Watch this ad. And wait for the twist.
Oh wait. THE TWIST IS THAT THERE IS NO TWIST.
This isn’t a funny ad. IT’S DEADLY SERIOUS. Now watch it again.
Shall we recap in case your ears and eyes couldn’t process what you just saw?
“After a long day cleaning, ironing and tidying up, you need a treat. With Madison Avenue cookware, you can be assured when your husband gets home from work, your meals will look as pretty as you do.
Now, you’ll never have to disappoint him with burnt fish or dry steak again. Madison Avenue cookware: the only thing that cooks better is a woman.”
Sorry. Can’t type anymore. Head fallen off.
[thanks Aliteen via Twitter]
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Blog post fail.
hahahahhaa
oh come on girls, did you lose your sense of humour in the shower this morning?
I love Mad Men, it makes me feel wonderful to be a woman today and not my grandmother back then…
I agree GeorgiaSweet, he is the George Clooney of the office!
The whole thing is gloriously old fashioned in its sexistness (is that a word?).
But can I be sexist and say how very engaging Don Draper is. I could watch him all day.
Ah that’s funny Mia.
Has anyone been watching Mad Men? How sexist are those office boys??
Funny and clever though.
This sort of thing gives cooking for people you love a bad image.
I was about to email the advertising ombudsman to complain, but thought I’d check out their website first, and was relived to find it to be an ad for Mad Men.
So, in the end, it’s a thought provoking ad reminding us how far we’ve all come. Good on all of us for being so up in arms, it’s leaps and bounds from our mothers experience.
As I do my makeup and put on my rouge in the mirror I often wonder, should I put on a bit more perhaps and try and look as good a steak done medium rare. I’ve almost got that marbling effect if you look close enough. Perhaps I could be more attractive to men if I just were a bit more meat and three veg. And after a long day cleaning, ironing and my favourite – tidying up, gosh I just don’t know that I need any more excitement in my day. Thanks to my new cookware they tell me that the only thing that cooks better is a woman – I’m going to pop one in a pot right now.
dammit, i was in the market for new cookwear too!
Well I am relieved – LOL Mia
Brilliant!!! I’m laughing!
Lol. As my son would say: “Mum, you got TOTALLY RIPPED.”
Yeah, it has to be an ad for Mad Men. If it is, it is pure marketing gold!
Yep, try the url…thank goodness!
Are you sure this is an actual ad? It isn’t just some viral video doing the rounds? Because I simply refuse to believe that anyone would want to buy that sh*t after seeing that clip
Haha…Mia it is tongue in cheek! It’s a promo for Mad Men…the 60s advertising show on SBS.