy old lady with the lobster bib on? What's her damage? She's shooting daggers out of those beady eyes.
Why go through the hassle of creating a narrative in your jingle if it makes no sense? Am I missing something?
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i'm more disturbed by the one where he says, no sings, that he'd rather have a dog than live with his girlfriend...nice douche! on the plus side, we may have a new contestant for tool academy!
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