Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Hilarous? You can Depend on it

Here in Florida, viewers are reminded that half the population is older than Methuselah by an endless barrage of TV commercials targeting the geriatric set. Super Polygrip. Viagra. Aricept. Cialas. Prolia. Boniva. Retirement communities. Hospices. I could go on and on. It is, I have to admit, depressing, but it comes with the territory.

My current favorite is for Depend Silhouette briefs, and features former LA Law star Harry Hamlin and his younger wife, Lisa Rinna.

Hamlin appears gaunt. My theory is that Rinna, who has those massive fish lips so many Hollywood actresses sport these days, is having fat extracted from his body while he sleeps and injected into her lips.

Hamlin and Rinna are walking up a red carpet to some bogus awards gala when a guy rushes up, hands her a Depend, and challenges her to put it on under her gown. For charity of course. He makes sure to point out that Rinna doesn't actually need one.

If it were my wife, I'd deck the guy but Hamlin obviously doesn't have the strength.

"Sure, why not?" Rinna replies.

She rushes off, slips on the Depend, then returns, whirling around like a dervish to demonstrate it leaves no visible panty lines.

"Hey Lisa," a reporter yells. "Who are you wearing?"

"She's wearing the new Depend Silhouette," the guy tells the reporter as Hamlin ogles Rinna.

Makes me laugh so hard I pee in my pants every time I see it.



1 comment:

  1. Hey, I resemble that remark! I gotta tell ya Tom, from a young person who has to depend on her Depends, I was giving a solidarity fist pump when I saw this commercial!

    In my last package of Depends, they included a free sample of Silhouettes. Wow,to me it was like getting a free pair of Victoria Secret!

    Anyhoo, when this commercial first came out, I loved it, 'cause it showed a young person (like me) modeling it.

    I think it's a clever promotion. Maybe with the money they get from this commercial, they'll be able to go out for a nice steak dinner, fatten up ol' Harry a little!

    Love ya Tom, and I'll be a daily fan!

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