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Let's talk commercials tonight. First, we have the Howie Long "Chevy Silverado" ads. In one ad, he pokes fun at a Dodge Ram owner because his Dodge Ram has a heated steering wheel. Then, he pokes fun at a F-150 owner because his truck has what Howie calls a "man-step". Finally, Howie makes fun of a guy who owns a "Real Trucker's Truck", a Toyota Tundra that gets 19 mpg, but is only a V-6, while the Chevy Silverado gets 21 mpg and is a V-8. It seems to me that if you don't own a Chevy Silverado, your manhood will be questioned by Howie. However, if I was on one of those commercials, I would question whether or not a guy named "Howie" should really be questioning the manhood of others. Then we have the McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese ads. Ads where various people are intently watching other people eat a quarter pounder with cheese. The announcer says, "The quarter pounder with cheese knows you're looking at it..." He also mentions that if you can't help looking at it, "That's YOUR deal." I have been to many restuarants in my lifetime. If I've ever been staring at someone while they were eating it wasn't because I was staring at their food. It was because I found the person who is eating the food to be attractive. So, I can't help but watch the ad where one guy is eating a quarter pounder with cheese and another guy is watching him closely. I start thinking, "He's not looking at the hamburger, he's checking that guy out!" Burger King has the new "Burger Shots". These follow their previous big menu item "The Angry Whopper". I wanted to go to a Burger King drive-thru and order a Angry Whopper combo. Of course, I wanted to order it by sounding very angry and cussing as I ordered it. Or at the very least asking them, "WHAT THE HELL IS A ANGRY WHOPPER?!" The last tv ads I wanna discuss are the locals ads for a place called "Rose City Motors". They are a used car dealership that has 4 different locations in and around Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. In the commercials, the owner talks about how easy it is to buy a car from them. Bad credit, no problem. Heck, pick out multiple cars! They'll drive the cars to your house....no matter where you live! He even introduces one of his salesmans in one of the ads by calling the guy "One of his TOP GUNS". You can't make that stuff up. I was driving on US127 North on Sunday in Jackson. I glanced to my right and I saw a "Rose City Motors" dealership. I started laughing.