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IMO they all sucked. The beard comb-over was the only one that was slightly funny.
I was disappointed that there weren't more chimp commercials, ie: Monster.com
Chimps in clothes are funny, especially when they're making humans look silly, IMO
I thought the Chevy commercial was funny, when the guys couldn't keep their hands off the HHR. I clicked on the link though and apparently the other people thought it was pretty stupid. What do they know?
Chimps in clothes are funny, especially when they're making humans look silly, IMO
I thought the Chevy commercial was funny, when the guys couldn't keep their hands off the HHR. I clicked on the link though and apparently the other people thought it was pretty stupid. What do they know?
IMO funniest was the auctioneer at the wedding. Most effective were the Toyota truck commercials.
I missed the blockbuster mouse one. It was funny.
The mouse and the crabs were reasonably entertaining the rest stunk big time.
I missed the crab one too!
It was ok. The mouse was funnier.
It was ok. The mouse was funnier.
I liked the crab, the dejected GM robot, among others. Nothing sidesplittingly funny, though. The wrinkled speedo guy from the HHR was gross....why don't they put a saggy granny in a string bikini in the "male version" of the commercials? Sexists!
Oh, and rock, paper, scissors was classic!
Oh, and rock, paper, scissors was classic!
The Budweiser dog with mud for spots wa cute.
The mouse was good. That`s about it.
Over all not very good this year.
The mouse was good. That`s about it.
Over all not very good this year.
Did you folks see the shameless explotation of the Iraq veterans?
Amazing how far the libs will go. Shameful.
Amazing how far the libs will go. Shameful.
Not a commercial, but regarding the half-time show:
Prince's Halftime Imagery Questioned
Feb 6, 5:16 PM (ET)
By JAKE COYLE
NEW YORK (AP) - In the sensitive post-wardrobe malfunction world, some are questioning whether a guitar was just a guitar during Prince's Super Bowl halftime show.
Prince's acclaimed performance included a guitar solo during the "Purple Rain" segment of his medley in which his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. As the 48-year-old rock star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar (shaped like the singer's symbol) had phallic connotations for some.
A number of bloggers have decried "Malfunction!" - including Sam Anderson at New York magazine's Daily Intelligencer. Daily News television critic David Bianculli called it "a rude-looking shadow show" that "looked embarrassingly rude, crude and unfortunately placed."
CBS spokesman Dana McClintock said Tuesday that the network has received "very few" complaints on Prince's performance. CBS last aired the Super Bowl in 2004 when Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's "wardrobe malfunction" sparked criticism and a subsequent crackdown on broadcast decency from the Federal Communications Commission.
But this time, it was the NFL that produced the halftime show (MTV had in 2004). Spokesman Greg Aiello said the league has received no complaints.
"We respect other opinions, but it takes quite a leap of the imagination to make a controversy of his performance," Aiello said. "It's a guitar."
The majority of the reaction to Prince's performance has been laudatory, including positive reviews from The Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today - all of which noted the lack of controversy in this year's halftime show. AP Entertainment Writer Douglas J. Rowe wrote: "He delivered one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows - ever."
For decades, the electric guitar, by nature, has been considered phallic. From Jimi Hendrix's sensual 6-string swagger to Eddie Van Halen's masturbatory soloing, the guitar has often been thought an extension of a male player's sexuality.
Was Prince's pose phallic?
"The short answer is, of course it is," says Rolling Stone magazine contributing editor Gavin Edwards, who points out that on Prince's "Purple Rain" tour in the mid '80s, he performed with a guitar that would ejaculate, squirting water out of its end during the climax of "Let's Go Crazy."
"All that said, it didn't seem like a sniggering little puppet show," adds Edwards. "I think it was one of those things because a guitar at waist level does look like an enormous phallus."
By enlarging his shadow, it's possible Prince intended to accentuate this aspect of his solo, but it's just as likely it was accidental. (You can find videos of the halftime show at YouTube.com.) A message left with Prince's publicist Tuesday wasn't returned.
The late-night shows have taken notice. On CBS's "The Late Late Show" on Sunday night, host Craig Ferguson said of Prince: "He was obviously very happy to be there, wasn't he?"
Stephen Colbert reacted with mock outrage on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" Monday night: "They knew that they were dealing with a lustful, pansexual rock 'n' roll deviant," said Colbert, who joked that the sheet hid (not enhanced) Prince's "demonic guitar phallus."
