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This is by no means a 'serious' topic, but every time I see it I scoff. Really...I scoff audibly.
There's this commercial on the regular networks, (ABC, NBC, Fox...et al) that is flagrantly ridiculous.
I think it's a paper towel commercial, but that's not the inane part.
It starts out with this mom looking incredulously at her son, and saying, "You need 60 cupcakes by tomorrow?!"
The son, about age 6 or 7, sweetly replies, "I'll help!"
He'd be cute, if he wasn't so ridiculous.
From what it appears on the commercial, this mother bakes 60 cupcakes from scratch (thereby making the icing from scratch, as well...) See, the paper towels helped with the clean-up, therefore the gist of the commercial.
The finished product of 60 cupcakes is displayed on the counter, the mom looks exhausted (but the kitchen is gleaming, hence the paper towels...probably Bounty...pretentious...) but satisfied that she did her job as the good mom, when the kid says,
"Can we make some more?"
The mom merely smiles and ruffles his hair...(Awwwww Billy....)
Seriously?
Grocery Store---->Pillsbury Mix---->Ready to Spread Frosting. Hell, Betty Crocker, if you wish.
You can still be a good mom, too!
That commercial irks me to no end. And no, I don't have anything better to do than criticize commercials. Really.
You know why? Because I made my 60 cupcakes the smart way...fast. And I used Brawney...or the darn store brand paper towel for that matter.
There's this commercial on the regular networks, (ABC, NBC, Fox...et al) that is flagrantly ridiculous.
I think it's a paper towel commercial, but that's not the inane part.
It starts out with this mom looking incredulously at her son, and saying, "You need 60 cupcakes by tomorrow?!"
The son, about age 6 or 7, sweetly replies, "I'll help!"
He'd be cute, if he wasn't so ridiculous.
From what it appears on the commercial, this mother bakes 60 cupcakes from scratch (thereby making the icing from scratch, as well...) See, the paper towels helped with the clean-up, therefore the gist of the commercial.
The finished product of 60 cupcakes is displayed on the counter, the mom looks exhausted (but the kitchen is gleaming, hence the paper towels...probably Bounty...pretentious...) but satisfied that she did her job as the good mom, when the kid says,
"Can we make some more?"
The mom merely smiles and ruffles his hair...(Awwwww Billy....)
Seriously?
Grocery Store---->Pillsbury Mix---->Ready to Spread Frosting. Hell, Betty Crocker, if you wish.
You can still be a good mom, too!
That commercial irks me to no end. And no, I don't have anything better to do than criticize commercials. Really.
You know why? Because I made my 60 cupcakes the smart way...fast. And I used Brawney...or the darn store brand paper towel for that matter.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
also the commercial sends the message that it's OK to use Mom as a doormat. she has no spine when the PTO calls LOL
incidentally, I do like to bake from scratch, but that's a long story. but I don't do it b/c I think it makes me a good mom -- I just enjoy it, when I have time & energy. but I guarantee you my family couldn't tell the difference ha.
what I really hate are the commercials (for even rated G shows) that are adult in nature. we were watching something benign like house hunters or something and this commecial came on and within 30 seconds (I couldn't get there fast enough = ( )
we saw man and woman laying in bed kissing, a man shooting at someone and a vampire trying to bite someone. good grief America! and there I am knocking stuff over diving for the TV.
Oh, baking from scratch is great...especially eating the finished product (thinking about it has me hungry)...but I think the reality of the situation in that particular commercial made baking from scratch completely unrealistic.
Not to mention, she had all of these ingredients on hand?
LOL @ diving for the TV. It sucks when you feel like you have to have a 30 minute conversation on sex or violence because of a stupid commercial.
At least the diving for the TV might keep you on your toes and in shape!
Wonder if they have a DVD workout for that? If not, you should start one.
There could be a segment on diving for the TV while simultaneously baking 60 or so cupcakes from scratch.
Bah... not to mention one sheet of Bounty does not clean up everything in the kitchen.
It's a mad, mad world, I tell you.
Heck I thought Betty Crocker cake mix WAS making them from scratch! hehe
Luvtoread, I thought the mix was from scratch too! However, apparently, there are more steps than 'just add water'.
I don't think I like that...
Now you have to here it on the commercials all the time!
BUT...one of the funnest I have seen in a long time is the weight watchers where the women is running to the elevater and her skirt falls down and she falls.......I laugh out loud every time.
Then another really stupid one.....but I laugh at it......Showing signs of being bored I guess...........
