I think we can all probably agree that politically and judicially speaking this has been one of the shittiest weeks in a long succession of shitty, shitty weeks. So I need some distraction, dammit – give me trivia, give me silliness, anything to divert my attention fromk the general fucked-upness of things, at least for a little while.
Nobody does pointlessly amusing inconsequalities of that kind like the ad industry, so here’s a choice selection of funny advertising fluff to take your mind off all the doom and gloom. First up, this Danish ad asks “What if women wore the Y-fronts?” [Slightly NSFW.]
Cue the obligatory cats! It was only a matter of time before it turned up in an ad – cat-herding, western style:
I’d pay to see flying cats – so why this movie isn’t in full production, I don’t know. C’mon Hollywood!
Cat. Fish. Suspense…
Modern technology meets ancient custom in these award-winning Indian TV ads:
It takes some talent to see the huimour in stationery.
Blast from the past – by jingo, it’s an old USAF pilot recruitment commercial:
Bonus clips: To Protect and Serve
Wrinkly naked people are always good for a laugh and there’s lots of them in this clip, in which .au comedy show Chasers War On Everything police a nudist beach. [Slightly NSFW.] So much for Aussie rebellliousness…
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Speaking of petty officialdom, is this a windup? Have the US cops really taken to segways with sirens?
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If you’re black and a cop on a segway does come after you, here, from Chris Rock, is what not to do:
Which brings us back to where we started, with the general fucked-upness of things, including especially our very own homegrown plod:
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Glad I’m not in Norfolk just now, that clip doesn’t hold out much hope for the emergency response. Neither does this:
Ah well, you’ve gotta laugh. It’s either that or cry.