In recent years, Prince has scaled down his performances, which were once renown for their gymnastics. His mini-concert at the Colts-Bears game in Miami included parts of "Purple Rain,""Let's Go Crazy,""Baby I'm a Star," Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," the Foo Fighter's "Best of You" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary."
The Minnesota native has attracted controversy before. Tipper Gore launched a campaign to place a warning sticker on his 1984 album "Purple Rain" because of the lyrics to the song "Darling Nikki." Though his musical style has been expansive, he's best known for funky, sexually charged songs like "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Get Off."
Prince's previously most talked-about performance came at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, where he donned yellow, butt-baring pants, (a stunt later spoofed by Howard Stern). Always eccentric, he famously changed his name to The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, then to simply a symbol and finally back to Prince. He also became a Jehovah's Witness in the mid-'90s.
But Prince's halftime performance, though celebrated, came in a much different cultural environment, where even the fleeting outline of a man and his guitar could, for some, suggest shaded depravity.
"If people want to be hypersensitive, they can be hypersensitive," says Rolling Stone's Edwards. "Those trombones are phallic, too. What are you going to do?"
penis
Eeep!
Prince's Halftime Imagery Questioned
Feb 6, 5:16 PM (ET)
By JAKE COYLE
NEW YORK (AP) - In the sensitive post-wardrobe malfunction world, some are questioning whether a guitar was just a guitar during Prince's Super Bowl halftime show.
Prince's acclaimed performance included a guitar solo during the "Purple Rain" segment of his medley in which his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. As the 48-year-old rock star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar (shaped like the singer's symbol) had phallic connotations for some.
A number of bloggers have decried "Malfunction!" - including Sam Anderson at New York magazine's Daily Intelligencer. Daily News television critic David Bianculli called it "a rude-looking shadow show" that "looked embarrassingly rude, crude and unfortunately placed."
CBS spokesman Dana McClintock said Tuesday that the network has received "very few" complaints on Prince's performance. CBS last aired the Super Bowl in 2004 when Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's "wardrobe malfunction" sparked criticism and a subsequent crackdown on broadcast decency from the Federal Communications Commission.
But this time, it was the NFL that produced the halftime show (MTV had in 2004). Spokesman Greg Aiello said the league has received no complaints.
"We respect other opinions, but it takes quite a leap of the imagination to make a controversy of his performance," Aiello said. "It's a guitar."
The majority of the reaction to Prince's performance has been laudatory, including positive reviews from The Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today - all of which noted the lack of controversy in this year's halftime show. AP Entertainment Writer Douglas J. Rowe wrote: "He delivered one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows - ever."
For decades, the electric guitar, by nature, has been considered phallic. From Jimi Hendrix's sensual 6-string swagger to Eddie Van Halen's masturbatory soloing, the guitar has often been thought an extension of a male player's sexuality.
Was Prince's pose phallic?
"The short answer is, of course it is," says Rolling Stone magazine contributing editor Gavin Edwards, who points out that on Prince's "Purple Rain" tour in the mid '80s, he performed with a guitar that would ejaculate, squirting water out of its end during the climax of "Let's Go Crazy."
"All that said, it didn't seem like a sniggering little puppet show," adds Edwards. "I think it was one of those things because a guitar at waist level does look like an enormous phallus."
By enlarging his shadow, it's possible Prince intended to accentuate this aspect of his solo, but it's just as likely it was accidental. (You can find videos of the halftime show at YouTube.com.) A message left with Prince's publicist Tuesday wasn't returned.
The late-night shows have taken notice. On CBS's "The Late Late Show" on Sunday night, host Craig Ferguson said of Prince: "He was obviously very happy to be there, wasn't he?"
Stephen Colbert reacted with mock outrage on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" Monday night: "They knew that they were dealing with a lustful, pansexual rock 'n' roll deviant," said Colbert, who joked that the sheet hid (not enhanced) Prince's "demonic guitar phallus."
In recent years, Prince has scaled down his performances, which were once renown for their gymnastics. His mini-concert at the Colts-Bears game in Miami included parts of "Purple Rain,""Let's Go Crazy,""Baby I'm a Star," Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," the Foo Fighter's "Best of You" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary."
The Minnesota native has attracted controversy before. Tipper Gore launched a campaign to place a warning sticker on his 1984 album "Purple Rain" because of the lyrics to the song "Darling Nikki." Though his musical style has been expansive, he's best known for funky, sexually charged songs like "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Get Off."
