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Another Awesome Training Video

GiggleSugar — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 -0700

In addition to the Oscar-worthy performances by Cashier and Manager as well as from the drunk dude and his embarrassed wife, there is something else noteworthy about this training video. Aside from suggesting that one should call a manager when a stumbling drunk asks you to ring up his liter of vodka, this video really doesn't train you how to handle anything! What if wifey didn't show up to drag her husband's drunk ass out of the store - then what?

Amazing Recycling PSA

GiggleSugar — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:00:00 -0800

Some people think this is a massive "fail." Advertising is supposed to get your attention, right? And make you look at something in a different way? Done, and done. Now please get your butt out of my face, Mr. Empty Plastic Milk Container.

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Ewww!

GiggleSugar — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Do you like sizzling in the sun like a pink strip of bacon? Well, Al Bino and his sidekick the rapping cancerous lesion might disabuse you of this hobby. This Australian PSA for skin cancer makes frying in the sun not so appetizing. Score one for the Aussies. . .

Flashback: LSD Will Make You Murder Hot Dogs

GiggleSugar — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:20:00 -0800

I've heard all sorts of arguments against drugs, but this '60s PSA against LSD posits one I've never heard of. Drop acid, especially if you're "jacked up" on marijuana, and your food will grow a face, talk to you, scream when you try to eat it, and then need to be mercy-killed right on the streets of San Francisco. I know people for whom this would be an enticement: "Dude, drugs that give your hot dog a face? Can I have your dealer's number?"

Give a Hoot...

GiggleSugar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0700

~~Don't pollute~~, don't be a d*ck. (Well, don't pollute, either.) This video imagines what the world would look like if, every time someone was rude or inconsiderate, a guy in a penis costume showed up and gave you stink eye. (It's what you would imagine, but somehow, more charming.)

Thanks, eBaum's World!

Flashback: Denis Leary's Interesting Drunk Driving PSA . . .

GiggleSugar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0700

Which is really an ad for Holsten beer. I know Denis Leary is prosmoking, but I guess he's anti-drunk driving. I've always wondered if any of these public service announcements work, but "Drink, drive, and you'll be an asshole" is as good an anti-drunk-driving message as any, I suppose. And, of course, now I can't get this song out of my head.

Do Your Testicles Feel Okay?

GiggleSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0700

I'm wracking my brain trying to remember if I've ever seen a PSA for say, breast cancer, that seemed like its target audience was the Sesame Street crowd. (Is this how you have to speak to men to get them to worry about testicular cancer?) In any case, I can't complain, because I feel my life is complete after hearing the following lyrics: "If your balls are feeling lumpy, if they're tender or they're grumpy/If you notice you've got three then a doctor you should see/If they're swelling up your pants, don't miss your chance/Go see a physician." Well done!

Crimes of Carelessness

GiggleSugar — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:00:00 -0700

The mock safety vid below was made to look and sound like a real 1950s PSA, but it's really the work of Weird Al Yankovic- no surprise there. His "exclusive" interviews with high-profile celebs are always the product of excerpts extracted from other, more legit, interviews. They're totally fake, but always funny. The same applies here. Al reassembled clips from old educational films and made his own masterpiece to teach adults and children a very valuable lesson - ~~safety~~ humor comes first . . .

Military Intelligence Is in Good Paws

GiggleSugar — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Who better to teach overseas soldiers about operations security than Squeakers the mouse and his arch-nemesis, the Cat Hacker? This military PSA's got it all: spies, intrigue, high-tech surveillance equipment, an adorable cast, impressive set design. I can't say I'm surprised that the most dangerous spies are of the feline persuasion.

WTF?!

GiggleSugar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Having babies? Cute. Having teenagers? Not so cute. (On a side note, I watch this and wonder, have there ever been drug ads that worked? Like, someone watched one and said, "No more cocaine for me"? Doubtful.)