tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post3888496118932394122..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: "My kids are going to be revolting little mess makers again, the darlings- better get some more Bounty!"John F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-49837236901552859942013-06-19T12:19:40.565-07:002013-06-19T12:19:40.565-07:00Or a girl cleaning up after working on her science...Or a girl cleaning up after working on her science project with the assistance of one of her parents? RogueFiccerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771057308264812757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-24405307319937240962013-06-16T13:24:10.094-07:002013-06-16T13:24:10.094-07:00I know! Other people use the things, you know. I u...I know! Other people use the things, you know. I use them! Why not show how Bounty Select-a-Size being used by an ametuer watercolorist? Just once, maybe?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823914726543366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-76862586432604027952013-06-16T10:47:46.446-07:002013-06-16T10:47:46.446-07:00The odd thing is that this is a lot like the comic...The odd thing is that this is a lot like the comic strip "For Better Or For Worse." The only difference between this ad and the strip is that we're not supposed to clutch MommyWife to our bosom and cry angry, bitter tears because only SHE knows how to use paper towels and how wrong that is because she's meant to do more with her life.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-1010547840279965752013-06-15T16:31:19.156-07:002013-06-15T16:31:19.156-07:00The general rule of paper towel commercials is tha...The general rule of paper towel commercials is that only Mommies buy paper towels and only Mommies USE paper towels. And only kids make messes which require the use of paper towels. And when Mommy cleans up after messy kids, she does it with a great big smile on her face, as if the spill gave her life meaning and purpose. <br /><br />John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-66938047376769936942013-06-15T16:28:05.646-07:002013-06-15T16:28:05.646-07:00Yeah, thankfully not all kids are like this (I was...Yeah, thankfully not all kids are like this (I wasn't, for example.)<br /><br />When I first saw you going after paper towel ads, I thought, "certainly not all of these are about mothers cleaning after their kids." And I was right. I saw an ad where a high schooler is made to clean after a disastrous mess is made by a science experiment. But other than that one...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823914726543366869noreply@blogger.com