Prince's previously most talked-about performance came at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, where he donned yellow, butt-baring pants, (a stunt later spoofed by Howard Stern). Always eccentric, he famously changed his name to The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, then to simply a symbol and finally back to Prince. He also became a Jehovah's Witness in the mid-'90s.
But Prince's halftime performance, though celebrated, came in a much different cultural environment, where even the fleeting outline of a man and his guitar could, for some, suggest shaded depravity.
"If people want to be hypersensitive, they can be hypersensitive," says Rolling Stone's Edwards. "Those trombones are phallic, too. What are you going to do?"
penis
Eeep!
I really didnt like any of the commercials this year. I found myself channel surfing later on when the game would go to commercial.
I really loved the Terry Tate "Office Linebacker" commercials that Reebok put out a few years back. There are probably about 6 or so commercials and all just as funny. They are some of the funniest super bowl commercials I have ever seen. And some of the 1 liners are classic. Oh and who would ever work for a company called "Felcher and Sons".
I really loved the Terry Tate "Office Linebacker" commercials that Reebok put out a few years back. There are probably about 6 or so commercials and all just as funny. They are some of the funniest super bowl commercials I have ever seen. And some of the 1 liners are classic. Oh and who would ever work for a company called "Felcher and Sons".
What do you expect? It's Prince.
The artist formerly known.
The artist formerly known.
QUOTE (cfulmor @ Feb 5 2007, 07:36 PM) 
Did you folks see the shameless explotation of the Iraq veterans?
Amazing how far the libs will go. Shameful.
Amazing how far the libs will go. Shameful.
Obviously I'm the only one who saw this?
QUOTE (cfulmor @ Feb 6 2007, 06:36 PM)
Obviously I'm the only one who saw this?
Saw what cf?
See above.
I give up. Does anyone know what cf is talking about?
Eeep is right!
I was a bit surprised he pulled it for the few seconds that he did. Mere seconds... boy you aint foolin me.
I'd like to think it was intended to be a sly nod at fans. The critics that like him are covering for him. The critics that don't are trying to expose him. Facts are the symbol guitar has been around for years at his crotch...
I just wrote and edited for an hour and have just deleted four paragraphs to spare all of you.
I was a bit surprised he pulled it for the few seconds that he did. Mere seconds... boy you aint foolin me.
I'd like to think it was intended to be a sly nod at fans. The critics that like him are covering for him. The critics that don't are trying to expose him. Facts are the symbol guitar has been around for years at his crotch...I just wrote and edited for an hour and have just deleted four paragraphs to spare all of you.
QUOTE (Idiot @ Feb 6 2007, 08:08 PM)
I give up. Does anyone know what cf is talking about?
I wondered what cfulmer was talking about and since he is too lazy to explain I did a search and found this
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/05/...in2436718.shtml
If that is what he what he means, he just contributed to the "exploitation of Iraq veterans" by spreading the news about the commercial.
Monk,
1. Thank you, that is what I'm talking about.
2. By brining attention to the commercial, I am not "exploiting" the troops, I'm trying my hand at being "idiot"ic and raising the ire of the board.
1. Thank you, that is what I'm talking about.
2. By brining attention to the commercial, I am not "exploiting" the troops, I'm trying my hand at being "idiot"ic and raising the ire of the board.
This commercial?
So, the people who are trying to remove the troops from harm's way are exploiting them, and the ones who want to sacrifice 20 thousand more for a lost cause are not.
Only in BushWorld.
Good job cf, you raised my ire.
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So, the people who are trying to remove the troops from harm's way are exploiting them, and the ones who want to sacrifice 20 thousand more for a lost cause are not.
Only in BushWorld.
Good job cf, you raised my ire.
'
QUOTE
lost cause
Who other than you, have declared defeat?
QUOTE (cfulmor @ Feb 7 2007, 08:59 AM)
Who other than you, have declared defeat?
Sorry cf, I'd like to discuss it with you further but I'm sure that any minute now Yoss and/or Samy are going to tell you how sick and tired they are of people who take threads about simple little things like "super bowl commercials" and turn them into their own political platform to promote a war.
I still like the mouse one the best.
QUOTE (Idiot @ Feb 7 2007, 09:26 AM)
QUOTE (cfulmor @ Feb 7 2007, 08:59 AM)
Who other than you, have declared defeat?
Sorry cf, I'd like to discuss it with you further but I'm sure that any minute now Yoss and/or Samy are going to tell you how sick and tired they are of people who take threads about simple little things like "super bowl commercials" and turn them into their own political platform to promote a war.
