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Super Bowl Ads: Worth the Price Or Waste of Time?
samzenpus writes "Every year companies are willing to dish out big bucks to reach tens of millions of consumers with their Super Bowl ads. With an average price tag of $4 million for a 30-second commercial, this year is no exception. We've seen: beer obsessed frogs, field goal kicking horses, celebrities drinking various beverages, explosions of all sizes, homages to 1984, and day trading babies in the past. Since talking about the commercials has become almost as popular as the game itself, here's a place to do just that. What have you liked and what do you think would have been better left on the cutting room floor."
The Radioshack one was...in a different way.
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From the online chatter, it seems to be a celebration of TV adverts and (junk?) food, so I assume the super bowl being referred to is an oversized container for fried chicken wings etc. Is that correct?
I understand why the majority of Americans would be so wholeheartedly involved in such an event, but it seems a bit irresponsible to an outside observer. With all your obesity, diabetes and heart issues, I think it'd be better for your nation's health to steer these sort of events towards less sedentary pursuits.
Why not include a healthy sporting event in the day's activities, for example?
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
My take on Superbowl commercials is that paying attention to them and getting all invested in them is a very womanish thing. Seriously. Before you get all excited about discussing them with the boys at work tomorrow, realize that no real man gets all excited about Super Bowl ads, and doing so is either a sign that A) you are a woman or B) you are a homosexual or C) you are a latent homosexual.
Well, we do have curling in Canada
I've got better things to do tonight than die.
Please stay on topic. We're discussing sports here.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Funny. I download the Super Bowl ads from the Pirate Bay so I don't have to watch the game.