What the hell, Wendy’s?
Okay, something’s been bothering for the past few days and I just can’t keep silent about it any longer. I tried to ignore it, but it keeps getting thrown in my face, over and over and over.
It’s a television commercial. And it really, really, really, really, really bothers me.
I imagine that most of you have watched at least ten minutes of television over the past two weeks. If that’s the case, then you’ve no doubt seen the “Your life may change, but we’re still shoveling out the same deep-fried slab of dead chicken” commercial that Wendy’s has been running all over the place. Seriously, I can’t go more than twenty minutes without seeing it again, no matter what channel I’m on. (If for some reason you haven’t seen it, make sure that your television is still functioning. Then watch it here on YouTube.)
Every time I see that commercial, I have the same reaction that I did the first time I saw it:
WHAT THE FREAKING HELL?!?!? THAT DUDE IS EATING A CHICKEN SANDWICH IN A CHILDBIRTH CLASS!
Now admittedly, it’s been a good seven years since we took our childbirth classes, and I know that things change over time. I still don’t think they’re letting husbands chow down in the middle of Lamaze lessons.
For the sake of argument, though, let’s say that they’ve relaxed the rules and they’re cool with dudes gnawing on spicy chicken sandwiches whenever and whereever they want. What kind of wife would allow her husband to sit there and scarf fast food during class, much less stare at him lovingly while he did it? My wife would (rightly) kick my butt if we all sat down on the mats and I busted out a bag full of Wendy’s. Shouldn’t this guy at least pretend that preparing for the birth of his child is important enough to put off that greasy chicken fix for a few minutes?
Even if your wife was theoretically okay with you valuing a spicy chicken sandwich over knowing what’s going on when push comes to shove in the delivery room, how smart is it to have a hot, fresh sandwich in a room full of pregnant women? Seriously, there’s a pretty good chance that at least one of the pregnant ladies in that class will be willing to kill you for that sandwich.
Finally, if you’ve ever actually attended childbirth classes yourself, you know that eating is the farthest thing from your mind. It’s bad enough when they’re describing what’s going to happen, but then they roll in the VCR, pop in the tape and show you quite possibly the most disturbing and disgusting videos mankind has ever produced. Afterward, your only concern is figuring out how you can abandon your wife at the hospital, just so you don’t have to be in the room for THAT. You certainly aren’t thinking, “Man, I could go for a chicken sandwich right about now.”
So, for future reference – chicken sandwiches and childbirth classes are represented by two totally separate circles in the ol’ Venn diagram. There is no overlap.
Wow. Hadn’t seen the commercial but definitely enjoyed your take this Monday morning.
Never attended a childbirth class for either of my kids, but I can see where you’re coming from. I sat here and LOL at this whole post, thanks! Another stupid commercial would have to be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5mM7EGR1oI&feature=PlayList&p=FCCA7E033876C15A&index=0&playnext=1
I mean, what the hell are they making it with now? I mean, I know the diet stuff is fake chemicals, but their regular pop is made with… WHAT?
Just wanted to add: I didn’t really mean “fake chemicals” that doesn’t make sense.
HA HA HA HA, I knew this commercial bothered you, but I didn’t realize exactly how much! Hee!
Awesome. I would have also kicked my husband’s @$$ for that.
hahaha, I hate that commercial but had never thought of this particular line of hatred…that is why I LOVE DVR! I rarely watch commercials, and yet still love being disappointed by the superbowl commercials every year..
Ok, so you and Joe have the same brain. He made the exact same comment about the commercial just this past weekend. He hates it too!
That is a good take, I hate it just as much but for different reasons…. First off the first “version” of the guy is of him in college, the dude looks like a girl, it cracks me up everytime, but not in a good way.
Secondly, the idea that fast food never changes and is the one thing that you can rely on as a steady thru life is sickening, it makes me never ever want to eat there and I just cannot imagine the dudes that made this and WTF they were thinking.
Interestingly enough, I never even thought of the “eating in the birth class” thing, but now the damn thing bugs me even more. dumbasses