I simply had to post this; I had no choice. (Of course that’s true of everything!)
The YouTube notes say this:
Check out what happened to this crew on a photoshoot for the EcoBubble washing machine. They were near Manning Park, BC.
This reminds me of an old Spike Jones ditty:
The polar bear sleeps in his little bear skin;
He sleeps very well, I am told.
Last night I slept in my little bare skin,
And I caught one hell of a cold!
h/t: docatheist
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creativity in advertising. hope it catches on!
No you didn’t have to. There’s a reason why I didn’t send you this last week!
He HAD to post it because I HAD to watch it.
Baby Polar Bear : Mum I have question…
Mommy Polar Bear : Yes…
Baby : Am I a real polar bear?
Mommy : Yes, you’re a real polar bear.
Baby : Are you sure?
Mommy : Yes, I’m sure.
Baby : Really sure?
Mommy : Look, I’m a polar bear, your father is a polar bear, and you’re a polar bear
Baby : But …
Mommy : Enough! Go bother your father.
Baby : Dad …
Father : Yes son?
Baby : Am I a real polar bear?
Father : Yes, you’re a real polar bear. Why are you asking?
Baby : Because I’m fucking freezing!
Well, if you’re going to bring up biele medvedev (I don’t have Cyrillic or Admin rights on this machine ; it’s an attempt at the Russian for “white bear”, i.e. Ursus maritimus), then I’ll steal a march on something that is bound to be quoted ad nauseam in April :
Have you got any news of the iceberg?
GAH You made me watch an advert?!
I guess they didn’t have any eco dry-cleaners….
Nice one, Jerry.
Polar bears in British Columbia can get quite dirty eating shale gas profiteers.
I didn’t see that one coming 🙂
I got sucked in… nice one!
Woolly Darwin on a honey lick!
If bears transmogrify, I guess we will see polar bears go solar bears any year now.
We live just down the road a-piece from Manning Park and I got sucked in until the “bear” started to disrobe – I should have known that even grizzlies hibernate, but I kinda forgot.
Reminds me of a salmon commercial
http://Youtu.be/BMT-IEOeK50
Argh! The link youtu.be/BMT-IEOeK50
An Adam West canned salmon advert.
Agree. This one’s good, but I think the John West one is better – it’s simpler and quicker. But, link didn’t work for me. Here’s another shot at it.
I would have been able to resist posting this.
Proof?
We don’t have any; just snark.
I don’t mind the ad — it’s the stupid ditty that bothers me. How does a scientist think it’s cute to perpetuate such a myth? That one “catches a cold” by sleeping naked? What cold virus hides in bedclothes anyway?
Please take two chill pills and call your doctor in the morning.
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@Linda K HERE’S a short Youtube video of Spike Jones’ rendition of Liebestraum by Liszt including the offensive non-scientific lyric you highlight
Warning. Close your ears to the additional “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” & “By Jove” sections of the lyrics as they don’t square with our current understanding of reality
How much can a “Polar Bear”
Everything? There are no rules for how much clothing a Polar needs to wear.
In terms of global warming? Maybe a couple of degrees Centigrade.