Eek!
I was sitting on the couch earlier today, watching TV. An interesting show called 'DIY Births', meaning reenactments of strange situations where babies have come into the world in unexpected places and how the parents dealt with it. As I watched, Jake was playing with some toys and all was well.
Then the ads came on. As I've mentioned before, our little guy is a huge fan of the ads and he will always stop what he's doing to give the TV his fullest attention while they're on. He's adorable; he just stands there smiling at the TV!
All of a sudden, Jake turns toward me with what I call 'the silent scream' look. You can just tell that a huge wail is about to erupt from him. At first, I had no idea what could have happened to cause it. I jumped up and grabbed him just as he let rip.
Then I figured it out; the ad for Nicorette was on. It depicts a woman smoking a cigarette. As she taunts the guy to smoke again, she turns into this little, ugly monster-thing. You know, like a nicotine monster or something. It sort of growls at the guy, but, of course, doesn't talk him into another drag.
Jake had seen the monster and it had scared him. The poor kid! He was terrified! By the time the next ad was on, he was over it, thankfully.
It reminded me on the other ad that terrifies him: It's for some ice-mint gum. A guy and a girl in a cab and the guy chews the gum. His head freezes solid and falls off in her lap. She screams, the cabbie screams. And, well, Jake screams.
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(7.5.06 15:46) This could work well, Jake may be put off smoking for life. It could also be embarassing in that if he sees someone smoking he might start screaming, but that could put them off, so that would be good as well. |
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(7.5.06 18:14) aww bless him, hows everything going? |
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(9.5.06 20:25) I don't blame Jake one bit, I hate both of those ad's. Especially the one where the head falls off. |
