Mar 02 2009
Ads Against Boredom
Do you ever get bored? I do - a lot, actually. Sometimes when I’m bored I like to look at advertisements. Some of them are funny and some of them are informative, but I like to try figuring out what story they’re telling me. Every once in a while, I like to attempt getting inside the model’s mind to determine what they were thinking when the picture was taken.
Logically, I decided to look at my ads tonight when I got bored.
Now, there are few things that bear mention at this point before I continue:
- I don’t pick my sponsors and I have zero control over what advertisements are placed here, and
- I love each and every sponsor because they keep me from having to blog somewhere where I’d have to pay for hosting.
Having said that, let’s take a look at the first ad I looked at tonight. Oh, I’m only posting them below because if you’re reading this a month from now and they’re back showing ads for cord blood and psychic readings then this post will still make sense. So let’s get to it…
Advertisement #1
I wonder what’s she’s thinking. If I were in her shoes - and yes, she appears to be wearing some - then I’d probably be wondering how much longer I have to pose that way. I mean, my feet would be numb and I imagine I have a cramp in my back from the extreme arching. (And I’m sick of holding my stomach in…)
Of course, then I’d start thinking about how my back is itchy, right about where the tattoo is. And what is that? A butterfly? A cute little bow? A coffee table?
And come on…What is up with this outfit? Am I the only one who realizes it doesn’t match? I mean, when I’m posing in my little pink lacy, erm…whatever that is…well, I think I might put it with a little pink lacy something up top so that I match. And even if I can’t find a matching pink whatever, I don’t think I’d pull out the grey. That is grey, right?
I guess I just don’t have a wild side. *shrugs* Too bad. Now I can’t be a passionate single. Oh wait…I’m married…
Advertisement #2
See now…this chick is just like me. We could be twins. I mean, yeah, she’s blonde. And she’s a model. Otherwise, she could be my frickin’ twin.
I give you Exhibit A: She’s wearing a watch. See. She’s a businesswoman. She’s got things to do. She’s got places to go. She’s dependable.
And in her spare time she likes to cut loose on that website.
Hmm…so she’s not exactly like me, but we already knew that at blonde model.
But look how comfy she looks. I bet she’s thinking that they can take their time because she’s getting paid by the hour and she loves that pillow she’s hugging. You see, that look of intrigue in her eyes is really the comfort coma she’s going into mixed with dollar signs.
So, what do y’all think? Or better yet…what do you do when you get bored? I bet it wasn’t as much as I just had.
Jen
“Let your dark passenger come out to play…Be your own nemesis!”


















Hahahaha! I love this. I was thinking about this ad today, too. It seems to be on every blog. I guess they figure “passion” is relevant everywhere.
That’s so funny…a coffee table!!! The first 2 things I thougt when I saw the ad were the weird pose and the odd outfit. I guess that’s what it’s supposed to be anyways.
OK, I’m going to go ahead and throw out it out there: Do you think there’s a hidden meaning in the Passion.com ad where it says “18+ million ACTIVE MEMBERS”…is this why STDs are on the rise?
Yeah, I’m almost ashamed of myself for commenting on that…almost.
I think maybe the comfy business lady IS the lacy undie lady BEFORE you went to Passion.com! Whatya think? That lacy undie chick IS her wild side!
~Kelly
My suggestion is to get Firefox Adblock plus then you don’t have to put up with this dredge any more
:)
Though I keep getting these dating ads as well… I would prefer to have Uncle Joe’s Mint balls ads, but hey.