More Proof That Americans Are Idiots
There really isn't much going on in the world of sports right now. Baseball picks up again tonight but talk about the All-Star festivities has already been explored. The Favre saga has been beaten like Eight Belles. It turns out that all NBA refs are just as dirty as we all suspected. You know, same old same old. So, I've got a video and a rant for you today. You've all probably seen this commercial at some point. Go ahead and watch it again and wait for my head to finish exploding.
Many questions immediately spring to mind here. Who the fuck would buy this? Are there really that many morons in this country that just like to flush money down the toilet? They offer a $1000 rebate so you know this fucking thing is expensive as Hell. If you want a pool, why not get a real one? That seems like a much more logical purchase. Do people really have random rooms in their houses where this thing would actually go? No one remembers who Rowdy Gaines is, why have him endorse the product? The guy doesn't even have any fucking hair. I'm not taking swimming tips from a bald asshole. I don't care if this pool would allow me to lose twenty pounds in one week, I'm not listening to some chode that only has 16 hairs on his head.
A random testimonial on the Endless Pools website says that this contraption "helped uncomplicate her life". What does that even mean? My husband killed himself 2 months ago and the only thing that made me sane again was this 6X10 pool. I'm sorry, but how is that even remotely possible. It's just a bigger bathtub but only with more piss in it.
I've got a few readers with some aquatic backgrounds (I'm looking at you, Saul and Burgei), what do you guys think of this thing? Obviously people are buying it, but why? Am I being too hard on Rowdy Gaines or does he just have the dumbest name of all time?
I don't know, this is just one of those things that I don't understand (and there isn't much else). It's kind of like how TBS tells us that The Bill Engvall Show and Tyler Perry's House of Payne both feature the funniest family on TV. Well, which family is funnier? And how does Brad Garrett keep getting work?
How about that for a completely random post? If that didn't give you a hard-on, I also write a weekly post over at Epic Carnival. This week I preview the 2009 Celebrity Softball Game for next year's All-Star break. There's some Maria Menounos(sp?) cameltoe involved if that sort of thing interests you. Back tomorrow...if I didn't drive you all away today.
Labels: Bad Idea Jeans, idiots, Rowdy Gaines, swimming
posted by GMoney @ 8:26 AM
4 Comments:
Agreed that this is the stupidest thing you can spend $4000 on. But just when you think it can't get any stupidier, it does. (I can't watch the video you posted here at work so forgive me if this was in the video) I was watching TV last night and this commercial came on, only it was for an "improved" one. Not only was it a swimming pool, but it was a hot tub too. While one person swam, two to three other people can sit at the end in a whirlpool. Really? That must be relaxing for them.
Bachman, I agree and thank you for blogging about this dumb ass thing. I make comments to Gabi every time I see that commercial about how that pool is the dumbest damn thing ever created. First of all, if it was for real swimmers, then someone like Michael Phelps would be endorsing the product. Their target audience is old people who have too damn much money. If I were to swim in that thing, there is no way that shitty ass current could hold me back. I'd swim through the damn wall!
GSaul
I agree with Saul...This is a one of the dumbest things you could spend money on. The inflatable pool I got for my 18 month old daughter is almnost the same size and I don't do laps in that one. I can't believe that actually show him swimming in it. You would take about 1 stroke and be at the end. Also, if you were trying to show off to some bitch at the bar and said you had an indoor pool, she would come back to your house, take one look, laugh at you, and immediately leave. God people are stupid.
-Burgei
"I saw a commercial for an above-ground pool, it was 30 seconds long. Because that's the maximum amount of time you can picture yourself having fun in an above-ground pool. If it was 31 seconds, the actor would say "The water is only up to here? What do I do now? Throw the ball back to Jimmy? Or put some goggles on and look at his feet?"
-- Mitch Hedberg
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