Nike Commercial
September 24th, 2006 | by Craig |Have you seen the Nike commercial that features coaches, players and other personalities as if they were in high school?
Personally, I think it’s a rather clever campaign, and it was amusing to figure out who all was featured in the ad.
One thing I’ve noticed, though.
In the first version of the ad that I saw, Don Shula is giving the pre-game pep talk and says, “Someone is going to get their first loss tonight. Is it going to be us?” To which the team gives a resounding “NO!” in unison. Shula then says, “Everybody take a knee,” and the team bows their heads, as if in prayer.
In the recent version, the scene is cut right after Shula says, “Is it going to be us?”
I haven’t seen the original version in weeks.
Interesting, no?
6 Responses to “Nike Commercial”
By MC on Sep 24, 2006 | Reply
You’re a moron.
By TMM on Sep 24, 2006 | Reply
Nothing like religion to bring out the intellectual giants.
By Nick Danger on Sep 24, 2006 | Reply
It is our “P.C.” world. It is politically correct to say and do darn near anything in the media… except God forbid, religion.
By DMerriman on Sep 25, 2006 | Reply
I’m amused (greatly!) by the Dodge Caliber “Scares the outta me” commercial. Every time I see it, gets funnier…
By Craig on Sep 25, 2006 | Reply
You’ve proven once again that brevity is, indeed, the soul of wit.
May I be so bold as to make some suggestions so as to save yourself some keystrokes next time:
1.) You could simply say, “Moron.” You don’t lose the meaning, and you get the added benefit of using 60% fewer keystrokes (and presumably brain power).
2.) There’s the always venerable, “Fuck off.” It gives the same impression, but with a little more “punch,” as it were. But you’re only saving 40% of your keystrokes.
3.) If that doesn’t work for you, you could cut almost 75% of your keystrokes with a simple “FOAD.” Simple. Universal.
Those are just a few suggestions to make your brevity even more brief and your wit even wittier.
If I can be of further service, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.