Saturday, March 19, 2005

Ping!

I saw a funny commercial tonight. It's a commercial for AARP (something about not doing it all on your own...?). Like any truly funny commercial, the catch is that I didn't notice what they were advertising.

It's an Asian guy who says his name is Ping and he's talking about how he never could get everything done until he cloned himself. Then as the commercial proceeds, you realize that there are Ping clones all around him, dressed exactly like he is, doing volunteering and so on.

The part that cracked me up is where Ping walks into the bedroom and hands his wife a flower in a vase, just as she wakes up . She looks at him, looks at the Ping clone lying next to her, and starts screaming.

So is the clone of Ping a better Big Daddy than the original Ping? How could that be? Wouldn't that little boots-knocking the prior night have been his first time? Where did he learn his moves? Why do I care so much about Ping's sex life?

Is the first Ping the "real" Ping, or do they all think that they're the real one?

Am I the Real Ping?

6 comments:

Shamus O'Drunkahan said...

Haha - that's a great ad.

I just saw one last night that broke me up - you see an old guy - like 90 - laying on the bed on his back. He has an odd look on his face and you can hear the "woman's sounds of pleasure" (you think he's watching a porn or something), the next scene is a hot blond laying next to him, he now has a wide grin on his face, and she's saying, "That was amazing. What rock band did you say you're with?"
The old guy pauses, and still smiling says, "One of 'em."
Then the announcer then comes on, "Learn to bluff like a pro, watch the World Poker Tour tonight on NESN."

Johnny Virgil said...

I like the new Dew commercial where the guy turns his friend into a hot blonde.

Erik with a K said...

Yes, you are Ping 1.0

Anonymous said...

ok, i don't know you at all. but i found your entry while trying to find information about that ad. i've been calling people "sleepy doo" cause that's what ping calls his wife.

glad to know i'm not the only one into it.

--totally random girl

Anonymous said...

MY GOD...that is the best commercial ever...I too found this site looking for info on the commercial...

Sleepy Doo

Anonymous said...

I, too, love that commercial. It is available here:

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=22054

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