Searching for the perfect prawn
Of all the omnipresent commercials being shown during the NCAA tournament, this is my least favorite.
Now, I’m sure, on some level, this made sense to someone. Someone who isn’t quite sure what a blog is, or who bloggers are, or what Taco Bell is. That’s the only explanation. Let’s break it down.
“I’m a shrimp blogger.”
Right off the bat, we’ve got something wrong. Shrimp blogger? This dude blogs only about shrimp? A quick search for “shrimp blog” sent me to a site that sold shrimp, and later, a blog about why shrimp suck. Now, a seafood blog, I can understand. But just shrimp?
“I’ve traveled seven continents just to find the perfect prawn.”
What, pray tell, does the shrimp taste like in Antarctica? Are we talking about the shrimp NASA just discovered there? Maybe this guy made the discovery himself.
Bigger question: Who’s funding this dude? Perhaps he inherited a fortune, and he spends his lonely life pursuing his one true passion. Shrimp.
“The legendary Hercules shrimp? Blogged it. Then I ate it.”
Hmm … where to begin? Well, the legendary Hercules shrimp doesn’t exist, for one thing. (Kind of an oxymoron, no?) And I’m not sure anyone actually says “blogged it.” Also, why would he “blog it” before he ate it?
“There was nothing shrimp I’d left unblogged.”
Someone’s pretty sure of himself.
“But when word came in that Taco Bell had Pacific Shrimp Tacos with six succulent shrimp marinated in a waterfall of spices, I had to ask, ‘Should I blog it, or keep this one for myself?’ “
He’s been all over the world to eat every kind of shrimp. And yet, when “word came in” (presumably a text from Shrimp Blogging Headquarters) that Taco Freakin’ Bell was offering a shrimp taco, he dropped everything. Uh-huh.
And how could he possibly keep it for himself? Like everyone else involved in the making of this commercial, he clearly has no idea what Taco Bell is. Those shrimp ain’t going to stay secret, buddy.
And yet, in that final sentence, what bothers me most? “Marinated in a waterfall of spices.” A waterfall … of spices. Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?
I, too, hate this commercial. (It also reminds me of District 9, and how they use “prawn” as a derogatory term for the aliens.)
Do you have a favorite NCAA commercial? I think mine is the Bud Light one with the guy who rattles off a list of reasons he loves the Bud Light bottle/can thing, but can’t think of what he loves about his girlfriend. “I love all your teeth.”
Nothing in recent commercial history tops “I’m on a horse” though.
Yeah, that Miller Lite commercial isn’t bad. The actor sells it.
And you were right about the Filet O’ Fish commercial, regarding my McDonald’s post. Another McD’s commercial I like…the two-part jam with the guy who wants his woman’s chicken McNuggets. It works because that guy goes all out. “Girl, you got a 10-piece, now don’t be stingy!”
hahaha yet again Phil, you make me laugh outloud at work. Our minds are one.
I just remember not paying much attention to the commercial because I was playing NHL on Xbox last time I saw it, but I did think to myself, “What a prick. He just dropped that shrimp bucket and left that poor shrimp farmer to fend for herself! Only a DBag would do that!”