Cool Thing Of The Day: Informercial Hell

Aug. 8, 2010
The site Funny or Die asks, "Are you tired of the ever present toxins that come from the backbreaking struggle of modern life?" I ask: Aren't you tired of informercials that ask intelligence-insulting questions, feature hilariously terrible acting, and ...

The site Funny or Die asks, "Are you tired of the ever present toxins that come from the backbreaking struggle of modern life?"

I ask: Aren't you tired of informercials that ask intelligence-insulting questions, feature hilariously terrible acting, and attempt to manipulate you into buying useless junk? If you're not already, then watching this hilarious set of ham-handed pitches for sub-par products will get you there quickly (and with a LOL or two).

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Brad Kenney is the former Technology Editor of IndustryWeek and now serves as director of the mobile/social platforms practice at R/GA, a global marketing/advertising firm in New York City.

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