"The Infomercial Challenge!" or "Look Like A Doofus In Front Of Your Friends!"

Seil · 10-24-2011, 01:43 AM

I was watching some of the YouTube, and they had some ads on afore the videos started. You know, some cereal cholesterol thing. It was a 'Honey Nut Cheerios' thing, where this woman comes on and starts talking to the camera man about fiber.

It got me wondering. Not about my fiber intake, no, I'm a modern god with an Adonis-like physique. It got me wondering whether or not there are actual people out there who walk up to their friends, sit them down, and seriously talk to them about your blender.

I'm going to ask you to act like a person in an infomercial. Not really, 'cause you'll be walking into walls, and suffering from all sorts of joint pain and loss of hearing and you'll be ripping open your juice boxes left and right. I'm going to ask you to look at a friend, very seriously, just like those fine actors on the TV, and talk positively about this miracle exercise machine/weight loss/kitchen tool/modern convenience. Then you should relay their reaction here. All in good fun.

rpgdemon · 10-24-2011, 02:08 AM

I've been watching videos of people making things with the magic bullet for like the last half hour and I blame you for it.

I regret nothing.

Seil · 10-24-2011, 02:25 AM

rpg hey rpg: are you getting enough fiber in your diet?

Bells · 10-24-2011, 02:25 AM

On an indirectly related note, i would love to know how they come up with the name of some of these products... i mean, i WANT that job, i know? "You slap it and it chops crap! Call it Slapchop!"

Also, i would create an entire line of Kitchen appliances under the brand name MADIQ.

Want some crispy toast? Can't go wrong with MADIQ. From wonderbread to Buttery-melting in 60 seconds flat!

Magus · 10-24-2011, 12:37 PM

I always felt jealous of women. They all got to have that heart-to-heart talk with their mother about using ointments to help them out "down there" which was always depicted in the Vagisil commercials as being like, the most heartfelt discussion of all time.

10-24-2011, 01:43 AM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	"The Infomercial Challenge!" or "Look Like A Doofus In Front Of Your Friends!" I was watching some of the YouTube, and they had some ads on afore the videos started. You know, some cereal cholesterol thing. It was a 'Honey Nut Cheerios' thing, where this woman comes on and starts talking to the camera man about fiber. It got me wondering. Not about my fiber intake, no, I'm a modern god with an Adonis-like physique. It got me wondering whether or not there are actual people out there who walk up to their friends, sit them down, and seriously talk to them about your blender. I'm going to ask you to act like a person in an infomercial. Not really, 'cause you'll be walking into walls, and suffering from all sorts of joint pain and loss of hearing and you'll be ripping open your juice boxes left and right. I'm going to ask you to look at a friend, very seriously, just like those fine actors on the TV, and talk positively about this miracle exercise machine/weight loss/kitchen tool/modern convenience. Then you should relay their reaction here. All in good fun. Last edited by Seil; 10-24-2011 at 02:26 AM.

10-24-2011, 02:08 AM	#2
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	I've been watching videos of people making things with the magic bullet for like the last half hour and I blame you for it. I regret nothing. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

10-24-2011, 02:25 AM	#4
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	On an indirectly related note, i would love to know how they come up with the name of some of these products... i mean, i WANT that job, i know? "You slap it and it chops crap! Call it Slapchop!" Also, i would create an entire line of Kitchen appliances under the brand name MADIQ. Want some crispy toast? Can't go wrong with MADIQ. From wonderbread to Buttery-melting in 60 seconds flat! __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

10-24-2011, 12:37 PM	#5
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I always felt jealous of women. They all got to have that heart-to-heart talk with their mother about using ointments to help them out "down there" which was always depicted in the Vagisil commercials as being like, the most heartfelt discussion of all time. __________________ The Valiant Review