Sometimes a commercial comes on TV that makes me think we are watching a Tivo’d episode of Saturday Night Live. I mean, when this commercial came I on I almost died cracking up. So I did a little research and was able to locate the transcripts* of the creators during the original meeting…
Bob: Ugh. Christmas is coming. What are we gonna ‘chia’ this year?
Mike: Well we have done Garfield and Mr. T. And I am pretty sure no one even remembers the original ChiaPet.
Bob: The thing is…. We need something to Chia that looks like it is supposed to be CHIA’D.
Mike: What?
Bob: How about a poodle. That would be good Chia’s
Mike: Did it already. in ’89. Along with Chia Scooby Doo.
Bob: Hmmm…..Hey How about Obama. We can Chia his ‘fro.
Mike: Seriously Bob? That is racisit….I think.
Bob: A fro is racisit? Really? But just think how awesome a presidential green growing FRO would be!!!
Mike: True. But we will need to do some other white presidents just to keep people off our backs in case they think it is racisist.
Bob: Fine. Washington and that other dude that got shot…
Mike: Lincoln?
Bob: Yeah. He could totally rock a Chia-Fro.
And just like that we have Chia Presidents.
And I am embarrassed for my country.
Again.
*not actual transcripts. Well, not that I know of.
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OMG! That is just amazing and because of how darn silly they are must get one for my ever tough to shop for 16 year old. I’ll get him Mr. Lincoln of course because nothing says “cool” like a bust of our 16th president with a groovy green fro.
So there’s the next marketing push: famous leaders of OTHER countries. I’d buy a Chia Castro or a NiChia Kruschev. Think of the photo ops! ; )
Ok…so I kinda want a Chia Lincoln….
Ok, I’m going to share this because no one here knows me.
*deep breath*
My husband’s family has a white elephant gift exchange, every year, at Christmas time. And there are a few gifts that come back every. single. year. A light bulb. A homemade doll with Uncle Dennis’ face on it. And…a chia pet. Not just any chia pet, but one that has never been grown…and it’s been going around since the FIRST Bush administration. How do I know this?
Well, *blush*…..the chia pet is “Barbara’s Bush.”
As in…well, not the curtains, if you know what I mean.
I DIED the first year I met that thing. It became mine…because it had gone to the 7 year old little girl sitting next to me. She was bawling and everyone was laughing! And so, I went home with the “thing.” It lived in my in-law’s pantry for a year until they could cleverly wrap it up the next year and get rid of it!
And I thought the gorilla slippers we gave around the family were bad! OMG that is a hilarious story and if you don’t blog about it you will be shamed off the internet. LOL!
I want to be an honorary member of Aunt Lolo’s family.
That is just a hilarious story Lolo, I almost fell out of my seat laughing. And the Chia pets of other country leaders is an absolutely great idea, you should come up with a design and enter the Chia Art contest. Only $5 to enter and your design could be the next Chia pet as well as $1,000 cash. Just go to http://www.chachia.me/joey to enter.