Ads of Today

Some truly awful ads have been appearing on the TV these days. WTF were those guys thinking? Did they never run these ads by their friends and ask them what they think before airing them? Argh! Watching them makes me want to catch the makers of the ads, tie them to a chair and make them watch endless reruns of Son of the Mask (suckiest movie of the century). So, without further ado, heres the run down of crappiest ads on TV:

1. Visa ad with Richard Gere: In the beginning toh you cant even understand what the fat mustached guy is saying because he mumbles so badly. After the 67th time I understood he was saying that setting birds free brings luck. And whats with the girl trying to set pigeons free for Richard Gere? This gora fixation is beyond me. Someone should slap her and inform her that shes too young to be lusting after a man old enough to be her grandfather. And no, little girl, you cant get a green card.

2. Yamaha motorcycle ad with John Abraham: Speak up I cant hear you! After the 85th time I finally got it that boohoo..little Johns brother wouldnt allow him to ride his bike so he decided to get one of his own. Well, little John..thats because your brother was wise enough to understand that a brainless nitwit like you shouldnt be set free on the roads. And then of course, they show the guy riding a really cool big imported Yamaha around a race track (safest place for little John)..cut to the last scene and hes endorsing some piddly little 100cc bike that is used by children in other parts of the world. Helloooo! Isnt there some disconnect here?

3. Smokin Joes Pizza Ads: the part that annoys me the most is the jingle. Argh! Smokin Joes Pizza Yum Yum Yum Yum. Which neighborhood karoake bar did they get that from? What imagination! What melody! What waste of my TV speakers!

4. Rupa Banian Ad featuring Salman Khan: Oh god..thank gawd they dont show this ad on TV anymore. I used to fall off my chair laughing everytime I saw it. Basically, Sallu rushes to the rescue of a puppy stranded at the top of a waterfall. Wrong on so many levels..First of all, Sallu dear is more used to killing things than rescuing them (pedestrians, blackbuck, Aishwarya Rai etc.) Anyways, our He-man climbs a rock cliff (about 4 feet high) in his prominently labeled Rupa banian, gets drenched so we can see his back muscles. Then, miraculously, he and the puppy are both stone dry and back on solid ground. Errr...did I mention Rupa sounds like a banian worn by cross dressers? But still, full marks to Sallu for not killing anyone or beating up the puppys owners or launching into a diatribe about Vivek Oberoi..

More on this later..Im feeling sick from thinking about these ads..