Dependence Day

[Note to self: I really need to bring "slag" back into my regular vocabulary rotation.]

Comfort Level

Can't get enough of this ad. I could shake my ass to this track all day. Granted, I can't shake it as well as this guy. But I could still shake it.

"Havin' a paarrrttyyy...come on"

There's a right way to do a party, and a wrong way. Alison Brie (*whimpers*) and Adam Scott were enlisted by Smirnoff to help illustrate this point.

Anchors Away

I can't say that I've ever drank a bottle Safe Harbor. I can tell you with absolute certainty, however, that I never want to drink anything but Safe Harbor from now on.

Wifey Material: Anna Kendrick

TJ said on Facebook today that he'd fight any of us to get close to her. Little does he know he'd get sniped the second I thought he stood any chance of stopping me from getting next to Anna.



If I were to do a Rat Pack Vegas weekend like the Ciroc ad I never get tired of, Anna would be on the women's team. Some of my friends would be there too, of course. Probably. Maybe. But Anna would definitely be in there. Who doesn't want to toast a glass with her while cutting up at Caesars at 4 a.m.?

Worth the Wait

Brilliant marketing work by Amstel on this one. Do nothing and get free booze? I can't believe an American company didn't think this up.

From Adweek:

Sentient vending machines are all the rage right now. This Amstel spot out of Bulgaria adds the latest twist to the share-baiting trend—forcing antsy consumers to actually stand still in one place for three minutes if they want a free beer. The point? Take a break from your busy day. Really, it's like all the others in that it's just another way to waste your time and maybe have a little fun. But at least it doesn't make you bow to it. All we can say is that if we were Kit Kat, we'd be pretty pissed that we didn't do this first.

Fancy That

Australian beer company TV commercials > American beer company TV commercials.

Tap That

Lionel...you cut right through me, every time. *wipes tear...takes sip*

Wifey Material: ...

...whoever this angel may be. Let's consider all of the qualities she's displayed for us:

• She's sexy (I mean, call me shallow. But...that's the first thing guys see.)
• She's faithful. (Who did she have sex with in this ad? No one, right?)
• She got shit taken care of for her man. (All you want, as a guy, is a woman who will take care of any detail and/or home-related duty that you don't. And, in this case, the man left his woman with the task of cleaning on this particular day. And she found a way to accomplish that without actually having to work hard. Call me crazy, but that sounds like innovation to me.)

I'm so in love. In my heart, I want a woman who will be out there climbing corporate ladders just like me. But...I won't lie; there's something sooooo sexy about her "Everything is resolved, I took care of your home while you were gone" demeanor. It's submissive, sure. But...yeah.

Miller Quest

I haven't even seen this ad on TV. Miller's even turned Questlove into a spokesperson? Goddamn...

Miller Lite Harmony

Miller Lite nails it with this one. Everything's better with when you're Changing with friends.

Drink Responsibly

As TJ (whose dad found this video) would say, "Tequila's the debbil..."

Scary Hot

If you're under 30, allow me to introduce you to the frightening banshee above: Her name is Claire Forlani. And she's not Scottish.

She was born in England, though she's lived in America for much of her life, and has rarely shown any effects of an accent on or off the stage. Her husband, however, is a Scot (no, his name's not Angus), so she does have some Scottish in her, occasionally. *rimshot* He's also an actor, so I can only imagine Dewars chose her over him because he doesn't look quite as good sitting on a table in a miniskirt.

Coincidentally, if you ARE under 30 and are wondering why you've never heard of Forlani—or if she seems vaguely familiar—then let me share the "Career" section of her Wikipedia page for reference (this is the entire section, which will only further illustrate my point):

Forlani's parents moved to San Francisco in 1993, in order to allow for wider casting opportunities in Hollywood films. Subsequently, Forlani was cast in the television mini-series J.F.K.: Reckless Youth and the film Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. In 1995, she played the supporting role of Brandi Svenning in Mallrats. In 1996, Forlani appeared in a supporting role as Sean Connery's daughter in the film The Rock. She continued to appear in both widely released and smaller-budget films. In 1998, she starred with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black. She then appeared in Antitrust, a thriller released in January 2001. Forlani was the new face of L'Oréal in 2001. She has been ranked No.51 (2000) and No.89 (2001) in Stuff magazine's 100 Sexiest Women, No.85 (2001) in FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women and was slotted in Loaded's Hot 100 Babes. In 2003, she co-starred with Jackie Chan in The Medallion.

In autumn 2006, Forlani joined the cast of CSI: NY in a recurring role as a medical examiner, Dr. Peyton Driscoll.[4] In February 2007, Forlani portrayed Tori Bodeen in the film version of Nora Roberts's best-selling book Carolina Moon. In 2008, she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Flashbacks of a Fool. In 2011, Forlani played Queen Igraine in Camelot and Kate Templeton in Love's Kitchen alongside her husband Dougray Scott.[5]

In 2011, she also made an appearance in NCIS: Los Angeles as Agent Lauren Hunter replacing Henreitta Lange (Linda Hunt) temporarily as the operations director at NCIS for the end of season 2. She also appeared in season 3's finale, where she is killed in a car blast.

You'll note the steep and sudden drop off in high-profile acting gigs. For a small period of time she was every Mallrats-loving stoner's dream girl; now she's inciting fear boners on the behalf of a blended scotch people drink when they don't have an extra few dollars to buy entry-level bottles of Johnnie Walker Red Label.

Every company starting a new marketing campaign does an "extended cut" ad exclusively for the internet these days, and Dewars is no different. It appears below, but if you've got a weak bladder, beware: this shit's like a trailer for a Scottish version of American Horror Story.

Swedish Fishing

Will Ferrell is a damn fool. The Huffington Post uncovered four ads he's done for Old Milwaukee—in Sweden. There's not much I can say about these, other than...well...Will Ferrell is a damn fool. (These two are my favorites.)

SoCo with Banana

Ironically, he's the only one who's really comfortable during this ad.

One for the Road

I'm starting to think the world's best ad men are from Australia.

The Cocktail Party

*stares blankly at America's unflinching capitalism*

Second Cheapest Wine

If you know wine as well as I do (which is not at all), then this new vineyard is for you.

CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos

Spotted at Sex, Cigars and Booze.

More Hahn

I might have to start importing Hahn to Pittsburgh, just on the basis of their marketing work. Here are three more great ads from the Australian brewery.










Thanks to my boy Hollywood for the assist.

Jostle-Proof

This is an invention I've been waiting for for years now. Thank you, Hahn.