I still like the mouse one the best.
"and turn them into their own political platform to promote a war.
"You seem like someone who has an endless amount of time on your hands so why don't you dig up a quote of mine where I am promoting war! there is a big difference between promoting war and supporting your countries troops and president. You are right though. No matter how innocent a thread starts I can always count on you or your flyimg MONKey sidekick to steer it into a bashing of some kind. Keep up the great work. It never gets old
BTW- tell jane fonda and sean penn I said hi next time you have lunch with them
Two funniest:
Fist Bump/Slap
Rock, Paper, Scissors
IMHO, the only two worthy of mention
Fist Bump/Slap
Rock, Paper, Scissors
IMHO, the only two worthy of mention
QUOTE (samy0 @ Feb 7 2007, 09:57 AM)
...why don't you dig up a quote of mine where I am promoting war!
You may find this link more useful.
Knock it off you two, please?
Take it outside behind the bar. ( or at least to the political threads )
Take it outside behind the bar.
( or at least to the political threads )
QUOTE (Yossarian @ Feb 7 2007, 11:58 AM)
Knock it off you two, please?
Take it outside behind the bar.
Take it outside behind the bar.
Can we place bets!!!???
Let's face it--Prince is a has been who only had a core audience at his peak...The only song I ever liked was 1999...the rest were crap..and of course he was doing the phallic stuff...he always has-it was his schtick...I just thought they could have done better..even Bryan Adams(another has-been) would have been better..
The slam at the vets was awful.
Most of the ads were lame..
The slam at the vets was awful.
Most of the ads were lame..
QUOTE (Yossarian @ Feb 7 2007, 11:58 AM)
Knock it off you two, please?
Take it outside behind the bar. ( or at least to the political threads )
Take it outside behind the bar.
( or at least to the political threads )Are you talking to me and cf, me and Samy, or Samy and cf?
QUOTE (Idiot @ Feb 7 2007, 11:43 AM)
QUOTE (samy0 @ Feb 7 2007, 09:57 AM)
...why don't you dig up a quote of mine where I am promoting war!
You may find this link more useful.
Once again. I ask a simple question and get a simpletons response. no big surprise there. Must be too busy with the www.conspiracies-R-Us.com.
BTW-Aren't you the one who BEGGED me for an apology because I misquoted you? Ran off the boards for a month in a snit? But its ok for you to spout inaccurate quotes and attribute them to others? As always you're a real class act!
QUOTE (txexpatriot @ Feb 7 2007, 12:11 PM)
Let's face it--Prince is a has been who only had a core audience at his peak...The only song I ever liked was 1999...the rest were crap..and of course he was doing the phallic stuff...he always has-it was his schtick...I just thought they could have done better..even Bryan Adams(another has-been) would have been better..
The slam at the vets was awful.
Most of the ads were lame..
The slam at the vets was awful.
Most of the ads were lame..
bryan adams? Better than Prince? you must be canadian eh?
At risk of facing Heather's ire, I thought Prince stunk -- lots of disjointed screaming guitar from a has-been little guy who likes to pretend he has a big...(only Heather can say that on here). I was never a fan of his beyond a passing tolerance for 1999 and a few other songs. Yes, indeed, they could have done much better, IMO, but I think most bigger stars don't want the gig.
maybe its an age thing or a where you grew up thing. I aways liked Prince even before purple rain. as far as guitar playing I think he is one of the better guitar players around.
Samy--I am definitely not canadian...and it was a slam at both...he,he..
I would prefer to see Motley Crue...but that is probably just me...
AC/DC would be great...how about Judas Priest..I mean if you are out to annoy the audience, go for it!!
I would prefer to see Motley Crue...but that is probably just me...
AC/DC would be great...how about Judas Priest..I mean if you are out to annoy the audience, go for it!!
QUOTE (txexpatriot @ Feb 7 2007, 12:36 PM)
Samy--I am definitely not canadian...and it was a slam at both...he,he..
I would prefer to see Motley Crue...but that is probably just me...
AC/DC would be great...how about Judas Priest..I mean if you are out to annoy the audience, go for it!!
I would prefer to see Motley Crue...but that is probably just me...
AC/DC would be great...how about Judas Priest..I mean if you are out to annoy the audience, go for it!!
i would love either priest or ac/dc but mainstream america would be up in arms
Bring on AC/DC, one of my all time favorite groups, they would fit right in with the Super Bowl, they could do Big Balls.
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