Comments on: AdTastic: I’m in the Cult of Snuggie

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:47:58 +0000

Bill Maher last week described the Snuggie as sufficient reason to believe that America will never rise out of the current economic sinkhole; a nation of inventors has sunk to . . . this.

I see it another way: a nation that could produce advertisers and actors who could shut their minds to reality enough to cheerfully hock this thing in the face of all reason and concrete human experience? That’s a nation that can find faith in the face of darkness. These skills need to be applied to good–

The WRITING of the ad–the repetition of claims (because WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY? Play the Marimba in toasty comfort?? Control those wayward urges to scratch yourself?? Quickly hide those obscene T-shirt slogans when the parents are coming over?? )–makes me double over.

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:30:26 +0000

I’m so glad I’ve been inducted into Vince’s world. He’s amazing.

By: Carol Elaine

Carol Elaine — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:15:22 +0000

Wait a minute, Mark. You know Glark and yet were not familiar with the Wonder of ShamWow? It's the same guy who hawks Glark's favorite classy SlapChop commercial. Vince, he's a classy one alright.

By: Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:25:03 +0000

And if you like ShamWow, than you’ll love SlapChop! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs

“Stop having a boring tuna – stop having a boring life”

I love Vince and his earpiece/mic.

By: michelle @ TNS

michelle @ TNS — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:38:04 +0000

you don’t know the shamwow?

vince can sell you anything. he’s even better that billy mays.

By: JennyM

JennyM — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:20:37 +0000

I’m with Kevin M. Keating. The Snuggie is but a rip-off of the highly superior Slanket. You may pry my Slanket out of my cold, dead hands.

By: Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:26:03 +0000

I own a Snuggie. Therefore, I am way more awesome than all of you. The End.

Snuggie Lover,

Whitey Ford

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:25:38 +0000

Holy crap. I love the moment at 1:24, when the guy says “This last…” then holds the ShamWow up in front of his face. Then a crappily dubbed in new voice says “ten years,” as though we’re not going to notice.

Why did they do that? At the time of filming, had scientists not yet determined how long the ShamWow would last? The mind boggles.

By: Kevin M. Keating

Kevin M. Keating — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:07:36 +0000

You do not want to know what the Shamwow is, Mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:47:30 +0000

Wait… what’s a Shamwow? Do tell!