Delightful Commercial

A few days ago I was watching TV and then the oddest commercial came on (watch before reading). It begins with two children sitting on a little metal bench. There's fabric in the background and within a few seconds you realize that they're either being photographed. After a few more seconds of people preparing the kids for the cameras, the little boy starts his watch and the view pans to that of one of the cameras. This is when you find out that it's actually a video camera.

Then something wonderful happens. They begin moving their eyebrows. It's slow at first and then builds up into a masterpiece. Did I mention that there is a balloon involved? By the end of the commercial I was extremely confused and had no idea what just happened. Then out of nowhere a Cadbury thing appears on the screen. So apparently that thing that just happened was actually an ad for Cadbury.

Normally I don't like ads like this. I see them as a cheap gimmick to get peoples attention, and make them want to purchase a product that is not good enough to sell itself. But this commercial was just so incredibly delightful to me that I had to rush over to youtube and watch it several more times. Since then it has been on multiple times per day and I haven't lost my enthusiasm for it. That is what led to this post. They couldn't possibly have casted better children for such a weird commercial! This is just one of those random nonsensical things that just puts a smile on your face!

It seems this commercial is at least 7 months old, but I have never seen it aired before in Canada. If anyone knows of any other great commercials please let me know!

PS. I also just saw a Government of Canada (to do with our healthcare services) commercial with a gay couple. And it wasn't one of those 'hidden' ones. They were in a car accident and the one had his arm around the other outside standing by their car. We also have a TD commercial running with a gay couple. Then there's the Ontario Travel one that shows the gay village in Toronto. Yeah! It's exciting to be included in advertising!

Night Abuse

Anyone that is in a relationship knows what night abuse is. Some mornings you wake up and notice a small but visible scratch across you're arm or face. Neither one of you knows where the scratch came from. Whoever has the scratch immediately assumes it was the other person.

You really have to wonder what is happening during the night. Could they maybe have done it on purpose? Some kind of passive aggressive act to get back at you for who knows what? So you jokingly accuse them of doing it. Of course you're only half joking to gage their response. They may seem completely innocent but there is always a nagging feeling that there's something more vicious behind those smiling eyes...