Ads are meant to inform. But this one? Leaves me with so many questions. First the copy:
“The worst thing you could take to bed when you’re feeling warm and cuddly are cold, lumpy headphones. You’d make out much better with Hear Muffs, the first headphones designed for comfort while lying down-in bed, on a couch, or on the floor. Hear Muffs don’t look like headphones, they look more like a giant fuzzy doughnut with a bite missing. And they don’t feel like headphones; your head doesn’t get clamped-it gets cradled. You rest on a soft cushion, not a lump of steel and plastic. Take Hear Muffs to bed soon. The sound is pure and natural, with a wide frequency response and minimal distortion (that’s what she said) Stereo and 4-channel models from under $30 to under $100. Write us for more information and the name of your local dealer. “
Questions….
#1. Why is a skinny Gene Shalit doing an ad for muffs?
#2 When you are feeling ‘cuddly’ (and we all know what that means) who reaches for HEADPHONES?
#3 What kind of doughnuts are these people smoking eating? This looks nothing like ‘a doughnut with a bite missing.”’
#4. How the heck did this guy (er, Gene Shalit) get this hot girl?
and last but not least….
What are these naked people looking at?
Update: Just found this after I published.
Apparently MUFFS were all the rage.
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George Lucas must have had some of these and this is where we got the Princess Leia Cinnamon Bun Hairdo.
Wow, does it cut down on the murder for snoring rate in marriages? If so, I just may need to get a hold of a set of those. Although, I am a side sleeper, that could be a potential problem.
I was thinking Jim Croce with a side of Derek Smalls (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/fullcredits#writers). Best line: “You’d MAKE OUT much better with Hear Muffs…”
Are you sure that’s not Groucho Marx? http://tinyurl.com/6cklhb
As someone who takes my iPod to bed with me every night, I was all excited when I read the intro to this piece. I was all thinking that taking my muff to bed with me would be awesome. Man was I deflated when I saw these things. Holy cow! I guess I’ll stick to my current strategy of one earbud in, one out (i’m a side-sleeper).
I have no idea where you get this stuff, but I LOVE IT!