Wednesday, March 10, 2010

What a laugh


I find most television commercials to be either boring or stupid, or both. But I've always gotten a few laughs from the E*Trade ads featuring the talking babies. Actress Lindsay Lohan doesn’t share my opinion. She’s suing E*Trade for $100 million because of the company’s latest ad, which features one baby girl referring to another as “that milkaholic Lindsay.” Lohan, who has a history of substance abuse, claims the character in the ad, who pops onto the screen at the end of the commercial and says “Milk-a-what?," is clearly based on her, and that her right to privacy has been violated. It seems ridiculous to me that someone like Lohan, whose party girl behavior has landed her on tabloid magazine covers and those parasitic syndicated TV shows about the entertainment industry, can claim any right to privacy. But it gets funnier. Lohan alleges in her suit that the character in the ad had to be named after her because she has the same “single-name” public recognition as Oprah and Madonna. Sure, that’s right. Anytime I'm ticking off the world’s biggest female celebrities one might recognize by their first names alone, it's usually Oprah, followed by Madonna and then, of course, Lindsay Lohan. Unless she or one of her family members is getting arrested or going into rehab, does anyone even think of Lindsay Lohan these days? I suppose if you're a fan of the aforementioned TV shows or the trashy tabloids, you might see her every once in a while. But I doubt the average American has given her much of a thought in ages. I mean, for the past five or six years, the woman is more famous for her bouts with substance abuse and photos taken with a camera lens pointed up her skirt or down her blouse than she is for her acting career, such as it is. Does she really want to draw more attention to herself at this point? Never mind. Of course she does.

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9 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree, I think the E-Trade ads are great, especially a recent one in which they're talking about golf and one calls the other "shankapatimous". I always laughed at that one.

March 10, 2010 at 1:27 PM  
Blogger BAA said...

Oprah, Aretha, Madonna, Cher, Prince, Elvis, Lindsay..... Yeah, I don't see it.

March 10, 2010 at 2:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bridget, you forgot Bridget. Another famous one-name celebrity.

March 11, 2010 at 10:50 AM  
Anonymous 2 crowns said...

WATCH VIDEO:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=599_1268234809

if you don't laugh at 4:10 you don't like AIR BUD! LOL

NOW THAT IS SOME FUNNY STUFF RIGHT DER.

March 11, 2010 at 12:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lindsay Lohan has basically become unemployable due to her substance abuse problems and erratic behavior, so maybe this is a way to get a few bucks into a bank account I'm guessing is seeing more withdrawals than deposits lately. Given her behavior, and the behavior of her family, I'm guessing that smart money management isn't high atop their list of priorities.

--Brad Hundt

March 11, 2010 at 1:32 PM  
Blogger PRIguy said...

I saw a comment someone posted on a website yesterday that said, "Lindsey Lohan throws up a lot and poops in her pants, but the similaritiy to the E*trade babies ends there." That pretty much sums it up. What a dumbass. The only thing that could be more stupid is if any judge in this land would hear this case...and sadly, that's not out of the realm of possibility.

March 11, 2010 at 5:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How far into the gutter has someone's career fallen when they realizes the adjoiner -holic is describing themself.

March 11, 2010 at 9:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I thought they meant Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac. I wonder if Ms. Lohan sued the porn sites that are featuring lookalikes of her? At least they can act.

March 11, 2010 at 11:38 PM  
Blogger Ellipses said...

Oh come on, guys...

Leave. Lindsay. A-Lohan.

LoL

March 16, 2010 at 8:09 AM  

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