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This is now one of the most popular commercials in the Philippines. This is an ad for Motillium, a medicine for queasy stomachs. It features an impersonator of Philippine president Gloria Arroyo and a man who looks a lot like US President-elect Barack Obama (heck, he even sounds like him):
In case you didn't get the jokes:
- Kare-kare is a beef dish, thus the remark that "It's ox." The remark also means that it's OK.
- Ginataang mais is corn with coconut milk, thus the remark, "We use our coconut". Also, coconut is also a slang term referring to one's brain.
- Impatso is the term for queasy stomachs, which can be caused by eating too much.
- Kape Barack refers to kapeng barako, which is the Filipino term for brewed coffee.
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Yeah, I got a bit late with posting today's feature. Or is this already tomorrow's feature? Oh well.
For today, here's an amusing commercial fit for the Halloween season. Basically, the commercial deals with a smooth-riding car and some special Halloween guest. I guess a lot of you have seen this already, so just hush and let those who haven't seen this enjoy the short vid. After all, it is Halloween.
Since Halloween season is here, I've decided to make a (hopefully) daily video feature in relation to the season of giving and sharing. Of candies, that is.
For today, here's a video featured on G4's "Attack of the Show". It's a '70s commercial for a doll named Baby Laugh-a-Lot. I don't know about you guys and gals, but the doll sounds kinda creepy when laughing.
On a side note, doesn't this make you wonder how many girls actually bought the doll after buying this?
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