Is the lady that is jogging and keeps running into the car, (because it isn't a certain type of car she doesn't notice it??????????)
One I use to laugh out loud to was the man video tapping his son (a camera commercial) and he is talking away coming down the steps and forgets there is a gate across the stair way and he flips over the gate.
But back to the cupcakes......each time I have seen that commercial my thoughts every time is well buddy you are out of luck! We will run to the store and get the already made one's!
Now if those wonderful papers towel could make them AND clean the mess up......................
Do any of you guys remember a commercial from several years ago that was a white man in a white suit and all back ground was white and he was just dancing around acting stupid??????? no talking or anything.
We would catch ourself sitting staring at this commercial and then when it was done we would say boy that was stupid...does anyone know what it had to do with???????? We never did figure it out......we just sat there staring at it like we were stones or something.
I'm in Australia, so I'm afraid I haven's seen Miss Bounty 60 cupcakes, but we have our own inane ads here.
There's one for pinocleen that drives me NUTS! Woman (impeccable) with baby (impeccable) in highchair (impeccable) wiping benches in kitchen (impeccable) when neighbour lady (dishevelled) comes bursting in the back door. "Oh my god, it's chaos at our place. Suzie caught a bug at daycare and brought it home and gave it to the twins. I haven't been able to get out to the grocery store. Do you mind if I borrow a few things?"
Mother (impeccable and smiling knowingly) "sure, and take this too" (handing bottle of pinocleen) Implication - if you disinfect your entire world, your kids won't get sick!
My husband was having a good ole time with a spray bottle chasing me, he got me cornered in the kicthen so I grabbed that sink spray and got him good and took off running as I was running I heard him yell out as I turned all I seen was feet in the air.
Anyway then a big noise. (His body hitting the floor)
AS I laughed so hard I was crying &(trying not to laugh) asking him if he was okay...he of course said like you really care with all the laughing.
We of course stopped the horse play and got some towels and cleaned the water all up. No we didn't use paper towels, just good ole towels.
my son's school won't allow us to send anything homemade to school (that includes made from a box). If you want to honor your child's birthday, for example, or send goodie bags on a holiday, it has to be a premade, prepackaged item, NOT made from a plant that handles nuts.
which translates into sending something with corn syrup and transfats almost always. yeah, this is a lot of P.rogress (not!).
The reason is we don't know most of the people that send snakes to school...are they clean? DO they have bugs, drugs laying around....making them (Drugs that is)etc...
Our world is changing.......
I swear it took me forever to realize you meant 'snacks'...not 'snakes'. I was thinking, if anyone sent snakes to school in the cupcakes, well then they really shouldn't be bringing anything homemade...they ought to possibly be arrested...
I just remembered something semi-brilliant that I did two years ago when my daughter was in kindergarten.
It was nearly like the ludicrous Bounty commercial.
My daughter informed me the morning of her kindergarten 'graduation' that we needed to bring something for the party afterward.
Great, thanks for letting me know.
We had NOTHING in the house that would even remotely resemble a snack. I thought about popping a bag of popcorn and leaving it at that.
Then I saw the bag of Jet Puff Marshmallows...and the chocolate powdered sugar...
So what I did..and I swear, I'm not kidding, is I took the pack of marshmallows and spread them all out vertically on a cookie sheet, sprinkled them with the chocolate powdered sugar, and shoved toothpicks in them.
For decorative effect, I opened a few packets of fruit snacks and spread them between the marshmallows.
I thought, "Well, it's something..."
I put them out on the table with the rest of the delicacies at the after party and ran away so no one would know it was me who brought it.
Who the hell would eat that, you ask? I asked myself the same thing. And the answer is...everyone. Every single marshmallow and the majority of the random fruit snacks were GONE, in like 10 minutes.
Apparently, people are easy to please and will eat anything. There is no need for even remotely going to any trouble at all.
60 cupcakes from scratch, indeed.
Ah, the memories my children will have of my prowess in the kitchen.
The home made thigns..... Just like the new thing of making suckers with strawberry flavored meth.........please speak to your children about this. I know they are making them and they are on the street, directed towards little kids!
I don't know if our world is changing. I think it's kind of consistent...I remember being in elementary school and being warned by teachers not to take any stamps (lick-able stickers...) from anyone because there was a scare with LSD being placed on them. I also remember a few Halloween scares where some nut was putting needles into children's candy and other such lovely things. I'm not sure if the world was ever a truly safe place for children.
Sad, really.