I've ripped a page out of the Tosh.0 Playbook. I'm going to give you some commentary on a few videos I've seen lately. Some hate, some humor. Here goes:
Commercial One: Nissan Leaf
Shame on you, Nissan. You might have a leg to stand on here if our country weren't afraid of nuclear power. But as it stands right now, most energy in the US comes from fossil fuels (coal is number one; natural gas, number two). So even if you buy the argument that human CO2 emissions are raising global temperatures and killing the polar bears, it's not as if buying a Nissan Leaf and plugging it into your coal-powered wall outlet in your garage is helping out.
Commercial Two: DirecTV
This commercial is an excellent philosophical critique of the dilemmas we all face in our modern society. The spokesman articulates perfectly what we all feel: "I like the best... but I also like savings de money."
Video One: Big Girls Don't Cry
This one is just classic. This is their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Yes, it looks old and somewhat silly, but it's respectable and plain awesome in a way that's hard to describe. An oldie but goodie. What follows is an oldie but... er.... yeah.... Suffice it to say, I don't think these guys will ever be described as classic.
Video Two: Grammy Awards, 1990
Of course as usual, I will leave you with a detailed analysis of a pressing current event:
Apparently there's big money in bedbugs now. Indeed, 250 people are on the waiting list for this year's Bedbug University North American Summit. (We industry insiders just call it BUNAS). For my part, I've been working on an invention called PsiBug that telepathically controls bedbugs instead of killing them, making them gently nibble away excess earwax and painstakingly clean your hair (among other chores that can be programmed in with the attached iPad or smartphone). Expect it to hit the retail shelves in time for the Christmas shopping season!
first off, I liked the polar bear commerical. I ignored the actual meaning behind it and just took a moment to ponder what it would be like to have a polar bear hug me...
ReplyDeletesecondly.. I literally just told someone the other day, how if I could have any animal in miniature that I would pick a Giraffe. How sweet would that be?
Thirdly.. I'm sorry I totally ignored any political stand point you were hoping to make..
"Even in its dirtiest form, the electrical grid is much cleaner than burning gas. And the grid will get cleaner over time, unlike gas".- As claimed by Nissan on the Leaf's page. Rebuttal?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/index?dcp=ppn.39666654.&dcc=0.216878497#/leaf-electric-car/faq/top/emissions
Fred- Even clean power produces Carbon Dioxide. The cleanliness refers to soot and things that get filtered out of the exhaust. So driving the leaf will reduce smog, sure. But global warming, not so much.
ReplyDeleteVal- I think i would crap myself if a polar bear hugged me. That would of course release methane, which is a greenhouse gas and the polar bear would be mad that my but is heating up the planet and he would devour me. Why a giraffe? Oh, and I'm trying to avoid making political standpoints here. I'm more about poking fun of anything worth poking fun of, whether I agree with it or not.
Hmm, until I see statistics on the ratio of co2 produced at gas/oil plants vs. energy created and compare them with combustion engines (which I'm far to lazy to look up) I will remain a skeptic. Also...you misspelt butt in your re to Val.
ReplyDeleteIf it was any other word I'd have let it go.
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