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the_dala at 08:51pm on 22/01/2007
the_dala at 08:51pm on 22/01/2007Oh my god. Forget the funny commercials I posted a couple of days ago. There's a dog food commercial -- Pedigree, I think -- that just made me burst into tears. It's all shots of shelter dogs, with sad eyes and wagging tales, and this matter-of-fact monologue:
"I know how to sit, how to play dead, and how to roll over. What I don't know is how I ended up here. But I do know I'm a good dog, and I want to go home."
And then it says Pedigree donates to a fund for shelter animals. And I cried for about five minutes. That is the most effective damn advertising I've ever seen, if emotionally manipulative. It made me want to go buy twenty pounds of Pedigree products right now, and there's not a single animal to feed here. I've decided that when I get a dog of my own, I want a Westie or a Scottie. And I really, really need a cat again.
This is one of the most productive "WifeSwap"s I've seen. The permissive dad is all "Why are you making them WORK on a ranch and DO CHORES? They're SO TIRED!" Yeah, but they're actually listening to your dumb ass (or more precisely, the fake granny) and are proud of the things they can do. It's a great lesson to learn. And the other family has produced intelligent, articulate children who know their own limits and mediate between the tempers of the adults (grandchildren -- the fake mom made the father move out of his parents' house, which was totally necessary).
Damn. Usually no one learns anything in this stupid show, but this one's totally awesome. I'd want to hang out with both these families. Well, maybe not the model mom -- she might have effected good changes in the other family, but she still lets her kid play hooky all the time.
New "Heroes" in ten minutes! Squeee! I'm not going to type up impressions on the first viewing, but I'll tape it and watch it again.
Oh crap, highlights in teenage girls' hair is not the end of the world! It grows out, for Christ's sake! Awww, she did come around on that issue. Those girls are adorable.
"I know how to sit, how to play dead, and how to roll over. What I don't know is how I ended up here. But I do know I'm a good dog, and I want to go home."
And then it says Pedigree donates to a fund for shelter animals. And I cried for about five minutes. That is the most effective damn advertising I've ever seen, if emotionally manipulative. It made me want to go buy twenty pounds of Pedigree products right now, and there's not a single animal to feed here. I've decided that when I get a dog of my own, I want a Westie or a Scottie. And I really, really need a cat again.
This is one of the most productive "WifeSwap"s I've seen. The permissive dad is all "Why are you making them WORK on a ranch and DO CHORES? They're SO TIRED!" Yeah, but they're actually listening to your dumb ass (or more precisely, the fake granny) and are proud of the things they can do. It's a great lesson to learn. And the other family has produced intelligent, articulate children who know their own limits and mediate between the tempers of the adults (grandchildren -- the fake mom made the father move out of his parents' house, which was totally necessary).
Damn. Usually no one learns anything in this stupid show, but this one's totally awesome. I'd want to hang out with both these families. Well, maybe not the model mom -- she might have effected good changes in the other family, but she still lets her kid play hooky all the time.
New "Heroes" in ten minutes! Squeee! I'm not going to type up impressions on the first viewing, but I'll tape it and watch it again.
Oh crap, highlights in teenage girls' hair is not the end of the world! It grows out, for Christ's sake! Awww, she did come around on that issue. Those girls are adorable.
excited