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Monday, December 15, 2008

Colonial Penn.

I was watching Steve Soderberg's movie Ocean's 11 last night on TBS. As the movie was coming to an end, the last commercial break aired. I thought about flipping to ESPNews for the 3 minute or so break. But then a certain commercial came on. It was an ad for Colonial Penn Life Insurance and it was Unintentional Comedic Gold. The commercial featured two old ladies sitting at a table watching TV. One lady says to the other "Turn it up, this is the commercial I was talking about." The other lady complies and Alex Trebek appears on the TV talking about Colonial Penn life insurance. He tells the viewers how anybody 50-85 years of age is accepted into the plan. There are no physicals or anything of the sort. These two ladies are so thrilled about this life insurance plan it got me thinking. This is commercial aired at 3:45 AM and was intended for 50-85 year olds who plan on dieing soon. That is what life insurance is all about. Their slogan could be this:
"Are you old? Do you think you may die soon? Has your ride on the life train pulled into its final destination? Well, why worry about funeral arrangements and those left behind when you pass away, call Colonial Penn." It makes you feel selfish for dieing. Another possible slogan could be:
"Don't be a dick when you die. Get Colonial Penn."
What a world we live in.

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