Gooo Saints?

What a weird name…”The Saints”.

I’m sure you’ve all heard how they won the Super Bowl (their first ever) through downs, ups, running great distances, lateral maneuvers, offside outside inside upside down split kicks that made history, throwing the ball, and wearing shiny gold pants, so I won’t explain that part.

Instead I will regale you with my knowledgeable opinions on commercials and the halftime show.

First of all, how exactly does it help sell your product if watchers can’t figure out what the ad is supposed to be for? This afternoon we were discussing the one where the men are in their pickup truck with the giant whale, and none of us could remember what it was trying to sell.

The commercial where the beaver becomes a concert violinist was cute. Nonsensical, but cute.

I always find the talking babies a little creepy, but my mom likes them, so I guess they’re effective.

This year’s Budweiser commercials were all kind of blah. Particularly the one where the people build a bridge from their bodies.

The Denny’s screaming chickens were disturbing.

The Doritos commericals were awful: one had to do with a funeral, one with a disrespectful kid, one with some kind of Aztec god of Doritos, and one where a dog makes his owner wear a collar.

Why is it that one of the sportscasters always has on a pink shirt with a purple tie, and one is always fake-tan orange?

Pete Townsend. Mom has shown us video of Pete Townsend in his prime when he would jump around doing splits and smash his guitars on things; last night he pretty much shuffled back and forth. He did swing his arm in vigorous circles, which I thought was going to lead to a joint malfunction. He also only buttoned 2 of his shirt buttons.

Since the wardrobe malfunction they only hire elderly people, preferably British ones.

I thought it looked like The Who were trying to dress “youthfully”; either that or they dressed in the dark. It reminded me of how in Harry Potter the wizards try to dress to blend in with the muggles and fail miserably.

The Coke commercials were ok, but not as good as the ones where they’re at the Olympics or something and the different countries start snowball fighting.

I have this interesting vision of myself at my parents age, watching Lady Gaga perform from her wheelchair.