I don’t actually mostly watch TV commercials. I mean, the instant—the absolute nanosecond—that
whatever I’ve got on cuts to a break, I tune out. Don’t even really need to hit
mute; my attention is completely disengaged.
(Actually, I’m usually doing something else while
the TV is on, so I’m almost never paying complete attention to what’s running
anyhow. But back to my point.)
So, the first time this commercial penetrated to my
brain (on The Military Channel, BTW), it was just ending, and I had that
gobsmacked sensation that says, “What the hell did I just see?”
The website it’s advertising purports to be an “international
dating experience” with “thousands of profiles”, all of women. They also assure
us that they “conduct one-on-one interviews with each and every one of the
women listed on our sites”, and “ensure that they have a genuine interest in
exploring romantic relationships with men from overseas.”
Oh, and they’re “approachable, affectionate and beautiful”.
(I’m sorry—I just can’t stop repeating this stuff.)
Of course they are.
One wonders what the sad gits who pay for this
service look like. & one won’t know because the site doesn’t mention any
vetting of the sad gits who pay for this service.
Well, okay—I’m sure there’s a credit check.
I’m wondering that the marks—I mean customers—haven’t
seen any of the many episodes of Law
& Order (or SVU) that deal
with the aftermath of “international dating experiences” when the online bride
shows up in the US. Because this sort of thing usually seems to end up in the
police files, not My Fair Wedding, if
you catch my drift.
Plus, I can’t help thinking of that Discover® Card
commercial—you know, the one where when you call customer service for any
credit card except Discover, and you get “Peggy”:
I can’t get the picture out of my mind of some guy
named Ted, sitting in Houston, IMing away at $10 a minute (or whatever it is)
to…Peggy.
Does that make me a bad person?
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How very very sad such things are...
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